I'm pretty sure this must be a bug (I think I've mentioned it somewhere before). If you set a field to be required on registration, when editing any of the profile options (for any members who were already registered before you added the field) it will throw an error saying that you need to enter a value for that field. Even if you set it to only be editable by Admins under 'Admin Edits', it won't allow normal users to edit their profiles because it will say that the field is required - even though they don't have access to enter a value.

Unlike what Paul describes though, I've always found that once the value is entered it works as it should.

We tried using the "required field" concept that was presented here and have run into a glitch. Don't know if it is us or a bug.

Using the idea that Andy presented, we added the exact same question and settings. 25+13, 2 numbers only, required.

We had a member request a reset of his password. Went to his profile, entered the change, the extended profile field was there so entered "38" and clicked save. The next screen said "this is a required field" No matter what we do, it is as if it won't accept any changes to a user.

Did we do something wrong?

Paul

Very Sorry Derek - you are absolutely right. Please ignore previous post. I had to click on the options button to get the screen you cited.
Thanks. 

Thanks Derek but the screen you attached does not exist in Yabb 2.4 at Admin Center > Forum Configuration > Profile Fields

All I see is Extended Profiles, Edit Existing Profile Fields, Create New Profile Field, Reorder Profile Fields, and Convert Old Extended Profile Fields.

Derek Barnstorm wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2011 at 7:09pm:

I just can't figure how setting an extra profile field that,  (in my experience at least),  shows up only on a member's profile page would appear on the registration page. In the past  I've added several fields in Extended Profiles, but have never seen an option to display them anywhere but in a profile page. (Yabb 2.4)

How do you install the Anti-Spam Question ? There simple instructions?

Too bad this can't be done in Yabb 2.4 as it's a great idea. Any chance of a modification for the 2.4 registration page to include the numeric question field?