BuddyPress | xprofile add states as user dropdown field

budypress-xprofile-add-states.php

<?php 

/*
If you are using BP 2.1+, this will insert a State selectbox.
Add the function to bp-custom.php and then visit .../wp-admin/users.php?page=bp-profile-setup
Remove this function after the field is created.
*/

function bp_add_custom_state_list() {
 
  if ( !xprofile_get_field_id_from_name('State') && 'bp-profile-setup' == $_GET['page'] ) {
 
		$state_list_args = array(
		       'field_group_id'	=> 1,
		       'name'			=> 'State',
		       'description'	=> 'Please select your state',
		       'can_delete'		=> true,
		       'field_order'	=> 2,
		       'is_required'	=> false,
		       'type'			=> 'selectbox',
		       'order_by'		=> 'custom'
 
		);
 
		$state_list_id = xprofile_insert_field( $state_list_args );
 
		if ( $state_list_id ) {
 
			$states = array(
				
				"Alabama",
				"Alaska",
				"Arizona",
				"Arkansas",
				"California",
				"Colorado",
				"Connecticut",
				"Delaware",
				"District of Columbia",
				"Florida",
				"Georgia",
				"Hawaii",
				"Idaho",
				"Illinois",
				"Indiana",
				"Iowa",
				"Kansas",
				"Kentucky",
				"Louisiana",
				"Maine",
				"Maryland",
				"Massachusetts",
				"Michigan",
				"Minnesota",
				"Mississippi",
				"Missouri",
				"Montana",
				"Nebraska",
				"Nevada",
				"New Hampshire",
				"New Jersey",
				"New Mexico",
				"New York",
				"North Carolina",
				"North Dakota",
				"Ohio",
				"Oklahoma",
				"Oregon",
				"Pennsylvania",
				"Rhode Island",
				"South Carolina",
				"South Dakota",
				"Tennessee",
				"Texas",
				"Utah",
				"Vermont",
				"Virginia",
				"Washington",
				"West Virginia",
				"Wisconsin",
				"Wyoming"
			);
			
			foreach (  $states as $state ) {
				
				xprofile_insert_field( array(
					'field_group_id'	=> 1,
					'parent_id'			=> $state_list_id,
					'type'				=> 'option',
					'name'				=> $state,
					'option_order'		=> $i++
				));
				
			}
 
		}
	}
}
add_action('bp_init', 'bp_add_custom_state_list');