Registration Birthday Picker – Minimum Age requirement

[Michael]

Hi guys,

I am using BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields Type to add a Birthday Picker.

For my Social Learner site, users must be at least 13 years old as required by law. Is there a way to deny access to users if they enter a birthday that leads to an age younger than 13?

Actually, the complexity goes beyond this requirement in Europe. In Spain for instance, people must be 14+ to sign up for a social network. For the most part, however, the age requirement is still 13+ like in the US.

Best regards,
Michael

[Michael]

I think it can be done using JS:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minimum-birthdate-age?replies=6

I will try to follow the guide but please feel free to add suggestions if you have experience in this matter.

Best regards,
Michael

[Michael]

The JS code works:

$('select#field_601_year option').each(function(){
 var legit_year = GetTodayYear() - 13;
 var current = $(this);
 if ( current.val() > legit_year ) {
  current.remove();
 }
});

function GetTodayYear() {
 var tdate = new Date();
 var yyyy = tdate.getFullYear();
 return yyyy;
}

However it doesn’t filter for month/day – probably too advanced. I was wondering if it would be possible to calculate the age after they click “Complete Sign Up”?

If calculated Age < X => throw a warning message (for instance require users to “Contact Us” directly).

That would be awesome but for now, this will do.

Best regards,
Michael