Place the following code in your functions.php <?php add_action( ‘show_user_profile’, ‘show_extra_profile_fields’ ); add_action( ‘edit_user_profile’, ‘show_extra_profile_fields’ ); function show_extra_profile_fields( $user ) { ?> <h3>Extra profile information</h3> <table class=”form-table”> <tr> <th><label for=”gender”>Gender</label></th> <td> <select name=”gender” id=”gender” > <option value=”Male” <?php selected( ‘Male’, get_the_author_meta( ‘gender’, $user->ID ) ); ?>>Male</option> <option value=”Female” <?php selected( ‘Female’, get_the_author_meta( ‘gender’, $user->ID ) … Read more