I was trying to update the twitter setting on my AS profile on a new site running DNN 5.2.3 and AS 1.5.3;
whenever I updated it the value was not being saved, so I went into the DNN user settings to try updating it there, the field was defined as a 'Text' with a max length of 0!
I couldn't update it there either so I changed the max length to 60, lo and behold I could now update the twitter field and the Twitter icon appeared on my profile.

I was curious so checked on an older setup running AS 1.4; the twitter and all other social link fields had a max length of 0 but instead of being text fields they had a field type of asURL.

I checked back on my AS 1.5.3 install and the field type doesn't exist.

Has this field type been deliberatly changed and the legnth just set incorrectly or should the asURL type still be being used?

The new configuration template has the wrong properties for those fields. asURL has not been removed and should still be used.

This is a brand new site with a brand new AS installation of 1.5.3, the only as specific field type available is asProfilePicture.

On my 1.4 site I have asCheckList, asProfilepicture and asURL field types.

How can I get these field types added?

If you go to Host > Lists and select DataTypes, you don't see asURL or asCheckList?

They are in the host list > Data Types.

They just don't show in the dropdownlist of data types when you edit or create a profile property.

Give us some time to figure out what they changed. If I remember correctly, 5.2.2 included a fix which broke portal specific lists and I'm guessing that 5.2.3 included a fix that broke custom assigned lists.

DNN 5.6.3 and AS 1.9.3
I was adding required to some fields in DNN Manage Profile Properties. I clicked on Profile Picture and Twitter by mistake. The data fields changed to AD rather than AS Profile Picture and ASURL. How can I change these back?
They are in Host list Data Types but when you're on the DNN Manage Profile Properties, they are not in the drop down box and you can't type them in.
How do I fix this? If I need to modify db manually, please be very specific or supply script if possible.

A related question. When people are looking at profile in AS, is there a way to make that a clickable link? http://twitter.com/mytwitteraccount