Title pretty much says it all. I'd like to be able to make certain custom profile fields available only to specific member groups.

I'm not sure how much interest there is for such a feature, but I figure I'd put it out there.

Yep. I'll bite, I'd like that too.

This addition to the profile fields feature would certainly be great for large forums who host lots of individual sub-communities. I'm definitely for it!

+1

Ditto.

To explain further, I would personally use such a feature to build a community where there are distinct types of users. For example, the community might provide a place to connect buyers and sellers of a specific type of good or service. The sellers might have full profiles and examples of work, while the buyers would have no need for such a detailed profile.

It would be useful in any case where there are distinct types of users with different profile needs.

JomSocial is an example of software that includes this feature, but I would love to be able to switch from Joomla/JomSocial to Invision Power, which otherwise has much more robust community features.

I don't know if I'd use it but it definitely seems like a good idea.

Just bumping this because this is a feature I definitely would love.

this is good proposal,

for me this should also make possibility to block certain fields from being filled if member is not in choosen group.

Probably would never use it, but it is a good idea nonetheless.

is very good idea ... must also enter this