Thank you for your response. This is exactly why I asked - I didn’t realize making a pluggin was an option.
I’d like to have a main user directory search page that allows users to find other users with a map (geolocation).
I’d also like the ability to have users search by specific user profile specific fields (user name, hobby, location, etc), and to be able to do it in a Boolean way. For example, show me everyone who is within 50 miles of Boston and who has a listed hobby of boardgames in their user profile.
Would this be easier to accomplish as a pluggin vs a wp site?