How to add user-fields programmatically in Drupal 7

Question

I'm trying to create a .install for a module that I'm migrating from Drupal 6. It requires two 'profile fields', which, in drupal 6, it checked for and created automatically.

To upgrade it to drupal 7 I'm trying to do this with fields! Easy enough right?

So far I have

if(!field_info_field('user_fullname')) {
    $field = array(
        'field_name' => 'user_fullname',
        'type' => 'text',
        'settings' => array(
            'required' => TRUE,
        ),
    );
    field_create_field($field);
    $instance = array(
        'field_name' => 'user_fullname',
        'entity_type' => 'user',
        'label' => 'The user\'s full name',
        'bundle' => 'additional_info',
        'required' => true,
        'widget' => array(
            'type'=>'options_select',
        )
    );
    field_create_instance($instance);
}

Which, sure enough, creates the field, but it's not visible in the user's profile?
Do I need something additional for that? If so, What?

Many Thanks.

SOLVED: It was due to the bundle (not entirely sure what a bundle is really), I changed the bundle to 'user' and it appeared!

Doesn't appear their either, only reason I know the field exists is as a result of looking in phpmyadmin! — Sam Martin
Ahah! It was due to the bundle (not entirely sure what a bundle is really), I changed the bundle to 'user' and it appeared! Huh, don't have enough reputation to answer my own question yet. Ah well! — Sam Martin

cluther cluther · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-12T02:23:45

bundle is pretty much the same as content type. But since in D7 users are entities too, but they are not content, using the term 'content type' didn't make sense. Reference: Barry Jaspan's DrupalCon Paris 2009 Session: Intro to the Field API for Module Developers.

Intro to the Field API for Module Developers

How to add user-fields programmatically in Drupal 7

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