diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 296e929b..ecb51cb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ GNU Version 2 or Any Later Version
 
 ## Releases
 
-[Official Release Version: 2.5.4](https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/releases/tag/2.5.4).
+[Official Release Version: 2.6.0](https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/releases/tag/2.6.0).
 
 ## Changelog
 
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/functions.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/functions.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad98baaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/functions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+
+function um_upgrade_social_fields260() {
+	UM()->admin()->check_ajax_nonce();
+
+	um_maybe_unset_time_limit();
+
+	$fields_for_upgrade = array();
+
+	$forms_query = new \WP_Query;
+	$forms       = $forms_query->query( array(
+		'post_type'      => 'um_form',
+		'posts_per_page' => -1,
+		'fields'         => 'ids',
+	) );
+
+	foreach ( $forms as $form_id ) {
+		$forms_fields = get_post_meta( $form_id, '_um_custom_fields', true );
+		if ( ! is_array( $forms_fields ) ) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		$need_update = false;
+		foreach ( $forms_fields as $key => &$field ) {
+			if ( array_key_exists( 'validate', $field ) && in_array( $field['validate'], array( 'google_url', 'googleplus_url', 'vk_url' ), true ) ) { // Looks like googleplus_url is old legacy value.
+				$field['validate'] = 'url';
+				$need_update       = true;
+
+				$fields_for_upgrade[] = $key;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ( $need_update ) {
+			update_post_meta( $form_id, '_um_custom_fields', $forms_fields );
+		}
+	}
+
+	$need_update   = false;
+	$custom_fields = get_option( 'um_fields', array() );
+	foreach ( $custom_fields as &$field ) {
+		if ( array_key_exists( 'validate', $field ) && in_array( $field['validate'], array( 'google_url', 'googleplus_url', 'vk_url' ), true ) ) { // Looks like googleplus_url is old legacy value.
+			$field['validate'] = 'url';
+			$need_update       = true;
+
+			$fields_for_upgrade[] = $field['metakey'];
+		}
+	}
+	if ( $need_update ) {
+		update_option( 'um_fields', $custom_fields );
+	}
+
+	$fields_for_upgrade = array_unique( $fields_for_upgrade );
+
+	// delete temporarily option for fields upgrade
+	update_option( 'um_last_version_upgrade', '2.6.0' );
+
+	if ( ! empty( $fields_for_upgrade ) ) {
+		wp_send_json_success( array( 'message' => __( 'Social URLs fields have been successfully updated.', 'ultimate-member' ) ) );
+	} else {
+		wp_send_json_success( array( 'message' => __( 'Database has been updated successfully', 'ultimate-member' ) ) );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/hooks.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/hooks.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6857b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/hooks.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
+
+return array(
+	'social_fields260' => 'social_fields260',
+);
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/init.php b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/init.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10146ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/core/packages/2.6.0/init.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit; ?>
+
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+	jQuery( document ).ready( function() {
+		um_add_upgrade_log( '<?php echo esc_js( __( 'Updated social URLs fields in the UM Forms fields...', 'ultimate-member' ) ) ?>' );
+
+		jQuery.ajax({
+			url: wp.ajax.settings.url,
+			type: 'POST',
+			dataType: 'json',
+			data: {
+				action: 'um_social_fields260',
+				nonce: um_admin_scripts.nonce
+			},
+			success: function( response ) {
+				if ( typeof response.data.message != 'undefined' ) {
+					um_add_upgrade_log( response.data.message );
+					//switch to the next package
+					um_run_upgrade();
+				} else {
+					um_wrong_ajax();
+				}
+			},
+			error: function() {
+				um_something_wrong();
+			}
+		});
+	});
+</script>
diff --git a/includes/core/class-builtin.php b/includes/core/class-builtin.php
index e5539241..30944e7a 100644
--- a/includes/core/class-builtin.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-builtin.php
@@ -949,24 +949,6 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Builtin' ) ) {
 					'match' => 'https://linkedin.com/',
 				),
 
-				'googleplus' => array(
-					'title' => __('Google+','ultimate-member'),
-					'metakey' => 'googleplus',
-					'type' => 'url',
-					'label' => __('Google+','ultimate-member'),
-					'required' => 0,
-					'public' => 1,
-					'editable' => 1,
-					'url_target' => '_blank',
-					'url_rel' => 'nofollow',
-					'icon' => 'um-faicon-google-plus',
-					'validate' => 'google_url',
-					'url_text' => 'Google+',
-					'advanced' => 'social',
-					'color' => '#dd4b39',
-					'match' => 'https://google.com/+',
-				),
-
 				'instagram' => array(
 					'title' => __('Instagram','ultimate-member'),
 					'metakey' => 'instagram',
@@ -1150,24 +1132,6 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Builtin' ) ) {
 					'match' => 'https://soundcloud.com/',
 				),
 
-				'vkontakte' => array(
-					'title' => __('VKontakte','ultimate-member'),
-					'metakey' => 'vkontakte',
-					'type' => 'url',
-					'label' => __('VKontakte','ultimate-member'),
-					'required' => 0,
-					'public' => 1,
-					'editable' => 1,
-					'url_target' => '_blank',
-					'url_rel' => 'nofollow',
-					'icon' => 'um-faicon-vk',
-					'validate' => 'vk_url',
-					'url_text' => 'VKontakte',
-					'advanced' => 'social',
-					'color' => '#2B587A',
-					'match' => 'https://vk.com/',
-				),
-
 				'role_select' => array(
 					'title' => __('Roles (Dropdown)','ultimate-member'),
 					'metakey' => 'role_select',
@@ -1522,10 +1486,8 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Builtin' ) ) {
 			$array['alpha_numeric']            = __('Alpha-numeric value','ultimate-member');
 			$array['english']                  = __('English letters only','ultimate-member');
 			$array['facebook_url']             = __('Facebook URL','ultimate-member');
-			$array['google_url']               = __('Google+ URL','ultimate-member');
 			$array['instagram_url']            = __('Instagram URL','ultimate-member');
 			$array['linkedin_url']             = __('LinkedIn URL','ultimate-member');
-			$array['vk_url']                   = __('VKontakte URL','ultimate-member');
 			$array['lowercase']                = __('Lowercase only','ultimate-member');
 			$array['numeric']                  = __('Numeric value only','ultimate-member');
 			$array['phone_number']             = __('Phone Number','ultimate-member');
diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-form.php b/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
index ce961498..cbf67cec 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
@@ -746,24 +746,12 @@ function um_submit_form_errors_hook_( $args ) {
 							}
 							break;
 
-						case 'google_url':
-							if ( ! UM()->validation()->is_url( $args[ $key ], 'plus.google.com' ) ) {
-								UM()->form()->add_error( $key, sprintf( __( 'Please enter a valid %s username or profile URL', 'ultimate-member' ), $array['label'] ) );
-							}
-							break;
-
 						case 'linkedin_url':
 							if ( ! UM()->validation()->is_url( $args[ $key ], 'linkedin.com' ) ) {
 								UM()->form()->add_error( $key, sprintf( __( 'Please enter a valid %s username or profile URL', 'ultimate-member' ), $array['label'] ) );
 							}
 							break;
 
-						case 'vk_url':
-							if ( ! UM()->validation()->is_url( $args[ $key ], 'vk.com' ) ) {
-								UM()->form()->add_error( $key, sprintf( __( 'Please enter a valid %s username or profile URL', 'ultimate-member' ), $array['label'] ) );
-							}
-							break;
-
 						case 'discord':
 							if ( ! UM()->validation()->is_discord_id( $args[ $key ] ) ) {
 								UM()->form()->add_error( $key, __( 'Please enter a valid Discord ID', 'ultimate-member' ) );
diff --git a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
index 73e280e4..22609c8d 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
@@ -432,12 +432,10 @@ function um_profile_field_filter_hook__( $value, $data, $type = '' ) {
 				if ( $data['validate'] == 'facebook_url' ) 		$value = 'https://facebook.com/' . $value;
 				if ( $data['validate'] == 'twitter_url' ) 		$value = 'https://twitter.com/' . $value;
 				if ( $data['validate'] == 'linkedin_url' ) 		$value = 'https://linkedin.com/' . $value;
-				if ( $data['validate'] == 'googleplus_url' ) 	$value = 'https://plus.google.com/' . $value;
 				if ( $data['validate'] == 'instagram_url' ) 	$value = 'https://instagram.com/' . $value;
 				if ( $data['validate'] == 'tiktok_url' ) 		$value = 'https://tiktok.com/' . $value;
 				if ( $data['validate'] == 'twitch_url' ) 		$value = 'https://twitch.tv/' . $value;
 				if ( $data['validate'] == 'reddit_url' ) 		$value = 'https://www.reddit.com/user/' . $value;
-				if ( $data['validate'] == 'vk_url' ) 			$value = 'https://vk.com/' . $value;
 			}
 
 			if ( strpos( $value, 'http://' ) !== 0 ) {
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index a6aa3e30..93ff3110 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Donate link:
 Tags: community, member, membership, user-profile, user-registration
 Requires PHP: 5.6
 Requires at least: 5.0
-Tested up to: 6.1
-Stable tag: 2.5.4
+Tested up to: 6.2
+Stable tag: 2.6.0
 License: GNU Version 2 or Any Later Version
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
 
@@ -163,9 +163,11 @@ No, you do not need to use our plugin’s login or registration pages and can us
 * To learn more about version 2.1 please see this [docs](https://docs.ultimatemember.com/article/1512-upgrade-2-1-0)
 * UM2.1+ is a significant update to the Member Directories' code base from 2.0.x. Please make sure you take a full-site backup with restore point before updating the plugin
 
-= 2.5.5: March xx, 2023 =
+= 2.6.0: March 29, 2023 =
 
+* Deprecated:
 
+  - Deprecated: VKontakte and Google+ predefined fields. VKontakte and Google+ fields validation changed to just URL validation.
 
 = 2.5.4: February 17, 2023 =
 
diff --git a/ultimate-member.php b/ultimate-member.php
index ce7cf7c6..28d9b9c7 100644
--- a/ultimate-member.php
+++ b/ultimate-member.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Plugin Name: Ultimate Member
 Plugin URI: http://ultimatemember.com/
 Description: The easiest way to create powerful online communities and beautiful user profiles with WordPress
-Version: 2.5.5-alpha
+Version: 2.6.0
 Author: Ultimate Member
 Author URI: http://ultimatemember.com/
 Text Domain: ultimate-member