Avatar & age range search configuration

Does anyone know how to fix the problems I'm having with configuring CB 1.2 to allow searching by avatar and age range? I described the problems here www.joomlapolis.com/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,38/func,view/catid,13/id,95726/#95726 , but perhaps because that thread is old no one has offered a reply, so I'm creating a new thread.