diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_base.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_base.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e8d74327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_base.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package phpBB
+* @copyright (c) 2014 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
+
+abstract class type_base implements type_interface
+{
+	/**
+	*
+	*/
+	public function __construct(\phpbb\request\request $request, \phpbb\template\template $template, \phpbb\user $user)
+	{
+		$this->request = $request;
+		$this->template = $template;
+		$this->user = $user;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* {@inheritDoc}
+	*/
+	public function get_field_ident($field_data)
+	{
+		return 'pf_' . $field_data['field_ident'];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* {@inheritDoc}
+	*/
+	public function get_language_options_input($field_data)
+	{
+		$field_data['l_lang_name']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_name', array(0 => ''), true);
+		$field_data['l_lang_explain']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_explain', array(0 => ''), true);
+		$field_data['l_lang_default_value']	= $this->request->variable('l_lang_default_value', array(0 => ''), true);
+		$field_data['l_lang_options']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_options', array(0 => ''), true);
+
+		return $field_data;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* {@inheritDoc}
+	*/
+	public function prepare_options_form(&$exclude_options, &$visibility_options)
+	{
+		return $this->request->variable('lang_options', '', true);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_bool.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_bool.php
index f27c5af1ee..4cfd147ea2 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_bool.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_bool.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
 
-class type_bool implements type_interface
+class type_bool extends type_base
 {
 	/**
 	*
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_date.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_date.php
index 37b8db2779..a2c9111351 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_date.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_date.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
 
-class type_date implements type_interface
+class type_date extends type_base
 {
 	/**
 	*
@@ -258,25 +258,4 @@ class type_date implements type_interface
 
 		return $options;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function get_language_options_input($field_data)
-	{
-		$field_data['l_lang_name']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_name', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_explain']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_explain', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_default_value']	= $this->request->variable('l_lang_default_value', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_options']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_options', array(0 => ''), true);
-
-		return $field_data;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function prepare_options_form(&$exclude_options, &$visibility_options)
-	{
-		return $this->request->variable('lang_options', '', true);
-	}
 }
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_dropdown.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_dropdown.php
index 25671c88fa..2119443a7a 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_dropdown.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_dropdown.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
 
-class type_dropdown implements type_interface
+class type_dropdown extends type_base
 {
 	/**
 	*
@@ -176,14 +176,6 @@ class type_dropdown implements type_interface
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function get_field_ident($field_data)
-	{
-		return 'pf_' . $field_data['field_ident'];
-	}
-
 	/**
 	* {@inheritDoc}
 	*/
@@ -210,19 +202,6 @@ class type_dropdown implements type_interface
 		return $options;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function get_language_options_input($field_data)
-	{
-		$field_data['l_lang_name']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_name', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_explain']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_explain', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_default_value']	= $this->request->variable('l_lang_default_value', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_options']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_options', array(0 => ''), true);
-
-		return $field_data;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	* {@inheritDoc}
 	*/
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php
index 35f021f0fa..2cd9d3b2c4 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
 
-class type_int implements type_interface
+class type_int extends type_base
 {
 	/**
 	*
@@ -183,25 +183,4 @@ class type_int implements type_interface
 
 		return $options;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function get_language_options_input($field_data)
-	{
-		$field_data['l_lang_name']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_name', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_explain']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_explain', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_default_value']	= $this->request->variable('l_lang_default_value', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_options']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_options', array(0 => ''), true);
-
-		return $field_data;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function prepare_options_form(&$exclude_options, &$visibility_options)
-	{
-		return $this->request->variable('lang_options', '', true);
-	}
 }
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php
index ee2eb8b760..66157ddc20 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
 
-class type_string extends type_string_common implements type_interface
+class type_string extends type_string_common
 {
 	/**
 	*
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string_common.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string_common.php
index a6145e910b..d322099c34 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string_common.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string_common.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
 
-abstract class type_string_common
+abstract class type_string_common extends type_base
 {
 	/**
 	* Return possible validation options
@@ -102,27 +102,6 @@ abstract class type_string_common
 		return $field_value;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function get_field_ident($field_data)
-	{
-		return 'pf_' . $field_data['field_ident'];
-	}
-
-	/**
-	* {@inheritDoc}
-	*/
-	public function get_language_options_input($field_data)
-	{
-		$field_data['l_lang_name']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_name', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_explain']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_explain', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_default_value']	= $this->request->variable('l_lang_default_value', array(0 => ''), true);
-		$field_data['l_lang_options']			= $this->request->variable('l_lang_options', array(0 => ''), true);
-
-		return $field_data;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	* {@inheritDoc}
 	*/
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_text.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_text.php
index 7aea982f6f..309ed88818 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_text.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_text.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
 
-class type_text extends type_string_common implements type_interface
+class type_text extends type_string_common
 {
 	/**
 	*