# Add users to groups on signup **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-groups-on-signup/245667 **Category:** Support **Tags:** user-custom-fields **Created:** [November 15, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-groups-on-signup/245667 "2022-11-15T15:50:13Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-groups-on-signup/245667/6 "2022-11-17T15:22:46Z")
Ah, yes. I forgot about the ‘User Custom Field Name’ quirk. 🙂 There’s a bit of a write up about it in this topic that you may find helpful: > [@Finding Userfield Custom Name for 'Add user to group through User Custom Field'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-userfield-custom-name-for-add-user-to-group-through-user-custom-field/241608/2): > > Hi Andy! One of our hosted customers also recently asked a question about how exactly to configure the Add user to group through User Custom Field automation. I’m putting a generic version of the answer here for the benefit of our wider ecosystem, as the UX is admittedly not very friendly at the moment - apologies for that while we work to improve it. How to set up the Add user to group through User Custom Field Automation script First you need to create a user field from Customize → User Fiel… Though feel free to ask more questions if that doesn’t answer everything. 👍 🙂 And, just in case it’s useful, here’s the guide for adding a User Custom Field: > [@Creating and configuring custom user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-configure-custom-user-fields/113192): > > bookmark This guide explains how to create and configure custom user fields in Discourse, including how to add them to the signup form, user profiles, and user directory. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Custom user fields allow you to collect additional information from your users beyond the standard profile fields. These fields can be displayed on user cards, user summary pages, and even retrieved using the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. This guide will walk you through th… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-groups-on-signup/245667)._