# Allow new users to provide reason for joining when signing up (when approval required)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-new-users-to-provide-reason-for-joining-when-signing-up-when-approval-required/20577
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 29, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-new-users-to-provide-reason-for-joining-when-signing-up-when-approval-required/20577 "2014-09-29T01:34:47Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-new-users-to-provide-reason-for-joining-when-signing-up-when-approval-required/20577/2 "2014-09-29T01:39:48Z")

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Good news! @eviltrout is working on a feature to add custom user fields, which can optionally be required at signup. You could create one with the key of “reason for joining?” and make it mandatory at signup.

edit: now complete, see admin, customize, user fields

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