# Automatically add users to groups based on custom field value

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-users-to-groups-based-on-custom-field-value/86858
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** automation, completed, user-custom-fields
**Created:** [May 6, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-users-to-groups-based-on-custom-field-value/86858 "2018-05-06T03:59:39Z")
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### 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: [August 19, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-users-to-groups-based-on-custom-field-value/86858/7 "2023-08-19T19:52:35Z")

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Just to tie this one off - this is now possible using the ‘Add user to group through custom field’ Automation script. 🥳

You can read more on how to do that here:

> [@Add users to groups through custom field automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-user-to-group-through-custom-field-automation/275873):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to automatically add users to groups based on their selection of a custom user field during signup or profile update. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Summary Create the necessary groups Set up a custom user field Create an automation to add users to groups Test the setup Creating the groups First, create the groups you want users to be automatically added to: Go to your site’s Admin area Navigate to Groups in the admin sidebar…

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