# Can admins create user fields that are only visible/editable in the admin panel?

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**Category:** Support
**Tags:** user-custom-fields
**Created:** [28 oktober 2025 om 11:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admins-create-user-fields-that-are-only-visible-editable-in-the-admin-panel/386919 "2025-10-28T11:32:35Z")
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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: [6 november 2025 om 08:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admins-create-user-fields-that-are-only-visible-editable-in-the-admin-panel/386919/13 "2025-11-06T08:43:55Z")

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> [@ToddZ](#):
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> Also may be a case where it’d be nice for the setting description to have a link to documentation.

I think what would be :chefs_kiss: would be having a custom field lookup for those admin settings that works in a similar way to the one in the ‘add user to group through User Custom Field’ Automation:

 ![IMG_4280](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/d/7/6d7b3a850e1976682431ade64983e83f78868d4a.jpeg)

I think it was mentioned previously somewhere, but I don’t know if it got any traction.

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