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

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admins-create-user-fields-that-are-only-visible-editable-in-the-admin-panel/386919
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** user-custom-fields
**Created:** [October 28, 2025, 11:32am 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: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admins-create-user-fields-that-are-only-visible-editable-in-the-admin-panel/386919/4 "2025-10-28T13:56:38Z")

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Actually, I wonder if the [option to hide the user field on sign up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-6-0-beta1-color-palette-editing-user-fields-on-sign-up-themeable-site-setting-discovery-images-with-google-ai-and-reliable-drafts/383509#p-1859296-option-to-hide-custom-fields-on-sign-up-form-3), which was added recently, makes user fields that users cannot see possible.

I think user fields are only shown to users when they are editable. So if you hide it on sign up and disable editing (and showing and searching) the field should be hidden for the user.

### Configuration of the user field with all options disabled

 ![Screenshot_20251028_142606_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/7/6/a76dfb8708375a8c3c30ca88e3bc814426846696.jpeg)  
  

### The sign up form without the user field:

 ![Screenshot_20251028_145225_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/b/1/5b193bc88618224b95ae2fa6ab40fcb00c5704a7.jpeg)  
  

### The user field is not visible for the user in their preferences:

 ![Screenshot_20251028_144959_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/c/2/0c259f7ba5dfbd9fe5bea60ea4b53f560d17ee6e.jpeg)  
  

### The user field is visible for admins on the user’s profile:

 ![Screenshot_20251028_145504_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/f/9/cf95200956a52c4a0c8b0ef1e743fbcecf03954b.jpeg)

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