We have a 10 year old community, and the data we gather via ‘Customize/User Fields’ needs changing. We need to add in new fields and take some away - this is fine for new users, however, we need existing users to update them. When they next login, I’d like to be able to force (don’t like that word)…

[immagine] jahan_gagan: users who attempt to save their profile or update settings will be prompted to fill required fields. However, this does not interrupt normal browsing and only triggers when they enter their user preferences That’s not correct. The modal clearly warns you: [CleanShot …

Make Field “Required for All Users” There is a setting in custom user fields for “Show on user profile” and “Field Requirement”. If you set a custom field as “Required for all users” (recent Discourse versions added this option), users who attempt to save their profile or update settings will be pro…

Ah, I guess earlier it was like that — my mistake. Thanks for clarifying.

If it’s that simple then this works perfectly. How would I change that prompt though to match our TOV?

You can easily update any UI text—just head to Admin → Customize → Site Text in Discourse. For full guidance, see the official site texts guide. [immagine] Customize text in Discourse Site Management bookmark This is a guide for customizing text in Discourse vi…

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jahan_gagan (Jahan Gagan) 21 Agosto 2025, 11:00am 6

Puoi aggiornare facilmente qualsiasi testo dell’interfaccia utente: vai su Admin → Personalizza → Testo del sito in Discourse. Per una guida completa, consulta la guida ufficiale sui testi del sito.

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