# Custom User Fields - Field Verification

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-field-verification/109574>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [February 19, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-field-verification/109574 "2019-02-19T17:59:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-field-verification/109574/10 "2020-03-15T17:58:02Z")

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Having validation would be incredibly helpful - especially so for phone numbers which people just don’t seem to be able to get right with the + thingo at the front. Yes, we can just tidy up the database but that is a pain in the butt.

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