# Discourse Age Check

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-age-check/397002
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-age-check/397002 "2026-02-25T13:09:38Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-age-check/397002/1 "2026-02-25T13:09:39Z")

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| ℹ | **Summary** | Performs age checking on the signup form |
| 🛠 | **Repository** | [GitHub - communiteq/discourse-tc-age-check · GitHub](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-tc-age-check) |
| ❓ | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |

Install this theme component

### Performs an age check on the signup form based on the users birthday

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/a/7/4a7cd72c436c6ad5e14989d62a9ec413e954ba5f.png)

### Configuration

- install the theme component
- create a Birthday user field with type Date and check “show on signup form” and “required on signup”
- configure the settings
  - `age check field name` the name of the user field you created in the previous step
  - `age check minimum age` the minimum age (set to 0 if you don’t require a minimum age)
  - `age check maximum age` the maximum age (leave at 120 if you don’t require a maximum age)

### Disclaimer

This is an age check, not an age verification.  
A user can circumvent this check by choosing a different birthdate.

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