# 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 26, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-age-check/397002/7 "2026-02-26T18:42:11Z")

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> [@asc](#):
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> Would it be possible to make it so the DOB userfield is only available to admin and not mods / only available with a button click (the way email and IP are handled in core), or would something like that require a plugin rather than a theme component?

That is outside of the scope for this theme component (and it would indeed require a plugin).

The only thing it does is add a validation on an already existing user field, and as a consequence it will prevent account creation / storing the associated data for minors. It does not manipulate the user field in any way.

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