# Force existing users to fill custom user field

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 8, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205 "2019-05-08T19:19:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Loki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205/1 "2019-05-08T19:19:30Z")

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We created a required custom user field on our site. It’s working well. However, making it required only affect new members. We’d like our thousands of existing users to be required to fill the field (perhaps on their next login). Is there any way to accomplish that?

@mtan

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205/2 "2019-05-08T20:35:48Z")

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You might check out the [Custom Wizard Plugin 🧙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-plugin/73345).

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### Author: ![oanah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ec9cab/32.png) [@oanah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oanah)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205/3 "2019-09-11T10:28:56Z")

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Hello @Loki,  
I have now the same question like yours..  
Did you managed to accomplish that by using the Custom Wizard Plugin?  
Thank you in advance.

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### Author: ![Loki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205/4 "2019-09-11T11:52:52Z")

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Sorry, no. This got put on the back burner. Haven’t had a chance to look into it. Hopefully not too long. Would appreciate if you do, if you would let me know.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205/5 "2023-04-16T16:41:30Z")

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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-existing-users-to-fill-custom-user-field/117205/6 "2023-04-16T16:52:18Z")

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