# Getting joined data for widget scope

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-joined-data-for-widget-scope/42264
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [2016年四月8日 22:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-joined-data-for-widget-scope/42264 "2016-04-08T22:00:01Z")
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#### Post date: [2016年四月28日 20:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-joined-data-for-widget-scope/42264/4 "2016-04-28T20:11:56Z")

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In using the staff notes plugin for reference, I have tried to make a custom field available to the `post-name` widget by doing the following:

In `plugin.rb`:

```
after_initialize do
  require_dependency 'user'
  whitelist_staff_user_custom_field("myCustomField")
end

```

In initializer:

```
import { withPluginApi } from 'discourse/lib/plugin-api';

export default {
  name: "alt-topic-initializer",

  initialize: function(container) {

    withPluginApi('0.2', api => {

      api.decorateWidget('poster-name:after', dec => {
        console.log(dec.attrs.userCustomFields);
      });

    });
 });

```

The result of my `console.log` is `undefined`.

I have tried whitelisting the custom field in Discourse site settings as well.

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