How can you find user custom fields in the new sidebar navigation?

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pfaffman discusses the removal of the old navigation bar in the admin dashboard, expressing frustration over the loss of direct access to user custom fields. Originally, user fields were accessible via a top navigation bar, but in the updated interface, this is no longer available. After searching and filtering, pfaffman eventually found the user fields under the COMMUNITY section, specifically in User fields, noting that the categorization seems unusual. The post highlights the difficulty in locating the feature in the new sidebar navigation and questions the design choice, especially for long-time users accustomed to the previous layout.

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We used to have this:

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But the dashboard no longer has that.

Now we have this:

This is a screenshot of a computer interface, showing a settings menu with various options related to the user's profile, account, community, appearance, reports, site, email, and other settings. (Captioned by AI)
This is a screenshot of a computer interface, showing a settings menu with various options related to the user's profile, account, community, appearance, reports, site, email, and other settings. (Captioned by AI)259×843 23.7 KB

I’ll admit to being an old man who doesn’t like change. But I’ve looked and looked. I tried searching and filtering, but those don’t help. If there’s a way to navigate to /admin/customize/user_fields I’m not finding it.

If you search for “custom” you can find appearance (that goes to /admin/customize/components). And plugins. They don’t help.

I’m cool with the sidebar, but why remove the perfectly good navigation bar from the top? Not everyone who’s using this started a year ago. And now the same bar is there, except that it has only “admin > dashboard” on it. (oops. That’s not true.)

I finally found it, by searching “user” and then found it, under COMMUNITY/User fields. Community seems like a bizarre heading. But no, I don’t have a better one.

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