# How to force users link phone number when they using Discourse?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-users-link-phone-number-when-they-using-discourse/112642>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-users-link-phone-number-when-they-using-discourse/112642 "2019-03-26T22:54:49Z")\
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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:** [March 27, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-users-link-phone-number-when-they-using-discourse/112642/6 "2019-03-27T18:14:52Z")

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> [@nexo](#):
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> You can create a custom user field asking for a registering user’s phone number and make the field required.

> [@Lee533](#):
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> The main problem is we **must** verify users filed phone number is their real phone number.

The emphasis is on **verify**.

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