# HTML checkboxes for custom user fields don't work properly on signup form

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-checkboxes-for-custom-user-fields-dont-work-properly-on-signup-form/366538
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** user-custom-fields, signup
**Created:** [May 17, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-checkboxes-for-custom-user-fields-dont-work-properly-on-signup-form/366538 "2025-05-17T08:28:51Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-checkboxes-for-custom-user-fields-dont-work-properly-on-signup-form/366538/5 "2025-05-22T05:22:12Z")

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Having trouble reproducing this on Chrome Linux.

 ![The image is a sign-up page for a website, featuring fields for email, username, password, and an optional name, along with buttons for creating or logging into an account. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/d/3/dd3198885e7f97dbcf118398185794cbeda3b5bf.png)

It always takes 1 click, after a fresh load.

Can you try [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) in case this is a local component you have installed?

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