# Is it possible to create custom dropdown type user field in discourse?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** user-custom-fields
**Created:** [2015年一月2日 06:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590 "2015-01-02T06:04:22Z")
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### Author: ![naggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)
#### Post date: [2015年一月2日 06:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590/1 "2015-01-02T06:04:22Z")

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I want to create a custom dropdown user field. i want to use it in user signup where i can ask the user for there country & age group. Is it possible in discourse?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2015年一月2日 11:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590/2 "2015-01-02T11:34:56Z")

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See admin, customize, user fields. Only text and boolean is supported at the moment.

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### Author: ![naggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)
#### Post date: [2015年一月3日 05:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590/3 "2015-01-03T05:00:07Z")

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Is there any chance that in next version release of discourse it will be available?

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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: [2015年一月5日 10:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590/4 "2015-01-05T10:47:47Z")

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What is it? Can you describe what you are after?

Regardless, unlikely to happen for our next release

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### Author: ![naggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)
#### Post date: [2015年一月5日 10:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590/5 "2015-01-05T10:54:36Z")

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To create more then 3 custom user fields and in that we have an option to create custom dropdown field as right now we can only create text field or confirmation.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/1/21c79106ff79367e16238ad83d99f4da5e38ea79.png)

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### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [2015年八月3日 23:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590/6 "2015-08-03T23:45:55Z")

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This is now available:

> [@Custom User Field Enhancements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-field-enhancements/31572):
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> As part of our work on [Discourse 1.4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-4/26488) I spent some time enhancing user fields: Dropdowns One of our most requested featured for user fields was dropdowns, so now you can add them. The options can even be dragged and dropped for reordering! [image] Field ordering For some users it was very important to display the fields in a particular order. In the latest Discourse builds, you can reorder the fields. Just use the up and down arrow buttons, and the fields will be displayed in the same order w…

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### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [2015年八月3日 23:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-dropdown-type-user-field-in-discourse/23590/7 "2015-08-03T23:45:58Z")

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