# Make event fields disabled or mandatory **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-event-fields-disabled-or-mandatory/411755 **Category:** Feature **Tags:** events **Created:** [September 6, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-event-fields-disabled-or-mandatory/411755 "2026-09-06T16:32:26Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![Stephane\_Roy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephane_roy/32/222598_2.png) [@Stephane\_Roy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephane_Roy) #### Post date: [September 10, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-event-fields-disabled-or-mandatory/411755/2 "2026-09-10T14:28:31Z")
Also, add free-text fields that are visible and usable within events. There might be a concurrence with Form Templates, though… a design choice would have to be made between the two… Regarding form templates and Event, I have opened an issue concerning an incompatibility: > [@Incompatibility of Events with Topic Form and Form Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incompatibility-of-events-with-topic-form-and-form-templates/412101): > > Hello, I’m encountering bugs with both types of Discourse templates in an “Events” category. With a “topic template”: The template doesn’t appear below the event in the composer neutral_face With the form template: If a Form template is active: The form replace the event that is normally created automatically in the composer sob Also, there is no “Event” type available in the form template elements. If we could add an event to the forms, it would resolve this blocker and allow for … --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-event-fields-disabled-or-mandatory/411755)._