# New user filter by custom field and contact

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-filter-by-custom-field-and-contact/400989
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** user-custom-fields
**Created:** [19 april 2026 om 12:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-filter-by-custom-field-and-contact/400989 "2026-04-19T12:44:13Z")
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#### Post date: [19 april 2026 om 12:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-filter-by-custom-field-and-contact/400989/1 "2026-04-19T12:44:13Z")

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Hey,

My partner is trialling hosted **pro version** and she will want to invite members from her community. On sign up she wants them to fill out a form, presumably with custom fields and later will want to be able to contact them based on what they said on sign up.

Is there a way to DM all users with custom field = x, so that each of them receives 1 on 1 DM. Failing that, can she find those users so that she can DM them one by one.

Note, she does not want the custom fields to be visible to other members, which might preclude her from allowing those fields to be added to the user directory.

In summary my partner wants to split new users into groups based on questions answered during sign up. Answers to questions must remain private and visible only to user and admin. Finally, she wants to be able to communite with these users en masse by sending out 1 to 1 DMs or emails, or failing that she’s happy to contact them one by one as long as she can filter by custom field.

Any help would be gratefully received, many thanks,

Chris.

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