# Search on users fields

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-users-fields/322184
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 18, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-users-fields/322184 "2024-08-18T21:55:03Z")
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### Author: ![patrickemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/patrickemin/32/520162_2.png) [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-users-fields/322184/1 "2024-08-18T21:55:03Z")

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Hi, when searching for users, it seems I can only search by users name, any other field on that site I could search on like location for example? Thanks.

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-users-fields/322184/2 "2024-08-18T22:26:28Z")

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I think for this you would have to use custom user fields then make them “searchable”.

 ![Screenshot 2024-08-18 at 3.25.33 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/6/d/76d1e54e4291556ddc6ae926eaa06bd1130e8d60.png)

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### Author: ![patrickemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/patrickemin/32/520162_2.png) [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-users-fields/322184/3 "2024-08-18T23:08:04Z")

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Ok, that might not be the case on that site. I tried on my site and it works, thanks.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-users-fields/322184/4 "2024-09-17T23:08:10Z")

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