# Show uneditable user fields as disabled inputs in profile preferences

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-uneditable-user-fields-as-disabled-inputs-in-profile-preferences/403015
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** user-custom-fields
**Created:** [May 15, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-uneditable-user-fields-as-disabled-inputs-in-profile-preferences/403015 "2026-05-15T01:12:54Z")
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### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-uneditable-user-fields-as-disabled-inputs-in-profile-preferences/403015/2 "2026-05-15T06:55:30Z")

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> [@ted](#):
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> Edit: I can imagine a reality where some moderator team are using this for “staff notes” or other secret information.

Yes this might be the case but couldnt say fr sure either. What was the issue you ran into in the first place?

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