# User custom field with plugin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-custom-field-with-plugin/62035
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [2017年五月3日 11:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-custom-field-with-plugin/62035 "2017-05-03T11:07:46Z")
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### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)
#### Post date: [2017年五月5日 22:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-custom-field-with-plugin/62035/3 "2017-05-05T22:30:10Z")

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There is a difference between User Field you create via the admin panel, which will get assigned a random number (an id actually), and a `user_custom_field` which you create yourself in a plugin. There are many examples of the latter in various plugins. In fact there is a [topic about it on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-for-plugins/14956).

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