Closed Custom fields on registration

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Affected version

2.2.х 2.3.х

Hello. It's not tech but logic bug. It was desbribed here by @digitalpoint

XF 2.2 Thread 'Optional custom user field on registration'

Aug 12, 2021

Let's say I wanted to have an optional user field available when a user registers, but I don't want it editable for registered users. Specifically, my use-case is a drop-down list asking the user where they heard about the site (I don't want it required and don't want someone to be able to go in and edit it after the fact).

I was thinking the "Show during registration" option would do that, but it appears in order to make it show on registration you either need to make the field required (which I don't want to do in case they pick nothing) or you have to make it user editable...

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• Forum: XenForo questions and support

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If I mark "Show during registration" in General options, custom field not showing during registration. To fix it, we should mark "User editable". But in this case this field is permanently displayed in the profile and allows the field to be edited by the user. This violates the meaning and allows the field to be shown in the profile as well.

Option to "Show during registration" implies to me that it should show during registration (which it does not).

Affected Xenforo 2.2 and 2.3.

 

[XF Bug Bot]

Automated triage: As designed

Thank you for reporting this issue. The registration form only shows custom fields the user is allowed to edit. 'Show during registration' adds editable fields to the form but doesn't override that check. To get this behaviour, enable 'User editable' with 'Editable only once': the field shows at registration and is locked once a value is set. Display on profiles is controlled separately by 'Viewable on profile pages'.

This is an automated assessment. A member of staff may review and update it.