Multi-Step Signup Flow with Custom Profile Fields?

[Okenyon]

Hey everyone,

We're in the early stages of building a new community and are trying to find the best balance between user experience and data collection.

We want to keep the initial registration page super simple — just the basics like username, password, email, etc. But once a user completes that first step and is successfully registered, we want to take them to a step two page that asks for more info — things like their role, company size, interests, etc. We’re using custom profile fields for this.

The key is:

• The user should already be registered after step one (we don’t want to risk losing them if they abandon partway).
• But we want to immediately prompt them with this "Tell us more about you" step before they land on the forum homepage.
• Ideally with a “Skip for now” option, like many social platforms offer.

I’m currently working with Russ from PixelExit and we've found a signup flow solution that shows multiple steps, but it doesn't create the user account until all steps are completed — and that’s a dealbreaker for us.

Has anyone come across a workaround, plugin, or add-on that allows for this type of flow? Or maybe a creative solution using route filters or custom pages?

Really appreciate any tips or directions you can share!