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With custom properties, you can choose to collect additional user information that will be helpful in running your space.
Click Settings in the left-hand menu
Click User settings then select User properties
Click Add property in the top right of the screen
Click New property, or new property group if you wish to organize properties by grouping.
Complete the 'Details' fields. User property 'groups' are a way to organize the various pieces of information you are collecting from your users.
Under the 'Attributes' section, specify a 'Field type'. This determines what types of values you want to accept for a particular property (e.g. numerical, date, text etc.)
In the 'Permission' field, choose if the property can be filled out by admins or by both admins and users by selecting 'hidden' (admin only), 'optional', or 'required' (Users can fill out)
For properties that are set to be editable by users, you can also enable the toggle to require the user to complete the field as part of the sign up process
Use the 'Display on public user profiles' toggle to decide if you want this property to show on user profiles in the directory
Click Save
Note: Information will be displayed in the user account panel, and organized in the groups that you have specified here.
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