Title: change field type
Last modified: August 7, 2018

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# change field type

 *  Resolved [riyazh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riyazh/)
 * (@riyazh)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-field-type-3/)
 * is there any way to change the field type when setting fields in the form? i 
   just need an dropdown field type…how to do that??

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 *  Plugin Author [Chad Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbutlerjr/)
 * (@cbutlerjr)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-field-type-3/#post-10567527)
 * You cannot change the field type of an existing field. If the field is an existing
   field, you would need to delete it and create a new field. If the new field needs
   to be able to pick up existing data from existing users using that field, then
   make sure to use the same meta key. Otherwise, the meta key doesn’t matter.
 * Keep in mind also that the fields the plugin installs by default can be deleted
   and do not have to be used – they are simply there as a starting point and/or
   example. There’s no requirement to use those particular fields.

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-field-type-3/#post-10567527)
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