Title: How to sync meta fields between different forms ?
Last modified: April 20, 2022

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# How to sync meta fields between different forms ?

 *  Resolved [esekaweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esekaweb/)
 * (@esekaweb)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-sync-meta-fields-between-different-forms/)
 * Hello 😀
    I’m trying to set a editable field in the registration and profile 
   form. It’s a multi-select field that you can fill in the registration and later
   in the time update in the profile form.
 * I thought that if I use same meta key in both forms I can do this but the plugin
   warning me that the meta key name is already in use so I can’t set it.
 * Are there a way to use same meta field in different forms ?

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 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-sync-meta-fields-between-different-forms/#post-15574369)
 * [@esekaweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esekaweb/)
 * Don’t create new fields with used metakeys..
 * You must use the “Custom Fields” at tho bottom of “Fields Manager” popup, where
   you can find all the fields from the registration form.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years ago by [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/).
 *  Thread Starter [esekaweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esekaweb/)
 * (@esekaweb)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-sync-meta-fields-between-different-forms/#post-15575784)
 * [@missveronicatv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
    I missed
   that, fixed !
 *  Plugin Support [Ultimate Member Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimatemembersupport/)
 * (@ultimatemembersupport)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-sync-meta-fields-between-different-forms/#post-15598439)
 * Thanks for letting us know.

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