Title: optional fields not work
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# optional fields not work

 *  Resolved [divi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divi/)
 * (@divi)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-not-work/)
 * ‘jabber’, ‘aim’, ‘yim’ fields not work
    I checked mysql data but there has not
   that data
 * is it work?
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 *  Plugin Author [Ali Qureshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/parorrey/)
 * (@parorrey)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-not-work/#post-6429845)
 * Sorry for replying late, i was away on vacations.
 * I will check why it did not work.
 * You can also use the update_usermeta endpoint to add these later.. please see
   Notes tab.
 *  [sairampola6](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sairampola6/)
 * (@sairampola6)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-not-work/#post-6429887)
 * Hi Ali,
    Optional fields are not working during registrations, i added some of
   my own fields to optional fields in the user controller.As user is still in registration
   process, i cannot use update_user_meta also .Please help me to solve this issue.
 *  Plugin Author [Ali Qureshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/parorrey/)
 * (@parorrey)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-not-work/#post-6429888)
 * Hi,
 * For custom fields, you should call the update_user_meta endpoint after user registration.
   The optional fields with registration are very limited and they are only which
   WordPress support by default.
 * You need to set all you custom fields as meta_key and meta_value. Please see 
   update_user_meta endpoint documentation how to do that.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-not-work/#post-6429888)
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