Creating and managing user fields
User fields allow you to store custom information about each user in your Hubhus account. These fields can be used in email templates, automation rules, and other areas where you need user-specific data.
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User fields allow you to store custom information about each user in your Hubhus account. These fields can be used in email templates, automation rules, and other areas where you need user-specific data.
What are user fields
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User fields are custom data fields you create to store additional information about users beyond the standard fields like name, email, and phone. Common use cases include tracking vacation dates, storing employee numbers, or adding role-specific information that can be referenced throughout Hubhus.
Accessing user fields
Go to Account → Users, then click the User fields tab at the top of the page. You will see a table listing all existing user fields with their Name, Slug, Placeholder, Type, and Value columns.
Creating a new user field
Click the New account field button in the top-right corner. Fill in the following:
- Name: The display name for the field (e.g., "Is it on?" or "Ferie fra")
- Field type: Choose between Text, Checkbox, or other available types
- Default value: Optionally set a default value for new users
The system automatically generates a slug based on the name, which is used in placeholders.
Using user field placeholders
Each user field has a placeholder that can be used in emails, SMS templates, and other dynamic content. The placeholder format is shown in the Placeholder column and looks like this:
<hh-account.fields slug="field-slug" />
For example, to display a user's vacation start date in an email, you would use:
<hh-account.fields slug="ferie-fra" />
Field types
User fields support different data types:
- Text: Free text input for storing strings or dates
- Checkbox: Boolean values (checked or unchecked)
Choose the type that matches the kind of data you want to store.
Editing user field values
User field values are set individually for each user in the User info section. Click the User info tab, find the user, and click the yellow edit icon to update their custom field values.
Editing or deleting user fields
To edit a user field definition, click the yellow edit icon next to the field in the User fields table. To delete a field, click the red delete icon. Note that deleting a field removes all stored values for that field across all users.
Summary
User fields provide a flexible way to store custom information about users. Create fields to match your organization's needs, use the generated placeholders in templates and automation, and manage field values through the User info section. This makes it easy to maintain structured user data that can be referenced throughout Hubhus.
? Common searches
custom fields • field setup • data fields • field configuration
? Also known as
data field • custom field • input field
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