Title: Custom fields
Last modified: August 6, 2025

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# Custom fields

 *  Resolved [bobileksperten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobileksperten/)
 * (@bobileksperten)
 * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-442/)
 * When users create new locations using the “Add Location” feature, I have several
   custom fields that I don’t want them to be able to update. Some of the location
   fields are for internal use.
 * I’ve tried marking those fields as “Private” in the form settings, but they still
   appear when users open the “Add Location” form.
 * Does anyone have advice on how this behavior can be changed so the fields remain
   hidden from frontend users?

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 *  Plugin Support [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielschoenherr/)
 * (@danielschoenherr)
 * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-442/#post-18588904)
 * Hi [@bobileksperten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobileksperten/),
 * To mark a custom field as “private” means the users fills out this field but 
   its value won’t be displayed in the marker popup publicly. This makes sense for
   phone numbers or email addresses (sensitive contact data that should not be published).
 * I guess your use case is different. Since you want to manage internal fields 
   that are not accessible to your users at all, I would recommend to use **Advanced
   Custom Fields** or something similar. With that you could assign custom fields
   to the locations without a relation to Open User Map’s custom fields.
 * Best regards,
   Daniel

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