Is there any option to add custom attributes in customer registration form from admin panel?

Question

I wish to create new fields in the customer registration form. I just wanted to know whether there is any option to create it from Magento admin panel.

Kindly guide me as am new to magento.

Answer 1

No, There is no option to create it from admin. You will need to create custom script to create it. You can follow below module steps to create custom attribute.

app/code/local/Custom/Customerattribute/etc/config.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Custom_Customerattribute>
            <version>0.1.0</version>
        </Custom_Customerattribute>
    </modules>
    <global>
        <resources>
            <customerattribute_setup>
                <setup>
                    <module>Custom_Customerattribute</module>
                    <class>Mage_Customer_Model_Entity_Setup</class>
                </setup>
                <connection>
                    <use>core_setup</use>
                </connection>
            </customerattribute_setup>
            <customerattribute_write>
                <connection>
                    <use>core_write</use>
                </connection>
            </customerattribute_write>
            <customerattribute_read>
                <connection>
                    <use>core_read</use>
                </connection>
            </customerattribute_read>
        </resources>
    </global>
</config> 

app/code/local/Custom/Customerattribute/sql/customerattribute_setup/mysql4-install-0.1.0.php

<?php
$installer = $this;
$installer->startSetup();


$installer->addAttribute("customer", "custom_attribute",  array(
    "type"     => "varchar",
    "backend"  => "",
    "label"    => "Custom Attribute",
    "input"    => "text",
    "source"   => "",
    "visible"  => true,
    "required" => false,
    "default" => "",
    "frontend" => "",
    "unique"     => false,
    "note"       => ""

    ));

        $attribute   = Mage::getSingleton("eav/config")->getAttribute("customer", "custom_attribute");


$used_in_forms=array();

$used_in_forms[]="adminhtml_customer";
$used_in_forms[]="checkout_register";
$used_in_forms[]="customer_account_create";
$used_in_forms[]="customer_account_edit";
$used_in_forms[]="adminhtml_checkout";
        $attribute->setData("used_in_forms", $used_in_forms)
        ->setData("is_used_for_customer_segment", true)
        ->setData("is_system", 0)
        ->setData("is_user_defined", 1)
        ->setData("is_visible", 1)
        ->setData("sort_order", 100)
        ;
        $attribute->save();



$installer->endSetup();

And finally declare your module

app/etc/modules/Custom_Customerattribute.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <modules>
    <Custom_Customerattribute>
      <active>true</active>
      <codePool>local</codePool>
      <version>0.1.0</version>
    </Custom_Customerattribute>
  </modules>
</config>

You can change your attribute code and label as per your requirement.

Answer 2

I do not have the rep to comment, so I had to answer.

There is no way from admin panel as such. But you can do that custom

I am assuming it for magento 1. And I think the question is already shared in the post:-

http://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/5905/adding-custom-attribute-to-customer-registration-form

You did not explained is it for Magento 2, or Magento 1

In the same post Sylvain Rayé shared the piece of code along with git from where you can download the code to do so.

Answer he shared:-

To allow to publish an attribute in the register form and some others form page, you have to set that the attribute(s) is/are available to those forms.

To do that here is a sample code to put in your sql setup below. You can find the rest of the code I used for my Magento Username module on my github account.

/* @var $installer Diglin_Username_Model_Entity_Setup */

$installer = $this;

/* @var $eavConfig Mage_Eav_Model_Config */

$eavConfig = Mage::getSingleton('eav/config');

$store = Mage::app()->getStore(Mage_Core_Model_App::ADMIN_STORE_ID);

$attributes = $installer->getAdditionalAttributes();

foreach ($attributes as $attributeCode => $data) {
    $installer->addAttribute('customer', $attributeCode, $data);

$attribute = $eavConfig->getAttribute('customer', $attributeCode);
$attribute->setWebsite( (($store->getWebsite()) ? $store->getWebsite() : 0));

if (false === ($attribute->getIsSystem() == 1 && $attribute->getIsVisible() == 0)) {
    $usedInForms = array(
        'customer_account_create',
        'customer_account_edit',
        'checkout_register',
    );
    if (!empty($data['adminhtml_only'])) {
        $usedInForms = array('adminhtml_customer');
    } else {
        $usedInForms[] = 'adminhtml_customer';
    }
    if (!empty($data['adminhtml_checkout'])) {
        $usedInForms[] = 'adminhtml_checkout';
    }

    $attribute->setData('used_in_forms', $usedInForms);
}
$attribute->save();

}