When you create a portal in Formaloo, it comes with a built-in user base form that stores each user’s profile information.
This form is used to manage and display user data across the portal.
By default, the login/signup pop-up only includes essential fields like name, email, and password.
📝 Additional Insights
Want to learn more about managing users and customizing your portal? Check out these helpful guides:
👉 How to create a portal and manage users' access: Learn how to build your portal from scratch and control who can access it.
👉 How to add user roles on your portal: Assign different roles to your users and customize what each role can see and do.
👉 How to add new users to your portal: Add users manually or import them in bulk to get them started quickly.
These articles will help you take full control over your portal's user management experience.
However, you can customize the user base form to collect more information from your users, such as phone number, company, or preferences.
This tutorial shows you how to edit the user base form to add additional fields and allow your users to update their profiles with the new data.
🟠 Pro tip:
Please note that these added fields won’t appear in the initial login/signup popup, but once users log in to your portal, they’ll be able to view and edit these fields from their profile page.
Let’s get started!
Step 1: Open the user base form and enable edit mode
From your Formaloo dashboard, click on your portal app to open it.
Once inside the portal, click the “Edit mode” button at the top of the page. This allows you to make changes to the form structure.
Click on the “Users” button that will appear after enabling edit mode.
You can see the user base table. Click on the "Edit base" at the top of the table.
Now, you can edit the form or add more fields for your users.
✅ Example fields to add to the user base form
Phone Number
Type: Short text or phone field
→ Helps you collect users’ contact numbers.Date of Birth
Type: Date field
→ Useful for personalized experiences or age verification.Company/Organization
Type: Short text
→ Helpful for B2B portals to know the user’s affiliation.Country or Location
Type: Dropdown
→ Add a list of countries for better filtering and segmentation.Interests or Preferences
Type: Multi-choice
→ Let users select topics or services they’re interested in.Bio/About Me
Type: Long text
→ Gives users a space to write a short description about themselves.Newsletter Subscription
Type: Yes/No (switch or checkbox)
→ Collect consent for marketing emails.
Step 2: Add custom fields to the user base form
Once you’ve opened the user base form, you can add any additional fields you want to collect from your users.
In this example, we’ve added:
Bio/About Me (Long text): Allows users to write a short personal description.
Newsletter Subscription (Yes/No): Let users opt in or out of receiving updates and promotions.
As shown in the screenshot below, these fields are now part of your user base form.
📝 Note: These new fields won’t appear in the login/signup popup. This popup always shows only the default fields: Full Name, Email, and Password.
Step 3: How users can edit their profiles and fill in the new fields
After logging into the portal, users can access and update their full profile information:
They can click on their profile picture or avatar at the top of the page.
Then click “Edit profile” to open their profile form.
They’ll see the custom fields (like Bio/About Me and Newsletter Subscription) and can now fill in or update their responses.
