To programmatically build a custom customer attribute in Magento 2, you must first develop a custom module. Here are the steps to take to accomplish this:<\/p>\n
If you haven’t previously, you should develop a custom module. It can be created in the app\/code<\/strong> directory. Let’s call it CustomModule in this case.<\/p>\n Create a file named InstallData.php at the following path: app\/code\/CustomModule\/Setup\/InstallData.php<\/strong> within your custom module directory (app\/code\/CustomModule<\/strong>). This script will be used to create your unique customer attribute.<\/p>\n Here’s an example of how InstallData.php could look:<\/p>\n In this script, we build a custom customer attribute named ‘custom_attribute’<\/strong>. You can change the attribute properties (type, label, input type, and so on) to suit your needs.<\/p>\n To apply the changes to your Magento 2 database, use the following command after creating the script:<\/p>\n Clear the cache to ensure that the changes take effect:<\/p>\n You have now established a custom customer attribute in Magento 2 programmatically. This attribute can be used for client registration as well as customer edit forms in the admin panel. You can further alter the property and use it to meet your specific company needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learn how to add custom customer properties to Magento 2. Customized client data fields can help you improve your e-commerce store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[208,205],"tags":[214,213,211],"class_list":["post-2288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magento-2","category-news","tag-attribute","tag-custom-custom-attribute","tag-magento-2"],"yoast_head":"\nMake a setup script as follows:<\/h3>\n
de\/CustomModule). This script will be used to create your unique customer attribute.\r\n\r\nHere's an example of how InstallData.php could look:\r\n\r\n<?php namespace CustomModule\\Setup; use Magento\\Customer\\Setup\\CustomerSetupFactory; use Magento\\Framework\\Setup\\InstallDataInterface; use Magento\\Framework\\Setup\\ModuleContextInterface; use Magento\\Framework\\Setup\\ModuleDataSetupInterface; class InstallData implements InstallDataInterface { private $customerSetupFactory; public function __construct(CustomerSetupFactory $customerSetupFactory) { $this->customerSetupFactory = $customerSetupFactory;\r\n }\r\n\r\n public function install(ModuleDataSetupInterface $setup, ModuleContextInterface $context)\r\n {\r\n $customerSetup = $this->customerSetupFactory->create(['setup' => $setup]);\r\n\r\n $customerSetup->addAttribute(\r\n \\Magento\\Customer\\Model\\Customer::ENTITY,\r\n 'custom_attribute',\r\n [\r\n 'type' => 'varchar',\r\n 'label' => 'Custom Attribute',\r\n 'input' => 'text',\r\n 'source' => '',\r\n 'required' => false,\r\n 'visible' => true,\r\n 'position' => 999,\r\n 'system' => 0,\r\n 'backend' => ''\r\n ]\r\n );\r\n\r\n $attribute = $customerSetup->getEavConfig()->getAttribute(\r\n \\Magento\\Customer\\Model\\Customer::ENTITY,\r\n 'custom_attribute'\r\n );\r\n\r\n $attribute->setData(\r\n 'used_in_forms',\r\n ['adminhtml_customer', 'customer_account_edit', 'customer_account_create']\r\n );\r\n\r\n $attribute->save();\r\n }\r\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\nExecute the following Setup Upgrade Command:<\/h3>\n
bin\/magento setup:upgrade<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\nClear Cache:<\/h3>\n
bin\/magento cache:clean<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n