Country dropdown select custom field for user forms(Registration form)

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Problem: In my Form, I would like to include a select field with options for each Country, so Users can select their Country of origin when registering for the site.

Solution: Toolset does not include built-in Country select fields, but another User has created a module that includes information for importing such a field. You may import information from that module as a starting point.

Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-import-states-and-countries-into-selects-for-fields/#post-244714

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Last updated by francisN-2 4 years ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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November 29, 2020 at 12:18 am #1860159

francisN-2

I can't understand why toolset does not provide a simple way of displaying countries in a dropdown select field. Am I missing this feature? I simpleed need for users registration on my site to be able to select their country of residence from a dropdown select field.

November 29, 2020 at 7:02 pm #1860695

Christian Cox

Hello, you are correct in that there's no built-in Country select field type, but other Users have created custom modules for similar purposes. You can use Toolset's Module Manager plugin to import their custom fields as a starting point if you'd like. Check the link here for more information, including a public link to download the field configurations in a module: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-import-states-and-countries-into-selects-for-fields/#post-244714

November 30, 2020 at 12:31 am #1860973

francisN-2

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!
For those still wondering how to get this work for user forms, I did the following:
1) Created a custom field "country" under Toolset-> Custom Fields->User Fields
2) I manually added 3 fields in the select field.
3) I exported the types settings und Export/Import
4) I copied and pasted the other countries on this list downloaded from here : hidden link in my XML file.
5) I imported the xml I initially exported and that was it. All countries were in.