---
title: "Adding new fields to fe_users with your own extension"
manual: "Femanager"
version: "14.0"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/in2code/femanager:newfields@14.0"
source: "Features/NewFields/Index.rst"
rendered: "2026-11-12T07:32:53+00:00"
---

# Adding new fields to fe_users with your own extension {#newfields}

## Picture {#picture}

![](../../Images/femanager_edit2.png)

Add new Fields to the Registration-/Editform

## Basics {#basics}

-   Create a new extension for the new fields
-   Create ext_tables.sql and Configuration/TCA/Overrides/fe_users.php for adding one or more new fields to fe_users
-   Add TSConfig file to add one or more fields to the field selection in femanager flexform and include it
-   Use TypoScript to add your own partials folder and add the templates for your new fields
-   Create your own user model with getter/setter for your new fields that extends the user model from femanager
-   Override the user model in your ext_localconf.php

See [https://github.com/in2code-de/femanagerextended](https://github.com/in2code-de/femanagerextended) for an example extension how to extend femanager with new fields
and validation methods

## Step by Step {#step-by-step}

### Add new fields to the flexform {#add-new-fields-to-the-flexform}

![](../../Images/femanager_flexform_newfields.png)

Extend Fieldselection in Flexform

Add some Page-TSConfig to extend the selection:

```typoscript
tx_femanager {
   flexForm {
      new {
         addFieldOptions {
            twitterId = Twitter ID
            skypeId = Skype ID
            somethingElse = LLL:EXT:yourextension/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_be.xlf:custom
         }
      }
      edit < tx_femanager.flexForm.new
   }
}
```

### Modify the partial folder {#modify-the-partial-folder}

“twitterId” (see TSConfig) means that femanager searches for a partial TwitterId.html to render the field in the form. So you have to copy the folder EXT:femanager/Resources/Private/Partials (e.g.) to fileadmin/Partials and set the new partial path via TypoScript Constants (see exmple below). In addition you have to add the new Partials files.

```typoscript
plugin.tx_femanager.view.partialRootPaths.100 = EXT:yourextension/Resources/Private/Partials/
```

Example file fileadmin/Partials/Fields/TwitterId.html:

```html
  <html xmlns:femanager="http://typo3.org/ns/In2code/Femanager/ViewHelpers" data-namespace-typo3-fluid="true">
<div class="femanager_fieldset femanager_twitterid form-group">
	<label for="femanager_field_twitterid" class="col-sm-2 control-label">
		<f:translate key="tx_femanagerextended_domain_model_user.twitter_id" extensionName="femanagerextended" />
		<f:if condition="{femanager:Validation.IsRequiredField(fieldName:'twitterId')}">
			<span>*</span>
		</f:if>
	</label>
	<div class="col-sm-10">
		<femanager:form.textfield
				id="femanager_field_twitterid"
				property="twitterId"
				class="form-control"
				additionalAttributes="{femanager:Validation.FormValidationData(settings:settings,fieldName:'twitterId')}" />
	</div>
</div>
  </html>
```

### ext_tables.sql {#ext-tables-sql}

Example SQL file in your extension which extends fe_users with your new fields:

```sql
CREATE TABLE fe_users (
   twitter_id varchar(255) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
   skype_id varchar(255) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL
);
```

### Configuration/TCA/Overrides/fe_users.php {#configuration-tca-overrides-fe-users-php}

Example Configuration/TCA/Overrides/fe_users.php file:

```php
$GLOBALS['TCA']['fe_users']['ctrl']['type'] = 'tx_extbase_type';
$tmpFeUsersColumns = [
   'twitter_id' => [
      'exclude' => 1,
      'label' => 'LLL:EXT:yourextension/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_db.xlf:' .
         'tx_yourextension_domain_model_user.twitter_id',
      'config' => [
         'type' => 'input',
         'size' => 30,
         'eval' => 'trim',
      ],
   ],
   'skype_id' => [
      'exclude' => 1,
      'label' => 'LLL:EXT:yourextension/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_db.xlf:' .
         'tx_yourextension_domain_model_user.skype_id',
      'config' => [
         'type' => 'input',
         'size' => 30,
         'eval' => 'trim',
      ],
   ],
   'tx_extbase_type' => [
      'config' => [
         'type' => 'input',
         'default' => '0',
      ],
   ],
];

\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addTCAcolumns('fe_users', $tmpFeUsersColumns);
\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addToAllTCAtypes('fe_users', 'twitter_id, skype_id');
```

### Own User Model {#own-user-model}

Example Model User.php which extends to the default femanager Model:

```php
namespace YourVendor\YourExtension\Domain\Model;

use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\Category;
use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\ObjectStorage;
use In2code\Femanager\Domain\Model\User as FemanagerUser;

class User extends FemanagerUser
{

   /**
    * twitterId
    */
   protected string $twitterId;

   /**
    * skypeId
    */
   protected string $skypeId;

   /**
    * Returns the twitterId
    */
   public function getTwitterId(): string
   {
         return $this->twitterId;
   }

   /**
    * Sets the twitterId
    */
   public function setTwitterId(string $twitterId): void
   {
         $this->twitterId = $twitterId;
   }

   /**
    * Returns the skypeId
    */
   public function getSkypeId(): string
   {
         return $this->skypeId;
   }

   /**
    * Sets the skypeId
    */
   public function setSkypeId(string $skypeId): void
   {
         $this->skypeId = $skypeId;
   }
}
```

### Include model with TYPO3 12.4.x {#include-model-with-typo3-12-4-x}

Configuration/Extbase/Persistence/Classes.php:

```php
return [
    \YourVendor\YourExtension\Domain\Model\User::class => [
        'tableName' => 'fe_users',
        'recordType' => 0,
    ],
];
```

ext_localconf.php:

```php
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['Objects'][\In2code\Femanager\Domain\Model\User::class] = [
    'className' => \YourVendor\YourExtension\Domain\Model\User::class,
];
```

### Include own controllers with TYPO3 12.4.x (with XCLASS) {#include-own-controllers-with-typo3-12-4-x-with-xclass}

You can override the whole controller with XCLASS. This is not the best solution but it works.
XCLASS Limitations: [https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/Xclasses/Index.html#xclasses-limitations](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/Xclasses/Index.html#xclasses-limitations)

ext_localconf.php:

```php
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['Objects'][\In2code\Femanager\Controller\NewController::class] = [
   'className' => \YourVendor\YourExtension\Controller\NewController::class,
];
```