# Custom Fields

> Mailrith Custom Fields store subscriber details for personalization, segments, forms, imports, and automation rules.

- Human page: https://mailrith.com/features/custom-fields
- Markdown page: https://mailrith.com/features/custom-fields.md
- Feature category: Send More Relevant Emails
- Primary keyword: email subscriber custom fields
- Related keywords: custom fields email marketing, subscriber data fields, email personalization fields, custom subscriber attributes
- Last reviewed: 2026-05-25

## Direct Answer
Custom Fields are for subscriber details that need a real value, not just a label.

- Store text, number, date, and yes-or-no details about subscribers.
- Use field values in forms, imports, subscriber profiles, segments, and personalization.
- Keep the fields clear before a large import or email.

## What This Feature Helps You Do
- **Better Personalization:** Fields can store details that help you write more relevant emails, such as plan, company, city, or renewal date.
- **Cleaner Imports:** When the field exists before import, CSV data has a clear place to go.
- **Smarter Segments:** Segments can use field values to find subscribers who match specific conditions.

## When To Use This Feature
- You need to store a value that can differ for each subscriber.
- The value should be used for personalization, segments, forms, or automations.
- You want a clear place for each detail before importing or collecting information.

## When This May Not Be The First Thing To Set Up
- A simple yes-or-no label is enough. A tag may be cleaner.
- You will never use the value for choosing subscribers, personalization, reporting, or support.
- The information is sensitive and you do not have a clear reason or consent to store it.

## A Simple Setup Path
1. List the subscriber details you actually need.
2. Choose the right field type for each detail.
3. Create the field before collecting it in forms or imports.
4. Use clear names so teammates understand what each field means.
5. Review fields before major sends and remove what is no longer useful.

## Common Mistakes To Avoid
- **Choosing The Wrong Field Type:** A date should be a date, a number should be a number, and a yes-or-no value should not be free text.
- **Collecting Nice-To-Have Data:** Every field should earn its place. Extra fields make forms longer and data harder to maintain.
- **Changing Meaning Later:** If a field called plan means product plan today and pricing tier tomorrow, old segments can become unreliable.

## How This Connects With The Rest Of Mailrith
- Forms and landing pages can collect custom field values.
- Segments can filter by custom fields.
- Broadcasts and sequences can personalize with field values.
- Automations can use fields in conditions.

## Keep Exploring
- [Custom Fields Guide](https://mailrith.com/docs/custom-fields.md): Create typed fields and use them across subscriber records, forms, segments, and email personalization.
- [Tags](https://mailrith.com/features/tags.md): Mailrith Tags help organize subscribers by source, interest, stage, behavior, and email sending rules.
- [Segments](https://mailrith.com/features/segments.md): Mailrith Segments create reusable subscriber groups from tags, custom fields, status, forms, sequences, and activity rules.
- [Landing Pages](https://mailrith.com/features/landing-pages.md): Mailrith Landing Pages let you build hosted signup pages with forms, page sections, success pages, and reporting.
- [Broadcasts](https://mailrith.com/features/broadcasts.md): Mailrith Broadcasts help you write, choose subscribers, test, schedule, send, and review emails you send once.

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