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# What is the difference between options and custom questions?

> Two ways to ask extra questions at signup — the Membership options step and Members → Questions — and when to use each.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * **Options** live in the form builder's **Membership options** step: club-wide select questions that can charge a Fee. Answers are stored with the registration.
  * **Custom questions** live under **Members → Questions** (the **Custom Information** feature, CCM parity): typed, scoped to specific programs, memberships or seasons, can expire, and show on the member's **Custom Info** profile tab.
  * In the wizard, the **Additional questions** step only lists custom questions — "You'll answer these during checkout…". The answers are collected at checkout per curler; proxy registration collects them in the wizard. A club with no custom questions gets no **Additional questions** step at all.
</Note>

Use an **option** when every registrant should see the same short choice and it may cost money: "Do you require a locker for the year?" → Yes charges the locker Fee. Options are one dropdown per question, comma-separated choices, and cannot be limited to one league.

Use a **custom question** when the question depends on what is being bought, needs a richer answer type, or should be kept on the profile. Custom questions offer eight answer types — Number, Yes / No (optionally requiring a signature when "Yes"), Signature, Short Text, Long Text, Image Upload, Dropdown and Date — a **Required question** switch, a **Validity Period** (indefinite or expiring after a set number of days) and a **Scope** (Programs, Events, Memberships, Passes — all or specific, or by season).

Six custom-question types (all except Signature and Image Upload) can also be placed directly on Step 1 through the **Club question** tab, which is how CCM's "How did you hear about us?" is asked.

A third kind, **club fields**, lives on the member's own record rather than on a registration: see [How do I add my own profile fields?](/club/memberships-and-members/how-do-i-add-my-own-profile-fields). Turning on a club field's **Registration** switch puts it on Step 1 as well.

**Related:** [How do I add options with fees?](/club/registration-and-signup/how-do-i-add-options-with-fees) · [How do I add custom questions?](/club/memberships-and-members/how-do-i-add-custom-questions) · [How do I choose the fields on Step 1?](/club/registration-and-signup/how-do-i-choose-the-fields-on-step-1)


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