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Hi all,
it's the first time i'm using civicrm. I'm using 3.2.5 version with Drupal 6. I must make public viewer subscribe to a mailing list with custom field.
I've serched in forum al lot, but I don't found a good reply so I didn't solve yet.
This is what I've done:
- adding custom data "User type" (/civicrm/admin/custom/group) for all contact types, with 2 fields to specify user type
- adding a group "myGroup" with "mailing list" and public visibility (this has added the newsletter that public user view from /civicrm/mailing/subscribe?reset=1 or directly /civicrm/mailing/subscribe?reset=1&gid=2)
- adding a Profile "Newsletter user" (type:Contact) linked to "myGroup", but there isn't custom data fields previous added. Anyway I've added some field to test functionality with no results.

Now only field show is email.
I've tried to modify "Subscribe.tpl" adding "{contact.custom_1}" with no results.
I've tried also adding "hook_form_alter" function in template.php theme file... maybe I've wrong location?

I'm thinking to adding hard-code forms in "Subscribe.tpl", but I don't know where modify to add values to db.

CiviCrm seems powerfull, but this problem make me crazy and if I don't solve I should find any other way.
Sorry my english...
Please... any kind of support will be very appreciated, thank you!!!

You probably just need to create a new profile with the field(s) you require, set the Adv Setting for the profile to 'add to a Group' and then use that Group for your Mailing List.