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Custom columns let you store extra information for each member (e.g. graduation year, shirt size, committee) and use it for filtering and display.

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Add a custom column

  1. Go to Members and open Custom columns (or Settings → Member columns, depending on your app).
  2. Click Add column (or Add custom column).
  3. Set:
    • Name: Internal name used in the list and for CSV mapping (e.g. Graduation Year). Use letters, numbers, spaces; avoid special characters if you use CSV import.
    • Data type: String, Number, Date, or Boolean.
    • Sort order: Order in which the column appears in the list (lower numbers first).
  4. Save. The column appears in the member list and in the add/edit member form.
Column names must be unique per organization. After creation, changing the name may affect CSV imports that use the old name.

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Data types

  • String: Text (e.g. major, shirt size “M”).
  • Number: Numeric values (e.g. graduation year 2026, ID number).
  • Date: Date only (e.g. join date, birth date).
  • Boolean: Yes/No or true/false (e.g. “Board member”, “Paid member”).

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Fill in values

  • Per member: When editing a member, fill in the custom column values.
  • Bulk: Use CSV upload and include a column whose header matches the custom column name exactly. Rowhouse will map and import those values.

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Filter and sort

  • In the Members list, use filters to show only members where a custom column equals (or contains) a value.
  • Sort by a custom column if the UI supports it (column header click or sort dropdown).
Use consistent values (e.g. “2025” not “Fall 2025” for a graduation year number column) so filtering and sorting work as expected.

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Reorder or remove

  • Reorder: Change the sort order of custom columns so they appear in the order you want.
  • Remove: Delete the column from the custom columns settings. Existing values for that column are removed from member records; other data is unchanged.