Answers.Body: <p>There isn't any UI config to add filters in 'Refine search' dropdown. However you can add filters via custom extension by implementing entityRefFilters hook.</p>
  <p>Alternatively you can use Advance search &gt;&gt; Select contact(s) &gt;&gt; Event registration (from task actions).</p>
  <p>HTH</p>
  <p>Pradeep</p>
  
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Body: <p>We have some custom fields for our members.  When manually adding a participant to an event, I’d like to be able to search by those custom fields when searching for a contact.  How can I do this?</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/CmTUs.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CmTUs.png" alt="example search" /></a></p>
  
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Title: Use custom field for participant search in event registration?
ThreadText: # Use custom field for participant search in event registration?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-21)
  
  We have some custom fields for our members. When manually adding a participant to an event, I’d like to be able to search by those custom fields when searching for a contact. How can I do this?
  
  [![example search](https://i.sstatic.net/CmTUs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/CmTUs.png)
  
  **Tags:** civievent, custom-fields
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2022-02-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  There isn't any UI config to add filters in 'Refine search' dropdown. However you can add filters via custom extension by implementing entityRefFilters hook.
  
  Alternatively you can use Advance search >> Select contact(s) >> Event registration (from task actions).
  
  HTH
  
  username_1
  
  
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