How to extend IdentityUser with custom property

Question

I\'m using asp.net Identity 2.0 for users to log into my website, where the authentication details are stored in an SQL database. Asp.net Identity has been implemented in a

Answer 1

Hope this might help others, since the original post is 1+years old

If have already created the project with 'Authentication Individual User Accounts:

In Solution Explorer go to project>Models>IdentityModels.cs

under public class ApplicationUser: IdentityUser (should be the first class).

Add your custom properties after public async Task GenerateUserIdentityAsync(UserManager manager) like my example below:

public class ApplicationUser : IdentityUser
{
    public async Task GenerateUserIdentityAsync(UserManager manager)
    {
        // Note the authenticationType must match the one defined in CookieAuthenticationOptions.AuthenticationType
        var userIdentity = await manager.CreateIdentityAsync(this, DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ApplicationCookie);
        // Add custom user claims here
        return userIdentity;
    }
    **//add custom properties here - these are just examples**
    public bool SendEmails { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
}

Then using NuGet Packagemanager:

• enable-migrations (if you haven't already)
• add-migration [enter]
• nameYourMigration [enter]
• (view the migration file to verify your properties are going to be added)
• update-database [enter]
• Check your AspNetUsers db table to be sure the properties were added correctly

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I hope this helps..