# Problem creating "Traditional" project

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-creating-traditional-project/45547>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** projects\
**Created:** [September 26, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-creating-traditional-project/45547 "2023-09-26T23:10:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![eogold](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/eogold/32/24305_2.png) [@eogold](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/eogold)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-creating-traditional-project/45547/1 "2023-09-26T23:10:07Z")

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We are in the 5th year of collecting newt migration data at Laguna Lake near Petaluma, CA. I have set up the previous projects as “Traditional” project with several important custom fields, etc. Today I tried to set up our next project in this series and I only see the option to create a “Collection” project which appears to leave out many of the features we have used in past years. Am I missing something? How do I create a Traditional project with custom fields, etc.? Is there a way to duplicate an existing project?

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**Author:** ![thebeachcomber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thebeachcomber/32/12748_2.png) [@thebeachcomber](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thebeachcomber)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-creating-traditional-project/45547/2 "2023-09-26T23:57:08Z")

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> [@eogold](#):
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> How do I create a Traditional project with custom fields, etc.?

At [https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/new](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/new), click this hyperlinked text:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/d/4/d4770db4cde494cffee9625cb5b5a5c55b0edfdb.png)

> [@eogold](#):
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> Is there a way to duplicate an existing project?

to my knowledge you can’t duplicate traditional projects, only collection

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**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-creating-traditional-project/45547/3 "2023-09-27T00:47:00Z")

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Note that you [need to have 50 verifiable obserations](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/24731-new-requirements-to-sending-messages-making-projects-and-making-places) in order to make a traditional project.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/problem-creating-traditional-project/45547/4 "2023-11-26T00:47:45Z")

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