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+defmodule MvWeb.MemberLive.ShowTest do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Tests for the member show page.
+
+  Tests cover:
+  - Displaying member information
+  - Custom Fields section visibility (Issue #282 regression test)
+  - Custom field values formatting
+
+  ## Note on async: false
+  Tests use `async: false` (not `async: true`) to prevent PostgreSQL deadlocks
+  when creating members and custom fields concurrently. This is intentional and
+  documented here to avoid confusion in commit messages.
+  """
+  # async: false to prevent PostgreSQL deadlocks when creating members and custom fields
+  use MvWeb.ConnCase, async: false
+  import Phoenix.LiveViewTest
+  require Ash.Query
+
+  alias Mv.Membership.{CustomField, CustomFieldValue, Member}
+
+  setup do
+    # Create test member
+    {:ok, member} =
+      Member
+      |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_member, %{
+        first_name: "Alice",
+        last_name: "Anderson",
+        email: "alice@example.com"
+      })
+      |> Ash.create()
+
+    %{member: member}
+  end
+
+  describe "custom fields section visibility (Issue #282)" do
+    test "displays Custom Fields section even when member has no custom field values", %{
+      conn: conn,
+      member: member
+    } do
+      # Create a custom field but no value for the member
+      {:ok, custom_field} =
+        CustomField
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          name: "phone_mobile",
+          value_type: :string
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      conn = conn_with_oidc_user(conn)
+      {:ok, view, html} = live(conn, ~p"/members/#{member}")
+
+      # Custom Fields section should be visible
+      assert html =~ gettext("Custom Fields")
+
+      # Custom field label should be visible
+      assert html =~ custom_field.name
+
+      # Value should show placeholder for empty value
+      assert html =~ "—" or html =~ gettext("Not set")
+    end
+
+    test "displays Custom Fields section with multiple custom fields, some without values", %{
+      conn: conn,
+      member: member
+    } do
+      # Create multiple custom fields
+      {:ok, field1} =
+        CustomField
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          name: "phone_mobile",
+          value_type: :string
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      {:ok, field2} =
+        CustomField
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          name: "membership_number",
+          value_type: :integer
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      # Create value only for first field
+      {:ok, _cfv} =
+        CustomFieldValue
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          member_id: member.id,
+          custom_field_id: field1.id,
+          value: %{"_union_type" => "string", "_union_value" => "+49123456789"}
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      conn = conn_with_oidc_user(conn)
+      {:ok, view, html} = live(conn, ~p"/members/#{member}")
+
+      # Custom Fields section should be visible
+      assert html =~ gettext("Custom Fields")
+
+      # Both field labels should be visible
+      assert html =~ field1.name
+      assert html =~ field2.name
+
+      # First field should show value
+      assert html =~ "+49123456789"
+
+      # Second field should show placeholder
+      assert html =~ "—" or html =~ gettext("Not set")
+    end
+
+    test "does not display Custom Fields section when no custom fields exist", %{
+      conn: conn,
+      member: member
+    } do
+      conn = conn_with_oidc_user(conn)
+      {:ok, view, html} = live(conn, ~p"/members/#{member}")
+
+      # Custom Fields section should NOT be visible
+      refute html =~ gettext("Custom Fields")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "custom field value formatting" do
+    test "formats string custom field values", %{conn: conn, member: member} do
+      {:ok, custom_field} =
+        CustomField
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          name: "phone_mobile",
+          value_type: :string
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      {:ok, _cfv} =
+        CustomFieldValue
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          member_id: member.id,
+          custom_field_id: custom_field.id,
+          value: %{"_union_type" => "string", "_union_value" => "+49123456789"}
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      conn = conn_with_oidc_user(conn)
+      {:ok, view, html} = live(conn, ~p"/members/#{member}")
+
+      assert html =~ "+49123456789"
+    end
+
+    test "formats email custom field values as mailto links", %{conn: conn, member: member} do
+      {:ok, custom_field} =
+        CustomField
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          name: "private_email",
+          value_type: :email
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      {:ok, _cfv} =
+        CustomFieldValue
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          member_id: member.id,
+          custom_field_id: custom_field.id,
+          value: %{"_union_type" => "email", "_union_value" => "private@example.com"}
+        })
+        |> Ash.create()
+
+      conn = conn_with_oidc_user(conn)
+      {:ok, view, html} = live(conn, ~p"/members/#{member}")
+
+      # Should contain mailto link
+      assert html =~ ~s(href="mailto:private@example.com")
+      assert html =~ "private@example.com"
+    end
+  end
+end