Require first and last name from users who are editing their profiles.
As of April 2026, Require First and Last Name is a WordPress ui plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Radio Buttons for Taxonomies.
Require first and last name from users who are editing their profiles.
The HTML5 required attribute is added, the text “(required)” is added next to the fields, and the data is verified to be non-empty on save.
Development of this plugin was supported by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Shakespeare Project.
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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