[bojanski]

I have a following situation:
I’m running a BuddyPress Social Network and using the default “Full Name” field as First Name for registration. I also added a mandatory custom field called Last Name… So, the members profile page looks like it should.

My question:
How can I use the current field configuration to display members Full Names (using both fields)?

[bojanski]

Is there a workaround for this!? Any hints?

[bojanski]

The missing real names feature in BuddyPress is really a major shortcoming.

[@mercime]

There’s a plugin for that
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-real-names/

[bojanski]

Thank you! Yes I know… but this one is not a real solution for my problem!
Using this PlugIn (during the registration) my users still have to fill out three mandatory fields (Full Name, First- and Last Name)… and this doesn’t make sense…

[Chris_m]

Using this PlugIn (during the registration) my users still have to fill out three mandatory fields (Full Name, First- and Last Name)… and this doesn’t make sense…

Is there a solution for this? Having to fill in redundant information (first name, last name and full name) seems to be a big no no during registration. The website of the creator of “Real Names” doesn’t seem to be reachable anymore.

[razzgpe]

THIS is my same problem! The Buddypress-Real-Names Plugin is not a solution for this problem, because you have to register with Full Name, First- and Last Name. That is not a solution. Its just confiusing the user and that is negativ!

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/is-it-possible-to-create-a-community-where-people-can-use-thier-real-names/?topic_page=3&num=15#post-89725