# How can we require a full name?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-require-a-full-name/26089
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 7, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-require-a-full-name/26089 "2015-03-07T07:09:05Z")
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### Author: ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-require-a-full-name/26089/9 "2015-04-08T17:17:50Z")

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There’s a setting to make the full name field required.

> [@Making the name field required or removing it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/10):
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> I added this feature today. [image] There’s a checkbox in the Users section of the settings called “full name required”. Give it a try!

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