# Making the name field required or removing it?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [Março 20, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574 "2015-03-20T12:45:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@slegrand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slegrand)
#### Post date: [Março 20, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/1 "2015-03-20T12:45:35Z")
Hi. I’ve searched around but couldn’t find an easy way (via the admin page) to set the name field as required or to remove it so I can create a custom one that is required.
Sorry if this is a basic question, I am at a loss. 😕
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### Author:  [@PJH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PJH)
#### Post date: [Março 20, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/2 "2015-03-20T13:00:04Z")
> [@slegrand](#):
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> so I can create a custom one that is required.
Is http://example.com/admin/customize/user\_fields what you’re after?
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### Author:  [@slegrand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slegrand)
#### Post date: [Março 20, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/3 "2015-03-20T13:15:09Z")
I’ve worked out how to create custom ones and making them compulsory fields, but I cannot work out how to make the name field compulsory or remove it.
Currently if I create a name field and make it ‘required’, I end up with two name fields in the sign up form.
EDIT: I’m talking about the default sign-up name field that ships with vanilla discourse.
EDIT2: Ideally I would just like to know how to make that name field required.
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### Author:  [@PJH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PJH)
#### Post date: [Março 20, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/4 "2015-03-20T13:28:34Z")
Ah - I see what you’re getting at.
> [@slegrand](#):
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> I’ve worked out how to create custom ones and making them compulsory fields, but I cannot work out how to make the name field compulsory or remove it.
I’ve not seen anything in /admin to do that, and I highly suspect it’s not (currently) possible.
I suggest either making a request in, or moving this topic to, (probably) [`Feature`](https://meta.discourse.org/c/feature)
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### Author:  [@slegrand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slegrand)
#### Post date: [Março 20, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/5 "2015-03-20T14:09:38Z")
Ok, I’ve just moved it.
Thanks for your help so far.
EDIT: What a wonderful system Discourse is. Thanks a million to the devs and staff. It is an incredibly well thought out platform.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Março 21, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/6 "2015-03-21T00:29:51Z")
@neil can you add to your list a checkbox to make full name a required field at user signup time?
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### Author:  [@slegrand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slegrand)
#### Post date: [Março 21, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/7 "2015-03-21T15:00:24Z")
Wonderful. Thanks @codinghorror and @neil!
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [Março 21, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/8 "2015-03-21T15:51:48Z")
Will be curious how this effects people who are invited to the forum.
> [@How can we require a full name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-require-a-full-name/26089/7):
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> Also it’s worth mentioning that when you say this, you probably mean (based on previous posts..) that you want it required at the time of invite accept, not our standard new user signup registration dialog.
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### Author:  [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [Março 23, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/9 "2015-03-23T19:38:46Z")
It’s on my list! Will get to it soon.
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### Author:  [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [Abril 2, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/10 "2015-04-02T21:44:47Z")
I added this feature today.
There’s a checkbox in the Users section of the settings called “full name required”. Give it a try!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Abril 2, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/11 "2015-04-02T21:50:31Z")