Hi Paulien,
Welcome to BuddyDev support forums.

Are you using the member blog plugin from BuddyBoss? Please link us to the plugin to understand the issue and assist you .

Regards
Brajesh

Hi Giuseppe,
Thank you for the reply.

It seems you might be using too many things to achieve a simple task.

Can you please summarise your current setup(do you have 2 field, 3 fields, 1 field for name) and share with me the complete code that you are using to enforce/update it.

Please share the code on pastebin.com and link me to allow me easily try it.

Thank you
Brajesh

Hi Dale,
Thank you for sharing the details.

We will need some time to look after it as we don’t use the BudddyX theme currently. I will probably hve some time mid next week to try the theme and this plugin. will be writing back after testing it.

Thank you
Brajesh

Hi Giuseppe,
Thank you for your posts.

I will be assisting you from here on on this topic. I have gone though all of your posts and your site.

I am unable to understand much on the site due to language(is that Italiano?), so that is a cognitive barrier for me while assisting you.

Is this what you are looking for:-

1. Have 2 fields for name( First name and last name)
2. Use the combination of these fields at places where name is being used?

I am not sure if you are using a plugin or code but if you are using one, you should disable the plugin and code before proceeding.

BuddyPress does have the ability to specify the first name/last name but it is not used for display purpose.

BuddyPress uses the Full name field for display purpose and this may feel unnatural at times.

If you really want to have 2 fields for name(first name and last name ) and need them to be used for updating display name,there is no way in BuddyPress to do that unless the full name field is hidden.

Here is what might work for you.

1. In the first field group, Create 2 fields and mark them as first name/last name from BuddyPress Field type selection->WordPress Fields->Text, mark these fields as required(since you want them to be filled).

2. Use the suggestion of the user syn plugin author to hide the actual full name/disply name field

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bp-8-0-name-field/
https://gist.github.com/christianwach/06d878edc277ce1ca8a7e59a82052744

Now, the full name field is hidden, the first name and last name will be used to update it.

This will have no effect on your existing users. It will only have affect on the new user registering/updating their profile.

Hope that helps.

Regards
Brajesh

Hi Quint,
Welcome back. I hope you are doing well.

You are right, the plugin had one purpose, to make WooCommerce account functionality manageable from user profile.

It is not suitable if you want to offer the user products from their profile to others.

Regards
Brajehs