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wpForo 1.x.x [Closed] Synced First Name and Last Name fields

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Florian
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Can you please add "First Name" and "Last Name" as member fields? I know that I can add them manually with the Member Fields addon (which I bought), but those values are not synchronized with the ones in the WordPress backend.

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Sofy
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 Sofy
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Hi @florian,

I'm really sorry, but it's not possible. When you create a new field it cannot be synchronized based on its name. It cannot recognize that the newly created field should be synchronized with the already existing one. 

Florian
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But why can't you add a synchronized field just as the username, screen name or email address are synchronized?

I really love the plugin but the default answer to any suggestion here is always "that's not possible". 

Sofy
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Thank you very much @florian,

The wpForo user is the same WordPress user. But the wpForo – User Custom Fields add-on is designed just to extend the forum profile system. The fields designed with this add-on cannot be synchronized with Wordpress fields. 

Florian
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I got that. But why do you not add these fields into the core version of the plugin? WordPress has a First Name and Last Name field for user accounts, why should it be missing in the forum profile?

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