[jerryc]

That’s fine. I don’t need the name, and I want to make it very easy for people to become free members. I’ve joined other sites and subscribed list where all I needed was an email address.

Thanks for doing this. I expect others will like the options.

[jerryc]

I, reread that link. I was using method 1, with [wp_eMember_registration]. I changed to method 2, with [free_rego_with_email_confirmation], and the output is identical. I get the identical short form, which asks for first name, last name, and email address.

I don’t want to ask for the last name. (I’m even thinking of not asking for the first name.) However, even though I unchecked last name like you said, it still shows up on the short form. If the user doesn’t fill it in, an error message comes up saying “You must fill in all the fields!” I don’t want to force such restrictions on my users.

[jerryc]

I wanted to do the same thing, and they said I needed to buy the estore plugin to make it work. I haven’t gone live with my site yet, but the settings are there in my dashboard. Good luck.

[jerryc]

Is there a way to edit the code to amend this? If so, where is it? Thanks.

[jerryc]

I’m not ready to post the url publicly yet, nor do I want to reinstall now (I remember when I had an internet connection problem and every time I called the cable company they had me reboot everything, and that usually didn’t fix the problem), particularly since that will mean that I will have to redo all my custom code. I have a rather new version, so it should be current enough. If you folks can really identify my problem, and tell me that it’s fixed in an upgrade, then, and only then, I’ll do a reinstall.

Yes, I have the free membership option checked. It’s the Registration form (the output of the [wp_eMember_registration] shortcode) that I’m trying to edit to remove the last name field from the form. I can’t find how to do that in the documentation anywhere, nor in the code (which isn’t very rich in comments.) I’m not saying it’s not there, it’s just not easy for me to find it.

[jerryc]

OK, suppose we set the cookie duration for 10 years. Then, suppose a free member gets referred to the site from another affiliate, and later upgrades. Which affiliate will get the commission?

[jerryc]

I did that a long time ago and it didn’t work. Again, it’s the join form I’m trying to remove it from, not registration.

[jerryc]

I think I might have asked the wrong question. It’s the join form I want to customize, to remove the last name field. I’m not saying it’s not in the documentation, but I couldn’t find it.

[jerryc]

You’re right, I didn’t read everything. Good documentation is designed so users don’t have to read everything to find what they’re looking for.

I’ve searched for everything I can find that was relevant, and reread the link you suggested, and the join page still asks for the last name, which I don’t want, nor do I want to even ask for it.

The code that makes the fields on my join page is:

[wp_eMember_registration]

but I can’t find how to edit its output.

Thanks.

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