nice suggestion Mike Reynolds will check to see if we can do that, if yes will add an option for admincp to force member to go to "Edit profile" page if the % complete is not 100%

well yeah, otherwise, it's not a "force". If they can still use the site without profile completeness, this plugin is essentially useless, and the word "force" should not be used in it's description. It would be misleading.

I want function, not decoration.

Even without this profile completeness plugin, any profile items admin marks as required can be filled in on sign up, but then members can simply change it once they are joined (as many on my site have done), and so they have required profile items blank. This function of forcing users to fill in required profile items should really be part of it's core functionality. Otherwise, "required" is utterly useless.

I have created this, and I think that is enough

Certainly I won't buy this plugin unless it actually does FORCE users to complete required profile items. I don't want to "encourage" them to fill in their profiles. I want to FORCE them. I've already tried many forms of encouragement. They don't work. Many members need to be forced to do it, and the site should redirect every user with incomplete required items to their profile edit page no matter what they click.

Anything less than that is purely a useless decoration.

you can not force anyone to do something that he does not want.

And if you demand it very simply, it will go away which is the most likely ..

Mark nice test with MooBook so it is fine

Great sugestion Mike Reynolds

force would be good as an option as set by an admin

ketkew, yes, that's all I'm asking. Make it optional for those who want to FORCE profile completeness.

One of the most frequent complaints from my members is "Hey, this is supposed to be a social network. If I can't find people based on certain profile criteria, especially location to find people near me, what good is it?"

And I agree. But the script currently has no ability to force users to maintain required profile items.

GeorgiosT may have a different type of site, and that's fine. But ...  moreketkew, yes, that's all I'm asking. Make it optional for those who want to FORCE profile completeness.

One of the most frequent complaints from my members is "Hey, this is supposed to be a social network. If I can't find people based on certain profile criteria, especially location to find people near me, what good is it?"

And I agree. But the script currently has no ability to force users to maintain required profile items.

GeorgiosT may have a different type of site, and that's fine. But I don't want people on my site that want to remain anonymous. The whole purpose of my site is for people to find connections with other people near them. If you're there to just lurk around and not be seen, you're just consuming space and resources, and I don't want you there anyway.

So those who don't like to be "forced" to maintain basic profile info are more than welcome to leave. The exit door is wide open for those types of people.  

I agree my friend Mike Reynolds, but you can not force them, you have to do it in such a way that they want to do it on their own

I have tried many ways GeorgiosT, and a year later, there's still a huge number of members who do not maintain required profile info. So in the case of my site, it needs to be forced. And if/when mooSocial makes the script capable of doing so, I will force them. If some members don't like it, they are welcome to leave my site. Those are the kind of members I don't want on my site.