EffortLess Required Fields Validator

Effortless Required Fields Validator ensures content quality by requiring all users to complete essential fields before publishing posts and pages in the WordPress Gutenberg editor.

Required Fields

• Title – Post/page title must not be empty
• Content – Post/page content must not be empty
• Featured Image – A featured image must be set
• Category – At least one category must be selected (posts only)

Features

• Works for all users – Admins, Editors, Authors, and Contributors all have the same validation
• Real-time validation – Publish button is disabled until all required fields are filled
• Visual feedback – Warning message shows which fields are missing
• Gutenberg optimized – Seamless integration with the block editor
• Multilingual ready – Fully translatable with included French translation
• Lightweight – Minimal performance impact
• Clean code – Follows WordPress coding standards

How It Works

1. When editing a post or page, the plugin monitors all required fields
2. If any field is missing, the Publish button is automatically disabled
3. A prominent warning banner shows which fields need to be completed
4. Once all fields are filled, publishing is allowed
5. Server-side validation ensures posts cannot be published without required fields

Use Cases

• Maintain consistent content quality across your site
• Ensure all posts have featured images for better social media sharing
• Enforce editorial standards for multi-author blogs
• Prevent incomplete posts from being published accidentally
• Improve SEO by requiring complete content

Translations

• English (default)
• French (Français) – included
• Translation ready – submit your translations!

Developer Notes

Filters Available

Currently, the plugin doesn’t provide filters for customization, but this may be added in future versions based on community feedback.

Translation

To translate this plugin:

1. Use the provided .pot file in the /languages folder
2. Create your translation using Poedit or similar tool
3. For JavaScript translations, compile JSON files using WP-CLI:
   wp i18n make-json languages/ –no-purge
4. Submit your translation to the plugin author

Support

For support, please use the WordPress.org support forums or visit the plugin’s GitHub repository (if available).

Privacy Policy

This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. It only validates post/page fields locally in the WordPress editor.

Credits

Developed by domclic with ❤️ for the WordPress community.