First Name/Last Name Combine & Separate in Podio Calc Fields

July 28, 2025

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The objective is to:

Combine first name and last name fields into a full name.
Separate a full name into first and last name fields.

This can be done using JavaScript in Podio calculation fields to manipulate the name fields.

– OR

You can Use PHP in Podio Workflow Automation(PWA)

Examples

Calc Field JS

Combine First/Last Name Fields into Full Name:

@First Name + " " + @Last Name
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Split Full Name into First/Last Fields

First Name = @Full Name.split(' ').slice(0, -1).join(' ')

Last Name = @Full Name.split(' ').slice(-1).join(' ')
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PWA PHP Variable

Split Full Name into First/Last Fields

First Name = (strpos( Contact-Field , " ")) ? (substr( Contact-Field , 0, strpos( Contact-Field , " "))) : ( Contact-Field )

Last Name = substr( trim( Contact-Name-Field ) , strpos(trim ( Contact-Name-Field), " ") +1)
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First Name/Last Name Combine & Separate in Podio Calc Fields

July 28, 2025

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July 28, 2025

Contributed by:

First Name/Last Name Combine & Separate in Podio Calc Fields

Examples

Calc Field JS

PWA PHP Variable

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