# This is the section to replace (lines 186-209)

# OLD CODE:
				$has_pending = false;

				if (!empty($userspn_fields)) {
					foreach ($userspn_fields as $field) {
						// Skip if not required
						if (empty($field['required']) || !$field['required']) {
							continue;
						}

						// Check if field is visible based on parent dependencies
						$is_visible = $this->userspn_is_field_visible($field, $userspn_fields, $user_id);

						// Only check if field is empty when it's actually visible
						if ($is_visible && empty(get_user_meta($user_id, $field['id'], true))) {
							$has_pending = true;
							break;
						}
					}
				}

				if ($has_pending) {
					wp_enqueue_script($this->plugin_name . '-profile-fields-validation', USERSPN_URL . 'assets/js/userspn-profile-fields-validation.js', ['jquery', $this->plugin_name . '-popups', $this->plugin_name], $this->version, false);
				}

# NEW CODE with debugging:
				$has_pending = false;
				$debug_fields = [];
				$pending_fields = [];

				if (!empty($userspn_fields)) {
					foreach ($userspn_fields as $field) {
						$field_id = isset($field['id']) ? $field['id'] : 'unknown';
						$field_label = isset($field['label']) ? $field['label'] : $field_id;

						// Debug info for this field
						$debug_info = [
							'id' => $field_id,
							'label' => $field_label,
							'required' => !empty($field['required']) && $field['required'],
							'has_parent' => !empty($field['parent']) && $field['parent'] !== 'this',
							'parent' => isset($field['parent']) ? $field['parent'] : null,
							'parent_option' => isset($field['parent_option']) ? $field['parent_option'] : null,
						];

						// Skip if not required
						if (empty($field['required']) || !$field['required']) {
							$debug_info['status'] = 'skipped_not_required';
							$debug_fields[] = $debug_info;
							continue;
						}

						// Check if field is visible based on parent dependencies
						$is_visible = $this->userspn_is_field_visible($field, $userspn_fields, $user_id);
						$field_value = get_user_meta($user_id, $field['id'], true);

						$debug_info['is_visible'] = $is_visible;
						$debug_info['current_value'] = $field_value;
						$debug_info['is_empty'] = empty($field_value);

						// If has parent, get parent value for debugging
						if (!empty($field['parent']) && $field['parent'] !== 'this') {
							$debug_info['parent_current_value'] = get_user_meta($user_id, $field['parent'], true);
						}

						// Only check if field is empty when it's actually visible
						if ($is_visible && empty($field_value)) {
							$debug_info['status'] = 'PENDING - visible and empty';
							$has_pending = true;
							$pending_fields[] = $field_label . ' (' . $field_id . ')';
						} elseif (!$is_visible) {
							$debug_info['status'] = 'skipped_hidden';
						} else {
							$debug_info['status'] = 'completed';
						}

						$debug_fields[] = $debug_info;
					}
				}

				// Pass debug info to JavaScript (always, even when no pending fields)
				wp_localize_script($this->plugin_name, 'userspn_validation_debug', [
					'enabled' => true,
					'has_pending' => $has_pending,
					'pending_count' => count($pending_fields),
					'pending_fields' => $pending_fields,
					'all_fields' => $debug_fields,
				]);

				// Enqueue debug script
				wp_enqueue_script($this->plugin_name . '-validation-debug', USERSPN_URL . 'assets/js/userspn-validation-debug.js', ['jquery', $this->plugin_name], $this->version, false);

				if ($has_pending) {
					wp_enqueue_script($this->plugin_name . '-profile-fields-validation', USERSPN_URL . 'assets/js/userspn-profile-fields-validation.js', ['jquery', $this->plugin_name . '-popups', $this->plugin_name], $this->version, false);
				}