diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index d9b3c8b..07824fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ X-editable changelog
        
 Version 1.1.0 wip
 ----------------------------   
+[enh #9] 'name' or 'id' is not required anymore (vitalets)      
 [enh] 'clear' button added in date and dateui (vitalets)      
 [enh] form template changed: added DIV.editable-input, DIV.editable.buttons and $.fn.editableform buttons (vitalets)      
 [enh] new input type: checklist (vitalets)      
diff --git a/src/element/editable-element.js b/src/element/editable-element.js
index ed282fd..fe581cd 100644
--- a/src/element/editable-element.js
+++ b/src/element/editable-element.js
@@ -29,12 +29,8 @@ Makes editable any HTML element on the page. Applied as jQuery method.
                 return;
             }    
                 
-            //name must be defined
+            //name
             this.options.name = this.options.name || this.$element.attr('id');
-            if (!this.options.name) {
-                $.error('You must define name (or id) for Editable element');
-                return;
-            } 
              
             //create input of specified type. Input will be used for converting value, not in form
             if(typeof $.fn.editableform.types[this.options.type] === 'function') {
diff --git a/src/inputs/list.js b/src/inputs/list.js
index 33be516..fc8412c 100644
--- a/src/inputs/list.js
+++ b/src/inputs/list.js
@@ -93,17 +93,16 @@ List - abstract class for inputs that have source option loaded from js array or
                     cache.callbacks = [];
                     cache.err_callbacks = [];
                 }
-
+                
                 //loading sourceData from server
                 $.ajax({
                     url: this.options.source,
                     type: 'get',
                     cache: false,
-                    data: {name: this.options.name},
+                    data: this.options.name ? {name: this.options.name} : {},
                     dataType: 'json',
                     success: $.proxy(function (data) {
                         cache.loading = false;
-                        // this.options.source = data;
                         this.sourceData = this.makeArray(data);
                         if($.isArray(this.sourceData)) {
                             this.doPrepend();
diff --git a/test/unit/api.js b/test/unit/api.js
index dfb24fb..313e682 100644
--- a/test/unit/api.js
+++ b/test/unit/api.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ $(function () {
    module("api", {
         setup: function(){
             fx = $('#async-fixture');
-            delete $.fn.editable.defaults.name;
             $.support.transition = false;
         }
     });
diff --git a/test/unit/checklist.js b/test/unit/checklist.js
index 1f4258f..294d2a5 100644
--- a/test/unit/checklist.js
+++ b/test/unit/checklist.js
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ $(function () {
         setup: function(){
             sfx = $('#qunit-fixture'),
             fx = $('#async-fixture');               
-            $.fn.editable.defaults.name = 'name2';
-            //clear cache
-            $(document).removeData('groups.php-'+$.fn.editable.defaults.name);
             $.support.transition = false;
         }
     });  
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ $(function () {
          }, timeout);                              
     });                  
    
-     asyncTest("test limit", function () {
+     asyncTest("limit option", function () {
          var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="checklist" data-value="2,3" data-url="post.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable({
              pk: 1,
              source: groupsArr,
diff --git a/test/unit/date.js b/test/unit/date.js
index e2ab4cc..83f6707 100644
--- a/test/unit/date.js
+++ b/test/unit/date.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ $(function () {
    module("date", {
         setup: function(){
             fx = $('#async-fixture');
-            $.fn.editable.defaults.name = 'name1';
             dpg = $.fn.datepicker.DPGlobal;
         }
     });
diff --git a/test/unit/dateui.js b/test/unit/dateui.js
index 91c22fb..f6a1d20 100644
--- a/test/unit/dateui.js
+++ b/test/unit/dateui.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ $(function () {
    module("dateui", {
         setup: function(){
             fx = $('#async-fixture');
-            $.fn.editable.defaults.name = 'name1';
         }
     });
     
diff --git a/test/unit/select.js b/test/unit/select.js
index fec4a8e..b4b969f 100644
--- a/test/unit/select.js
+++ b/test/unit/select.js
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ $(function () {
         setup: function(){
             sfx = $('#qunit-fixture'),
             fx = $('#async-fixture');               
-            $.fn.editable.defaults.name = 'name1';
-            //clear cache
-            $(document).removeData('groups.php-'+$.fn.editable.defaults.name);
             $.support.transition = false;
         }
     });  
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ $(function () {
         }, timeout);                     
     })           
    
-    asyncTest("popover should save new selected value", function () {
+    asyncTest("should save new selected value", function () {
          var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-value="2" data-url="post.php">customer</a>').appendTo(fx).editable({
              pk: 1,
              source: groups
@@ -192,8 +189,8 @@ $(function () {
                e.remove();    
                start();  
          }, timeout);                              
-    });                  
-   
+    });    
+    
      asyncTest("if new text is empty --> show emptytext on save", function () {
         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-value="2" data-url="post.php">customer</a>').appendTo(fx).editable({
              pk: 1,
@@ -248,8 +245,11 @@ $(function () {
      });
      
      asyncTest("cache request for same selects", function () {
-         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="2" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache.php">customer</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
-             e1 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="2" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache.php">customer</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
+        //clear cache
+        $(document).removeData('groups.php-name1');         
+                                 
+         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-name="name1" data-value="2" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache.php">customer</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
+             e1 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" id="name1" data-value="2" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache.php">customer</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
              req = 0;
 
         $.mockjax({
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ $(function () {
      
     asyncTest("cache simultaneous requests", function () {
         expect(4);
+        
+        //clear cache
+        $(document).removeData('groups.php-name1');          
+        
         var req = 0;
         $.mockjax({
                 url: 'groups-cache-sim.php',
@@ -303,9 +307,9 @@ $(function () {
                 }
          });  
 
-         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="1" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
-             e1 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="2" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
-             e2 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="3" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable();
+         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-name="name1" data-value="1" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
+             e1 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-name="name1" data-value="2" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
+             e2 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-name="name1" data-value="3" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable();
            
           setTimeout(function() {
 
@@ -324,6 +328,10 @@ $(function () {
      
     asyncTest("cache simultaneous requests (loading error)", function () {
         expect(4);
+        
+        //clear cache
+        $(document).removeData('groups.php-name1');           
+        
         var req = 0;
         $.mockjax({
                 url: 'groups-cache-sim-err.php',
@@ -334,9 +342,9 @@ $(function () {
                 }
          });  
 
-         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="1" data-autotext="always" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim-err.php">35</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
-             e1 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="2" data-autotext="always" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim-err.php">35</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
-             e2 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-value="3" data-autotext="always" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim-err.php">6456</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
+         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-name="name1" data-value="1" data-autotext="always" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim-err.php">35</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
+             e1 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-name="name1" data-value="2" data-autotext="always" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim-err.php">35</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
+             e2 = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-pk="1" data-name="name1" data-value="3" data-autotext="always" data-url="post.php" data-source="groups-cache-sim-err.php">6456</a>').appendTo(fx).editable(),
              errText = $.fn.editableform.types.select.defaults.sourceError;
            
           setTimeout(function() {
diff --git a/test/unit/text.js b/test/unit/text.js
index df70bda..79f1b90 100644
--- a/test/unit/text.js
+++ b/test/unit/text.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ $(function () {
     module("text", {
        setup: function() {
            fx = $('#async-fixture');
-           $.fn.editable.defaults.name = 'name1';
            $.support.transition = false;
        }
    });
diff --git a/test/unit/textarea.js b/test/unit/textarea.js
index cee65bc..6a76813 100644
--- a/test/unit/textarea.js
+++ b/test/unit/textarea.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ $(function () {
     
    module("textarea", {
         setup: function(){
-            fx = $('#async-fixture'),
-            $.fn.editable.defaults.name = 'name1';
+            fx = $('#async-fixture');
+            $.support.transition = false;
         }
     });