https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected Gravity Support Forums Topic: Drop Down Menu first item not selected en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:49:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-72340 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:20:21 +0000 Rob Harrell 72340@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You can create a drop down, with the first option to be: "Select Below" or "Please Select". Then enable values on the field, but leave a blank value for the "Select Below" option. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-72331 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:42:06 +0000 posilvano 72331@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I have the same problem... any news about it? Contact form 7 (free plugin), do it so simple... </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-72320 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:51:55 +0000 All 72320@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Any update on this request of integrating default values as not valid submission through the GUI. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-60493 Sun, 27 May 2012 21:17:58 +0000 David Peralty 60493@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Yes, you could create an option in your drop down called "Select Below" then validate using the hook you pointed out creating an error if they leave it on "Select Below". </p> <p>You could not, however, determine if they have opened the field or not though using PHP. You could use some form of JavaScript validation, but you would have to write this yourself (JS is my weak point) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-60486 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:01:05 +0000 All 60486@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Until the developers provide a solution referencing <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_field_validation" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_field_validation</a> where in form_display.php would you insert the example code to make it work. This would help to assure that the code is placed correctly. </p> <p>any assistance would be appreciated. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-60428 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:14:53 +0000 All 60428@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Built-in functionality or perhaps a true "developer eddition" will plugin support to allow any changes to work when you upgrade.</p> <p>"Some people like setting the default options so that people don't have to enter data on a long form with multiple selections. "<br /> Yes, unfortunately that doesn't provide accuracy if you truly require absolute validation of the data.</p> <p>suggestion would be a not allowed input option. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-59448 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:33 +0000 David Peralty 59448@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Some people like setting the default options so that people don't have to enter data on a long form with multiple selections. So we would have to decide some sort of UI for controlling this effectively. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-59446 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:58:38 +0000 All 59446@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>thanks.</p> <p>essentially the functionality should be.</p> <p>1. if the user has touched the field or not<br /> ---- if they haven't ERROR<br /> ---- if they have and the default value selected ERROR </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-59444 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:43:05 +0000 David Peralty 59444@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>If you want to stop Please Select from being a valid entry, have a look at the following hook:<br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_field_validation" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_field_validation</a></p> <p>I will ping the developers about this to see if we can come up with a built-in solution in the future. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/drop-down-menu-first-item-not-selected#post-59442 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:21:51 +0000 All 59442@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>- What is the best way to make sure the user actually has selected one of the valid items not left the default item through validation?</p> <p>use case issue:</p> <p>using drop down menu<br /> ex. 1<br /> item1<br /> item2<br /> item3</p> <p>issue:<br /> 1. some users leave the default item selected when it's not what they wanted<br /> 2. form doesn't have a way to make sure that the user actually selected an item</p> <p>workaround kind of</p> <p>ex. 2<br /> Please select<br /> item1<br /> item2<br /> item3</p> <p>issue:<br /> 1. form allows "Please select" as a valid entry </p>