https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard Gravity Support Forums Topic: dropdown - can it be blank as standard ? en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:16:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-10864 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:23:43 +0000 Carl Hancock 10864@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Yes, send us the information via our Contact Us form and reference this forum thread. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-10860 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:06:27 +0000 alirtsman 10860@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The site is actually hidden behind htaccess right now, so is it possible for me to email you directly with a url, username, and password? Thanks in advance! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-10858 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:24:06 +0000 Carl Hancock 10858@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm not familiar with Labelify, can you post a link to an example form where the problem is occurring so I can take a look at it? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-10857 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:22:50 +0000 alirtsman 10857@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hey Carl -- thanks for getting back to me. I traced down the problem and it's that we're using some jQuery to force the labels inside the text fields. If we comment out the jQuery, your function works fine, but it seems like we can't do both. We're using a plugin called Labelify...do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-10850 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:53:52 +0000 Carl Hancock 10850@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Nobody else is reporting issues. Edit the drop down field, turn on the optional values and give the first option in your drop down a blank value. Make sure there is no blank spaces, etc. Just no value. Then set the field to required. If the first option is selected it should show a validation error as no value was selected. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-10826 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:31:12 +0000 alirtsman 10826@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I just followed Carl's directions, but I couldn't get it to actually treat the dropdown as required. Has anyone else had any problems? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-9825 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:42:08 +0000 Morten Knudsen 9825@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>That works exactly like the good Doctor Hancock prescribed !</p> <p>Thanks ! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-9794 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:07:37 +0000 Carl Hancock 9794@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>If you are using Gravity Forms v1.4 then you would edit the drop down field, above the options of the drop down you would click the "show values" checkbox. </p> <p>Now you would make the first option say something like "Select a Video" and then leave it's value blank.</p> <p>Then for each of the other videos you would make sure you have a value filled in. You can duplicate the option name for the value. But they must have both.</p> <p>Now make the field required.</p> <p>What this will do is the first option has a label, but no value so it won't pass validation and will ask them to choose a video. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-can-it-be-blank-as-standard#post-9781 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:54:57 +0000 Morten Knudsen 9781@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm having a contest for which band is shown live (an event).... They have each submitted a video, but I guess having prefilled the option with the first choice gives an unfair advantage to that video.</p> <p>so how can I have a dropbox with<br /> Video 1<br /> Video 2<br /> Video 3<br /> Video 4<br /> Video 5</p> <p>and have the default entry beeing blank, but you *must* choose one of the video's...? </p>