Gravity Support Forums Topic: How do I setup fields to have a blank first option? https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-setup-fields-to-have-a-blank-first-option Gravity Support Forums Topic: How do I setup fields to have a blank first option? en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:05:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php David Smith on "How do I setup fields to have a blank first option?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-setup-fields-to-have-a-blank-first-option#post-16913 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:55:27 +0000 David Smith 16913@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>If you're using a more recent version of Gravity Forms, you can check the "enable values" option, add your default option, and set the value for that option to be empty. Like so: <a href="http://grab.by/8yer" rel="nofollow">http://grab.by/8yer</a> </p> jcrsantiago on "How do I setup fields to have a blank first option?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-setup-fields-to-have-a-blank-first-option#post-16876 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:28:34 +0000 jcrsantiago 16876@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm new, so I haven't tried it yet.</p> <p>Looks like people have been requesting this feature since November 2009. </p> Chris Hajer on "How do I setup fields to have a blank first option?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-setup-fields-to-have-a-blank-first-option#post-16874 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:18:30 +0000 Chris Hajer 16874@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You should be able to do that now.</p> <p><a href="http://forum.gravityhelp.com/topic/ability-to-add-default-to-dropdown-that-cant-be-chosen#post-1579" rel="nofollow">http://forum.gravityhelp.com/topic/ability-to-add-default-to-dropdown-that-cant-be-chosen#post-1579</a></p> <blockquote><p>For now, you can leave the first option empty and the validation works properly.</p></blockquote> <p>That was a while ago, and there have been other posts since explaining it differently. Is it not working for you if you have an empty first option? </p> jcrsantiago on "How do I setup fields to have a blank first option?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-i-setup-fields-to-have-a-blank-first-option#post-16873 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:04:55 +0000 jcrsantiago 16873@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>So I have a drop down menu. I want to have the first option be blank or say "Select One." But it can't be a valid option selection. </p>