https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/minimum-word-count-custom-validation Gravity Support Forums Topic: Minimum Word Count Custom Validation en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:19:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/minimum-word-count-custom-validation#post-81276 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:22:35 +0000 Chris Hajer 81276@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>This was discussed recently here:<br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/minimum-number-of-characterswords" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/minimum-number-of-characterswords</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/minimum-word-count-custom-validation#post-81274 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:21:36 +0000 Chris Hajer 81274@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thank you for posting that solution. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/minimum-word-count-custom-validation#post-81253 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:31:16 +0000 Heck4 81253@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I had a need to perform custom validation on a field so that at least 150 words were filled in. I noticed on the support forums that no code example existed. Since I figured this out, I thought I would share my code. I added this to my functions.php file using the WordPress theme editor. Change the name of the filter to suit your situation.</p> <p>Filter name: gform_field_validation_11_70<br /> 11 refers to my form id<br /> 70 refers to the field id on my form</p> <p>Kind regards,<br /> Casey</p> <pre><code>// Added custom validation for minimum word count add_filter(&quot;gform_field_validation_11_70&quot;, &quot;validate_word_count&quot;, 10, 4); function validate_word_count($result, $value, $form, $field){ if (str_word_count($value) &lt; 150) //Minimum number of words { $result[&quot;is_valid&quot;] = false; $result[&quot;message&quot;] = &quot;Please enter at least 150 words.&quot;; } return $result; }</code></pre>