https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/validate-field-input-unless-text-required Gravity Support Forums Topic: Validate Field Input Unless Text = "Required" en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:32:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/validate-field-input-unless-text-required#post-22510 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:20:29 +0000 Carl Hancock 22510@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>We never advocate editing the core plugin as that makes updates problematic for you and we always recommend users run the latest version of the plugin.</p> <p>What you can do is use the gform_validation hook to write your own custom validation. You'd have to know PHP to do this, and understand WordPress hooks but you can write any custom validation you want.</p> <p>Here is the documentation for the gform_validation hook:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_validation" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_validation</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/validate-field-input-unless-text-required#post-22482 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:53:40 +0000 brianrhea 22482@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hey Guys,</p> <p>The following post was helpful in allowing me to insert the word "Required" in to the input boxes. <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/clearing-default-form-field-values-with-jquery/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/clearing-default-form-field-values-with-jquery/</a></p> <p>I'm curious if there is a way I can add a bit of code to the validation so that it doesn't allow the word "Required" to validate.</p> <p>I know it'll probably be editing the core and I'll need to revise when the plugin updates, but I can manage that. I'd rather have the functionality. </p>