Title: Custom warning messages for empty fields
Last modified: July 26, 2019

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# Custom warning messages for empty fields

 *  [MKay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mongia/)
 * (@mongia)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-warning-messages-for-empty-fields/)
 * Hello, I’ve successfully customized the message that warns a user which is leaving
   a field empty, following the instructions in the last box at the link
 * [https://calderaforms.com/doc/caldera_forms_field_attributes/](https://calderaforms.com/doc/caldera_forms_field_attributes/)
 * But this method does not work for checkboxes.
 * The caldera_forms_field_attributes filter seems not to be applied to type checkbox
   inputs.
 * I’ve also searched for the string I would like to substitute in localization 
   files, but it seems to be hard coded in a JS file. I guess if I change that value,
   the standard message will appear newly after the next update.
 * What should I do in order to achieve the desired result?
 * Thank you in advance for your help.

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 * Last reply from: [MKay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mongia/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-warning-messages-for-empty-fields/)
 * Status: not resolved