Title: Field validation
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Field validation

 *  Resolved [Quin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quin452/)
 * (@quin452)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-validation-4/)
 * Is there a way to specify field formats/validation?
 * Essentially I need to have one field set to “_ _ _ _ / _ _ _” (four spaces, slash,
   three spaces). It’s for a reference, and my client requires it like that.
 * Can the plugin do this, or do I need to develop it myself?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-validation-4/#post-5767245)
 * Contact Form 7 doesn’t provide validation like that. Develop a validation filter
   yourself.
 *  [Neil Murray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)
 * (@buzztone)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-validation-4/#post-5767367)
 * > RE: Develop a validation filter yourself.
 * ​
    ​@Takayuki Miyoshi – I’m sure it would help many others if you could offer
   some guidance on how to tackle this in your [Developer’s Cookbook](http://contactform7.com/category/cookbook/).
 *  Thread Starter [Quin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quin452/)
 * (@quin452)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-validation-4/#post-5767392)
 * I managed to get what I needed through jQuery – rather straight forward.
 * [Here’s what I used](http://bit.ly/1CcZxNo)
 * Also, instead of #ID, I simply used [name=”name”] – works a treat! 😀

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 * [field validation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/field-validation/)

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 * Last reply from: [Quin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quin452/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/field-validation-4/#post-5767392)
 * Status: resolved