Title: Form Validation Not Working
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Form Validation Not Working

 *  [Why Not Advertising, LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whyknott/)
 * (@whyknott)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-not-working-1/)
 * I have the latest version of WP and the latest version of CF7 installed and now
   customers can just submit fields completely empty. Not sure why this stopped 
   working for me. Can I please get some help on this matter?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  [davmerit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davmerit/)
 * (@davmerit)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-not-working-1/#post-6597029)
 * Please include a link to your Contact Form 7 form. If others here are able to
   understand your actual problem, they may be able and willing to offer a possible
   solution.
 *  Thread Starter [Why Not Advertising, LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whyknott/)
 * (@whyknott)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-not-working-1/#post-6597048)
 * Thanks Davmerit,
 * Here is the page where the CF7 web form resides:
    [http://jamyershomes.com/contact-us/](http://jamyershomes.com/contact-us/)
 *  Thread Starter [Why Not Advertising, LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whyknott/)
 * (@whyknott)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-not-working-1/#post-6597057)
 * I just tried something…when I remove the placeholders in the snippet of code
   
   WAS THIS: [text* last-name class:size-1 placeholder “*Last Name”]
 * NOW IS THIS AND VALIDATION WORKS!
    [text* last-name class:size-1]
 * Why does the CF7 form validation only work when placeholder is removed from the
   code???????????
 *  Thread Starter [Why Not Advertising, LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whyknott/)
 * (@whyknott)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-not-working-1/#post-6597070)
 * Just tested the “email” input field will actually validate. Its the First name
   and Last Name “Text” input fields that won’t work unless I remove the “Placeholder”
   from the code line!!!!!!!
 * Anyone out there have a fix for this?

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

 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Why Not Advertising, LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whyknott/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-not-working-1/#post-6597070)
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