Title: is there an “error message shortcode”?
Last modified: October 1, 2020

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# is there an “error message shortcode”?

 *  Resolved [cmmd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmmd/)
 * (@cmmd)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-an-error-message-shortcode/)
 * Hey 🙂
 * can I control the placement of the error message users may produce signing up?
 * The page containing the signup form is pretty long, so if a user creates an error,
   the page reloads but he might miss the message and maybe even think that he succesfully
   signed up, cause its way down there…
 * Is there a way to have the error message displayed on top?
    Or is there a way
   to jump to that section where the form is when the page reloads?
 * Thanks so much 🙂

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 *  Plugin Author [xnau webdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-an-error-message-shortcode/#post-13485172)
 * It’s not possible to separate the form error messages, they need to be displayed
   by the same template that shows the form.
 * The form submission is designed to scroll to the top if there is a form validation
   error.
 * If this isn’t working for you, it’s probably a conflict with another plugin or
   your theme, since it uses javascript to scroll to the error message when one 
   is printed. You can open your Developer Toools and check the “console” tab to
   see if there are any javascript errors showing up when you submit the form.
 *  Thread Starter [cmmd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmmd/)
 * (@cmmd)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-an-error-message-shortcode/#post-13485414)
 * Hey,
 * some errors yes, but i went the easy way and put the form on a separate page.
   
   Thank!

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-an-error-message-shortcode/#post-13485414)
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