Title: Validate dropdown menu with include_blank
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Validate dropdown menu with include_blank

 *  [eddiebouncer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddiebouncer/)
 * (@eddiebouncer)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/)
 * Hi there,
 * I would like to give a dropdown field filled with either a placeholder or include_blank
   to not be validated.
    But it has content (with include_blank it’s “—“) it passes
   validation.
 * code-snippet:
    [select* your-day include_blank “1” “2” “3” “4” “5”]
 * How can this be corrected? Thanks, Ed’
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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/#post-5883247)
 * > But it has content (with include_blank it’s “—“) it passes validation.
 * When you use `include_blank` option, this is not true. The first option that 
   the `include_blank` adds has an empty value (even if its label displays “—“) 
   so if you choose it, validation will fail.
 * See [Checkboxes, Radio Buttons and Menus](http://contactform7.com/checkboxes-radio-buttons-and-menus/)
   for details.
 *  Thread Starter [eddiebouncer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddiebouncer/)
 * (@eddiebouncer)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/#post-5883268)
 * Hey,
 * My concern is that the first field-option is “—” (or a placeholder text) and 
   when a visitor skips the field by accident the validation passes because there
   is content in the form.
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/#post-5883303)
 * Try `first_as_label` option.
 *  Thread Starter [eddiebouncer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddiebouncer/)
 * (@eddiebouncer)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/#post-5883330)
 * Hi, no change when i trying that. If i try first_as_label then the field is prefilled
   with “1” and passes validation.
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/#post-5883341)
 * What does the [select] tag look now?
 *  Thread Starter [eddiebouncer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddiebouncer/)
 * (@eddiebouncer)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/#post-5883359)
 * [select* your-day include_blank “1” “2” “3” “4” “5”]

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## Tags

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 * [validate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/validate/)
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 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [eddiebouncer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddiebouncer/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validate-dropdown-menu-with-include_blank/#post-5883359)
 * Status: not resolved