Title: Attribute “maxlength”
Last modified: April 3, 2019

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# Attribute “maxlength”

 *  Resolved [Malae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malae/)
 * (@malae)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-maxlength/)
 * Hi Guido,
 * Can you check this:
 *     ```
       Line 431: Attribute “maxlength” is only allowed when the input type is “email”, “password”, “search”, “tel”, “text”, or “url”.
   
       label> <input type="hidden" name="vscf_captcha_hidden" id="vscf_captcha_hidden" maxlength="75" value="607" /> <i~
       ```
   

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 *  Plugin Author [Guido](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guido07111975/)
 * (@guido07111975)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-maxlength/#post-11387956)
 * Hi,
 * Did not know about this.. and will remove the `maxlength` attribute again.
 * Just curious, what tool/website are you using to validate?
 * Guido
 *  Thread Starter [Malae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malae/)
 * (@malae)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-maxlength/#post-11390768)
 * Hi Guido,
 * I run several sites on WAMP and I use the Validator plugin for a quick check 
   on pages, although it will sometimes show syntax errors that I cannot track down.
   The ‘maxlength’ issue showed up with this plugin. I leave debug.php running and
   also like to get rid of PHP notices to prevent filling the log file.
 * For active sites I run validator.w3.org/nu/ to check HTML, CSS and SVG. The ‘
   maxlength’ threw an amazingly long explanatory list of attributes:
 *     ```
       Error: Attribute maxlength not allowed on element input at this point.
   
       From line 780, column 4; to line 780, column 105
   
       label>↩			<input type="hidden" name="vscf_captcha_hidden" id="vscf_captcha_hidden" maxlength="75" value="312" />↩			<i
   
       Attributes for element input:
       Global attributes	
       accept	        when type is file
       alt	        when type is image
       autocomplete	when type is text, search, url, tel, email, password, date, month, week, time, datetime-local, number, range, or color
       autofocus	
       checked	        when type is checkbox or radio
       dirname	        when type is text or search
       disabled	
       form	
       formaction	when type is submit or image
       formenctype	when type is submit or image
       formmethod	when type is submit or image
       formnovalidate	when type is submit or image
       formtarget	when type is submit or image
       height	        when type is image
       list	        when type is text, search, url, tel, email, date, month, week, time, datetime-local, number, range, or color
       max	        when type is date, month, week, time, datetime-local, number, or range
       maxlength	when type is text, search, url, tel, email, or password
       min	        when type is date, month, week, time, datetime-local, number, or range
       multiple	when type is email or file
       name	
       pattern	        when type is text, search, url, tel, email, or password
       placeholder	when type is text, search, url, tel, email, password, or number
       readonly	when type is text, search, url, tel, email, password, date, month, week, time, datetime-local, or number
       required	when type is text, search, url, tel, email, password, date, month, week, time, datetime-local, number, checkbox, radio, or file
       size	        when type is text, search, url, tel, email, or password
       src	        when type is image
       step	        when type is date, month, week, time, datetime-local, number, or range
       type	
       value	        when type is not file or image
       width	        when type is image
   
       Error: Attribute maxlength is only allowed when the input type is email, password, search, tel, text, or url.
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [Guido](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guido07111975/)
 * (@guido07111975)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-maxlength/#post-11390874)
 * Thanks for your response.. this is very helpful. I only have de-bugging activated
   on my production / local website, so did not get this w3 warning.
 * I will remove the maxlength attribute again in next update.
 * Guido
 *  Plugin Author [Guido](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guido07111975/)
 * (@guido07111975)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-maxlength/#post-11401735)
 * Hi,
 * Have updated plugin so I’m marking this thread resolved.
 * Guido
 *  Thread Starter [Malae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malae/)
 * (@malae)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-maxlength/#post-11403029)
 * Thanks Guido!

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-maxlength/#post-11403029)
 * Status: resolved