Title: Check box validation error
Last modified: June 11, 2018

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# Check box validation error

 *  [Andy60103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy60103/)
 * (@andy60103)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-box-validation-error/)
 * Howdy. There is but one check box on the entire form and it has stopped working!
   It’s required, it has a single value – yes – and has to be checked to confirm
   that the Privacy statement has been read. It has been working for years but now
   throws a validation error whether checked or not. The last new record was created
   on 17th May and updated on 5th June. It is on the Approvals tab on the page above.
   Feel free to create a record
 * Many thanks
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcheck-box-validation-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-box-validation-error/#post-10392497)
 * What is the validation setting for the checkbox?
 *  Thread Starter [Andy60103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy60103/)
 * (@andy60103)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-box-validation-error/#post-10392884)
 * Validation : Required.
    Default : blank Sign Up : checked Element: checkbox Values:
   yes
 * OS is W10 64 using Chrome. also tested with MS Edge and with the box shortcode
   removed
    Using Tabs and the default PDB signup template All software bang up 
   to date (Sorry should have been clearer but it was a late night falling asleep
   in the chair post…)
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-box-validation-error/#post-10393240)
 * OK, that’s correct. At this point I can find no reason why this wouldn’t work.
   I suggest your try re-saving the field definitions, it might set things right
   again.
 *  Thread Starter [Andy60103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy60103/)
 * (@andy60103)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-box-validation-error/#post-10393669)
 * I changed the field validation to multiselect checkbox, with the one option, 
   and it worked. Changed it back to single check box, it failed the validation.
   So have left it at multiselect for the time being!
 * I have noticed some other behaviour changes. On multiselect/other boxes the ‘
   other’ field appears next to the main, dropdown, one by default. Before it only
   appeared if ‘other’ was selected. Clicking into the ‘other’ box automatically
   selects ‘other’ (and populates it with a lot of guff from autocomplete!).
 * As all was ok up to 17th May perhaps a recent update has changed things?
 * Best wishes and thanks for your help
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-box-validation-error/#post-10394147)
 * There haven’t been any recent changes to this part of the code, and I’ve tried
   and failed to duplicate your results, so I’m glad you found a workaround.
 * The “other” input stopped being initially hidden a long time ago: I decided it
   was better UI to have it visible and it was causing an undesirable layout shift
   when it appeared.

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 * Last reply from: [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/check-box-validation-error/#post-10394147)
 * Status: not resolved