Title: Conditional Required Field Not Validating
Last modified: December 10, 2021

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# Conditional Required Field Not Validating

 *  Resolved [USREC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawaiirealestate/)
 * (@hawaiirealestate)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/)
 * Conditional Required Field Not Validating unless Clicking Next, Then Previous,
   Then it Checks Conditional Required.
 * [https://srpds.com/test](https://srpds.com/test)
 *     ```
       [step]
   
       TEST
   
       <strong>1) Question 1 </strong>
       [radio Q1 "YES" "NO" "NTMK" "NA"]
       <strong>Static Required Field<strong>
       [textarea* textarea-Q1Y]
       [group Q1Y clear_on_hide disable_on_hide]
       <strong>Conditional Required Field</strong>
       [textarea* textarea-Q2Y]
   
       [step]
       <br>
       [submit "SUBMIT"]
       ```
   

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 *  Thread Starter [USREC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawaiirealestate/)
 * (@hawaiirealestate)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15152897)
 * [https://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=bb730df5b08a42347a096c7a2357eefb](https://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=bb730df5b08a42347a096c7a2357eefb)
 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15153688)
 * Both forms work perfectly fine here. Maybe you have a browser extension installed
   that prefills the text field with a space or something? Maybe try testing on 
   a couple of different browsers and computers. Also try private mode without any
   browser extensions installed.
 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15153690)
 * Oh, nevermind. I found the error. You have a group name with the same name as
   your field name. All names should be unique.
 *  Thread Starter [USREC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawaiirealestate/)
 * (@hawaiirealestate)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15154328)
 * Changed to unique Field names and still not working
    [http://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=d18ff962f936f7798f6c8ecac117d220](http://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=d18ff962f936f7798f6c8ecac117d220)
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by [USREC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawaiirealestate/).
 *  Thread Starter [USREC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawaiirealestate/)
 * (@hawaiirealestate)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15159869)
 * Conditional Required Field does not validate unless you hit Next, then select“
   Previous” to go back and then select “Next”
 * [http://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=9a1003756fd0bd036fa6424c7dce8690](http://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=9a1003756fd0bd036fa6424c7dce8690)
 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15159953)
 * Yeah, I just noticed there is a bug with disable_on_hide. if you remove this 
   property from the group it will work. I realize this is only a workaround but
   it should do the trick in your case.
 *  [rpalmer68](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rpalmer68/)
 * (@rpalmer68)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15164686)
 * I’m experiencing the same issue.
 * [http://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=121d2e3495ef96a0e5a960367fbe9f6e](http://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/form-tester/?hash=121d2e3495ef96a0e5a960367fbe9f6e)
 * If I select an instrument and hit submit, the selection box to select the Finals
   Music is not validated but the box above is.
 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conditional-required-field-not-validating-2/#post-15164949)
 * this is not the same issue. Please create a new topic

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