Title: Form Validation doesn't work
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Form Validation doesn't work

 *  [bobfelstead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobfelstead/)
 * (@bobfelstead)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-doesnt-work/)
 * Hi All,
 * I’m attempting to use this plugin and it does the job expected, however, there’s
   one issue affecting form validation. Validation of the submitted entry does not
   work.
 * The problem lies within recommend-us.php at line 131 onwards,
 *     ```
       $validData = true;
                       if ($rName == '') {
                           $output .= 'You must include your name.';
                           $validData = false;
                       } else if ($rTitle == '') {
                           $output .= 'You must include a title for your review.';
                           $validData = false;
                       } else if ($rText == '') {
                           $output .= 'You must write some text in your review.';
                           $validData = false;
                       } else if ($rRating == 0) {
                           $output .= 'Please give a rating between 1 and 5 stars.';
                           $validData = false;
                       } else if ($rEmail != '') {
                           $firstAtPos = strpos($rEmail,'@');
                           $periodPos  = strpos($rEmail,'.');
                           $lastAtPos  = strrpos($rEmail,'@');
                           if (($firstAtPos === false) || ($firstAtPos != $lastAtPos) || ($periodPos === false)) {
                               $output .= 'You must provide a valid email address.';
                               $validData = false;
                           }
                       }
       ```
   
 * But the validation does not work for any blank field. Are there any solutions?
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 * Last reply from: [bobfelstead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobfelstead/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-validation-doesnt-work/)
 * Status: not resolved