HTML code showing for the fields required form message

Resolved sparkwebmaster
(@sparkwebmaster)

2 years ago

Hi support team,

I noticed an issue that other plugin users in the past have experienced with the form message about “required fields” displaying the following HTML code:

Fields marked with an * are required

We have upgraded to 3.8.3 and cleared our web cache to see if these issues would resolve, but it’s still visible.

Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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Faisal Ahammad
(@faisalahammad)

2 years ago

Hey @sparkwebmaster,

I found a workaround shared by @jimithing007 on his ticket here: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/text-code-display-issue-with-update-3-8-1/#post-17532532. You can follow his workaround to resolve the issue you are experiencing.

Please keep me posted about the outcome. Thank you 👍

respectyoda
(@respectyoda)

2 years ago

Hello @sparkwebmaster, thank you for reaching out about your concern with the plugin. Faisal shared a workaround devised by someone, but there is also another workaround that is a bit more technical. You can hide the required field via CSS then at the top of the form, you can add a HTML field and write code such as the following: Fields marked with an * are required in which you can use CSS to target the req-symbol class name. These two suggestions will work until the Ninja Forms has a fix. Hope this helps!

Let me know if you need further assistance! 🙂

Thread Starter sparkwebmaster
(@sparkwebmaster)

2 years ago

Thank you @respectyoda and @faisalahammad for taking the time to respond and share a workaround solution. 😊

I look forward to implementing it.
Faisal Ahammad
(@faisalahammad)

2 years ago
Hi @sparkwebmaster,

I found another workaround provided by @vreemt. You can try the following code snippet in your child theme’s functions.php file or use the Code Snippets plugin.

If you opt for the plugin, navigate to Code Snippets → Add New, insert your code, and choose additional options as shown in the screenshot below.

Code:
```
add_filter( 'ninja_forms_i18n_front_end', 'my_custom_ninja_forms_i18n_front_end' );

function my_custom_ninja_forms_i18n_front_end( $strings ) {
 $strings['fieldsMarkedRequired'] = 'Fields marked with an * are required';
 return $strings;
}
```
Now the issue should be resolved, and the text will display as before. Feel free to make any modifications to personalize your message.

Give it a try, and let me know how that goes! 😄
bluesix
(@bluesix)

2 years ago

I’m not sure why this is marked as resolved – it isn’t. Adding a filter work-around isn’t a fix. Are the plugin developers going to chime in on this bug?

Thread Starter sparkwebmaster
(@sparkwebmaster)

2 years ago

Thanks @faisalahammad,

The temporary solution shared worked. I was able to insert that within my functions.php file.

I look forward to an official fix from the team but until then, this works out great in the interim.

“A pivot is is a change is strategy without a change in vision.” – Eric Ries
Jimako
(@jimako)

1 year, 10 months ago
I use ninja wpcasa addon for ninja forms and nothing worked for me. This plugin uses do_shortcode() for outputting of ninja form. Weird thing was that it worked in theme.php or with direct inserting into content (post) – maybe because they use action “template_redirect”to place form in different positions on page.
After digging in ninja code I found that they use esc_html() for some strings/settings – and default settings (from lan file) was there too: ‘fieldsMarkedRequired’ – it is in file includes/Display/Render.php

There is filter, so after using this:
```
function decode_ninja_forms_display_form_settings($settings, $form_id)
{
	$settings['fieldsMarkedRequired'] = html_entity_decode($settings['fieldsMarkedRequired']);

	return $settings;
}
add_filter('ninja_forms_display_form_settings', 'decode_ninja_forms_display_form_settings', 10, 2);
```
It was fixed.
Torsten Landsiedel
(@zodiac1978)

1 year, 10 months ago

Good catch @jimako !

That fixed it perfect for me 🙂

Ben Castellani
(@ben-castellani)

1 year, 8 months ago

Need an official fix for this. I am not doing a work-around. This is a pretty basic function of the plugin and it displays poorly in all forms with a required field. Please fix ASAP. Thank you!

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