Title: invalid input
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# invalid input

 *  Resolved [odedkineret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/odedkineret/)
 * (@odedkineret)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-input/)
 * Hello,
    In case of invalid input ( In a form ) ( or no input in a required field)
   i change the border of the text box :
 * form.invalid input.wpcf7-not-valid{
    border:1px solid red; background:#f0e3e3;}
 * The problem is that in case of drop down menu the color does not change ( if 
   no value was selected ).
 * How can i fix that?
    Thanks
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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-input/#post-6625281)
 * Because a drop-down menu isn’t an _input_ element. It’s a _select_ element. So
   add this to the selector:
 *     ```
       form.invalid select.wpcf7-not-valid
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [odedkineret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/odedkineret/)
 * (@odedkineret)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-input/#post-6625409)
 * Thank you !!

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-input/#post-6625409)
 * Status: resolved