Title: no error message for dropdown if using include_blank
Last modified: February 6, 2023

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# no error message for dropdown if using include_blank

 *  [avwscad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avwscad/)
 * (@avwscad)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nor-error-message-for-dropdown-if-using-include_blank/)
 * Hi.
   The “include_blank” snippet is cool for dropdown if i want to show a placeholder
   like “please select” but it doesnt show an error (or CSS flag in the code) if
   i dont choose an item from the required dropdown and click on submit … how can
   i fix this?Thanks a lotAlex
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by [avwscad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avwscad/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nor-error-message-for-dropdown-if-using-include_blank/#post-16446581)
 * Where can we see the website in question?
 *  Thread Starter [avwscad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avwscad/)
 * (@avwscad)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nor-error-message-for-dropdown-if-using-include_blank/#post-16449079)
 * Hello Takayuki
   Like here: [https://www.wscad.com/en/electrix/demo/](https://www.wscad.com/en/electrix/demo/)
   If you want to submit you see **The field is required** error and red border,
   but not for the dropdown, bcs an invalid class is missing.The saluttion field
   is just:`[select* Salutation include_blank "Mr.|Mr" "Mrs.|Mrs"]`Best regardsAlex
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nor-error-message-for-dropdown-if-using-include_blank/#post-16450336)
 * What other plugins and theme do you use on the site?

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 * Last reply from: [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nor-error-message-for-dropdown-if-using-include_blank/#post-16450336)
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