Title: Optional fields
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Optional fields

 *  [domain90](https://wordpress.org/support/users/domain90/)
 * (@domain90)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-2/)
 * Hi Im trying to make a form where some of it’s fields are optional. how can I
   make this happen?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  Thread Starter [domain90](https://wordpress.org/support/users/domain90/)
 * (@domain90)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-2/#post-6765163)
 * Just to clarify: I delete it the * next to the text field. However, when the 
   field is blank, an error msg appears at the bottom of the field. “Please fill
   in the required field.”
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-2/#post-6765193)
 * See [http://contactform7.com/text-fields/](http://contactform7.com/text-fields/)

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 * Last reply from: [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-fields-2/#post-6765193)
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