Title: Required fields
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Required fields

 *  Resolved [bartoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartoro/)
 * (@bartoro)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-29/)
 * Hello, I have to user fields, one is required (Author) and eMail is not required,
   but if I left eMail empty a value is required as if “required” where checked.
 * [http://www.observandoeluniverso.com/wordpress/sample-page/](http://www.observandoeluniverso.com/wordpress/sample-page/)
 * [wordpress_file_upload uploadpatterns=”*.jpg, *.png, *.gif, *.bmp” maxsize=”5″
   placements=”title/userdata/subfolders/filename+selectbutton+uploadbutton/progressbar/
   message” notify=”true” notifyrecipients=”ignaciorabadan@ono.com” userdata=”true”
   userdatalabel=”Autor|t:text|s:left|r:1|a:0|p:inline|d:/eMail|t:email|s:left|r:
   0|a:0|v:1|p:right|d:|g:0″]
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/)

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 *  Plugin Author [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/)
 * (@nickboss)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-29/#post-7601878)
 * Hi, you have set the Email field to be validated (the plugin checks if it is 
   a valid email address or not). It will also alert if it is empty (because validation
   cannot be performed). Just deactivate validation.
 * Nickolas
 *  Thread Starter [bartoro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartoro/)
 * (@bartoro)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-29/#post-7601889)
 * Ok, was that.
 * Thanx
 *  Plugin Author [nickboss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickboss/)
 * (@nickboss)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-29/#post-7601925)
 * ok

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-29/#post-7601925)
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