Title: Required fields do not work
Last modified: July 12, 2022

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# Required fields do not work

 *  Resolved [crashmarie229](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crashmarie229/)
 * (@crashmarie229)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-do-not-work/)
 * Hi! I have this problem:
 * I can send a form without filling any required fields. Although the system recognises
   the required fields. If I click into an email field and fill in some non emailstring
   then click into an other field I’ll get the error message directly under the 
   email-field that I need to fill in a correct email and also I get the error message
   under the other required fields.
 * But if I then click “send” the mail will be sent with all the errors obviously
   without any validation. After deactivation the smart grid plugin, the validation
   works fine with the same form. Reactivation the plugin again. The validation 
   does not work again.
 * In the wp-forum I have found this answer for the problem: “If it helps anyone,
   using the “WP Rollback” plugin to take CF7 back to version 5.5.6 seems to fix
   this (temporarily). That means the CF7 update to version 5.6 three weeks ago 
   probably triggered this. The problem is 100% reproducible for me on several sites.”
 * I will also try this solution once. But I also hope for help from the developers
   of the smart grid. It’s such a great Plugin!
 * Greetings and have a nice day 😀

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 *  Thread Starter [crashmarie229](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crashmarie229/)
 * (@crashmarie229)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-do-not-work/#post-15817282)
 * Now I have tested…
    I even rolled CF7 back to version 5.5. Some fields now work
   again, but unfortunately not all. As soon as the e-mail field is declared as 
   mandatory, the form isn’t sent despite correct content. The error message “This
   is a required field” then appears. What a pity! I’m hoping for positive news 
   now. Thank you!
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-do-not-work/#post-15817508)
 * > I will also try this solution once. But I also hope for help from the developers
   > of the smart grid. It’s such a great Plugin!
 * You’ve posted this in the wrong forum.
 *  [Aleks Smirnov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fandc/)
 * (@fandc)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-do-not-work/#post-15825189)
 * HI!
    I have the same problem. Required fields do not work in CF7 v5.6. I downgraded
   CF7 to version 5.5.6 and everything worked fine after it. It will be very good
   if you could fix this in the next version of your plugin. Thank you.

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