Title: Required fields inside conditional groups – CF7
Last modified: November 29, 2021

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# Required fields inside conditional groups – CF7

 *  Resolved [mattheo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattheo/)
 * (@mattheo)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-inside-conditional-groups-cf7/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m actually using and enjoying “Conditional Fields” plugin on my wordpress website.
   I was wondering if it **is possible to put a \*required field inside a conditional
   group**.
 * e.g. in one of my event forms I ask users to specify the number of participants
   and then I ask them (with appearing conditional fields based on the number they
   picked) to insert the names.. unfortunately I am not able to set these name fields
   as * required. Can you help me?
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-inside-conditional-groups-cf7/#post-15113244)
 * Yes sure. Let’s take this example:
 * `[group g][text* t][/group]`
 * If the group `g` is visible during submission it will trigger a validation error
   for `t` if `t` is empty.
 *  Thread Starter [mattheo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattheo/)
 * (@mattheo)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-inside-conditional-groups-cf7/#post-15113718)
 * It doesn’t seem to work on my form. The submission works even if I leave text*
   fields empty, without any validation error.
 * Here’s my code:
 *     ```
       <label> Numero partecipanti * 
            [select* posti include_blank "1" "2"] </label>
   
       [group group-partecipanti1]
       Nome e Cognome partecipante 1
       [text* partecipanti1 id:width100]
       [/group]
   
       [group group-partecipanti2]
       Nome e Cognome partecipante 1
       [text* partecipanti1 id:width100]
   
       Nome e Cognome partecipante 2
       [text* partecipanti2 id:width100]
       [/group]
       ```
   
 * Do you notice any mistake?
 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-inside-conditional-groups-cf7/#post-15113768)
 * Yes, you are using duplicate field names. 2 fields are named `partecipanti1`
 * Please read this: [All field names should be unique](https://conditional-fields-cf7.bdwm.be/docs/troubleshooting/all-field-names-should-be-unique/)
 *  [USREC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawaiirealestate/)
 * (@hawaiirealestate)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-inside-conditional-groups-cf7/#post-15123137)
 * Required fields inside conditional groups failing on my site also.
    Just started
   failing yesterday.
 *     ```
       <strong>1) Does any other party have an unrecorded interest in this Property and/or a say in its disposition? </strong>
       [radio Q1 "YES" "NO" "NTMK" "NA"]
       <br>
       [group Q1Y clear_on_hide disable_on_hide]
       <strong>Please Explain Yes Answer to Question 1</strong>
       [textarea* textarea-Q1Y]
       [/group]
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-inside-conditional-groups-cf7/#post-15123248)
 * [@hawaiirealestate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawaiirealestate/) please
   create a new topic
 *  Thread Starter [mattheo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattheo/)
 * (@mattheo)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-fields-inside-conditional-groups-cf7/#post-15126289)
 * I solved. Now it works fine.
    The key was: All field names should be unique
 * Thank you!

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