Title: [select] doesn't render if include_blank attribute provided
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# [select] doesn't render if include_blank attribute provided

 *  Resolved [Garrett Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garrett-eclipse/)
 * (@garrett-eclipse)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-doesnt-render-if-include_blank-attribute-provided/)
 * Hello,
    I recently installed Contact Form 7 and am creating my form, however 
   if I have a [select] shortcode with the include_blank attribute on it the html
   doesn’t render and I don’t see anything in my error logs. Example: [select timeframe“
   1-3 months” “4-6 months” “7-9 months” “10-12 months” include_blank] Removing 
   the include_blank attribute resolves the issue, but I’d like an initial blank
   entity so I can replace it with custom text. Any assistance appreciated. Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Garrett Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garrett-eclipse/)
 * (@garrett-eclipse)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-doesnt-render-if-include_blank-attribute-provided/#post-5451405)
 * Scratch that, moving the include_blank prior to the list of contents resolves
   the issue rendering the shortcode:
    Fixed: [select timeframe include_blank “1-
   3 months” “4-6 months” “7-9 months” “10-12 months”]

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-doesnt-render-if-include_blank-attribute-provided/#post-5451405)
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