Title: State select missing default preselected state
Last modified: January 3, 2020

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# State select missing default preselected state

 *  Resolved [BeoCode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beocode/)
 * (@beocode)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/state-select-missing-default-preselected-state/)
 * Hi,
 * great plugin, it just needs a few details and it will be perfect.
 * Here is a missing logic for fields with select dropdown.
 * Example when we used **State** select:
    missing default preselected state.
 * It needs “Please select” before states because, if you want to make it a **Required
   field**, it will always be preselected with first State (for example Alabama),
   so users would not even have to take a look at this field if they forgot to populate(
   no error would come up).
 * It may seems like not a big deal, but it actually IS very important.
    Also, some
   import for select fields would be great, since now (for example for USA) you 
   need to MANUALLY add over 50 states, which is crazy.

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 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/state-select-missing-default-preselected-state/#post-12292815)
 * Hello [@beocode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beocode/)
 * I trust you’re doing well!
 * I see how this might be an issue if cases if a field is required. I’ve forwarded
   your request to our developers
 * As a workaround, please consider using the Address field, which has the States
   field in it.
 * Please see attached screenshots
    [https://monosnap.com/file/5OOUeUr19LrtVVNPWS9D7yrMDdHHdU](https://monosnap.com/file/5OOUeUr19LrtVVNPWS9D7yrMDdHHdU)
   [https://monosnap.com/file/sf4N4natbaTSVKgdLpJgNOMaW5NEjA](https://monosnap.com/file/sf4N4natbaTSVKgdLpJgNOMaW5NEjA)
 * Have a good day and take care!
 * Cheers,
    Nastia
 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/state-select-missing-default-preselected-state/#post-12552903)
 * Hello [@beocode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beocode/)
 * I hope you are doing well!
 * We haven’t heard back from you for a while now so we’re going to mark this ticket
   as resolved, if you do have any followup questions or require further assistance
   feel free to reopen it and let us know here.
 * Kind regards,
    Nastia
 *  Thread Starter [BeoCode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beocode/)
 * (@beocode)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/state-select-missing-default-preselected-state/#post-12833975)
 * Hi,
 * I have found a solution. No need to contact your developers, but they could have
   instructed you more 🙂
 * You can add first option named “Select” but once it is saved, go back and delete
   Value field. If value field is empty it will be treated as empty field and thus
   NOT PASS as required.
 * I found this out while setting the field as REQUIRED, below it has this info:
   “
   Options without a value will be treated as empty options”
 * So that’s the logic if anyone is struggling with the same thing.

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## Tags

 * [select](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/select/)
 * [select field](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/select-field/)
 * [state](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/state/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [BeoCode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beocode/)
 * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/state-select-missing-default-preselected-state/#post-12833975)
 * Status: resolved