joelledw

Hi Developer / Plugin Maintainer,

We would like to add to this thread as we are experiencing the exact same issue, where forms intermittently fail due to the validation script not being properly loaded or initialized.

Impact (critical): This issue is not minor – it directly affects lead generation. Users are unable to submit forms successfully, which results in lost inquiries and business impact. From our monitoring, this is happening frequently enough to be a serious problem.

What we observe:

• The validation script (jquery.validate.min.js) is not reliably available when the form initializes
• The anti-spam math question briefly appears and then disappears
• Submitting the form results in validation errors, even when inputs are correct
• The issue becomes much worse under slower network conditions

Important confirmation: We can also confirm that:

• This is not related to caching (all layers disabled during testing)
• This is a race condition in the plugin itself
• The root cause matches exactly what @yvett and @lucstofpruuk described: missing script dependencies

Because spotler-form-additions does not depend on jquery-validate, the initialization order is unreliable. This causes the form JS to run before validation is available, leading to silent failures.

Why this must be addressed urgently: This plugin is used for business-critical forms. A frontend script failing silently without errors – while blocking submissions – is a severe reliability issue.

Requested fix: We strongly support the proposed solution:

1. Add the correct dependency:
2. Avoid reliance on an external CDN without fallback (bundle locally or implement a fallback mechanism)
3. Ensure forms are not interactive before required scripts are fully loaded

Given that this issue has now been reproducible, confirmed by multiple parties, and is impacting corporate websites, we kindly but urgently request a patch release.

Thank you in advance for your prompt attention.