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Checkbox question

How do I make a checkbox required? Add the required attribute doesn't seem to work.

~~~ <perch:input type="checkbox" id="accept" value="accept" required>

Chris Pritchard 1 points

3 years ago

Simon Clay 127 points

3 years ago

Hi Chris,

I have just tested using your code above and it works. When trying to submit the form without ticking the box I see the 'Select this checkbox' message.

If your form is in a 'Content' region, make sure you've re-saved the region in Perch Admin.

Hi Simon, Thanks for the reply. I think that the message you are seeing is the browser validation, not Perch validation. If someone is using an older browser the form submits without any error being displayed.

I have the following error message under the checkbox, but it is never displayed. ~~~ <perch:error for="accept" type="required"><span class="help-block">The terms of this form must be accepted</span></perch:error>

BTW I am using Perch 3.0.13

Simon Clay 127 points

3 years ago

Hi, I have added define('PERCH_HTML5', false); to perch/config.php to force the browser to use Perch validation and now see the perch error detection as expected when I try to submit without ticking the box. I think it's working.

You may want to update to the latest version and post your diagnostics.

Chris Pritchard 1 points

3 years ago

Hi Simon, Hurrah! Upgrading to Perch 3.1.1 fixed it. Thanks for the help.

Simon Clay 127 points

3 years ago

Ah! Good stuff.