Validate Form?

[mattvd]

Hi there, we want to have a javascript snipet to validate our form here:

http://ugly.thirstyagent.com/webinar

I have the code at:

function validateForm()
{
var a=document.forms["myform"]["inf_field_FirstName"].value;
var b=document.forms["myform"]["inf_field_Email"].value;
var c=document.forms["myform"]["inf_field_Phone1"].value;
if (a==null || a=="" || a=="First Name Here")
{
alert("Please enter your First Name!");
return false;
}
var emailRegEx = /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i;
if (document.myform.inf_field_Email.value.search(emailRegEx) == -1)
{
alert("Please enter a valid email address.");
return false;
}

if (c==null || c=="" || c=="Enter Your Phone Here")
{
alert("Please enter your Phone Number!");
return false;
}

and the code doesn’t seem to be validating the form – it goes to an ugly page after to validate rather than keep the user inside the site to validate. Any help is appreciated

Thanks

Topic

[Jason Bobich]

I’d look at how you’re putting in that javascript into that page. Maybe consider actually enqueing it in a JS file or at least wrapping it in the [raw] shortcode so WordPress doesn’t stick all the

tags throughout.

I’d think that would have something to do with it.

[mattvd]

Thank you very much, the [raw] shortcode fixed wordpress automatic formatting so that the validation works now

[Jason Bobich]

Oh perfect. That was easier than expected.

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