I am using the solspace freeform module, and am having issues getting the select field to be a required field.  My input fields work fine, if I click submit without filling them out then the error will tell which field needs to be filled out.  But on my select field, I have made it a required field, and if I hit submit without making a selection the form goes through without it recognizing it was a required field.  Here is the code I used for the select field:

{exp:freeform:form form_name=”” return=”” notify=”” template=”” required=“person_type”}

<select name=“person_type[]” />
<option value=“null”>Choose your type</option>
<option value=“student”>Student</option>
<option value=“parent”>Parent</option>
<option value=“counselor”>Counselor</option>
<option value=“advisor”>Advisor</option>
<option value=“mentor”>Mentor</option>
<option value=“educator”>Educator</option>
</select>

Freeform module control panel:

Field Name: person_type
Field Type: Text input

Change your first item to have:

<option value=”“>Choose your type</option>

And see if that works.

That worked along with taking out the “[]” for some reason.  It didn’t show with the [].  Thanks!

hey, I was having this same issue. My <select> fields were being ignored in the validation built into freeform. When you remove the “[]” the field doesn’t validate at all.

Does anyone know of a way to validate <select> fields with the freeform module. I’m guessing it isn’t possible within freeform which means I have to look into some other form of validation. Any suggestions?