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Hello

I’m trying to implement custom error handling on my comments form - if a user doesn’t enter a required field, they get taken to the default EE “The form you submitted contained the following errors” page.

How can I overwrite this to display a message above the form instead of having an intermittent page?

I’m running EE v2.1.3.

Thanks a lot
Luke

Luke,

You could use a JavaScript solution here to validate those fields. So it won’t let you proceed to a new page before your rules are met. jQuery is a popular solution and it’s Validate plugin

Take a look here where I explain how to implement it for a different EE form

Hi John

Yep I’d planned on adding some JS validation already, but wanted to give my non-JS users a nicer experience than default EE error templates. After further research I’ve realised this isn’t really possible currently. That’s a shame 😊

Thanks anyway
Luke

Hi, Luke. Sorry there isn’t a better solution - it depends on the number of non-JS users you have, and how many of those actually comment. Don’t hesitate to post again as needed.