Minimum Message Length in WPForms
Requires WPForms paragraph fields to contain at least a few words, so you get enough detail to reply and fewer one-word junk messages.
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Code
$wpide_wpf_min_words = 5;
add_action( 'wpforms_process_validate_textarea', function ( $field_id, $field_submit, $form_data ) use ( $wpide_wpf_min_words ) {
$text = trim( wp_strip_all_tags( (string) $field_submit ) );
$required = ! empty( $form_data['fields'][ $field_id ]['required'] );
if ( '' === $text && ! $required ) {
return;
}
if ( preg_match_all( '/[\p{L}\p{N}\']+/u', $text ) < $wpide_wpf_min_words ) {
$process = method_exists( wpforms(), 'obj' ) ? wpforms()->obj( 'process' ) : wpforms()->process;
$process->errors[ $form_data['id'] ][ $field_id ] = sprintf( 'Please write at least %d words so we can help.', $wpide_wpf_min_words );
}
}, 10, 3 );Notes
Empty optional fields are skipped; required fields must reach the minimum.
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