.checkbox.valid ~ strong {
color:#000!important;
}
input.error, .checkbox.error ~ strong{
border: 1px dotted red!important;
color:red!important;
}
label.error {
display: none!important;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.15.0/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<script>
$.validator.setDefaults({
submitHandler: function() {
alert("submitted!");
}
});
$().ready(function() {
$("#signupForm").validate({
rules: {
firstname: "required",
lastname: "required",
username: {
required: true,
minlength: 2
},
password: {
required: true,
minlength: 5
},
confirm_password: {
required: true,
minlength: 5,
equalTo: "#password"
},
email: {
required: true,
email: true
},
topic: {
required: "#newsletter:checked",
minlength: 2
},
agree: "required"
},
messages: {
firstname: "Please enter your firstname",
lastname: "Please enter your lastname",
username: {
required: "Please enter a username",
minlength: "Your username must consist of at least 2 characters"
},
password: {
required: "Please provide a password",
minlength: "Your password must be at least 5 characters long"
},
confirm_password: {
required: "Please provide a password",
minlength: "Your password must be at least 5 characters long",
equalTo: "Please enter the same password as above"
},
email: "Please enter a valid email address",
agree: "Please accept our policy",
topic: "Please select at least 2 topics"
}
});
$("#username").focus(function() {
var firstname = $("#firstname").val();
var lastname = $("#lastname").val();
if (firstname && lastname && !this.value) {
this.value = firstname + "." + lastname;
}
});
});
</script>
<div id="main">
<form class="cmxform" id="signupForm" method="get" action="">
<fieldset>
<legend>Validate a complete form</legend>
<p>
<label for="firstname">Firstname</label>
<input id="firstname" name="firstname" type="text">
</p>
<p>
<label for="lastname">Lastname</label>
<input id="lastname" name="lastname" type="text">
</p>
<p>
<label for="username">Username</label>
<input id="username" name="username" type="text">
</p>
<p>
<label for="password">Password</label>
<input id="password" name="password" type="password">
</p>
<p>
<label for="confirm_password">Confirm password</label>
<input id="confirm_password" name="confirm_password" type="password">
</p>
<p>
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input id="email" name="email" type="email">
</p>
<p>
<label for="agree">Please agree to our policy</label>
<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="agree" name="agree">
<strong>I Accept</strong>
</p>
<p>
<input class="submit" type="submit" value="Submit">
</p>
</fieldset>
</form>