[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Custom Fields "Required" Status Ignored ## - **[leitzdesign](/forum/user/39770-leitzdesign "View leitzdesign's Profile")** - [![leitzdesign's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar39770.png)](/forum/user/39770-leitzdesign "View leitzdesign's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/39770-leitzdesign) Less More - Posts: 32 - Thank you received: 0 - - 3 years 5 months ago [\#351539](#351539) by [leitzdesign](/forum/user/39770-leitzdesign "View leitzdesign's Profile") *[Custom Fields "Required" Status Ignored](/forum/26-product-category-display/906360-custom-fields-required-status-ignored#351539 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 I have many custom fields for products on a conference registration website. With the recent HikaShop update, the "required" status is being ignored. Previously, error messages would display next to the required fields the customer had skipped. This is how I need it to work. Now, if the customer hits "add to cart" without filling out all (or any) required fields, the customer is redirected to the index page of the cart, and the error message "The cart is empty" is displayed.")* was created by *[leitzdesign](/forum/user/39770-leitzdesign "View leitzdesign's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 I have many custom fields for products on a conference registration website. With the recent HikaShop update, the "required" status is being ignored. Previously, error messages would display next to the required fields the customer had skipped. This is how I need it to work. Now, if the customer hits "add to cart" without filling out all (or any) required fields, the customer is redirected to the index page of the cart, and the error message "The cart is empty" is displayed. 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With the recent HikaShop update, the "required" status is being ignored. Previously, error messages would display next to the required fields the customer had skipped. This is how I need it to work. Now, if the customer hits "add to cart" without filling out all (or any) required fields, the customer is redirected to the index page of the cart, and the error message "The cart is empty" is displayed.")* Hi, Can you check if the "cart notification" plugin is enabled in the Joomla plugins manager and provide a screenshot of its settings ? Looking at your website, I think it's linked to this. 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With the recent HikaShop update, the "required" status is being ignored. Previously, error messages would display next to the required fields the customer had skipped. This is how I need it to work. Now, if the customer hits "add to cart" without filling out all (or any) required fields, the customer is redirected to the index page of the cart, and the error message "The cart is empty" is displayed.")* It is not. Here is a screenshot. - [ ![ScreenShot2023-05-08at7.17.30PM.png](/forum/attachment/57018) ](/forum/attachment/57018 "...t7.17.30PM.png") [ ](/forum/attachment/57018?download=1 "...t7.17.30PM.png") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDYzNjAtY3VzdG9tLWZpZWxkcy1yZXF1aXJlZC1zdGF0dXMtaWdub3JlZD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86323 - Thank you received: 14283 - - 3 years 5 months ago [\#351587](#351587) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Custom Fields "Required" Status Ignored](/forum/26-product-category-display/906360-custom-fields-required-status-ignored#351587 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 I have many custom fields for products on a conference registration website. With the recent HikaShop update, the "required" status is being ignored. Previously, error messages would display next to the required fields the customer had skipped. This is how I need it to work. Now, if the customer hits "add to cart" without filling out all (or any) required fields, the customer is redirected to the index page of the cart, and the error message "The cart is empty" is displayed.")* Hi, Please enable it and it should work better. 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With the recent HikaShop update, the "required" status is being ignored. Previously, error messages would display next to the required fields the customer had skipped. This is how I need it to work. Now, if the customer hits "add to cart" without filling out all (or any) required fields, the customer is redirected to the index page of the cart, and the error message "The cart is empty" is displayed.")* Thank you. The error messages now display in a pop-up message. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDYzNjAtY3VzdG9tLWZpZWxkcy1yZXF1aXJlZC1zdGF0dXMtaWdub3JlZD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. 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