$(document).ready(function(){ (function($) { "use strict"; jQuery.validator.addMethod('answercheck', function (value, element) { return this.optional(element) || /^\bcat\b$/.test(value) }, "type the correct answer -_-"); // validate contactForm form $(function() { $('#contactForm').validate({ rules: { name: { required: true, minlength: 2 }, subject: { required: true, minlength: 4 }, number: { required: true, minlength: 5 }, email: { required: true, email: true }, message: { required: true, minlength: 20 } }, messages: { name: { required: "come on, you have a name, don't you?", minlength: "your name must consist of at least 2 characters" }, subject: { required: "come on, you have a subject, don't you?", minlength: "your subject must consist of at least 4 characters" }, number: { required: "come on, you have a number, don't you?", minlength: "your Number must consist of at least 5 characters" }, email: { required: "no email, no message" }, message: { required: "um...yea, you have to write something to send this form.", minlength: "thats all? really?" } }, submitHandler: function(form) { $(form).ajaxSubmit({ type:"POST", data: $(form).serialize(), url:"contact_process.php", success: function() { $('#contactForm :input').attr('disabled', 'disabled'); $('#contactForm').fadeTo( "slow", 1, function() { $(this).find(':input').attr('disabled', 'disabled'); $(this).find('label').css('cursor','default'); $('#success').fadeIn() $('.modal').modal('hide'); $('#success').modal('show'); }) }, error: function() { $('#contactForm').fadeTo( "slow", 1, function() { $('#error').fadeIn() $('.modal').modal('hide'); $('#error').modal('show'); }) } }) } }) }) })(jQuery) })