---
title: "fluentform/validation_message_{$ruleName}"
description: "## Description  This filter returns validation messages. Using this you can change the message of a specific rule. ```php apply_filters('fluentform/validation_message_'.$ruleName, $rule['message'], $item); ``` ## Usage   ```php add_filter('fluentform/validation_message_'.$ruleName, function ($message, $item) { //do your stuff return $message; }, 10, 2); ```…"
url: "https://fluentforms.com/docs/fluentform_validation_message_rulename/"
updated: "2023-07-25"
category: Filter Hooks
---

# fluentform/validation_message_{$ruleName}

## Description 

This filter returns validation messages. Using this you can change the message of a specific rule.

```php
apply_filters('fluentform/validation_message_'.$ruleName, $rule['message'], $item);
```

## Usage  

```php
add_filter('fluentform/validation_message_'.$ruleName, function ($message, $item) {
   //do your stuff
   return $message;
}, 10, 2);
```

## Parameters

- **$message** (string) Validation Message
- **$item**(array) Current Item

## Placement

This code should be placed in the [functions.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Functions_File) file of your active theme.

## Source Code

This filter is located in FluentForm\App\Services\FormBuilder\FormBuilder -> extractValidationRule($item)