Custom fields in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture let you add custom fields of many different types to your wholesale customer registration form.
Dropdown fields, in particular, are very powerful for forcing users to select from pre-defined options.
If you wish, you can also add a “— Please Select —” which will have no value and therefore not pass validation if you mark the field required.
Instructions:
To add a placeholder option to your custom dropdown field:
- Navigate to Wholesale > Settings > Wholesale Lead > Registration Form in your WordPress dashboard.
- Add your dropdown field via the Custom Fields interface.
- Create a new option in the dropdown list.
- Set the Display Name as “— Please Select —” but leave the Option Value field empty.
- Move this placeholder option to the top of the list to ensure it appears first.
This setup ensures that users must select a valid option before submitting the form.
If you want to force users to select one of the options, ensure you have the “Required” setting enabled.
On the front end you will see your field like so (validation failure is shown):
