$("form").validate({ ignore: 'input[type=hidden], .select2-search__field', // ignore hidden fields errorClass: 'validation-invalid-label', successClass: 'validation-valid-label', validClass: 'validation-valid-label', highlight: function(element, errorClass) { $(element).removeClass(errorClass); }, unhighlight: function(element, errorClass) { $(element).removeClass(errorClass); }, success: function(label) { label.addClass('validation-valid-label').text('Success.'); // remove to hide Success message }, });