{"version":"2.1.284","anchor":"plugin-configuration-form-validates-number-fields","canonical_anchor":"plugin-configuration-form-validates-number-fields","heading":"Number fields in the configuration form now reject non-numbers","tier":"notice","area":"Plugins","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.284\/e\/plugin-configuration-form-validates-number-fields","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.284","markdown":"### Number fields in the configuration form now reject non-numbers\n\nIn the Save configuration form, a number field now warns about input that is not a number, and empty input is still accepted\n\n**Unclear.** It is not certain that this form is the one for plugin settings.\n\n**What**\n\nIn the form that ends with \"Save configuration\", fields that expect a number now show a hint if what you type is not a valid number. Leaving the field empty is still allowed. Before, these fields accepted any text.\n\n**Why**\n\nA typo in a numeric setting is caught before it is saved.\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}