<p>Why not just add a hidden input called "messages" set to "" (or if that doesn't work ".")?</p>

<p>What's the use case for wanted to send a contact email with a message body?</p>

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2014-09-03T18:04:17.460Z
Hi Brad, I still want to send content in to the email message body its just that content would be from the additional fields. Maybe thats where I am misunderstanding. I use a form field like: `<input id="phone" type="text" name="message[Phone]" value="">` does that count as having content in the message field?
Gareth
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2014-09-03T18:22:05.680Z
Hi Brad, yes sorry I have misunderstood what was meant my the message field. Adding `<input id="phone" type="text" name="message[Phone]" value="">` counts as having content in the message field. Sorry.
Gareth
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2014-09-03T17:11:09.237Z
2014-09-03T17:11:09.237Z
Brad Bell
<p>Unless I am misunderstanding the docs for the <a href="https://github.com/pixelandtonic/ContactForm/tree/master/contactform" rel="nofollow">P&amp;T form</a>, it says you have to include the message field, if some forms don't have a message field is the only way to not show this hide it with CSS?</p>

<p>Just wondered what other people are doing for forms - I am also looking at the Sprout form add-ons.</p>

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2014-09-03T15:04:39.040Z
I have submitted a pull request for the P&T form to make the message field not required.
Gareth
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On the P&T form add-on you have to use a message field is there a way round this?
# On the P&T form add-on you have to use a message field is there a way round this?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-03)

Unless I am misunderstanding the docs for the [P&T form](https://github.com/pixelandtonic/ContactForm/tree/master/contactform), it says you have to include the message field, if some forms don't have a message field is the only way to not show this hide it with CSS?

Just wondered what other people are doing for forms - I am also looking at the Sprout form add-ons.

**Tags:** plugins, emails, plugin-contactform
> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I have submitted a pull request for the P&T form to make the message field not required.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Why not just add a hidden input called "messages" set to "" (or if that doesn't work ".")?

What's the use case for wanted to send a contact email with a message body?

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Hi Brad, I still want to send content in to the email message body its just that content would be from the additional fields. Maybe thats where I am misunderstanding. I use a form field like: `<input id="phone" type="text" name="message[Phone]" value="">` does that count as having content in the message field?  
> **username_0**: Hi Brad, yes sorry I have misunderstood what was meant my the message field. Adding `<input id="phone" type="text" name="message[Phone]" value="">` counts as having content in the message field. Sorry.  

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