Yes, I added the method, this is what I have now // JS
$(document).ready(function(){ jQuery.validator.addMethod("password", function( value, element, param ) { return this.optional(element) || value.length >= 6 && / \d/.test(value) && /[a-z]/i.test(value); }, "Your password must be at least 6 characters long and contain at least one number and one character."); var container = $('#error_container'); $("#reg_form").validate({ errorContainer: container, errorLabelContainer: $("ol", container), wrapper: 'li', meta: "validate_reg_form", event: "keyup" }); // end validate )};// end document ready // HTML <div id="error_container" class="error_container" > Error:<br /> <ol> <li><label for="password1" class="error">Please enter a password, alphanumeric bla, blah</label></ li> <li><label for="password2" class="error">The passwords must match! Auf Deutsch</label></li> </ol> </div> <label for="password1">Passwort:</label> <input id="password1" type="password" name="password1" class="{validate_reg_form:{required:true, password:true}}"> <label for="password2">Passwort wiederholen:</label> <input id="password2" type="password" name="password2" class="{validate_reg_form:{required:true, equalTo:'#password1'}}"> On Sep 24, 7:53 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > voltron schrieb:> Hi Jörn, I have just tested your suggestion. Sadly, it does > not work, > > if I add "password:true to my HTML, I get this: > > > jQuery.validator.methods[rule.method] has no properties > >http://localhost/de/js/jquery.validate.pack.js > > Line 14 > > > I am following the example on your page, the one with the separate > > errorContainer . I´m using the metadata plugin in conjunction with the > > validation plugin. > > Have you added the password method? This one: > > jQuery.validator.addMethod("password", function( value, element, param ) { > return this.optional(element) || value.length >= 6 && > /\d/.test(value) && /[a-z]/i.test(value);}, "Your password must be at least 6 > characters long and contain at least one number and one character."); > > -- Jörn