Hi, I find an old post : http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/cf34a35e202d9707/4fb5e88f4c81127a?lnk=gst&q=fire+submit#
which use this method to show error only on sbumit : var validator = $("form").validate( { onblur: function(){}, onkeyup: function(el) { if(validator.check(el)) $ (el).removeClass(validator.settings.errorClass); else $(el).addClass(validator.settings.errorClass); }, showErrors: function(errors) { alert("should only fire on submit"); } }); Is there a way to do this in validate plugin 1.2.1 ?