override jquery validate plugin email address validation
I wouldn’t do this but for the sake of an answer you need to add your own custom validation. //custom validation rule $.validator.addMethod(“customemail”, function(value, element) { return /^\w+([-+.’]\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*$/.test(value); }, “Sorry, I’ve enabled very strict email validation” ); Then to your rules add: rules: { email: { required: { depends:function(){ $(this).val($.trim($(this).val())); return true; } }, customemail: … Read more