jQuery(document).ready(function() {
   // validate blogform form on keyup and submit 
    jQuery("#blogform").validate({     
        rules: { 
            blog_name: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 3
            },
            blog_url:{
                required: true,
                url: true
            },  
            blog_description: {
                required: true,
                minlength: 10,
                maxlength: 100                 
            },
            shopping_category_id:{
                required: true
            },
            blog_owner: {
                required: true 
            },
            email: {
                required: true,
                email: true
            },
            badge_location: {
                url: true
            }         
        },//end of rules
        
        messages: { 
            blog_name: {
                required: "Blog name is empty",
                minlength: "Blog name must be at least 3 characters long"  
            },
            blog_url:{
                required: "Blog URL is empty"
           },  
            blog_description: {
                required: "Please add Blog description",
                minlength: "Blog description must be 10 charchter long",
                maxlength: "Blog description should not be more than 100 charchter long"                  
            },
            shopping_category_id:{
                required: "Select a cetogory"
            },
            blog_owner: {
                required: "Please enter owner name" 
            },
            email: {
                required: "Please enter email address",
                email: "The email address provided is not correct"
            },
            badge_location: {
                url: "Please valid URL"
            }            
        }, //end of message
    });
}); //end or function