Contact form 7 – Select first option as label in dropdown

Contact form 7 Select dropdown with first option as placeholder.

Many developer faces problem with “first_as_label” option. It is not getting validate when select is required.

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Default

[select* menu-145 include_blank “Option 1” “Option 2”]

First as label

[select* menu-145 first_as_label "Please Select" "Option 1" "Option 2"]