{"id":3537,"date":"2024-03-13T07:06:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-solve-the-infinite-loop-caused-by-the-submithandler-of-the-jquery-validate-plugin\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:44:38","slug":"how-to-solve-the-infinite-loop-caused-by-the-submithandler-of-the-jquery-validate-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-solve-the-infinite-loop-caused-by-the-submithandler-of-the-jquery-validate-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix jQuery Validate Infinite Loop issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A possible reason for the infinite loop might be due to the code in submitHandler. 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