Set jQuery Validate default messages

Add this to a JS file and include after the jQuery Validate plugin

jQuery.extend(jQuery.validator.messages, {
 required: "This field is required.",
 remote: "Please fix this field.",
 email: "Please enter a valid email address.",
 url: "Please enter a valid URL.",
 date: "Please enter a valid date.",
 dateISO: "Please enter a valid date (ISO).",
 number: "Please enter a valid number.",
 digits: "Please enter only digits.",
 creditcard: "Please enter a valid credit card number.",
 equalTo: "Please enter the same value again.",
 accept: "Please enter a value with a valid extension.",
 maxlength: jQuery.validator.format("Please enter no more than {0} characters."),
 minlength: jQuery.validator.format("Please enter at least {0} characters."),
 rangelength: jQuery.validator.format("Please enter a value between {0} and {1} characters long."),
 range: jQuery.validator.format("Please enter a value between {0} and {1}."),
 max: jQuery.validator.format("Please enter a value less than or equal to {0}."),
 min: jQuery.validator.format("Please enter a value greater than or equal to {0}.")
});

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