// A custom method making for default value
jQuery.validator.addMethod("ph", function(value, element) {
	return element.value != element.getAttribute('placeholder');
}, "This field is required.");

jQuery.validator.addMethod("s_phonenumber", function(value, element) {
	if(element.value != ""){
		if(element.value != element.getAttribute('placeholder')){
			return /^([1]-)?[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}$/.test(value);
		}else{
			return true; 
		}
	}else{
		return true;
	}
}, "The phone number is incorrectly formatted. Please re-type it in this format: xxx-xxx-xxxx");

jQuery.extend(jQuery.validator.messages, {
    required: "This field is required.",
    email: "Please enter a valid email address.",
    url: "Please enter a valid URL.",
    date: "Please enter a valid date.",
    number: "Please enter a valid number.",
    digits: "Please enter only digits."
});