jquery validator plugin - no validation

Question

I know this suppose to be simple (according to the plugin page anyway)

But I\'m trying to use the plugin with no success, here\'s my form:

Answer 1

you need name attributes, as explained in the general guidelines:

The name attribute is required for input elements, the validation plugin doesn't work without it. Usually name and id attributes should have the same value.

so markup should be

<label for="collection">collection:</label> 
<input type="text" id="collection" name="collection">

etc