diff --git a/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php
index 9854f6a76..443a0b17c 100755
--- a/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.name', ['translated_name' => trans('admin/accessories/general.accessory_name')])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.category-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.category'), 'fieldname' => 'category_id', 'required' => 'true','category_type' => 'accessory'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.supplier-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.supplier'), 'fieldname' => 'supplier_id'])
-@include ('partials.forms.edit.manufacturer-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.manufacturer'), 'fieldname' => 'manufacturer_id', 'required' => 'true'])
+@include ('partials.forms.edit.manufacturer-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.manufacturer'), 'fieldname' => 'manufacturer_id'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.location-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.location'), 'fieldname' => 'location_id'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.model_number')
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.order_number')
diff --git a/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php
index 6cf0dd205..4555048a5 100644
--- a/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.company-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.company'), 'fieldname' => 'company_id'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.name', ['translated_name' => trans('admin/consumables/table.title')])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.category-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.category'), 'fieldname' => 'category_id', 'required' => 'true', 'category_type' => 'consumable'])
-@include ('partials.forms.edit.manufacturer-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.manufacturer'), 'fieldname' => 'manufacturer_id', 'required' => 'true'])
+@include ('partials.forms.edit.manufacturer-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.manufacturer'), 'fieldname' => 'manufacturer_id'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.location-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.location'), 'fieldname' => 'location_id'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.model_number')
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.item_number')
diff --git a/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php b/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php
index 2adda862f..cbebbbcc9 100644
--- a/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             <tr>
               <td>{{ $field->name }}</td>
               <td>{{ $field->help_text }}</td>
-              <td>{!! ($field->show_in_email=='1') ? '<i class="fa fa-check text-success"></i>' : '<i class="fa fa-times text-danger"></i>'  !!}</td>
+              <td>{!! ($field->show_in_email=='1') ? '<i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">'.trans('general.yes').'</span></i>' : '<i class="fa fa-times text-danger" aria-hidden="true"><span class="sr-only">'.trans('general.no').'</span></i>'  !!}</td>
               <td>
                  <code>{{ $field->convertUnicodeDbSlug() }}</code>
                 @if ($field->convertUnicodeDbSlug()!=$field->db_column)
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
index 44ee62668..689d2e685 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
@@ -861,13 +861,21 @@
 
 
     <script nonce="{{ csrf_token() }}">
+
+
+        // ignore: 'input[type=hidden]' is required here to validate the select2 lists
         $.validate({
             form : '#create-form',
             modules : 'date, toggleDisabled',
             disabledFormFilter : '#create-form',
-            showErrorDialogs : true
+            showErrorDialogs : true,
+            ignore: 'input[type=hidden]'
         });
 
+
+
+
+
         $(function () {
   
             $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
diff --git a/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php
index 810282ef9..da8c45c30 100755
--- a/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 {{-- Page content --}}
 @section('inputFields')
 
-@include ('partials.forms.edit.name', ['translated_name' => trans('admin/models/table.name')])
+@include ('partials.forms.edit.name', ['translated_name' => trans('admin/models/table.name'), 'required' => 'true'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.manufacturer-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.manufacturer'), 'fieldname' => 'manufacturer_id', 'required' => 'true'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.category-select', ['translated_name' => trans('admin/categories/general.category_name'), 'fieldname' => 'category_id', 'required' => 'true', 'category_type' => 'asset'])
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.model_number')
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/address.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/address.blade.php
index c027d4edd..89e83fee1 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/address.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/address.blade.php
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
     <div class="col-md-7">
     {{Form::text('state', old('state', $item->state), array('class' => 'form-control', 'aria-label'=>'state')) }}
         {!! $errors->first('state', '<span class="alert-msg" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i> :message</span>') !!}
-    {{Form::text('state', Request::old('state', $item->state), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
-        {!! $errors->first('state', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
+
     </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/category-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/category-select.blade.php
index 36f7d284e..791b59df8 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/category-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/category-select.blade.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     {{ Form::label($fieldname, $translated_name, array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
 
     <div class="col-md-7{{  ((isset($required)) && ($required=='true')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
-        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="categories/{{ (isset($category_type)) ? $category_type : 'assets' }}" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_category') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="category_select_id" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}">
+        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="categories/{{ (isset($category_type)) ? $category_type : 'assets' }}" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_category') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="category_select_id" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}" {!!  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, $fieldname)) ? ' data-validation="required" required' : '' !!}>
             @if ($category_id = old($fieldname, (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $category_id }}" selected="selected" role="option" aria-selected="true"  role="option">
                     {{ (\App\Models\Category::find($category_id)) ? \App\Models\Category::find($category_id)->name : '' }}
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/location-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/location-select.blade.php
index 2c2e0045a..4dde4694e 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/location-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/location-select.blade.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     {{ Form::label($fieldname, $translated_name, array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
     <div class="col-md-6{{  ((isset($required) && ($required =='true'))) ?  ' required' : '' }}">
-        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="locations" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_location') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="{{ $fieldname }}_location_select" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}">
+        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="locations" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_location') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="{{ $fieldname }}_location_select" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}" {!!  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, $fieldname)) ? ' data-validation="required" required' : '' !!}>
             @if ($location_id = old($fieldname, (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $location_id }}" selected="selected" role="option" aria-selected="true"  role="option">
                     {{ (\App\Models\Location::find($location_id)) ? \App\Models\Location::find($location_id)->name : '' }}
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php
index 17af4ac8d..332939396 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/manufacturer-select.blade.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     {{ Form::label($fieldname, $translated_name, array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
 
     <div class="col-md-7{{  ((isset($required)) && ($required=='true')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
-        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="manufacturers" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_manufacturer') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="manufacturer_select_id" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}">
+        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="manufacturers" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_manufacturer') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="manufacturer_select_id" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}" {!!  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, $fieldname)) ? ' data-validation="required" required' : '' !!}>
             @if ($manufacturer_id = old($fieldname,  (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $manufacturer_id }}" selected="selected" role="option" aria-selected="true"  role="option">
                     {{ (\App\Models\Manufacturer::find($manufacturer_id)) ? \App\Models\Manufacturer::find($manufacturer_id)->name : '' }}
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/model-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/model-select.blade.php
index 6010cb492..8ce1c5b07 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/model-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/model-select.blade.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     {{ Form::label($fieldname, $translated_name, array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
 
     <div class="col-md-7{{  ((isset($required) && ($required =='true'))) ?  ' required' : '' }}">
-        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="models" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_model') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="model_select_id" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}">
+        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="models" data-placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_model') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="model_select_id" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}" data-validation="required" required>
             @if ($model_id = old($fieldname, (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $model_id }}" selected="selected">
                     {{ (\App\Models\AssetModel::find($model_id)) ? \App\Models\AssetModel::find($model_id)->name : '' }}
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/name.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/name.blade.php
index 03e19314a..273d7c1a5 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/name.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/name.blade.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('name') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
     <label for="name" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ $translated_name }}</label>
     <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12{{  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'name')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
-        <input class="form-control" type="text" name="name" aria-label="name" id="name" value="{{ old('name', $item->name) }}" />
+        <input class="form-control" type="text" name="name" aria-label="name" id="name" value="{{ old('name', $item->name) }}"{!!  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'name')) ? ' data-validation="required" required' : '' !!} />
         {!! $errors->first('name', '<span class="alert-msg" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i> :message</span>') !!}
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/quantity.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/quantity.blade.php
index 619f0aa6e..c70e6d0d8 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/quantity.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/quantity.blade.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <label for="qty" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ trans('general.quantity') }}</label>
     <div class="col-md-7{{  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'qty')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
        <div class="col-md-2" style="padding-left:0px">
-           <input class="form-control" type="text" name="qty" aria-label="qty" id="qty" value="{{ old('qty', $item->qty) }}" />
+           <input class="form-control" type="text" name="qty" aria-label="qty" id="qty" value="{{ old('qty', $item->qty) }}" {!!  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'qty')) ? ' data-validation="required" required' : '' !!}/>
        </div>
        {!! $errors->first('qty', '<span class="alert-msg" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i> :message</span>') !!}
    </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/status.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/status.blade.php
index 2800ff3e2..beff62cf2 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/status.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/status.blade.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('status_id') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
     <label for="status_id" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ trans('admin/hardware/form.status') }}</label>
     <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-11{{  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'status_id')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
-        {{ Form::select('status_id', $statuslabel_list , old('status_id', $item->status_id), array('class'=>'select2 status_id', 'style'=>'width:100%','id'=>'status_select_id', 'aria-label'=>'status_id')) }}
+        {{ Form::select('status_id', $statuslabel_list , old('status_id', $item->status_id), array('class'=>'select2 status_id', 'style'=>'width:100%','id'=>'status_select_id', 'aria-label'=>'status_id', 'data-validation' => "required")) }}
         {!! $errors->first('status_id', '<span class="alert-msg" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i> :message</span>') !!}
     </div>
     <div class="col-md-2 col-sm-2 text-left">
diff --git a/resources/views/users/view.blade.php b/resources/views/users/view.blade.php
index c5275b0c1..9209c76e2 100755
--- a/resources/views/users/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/users/view.blade.php
@@ -262,30 +262,34 @@
                   @endif
                     <tr>
                       <td class="text-nowrap">{{ trans('general.login_enabled') }}</td>
-                      <td>{{ ($user->activated=='1') ? trans('general.yes') : trans('general.no') }}</td>
+                      <td>
+                        {!! ($user->activated=='1') ? '<i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.yes') : '<i class="fa fa-times text-danger" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.no')  !!}
                     </tr>
-                    @if ($user->ldap_import!='1')
                     <tr>
                       <td class="text-nowrap">LDAP</td>
-                      <td>{{  trans('general.yes') }}</td>
+                      <td>
+                        {!! ($user->ldap_import=='1') ? '<i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.yes') : '<i class="fa fa-times text-danger" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.no')  !!}
+
+                        </td>
                     </tr>
-                    @endif
 
 
                     @if ($user->activated=='1')
                       <tr>
                         <td class="text-nowrap">{{ trans('admin/users/general.two_factor_active') }}</td>
-                        <td>{{ ($user->two_factor_active()) ? trans('general.yes') : trans('general.no') }}</td>
+                        <td>
+                          {!! ($user->two_factor_active()) ? '<i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.yes') : '<i class="fa fa-times text-danger" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.no')  !!}
+                        </td>
                       </tr>
                       <tr>
                         <td class="text-nowrap">{{ trans('admin/users/general.two_factor_enrolled') }}</td>
                         <td class="two_factor_resetrow">
                           <div class="row">
                           <div class="col-md-1" id="two_factor_reset_toggle">
-                            {{ ($user->two_factor_active_and_enrolled()) ? trans('general.yes') : trans('general.no') }}
+                            {!! ($user->two_factor_active_and_enrolled()) ? '<i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.yes') : '<i class="fa fa-times text-danger" aria-hidden="true"></i> '.trans('general.no')  !!}
                           </div>
 
-                          @if ((Auth::user()->isSuperUser()) && ($snipeSettings->two_factor_enabled!='0'))
+                          @if ((Auth::user()->isSuperUser()) && ($snipeSettings->two_factor_enabled!='0') && ($snipeSettings->two_factor_enabled!=''))
                             <div class="col-md-11">
                             <a class="btn btn-default btn-sm pull-left" id="two_factor_reset" style="margin-right: 10px;"> {{ trans('admin/settings/general.two_factor_reset') }}</a>
                             <span id="two_factor_reseticon">
diff --git a/webpack.mix.js b/webpack.mix.js
index 65a559006..f456c20e2 100644
--- a/webpack.mix.js
+++ b/webpack.mix.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ mix
             './node_modules/ekko-lightbox/dist/ekko-lightbox.css',
             './node_modules/bootstrap-table/dist/bootstrap-table.css',
             './public/css/build/app.css',
-            //'./resources/assets/css/lib/select2.css',
             './node_modules/select2/dist/css/select2.css',
             './public/css/build/overrides.css'
         ],