From 714f72482767c6fcb515e741b160d32800d6b3ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Iris Abarquez <iris@agileware.com.au>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 09:37:54 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] WPCIVIUX-176 Fix validator criteria and remove exception

---
 civicrm-ux.php                                 | 2 +-
 includes/utils/class-civicrm-ux-validators.php | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/civicrm-ux.php b/civicrm-ux.php
index b2b709d..ed55655 100644
--- a/civicrm-ux.php
+++ b/civicrm-ux.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       WP CiviCRM UX
  * Plugin URI:        https://github.com/agileware/wp-civicrm-ux
  * Description:       A better user experience for integrating WordPress and CiviCRM
- * Version:           1.20.2
+ * Version:           1.20.3
  * Requires at least: 5.8
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Requires Plugins:  civicrm
diff --git a/includes/utils/class-civicrm-ux-validators.php b/includes/utils/class-civicrm-ux-validators.php
index 5824621..47589a7 100644
--- a/includes/utils/class-civicrm-ux-validators.php
+++ b/includes/utils/class-civicrm-ux-validators.php
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ public static function validateCssColor($color): ?string
 
     public static function validateAPIFieldName($field, $key = null): ?string
     {
-        $valid = preg_match('{ ^ (?! [.-] ) [[:alnum:]._-]+ (?<! [._-]) $ }xi', $field, $matches);
+        $valid = preg_match('{ ^ (?! [.-] ) [[:alnum:]._:-]+ (?<! [._-]) $ }xi', $field, $matches);
 
         if (!$valid) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException($key ? __('Invalid field key given') : sprintf(__('Invalid key given for "%1$s"'), $key));
+			error_log( $key ? __('Invalid field key given') : sprintf(__('Invalid key given for "%1$s"' )));
+			return null;
         }
 
         return $matches[0];