diff --git a/dist/bouncer.js b/dist/bouncer.js
index a7aa608..d8434d3 100644
--- a/dist/bouncer.js
+++ b/dist/bouncer.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*!
  * formbouncerjs v1.4.6
  * A lightweight form validation script that augments native HTML5 form validation elements and attributes.
- * (c) 2019 Chris Ferdinandi
+ * (c) 2020 Chris Ferdinandi
  * MIT License
  * http://github.com/cferdinandi/bouncer
  */
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@
 
 		// Form Submission
 		disableSubmit: false,
+		
+		// Allow blur/click/input events to be opt-out
+		validateOnBlur: true,
+
+		// Allow validation to be turned off altogether. Useful for server-side validation use.
+        validateOnSubmit: true,
 
 		// Custom Events
 		emitEvents: true
@@ -536,6 +542,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+        // Custom message, passed directly in
+        if (errors.customMessage) {
+            return errors.customMessage;
+        }
+
 		// Fallback error message
 		return messages.fallback;
 
@@ -686,6 +697,29 @@
 		//
 		// Methods
 		//
+		
+		/**
+         * Show an error message in the DOM
+         * @param  {Node} field      The field to show an error message for
+         * @param  {Object}          errors   The errors on the field
+         * @param  {Object}          options Additional plugin settings
+         */
+        publicAPIs.showError = function (field, errors, options) {
+            var _settings = extend(settings, options || {});
+
+            return showError(field, errors, _settings)
+        };
+
+		/**
+		 * Remove an error message from the DOM
+		 * @param  {Node} field      The field with the error message
+		 * @param  {Object} settings The plugin settings
+		 */
+		publicAPIs.removeError = function (field, options) {
+			var _settings = extend(settings, options || {});
+
+			return removeError(field, _settings);
+		};
 
 		/**
 		 * Validate a field
@@ -797,10 +831,15 @@
 		publicAPIs.destroy = function () {
 
 			// Remove event listeners
-			document.removeEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
-			document.removeEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
-			document.removeEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
-			document.removeEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			if (settings.validateOnBlur) {
+				document.removeEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
+				document.removeEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
+				document.removeEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
+			}
+			
+			if (settings.validateOnSubmit) {
+				document.removeEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			}
 
 			// Remove all errors
 			removeAllErrors(selector, settings);
@@ -832,10 +871,15 @@
 			addNoValidate(selector);
 
 			// Event Listeners
-			document.addEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
-			document.addEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
-			document.addEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
-			document.addEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			if (settings.validateOnBlur) {
+				document.addEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
+				document.addEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
+				document.addEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
+			}
+			
+			if (settings.validateOnSubmit) {
+				document.addEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			}
 
 			// Emit custom event
 			if (settings.emitEvents) {
@@ -862,4 +906,4 @@
 
 	return Constructor;
 
-}));
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+}));
diff --git a/dist/bouncer.min.js b/dist/bouncer.min.js
index e498430..f083299 100644
--- a/dist/bouncer.min.js
+++ b/dist/bouncer.min.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-/*! formbouncerjs v1.4.6 | (c) 2019 Chris Ferdinandi | MIT License | http://github.com/cferdinandi/bouncer */
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+/*! formbouncerjs v1.4.6 | (c) 2020 Chris Ferdinandi | MIT License | http://github.com/cferdinandi/bouncer */
+!(function(e,t){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],(function(){return t(e)})):"object"==typeof exports?module.exports=t(e):e.Bouncer=t(e)})("undefined"!=typeof global?global:"undefined"!=typeof window?window:this,(function(n){"use strict";var l={fieldClass:"error",errorClass:"error-message",fieldPrefix:"bouncer-field_",errorPrefix:"bouncer-error_",patterns:{email:/^([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x22([^\x0d\x22\x5c\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x22)(\x2e([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x22([^\x0d\x22\x5c\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x22))*\x40([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x5b([^\x0d\x5b-\x5d\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x5d)(\x2e([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x5b([^\x0d\x5b-\x5d\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x5d))*(\.\w{2,})+$/,url:/^(?:(?:https?|HTTPS?|ftp|FTP):\/\/)(?:\S+(?::\S*)?@)?(?:(?!(?:10|127)(?:\.\d{1,3}){3})(?!(?:169\.254|192\.168)(?:\.\d{1,3}){2})(?!172\.(?:1[6-9]|2\d|3[0-1])(?:\.\d{1,3}){2})(?:[1-9]\d?|1\d\d|2[01]\d|22[0-3])(?:\.(?:1?\d{1,2}|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])){2}(?:\.(?:[1-9]\d?|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-4]))|(?:(?:[a-zA-Z\u00a1-\uffff0-9]-*)*[a-zA-Z\u00a1-\uffff0-9]+)(?:\.(?:[a-zA-Z\u00a1-\uffff0-9]-*)*[a-zA-Z\u00a1-\uffff0-9]+)*(?:\.(?:[a-zA-Z\u00a1-\uffff]{2,}))\.?)(?::\d{2,5})?(?:[/?#]\S*)?$/,number:/^(?:[-+]?[0-9]*[.,]?[0-9]+)$/,color:/^#?([a-fA-F0-9]{6}|[a-fA-F0-9]{3})$/,date:/(?:19|20)[0-9]{2}-(?:(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(?:0[1-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-9])|(?:(?!02)(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(?:30))|(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-31))/,time:/^(?:(0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3])(:[0-5][0-9]))$/,month:/^(?:(?:19|20)[0-9]{2}-(?:(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2])))$/},customValidations:{},messageAfterField:!0,messageCustom:"data-bouncer-message",messageTarget:"data-bouncer-target",messages:{missingValue:{checkbox:"This field is required.",radio:"Please select a value.",select:"Please select a value.","select-multiple":"Please select at least one value.",default:"Please fill out this field."},patternMismatch:{email:"Please enter a valid email address.",url:"Please enter a URL.",number:"Please enter a number",color:"Please match the following format: #rrggbb",date:"Please use the YYYY-MM-DD format",time:"Please use the 24-hour time format. 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diff --git a/dist/bouncer.polyfills.js b/dist/bouncer.polyfills.js
index 10ba214..4abd896 100644
--- a/dist/bouncer.polyfills.js
+++ b/dist/bouncer.polyfills.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*!
  * formbouncerjs v1.4.6
  * A lightweight form validation script that augments native HTML5 form validation elements and attributes.
- * (c) 2019 Chris Ferdinandi
+ * (c) 2020 Chris Ferdinandi
  * MIT License
  * http://github.com/cferdinandi/bouncer
  */
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
 
 		// Form Submission
 		disableSubmit: false,
+		
+		// Allow blur/click/input events to be opt-out
+		validateOnBlur: true,
+
+		// Allow validation to be turned off altogether. Useful for server-side validation use.
+        validateOnSubmit: true,
 
 		// Custom Events
 		emitEvents: true
@@ -823,6 +829,11 @@ if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
 			}
 		}
 
+        // Custom message, passed directly in
+        if (errors.customMessage) {
+            return errors.customMessage;
+        }
+
 		// Fallback error message
 		return messages.fallback;
 
@@ -973,6 +984,29 @@ if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
 		//
 		// Methods
 		//
+		
+		/**
+         * Show an error message in the DOM
+         * @param  {Node} field      The field to show an error message for
+         * @param  {Object}          errors   The errors on the field
+         * @param  {Object}          options Additional plugin settings
+         */
+        publicAPIs.showError = function (field, errors, options) {
+            var _settings = extend(settings, options || {});
+
+            return showError(field, errors, _settings)
+        };
+
+		/**
+		 * Remove an error message from the DOM
+		 * @param  {Node} field      The field with the error message
+		 * @param  {Object} settings The plugin settings
+		 */
+		publicAPIs.removeError = function (field, options) {
+			var _settings = extend(settings, options || {});
+
+			return removeError(field, _settings);
+		};
 
 		/**
 		 * Validate a field
@@ -1084,10 +1118,15 @@ if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
 		publicAPIs.destroy = function () {
 
 			// Remove event listeners
-			document.removeEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
-			document.removeEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
-			document.removeEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
-			document.removeEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			if (settings.validateOnBlur) {
+				document.removeEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
+				document.removeEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
+				document.removeEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
+			}
+			
+			if (settings.validateOnSubmit) {
+				document.removeEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			}
 
 			// Remove all errors
 			removeAllErrors(selector, settings);
@@ -1119,10 +1158,15 @@ if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
 			addNoValidate(selector);
 
 			// Event Listeners
-			document.addEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
-			document.addEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
-			document.addEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
-			document.addEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			if (settings.validateOnBlur) {
+				document.addEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
+				document.addEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
+				document.addEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
+			}
+			
+			if (settings.validateOnSubmit) {
+				document.addEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			}
 
 			// Emit custom event
 			if (settings.emitEvents) {
@@ -1149,4 +1193,4 @@ if (!Element.prototype.matches) {
 
 	return Constructor;
 
-}));
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+}));
diff --git a/dist/bouncer.polyfills.min.js b/dist/bouncer.polyfills.min.js
index d85902e..7faa5f2 100644
--- a/dist/bouncer.polyfills.min.js
+++ b/dist/bouncer.polyfills.min.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/src/js/bouncer/bouncer.js b/src/js/bouncer/bouncer.js
index 486e1e9..ded4cf5 100644
--- a/src/js/bouncer/bouncer.js
+++ b/src/js/bouncer/bouncer.js
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
 
 		// Form Submission
 		disableSubmit: false,
+		
+		// Allow blur/click/input events to be opt-out
+		validateOnBlur: true,
+
+		// Allow validation to be turned off altogether. Useful for server-side validation use.
+        validateOnSubmit: true,
 
 		// Custom Events
 		emitEvents: true
@@ -528,6 +534,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+        // Custom message, passed directly in
+        if (errors.customMessage) {
+            return errors.customMessage;
+        }
+
 		// Fallback error message
 		return messages.fallback;
 
@@ -678,6 +689,29 @@
 		//
 		// Methods
 		//
+		
+		/**
+         * Show an error message in the DOM
+         * @param  {Node} field      The field to show an error message for
+         * @param  {Object}          errors   The errors on the field
+         * @param  {Object}          options Additional plugin settings
+         */
+        publicAPIs.showError = function (field, errors, options) {
+            var _settings = extend(settings, options || {});
+
+            return showError(field, errors, _settings)
+        };
+
+		/**
+		 * Remove an error message from the DOM
+		 * @param  {Node} field      The field with the error message
+		 * @param  {Object} settings The plugin settings
+		 */
+		publicAPIs.removeError = function (field, options) {
+			var _settings = extend(settings, options || {});
+
+			return removeError(field, _settings);
+		};
 
 		/**
 		 * Validate a field
@@ -789,10 +823,15 @@
 		publicAPIs.destroy = function () {
 
 			// Remove event listeners
-			document.removeEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
-			document.removeEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
-			document.removeEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
-			document.removeEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			if (settings.validateOnBlur) {
+				document.removeEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
+				document.removeEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
+				document.removeEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
+			}
+			
+			if (settings.validateOnSubmit) {
+				document.removeEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			}
 
 			// Remove all errors
 			removeAllErrors(selector, settings);
@@ -824,10 +863,15 @@
 			addNoValidate(selector);
 
 			// Event Listeners
-			document.addEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
-			document.addEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
-			document.addEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
-			document.addEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			if (settings.validateOnBlur) {
+				document.addEventListener('blur', blurHandler, true);
+				document.addEventListener('input', inputHandler, false);
+				document.addEventListener('click', inputHandler, false);
+			}
+			
+			if (settings.validateOnSubmit) {
+				document.addEventListener('submit', submitHandler, false);
+			}
 
 			// Emit custom event
 			if (settings.emitEvents) {
@@ -854,4 +898,4 @@
 
 	return Constructor;
 
-});
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+});