{"id":49635,"date":"2015-06-23T07:43:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T11:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=49635"},"modified":"2017-09-06T05:40:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T09:40:00","slug":"wordpress-how-to-setchange-placeholder-text-form-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wordpress-how-to-setchange-placeholder-text-form-fields.html","title":{"rendered":"WordPress. How to set\/change placeholder text for contact form fields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<p> This tutorial will show you how to change placeholder text for contact form fields in WordPress.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TY3PoDADhuE?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">WordPress. How to set\/change placeholder text form fields<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>You can check <a href=\"#\">this link<\/a> to learn how to configure the <strong>Contact Form<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>In <strong>Contact Form<\/strong>, if you need to put placeholder to each field, you can log into WordPress Admin panel and follow the 2 methods listed below.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<p> <strong>Generate Tag<\/strong>: <\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<p>When you generate the field, you will see the option to add placeholder: <\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-1-300x257.png\" alt=\"WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-1-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-1-150x128.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-1.png 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Add:<\/p>\r\n<pre>\r\nplaceholder &quot;your place holder&quot;<\/pre>\r\n<p>to each field, and replace<em> your place holder<\/em> with your text: <\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-2-300x172.png\" alt=\"WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-2-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-2.png 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Refresh the contact page to see the placeholder text shows up:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-3-300x213.png\" alt=\"WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-3-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-3-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WordPress-How_to_set_placeholder_text_form_field-3.png 981w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"inline-banner\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/service-center\/\">\r\n<img src=\"\/help\/files\/banners\/inline\/Banner-3-(835-x100).jpg\" \/>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TY3PoDADhuE?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">WordPress. 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