Placeholder for Text Areas ?

[dimebag.d]

Hi guys.
I am trying add a default text to quick reply and post area but i cant.

http://i.imgur.com/fmiPOmC.jpg
and
http://i.imgur.com/8dqHF94.jpg

So how can i do these? Thanks.

*i am using vb 4.2.1

[MarkFL]

Are you trying to add a field where your users can enter text, or do you want some default text to already appear in the post message area when the form is loaded?

[dimebag.d]

Originally Posted by MarkFL

do you want some default text to already appear in the post message area when the form is loaded?

Yes.Like this;
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit....ut_placeholder

How can i do that?

[MarkFL]

Ah, okay now I know exactly what you mean.

It is likely possible for the standard editor, but it may not be possible for the WYSIWYG editor. I will look into it very soon, and post back what I find.

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As I suspected, it won't work with the WYSIWYG editor (it is an inline document), but for the Standard editor you can use the following plugin:

Product: vBulletin

Hook Location: parse_templates

Title: Give Standard Editor Textarea A Placeholder

Execution Order: 5

Plugin PHP Code:

PHP Code:

if (in_array(THIS_SCRIPT, array('showthread', 'newreply', 'newthread')))
$template_hook['footer_javascript'] .= '<script>
window.onload = function(){
    var el = document.getElementsByClassName("cke_source");
    el[el.length - 1].placeholder = "Enter Post Here...";
};
</script>'; 


Plugin is Active: Yes

Click "Save".

[dimebag.d]

Hey Mark! Thanks man, its working perfectly

[Stratis]

Mark, can you please tell if I can include color code and image code
in the above Hook? if I can how?

Thank you in advanced.

[MarkFL]

Hey Stratis,

What do you mean by including color/image code?

[Stratis]

Lets say that i want to change the color of the text "Enter Post Here..."
or place an image to show instead of text.

[MarkFL]

It is possible to use (browser-specific) CSS to change the color of the placeholder text, but I don't think you can use an image as a placeholder.

[Stratis]

Ok thanks for the answer Mark.