[Plugin: MailChimp List Subscribe Form] Request: Add Placeholder text for Mailchimp Widget

To show a placeholder for email I moved and dublicated some of the code
Like this:

break;

			case 'url':
			case 'imageurl':
			case 'text':
			case 'number':
			default:
				$html .= '
	<input type="text" size="18" value="'.esc_html($var['default']).'" name="'.esc_attr($opt).'" id="'.esc_attr($opt).'" class="mc_input" placeholder="'.esc_html($var['default']).'"/>';
	break;
			case 'email':
	$html .= '
	<input type="text" size="18" value="'.esc_html($var['default']).'" name="'.esc_attr($opt).'" id="'.esc_attr($opt).'" class="mc_input" placeholder="E-mail"/>';
				break;

		}
		if (!empty($var['helptext'])) {
			$html .= '<span class="mc_help">'.esc_html($var['helptext']).'</span>';
		}

Moved case ’email’: and added another placeholder term

So, I’m trying to add place holder text for Mailchimp widget following the instructions above, but I must be missing something. Is the above placeholder=”Your best email….” written exactly as it should be (minus “your best email…”)?

This is what I have:

<input type=”text” size=”4″ maxlength=”4″ value=”” name=”‘.esc_attr($opt.'[detail2]’).'” id=”‘.esc_attr($opt.’-detail2′).'” class=”mc_input mc_phone” />
‘;
break;
case ’email’:
case ‘url’:
case ‘imageurl’:
case ‘text’:
case ‘number’:
default:
$html .= ‘
<input type=”text” size=”18″ value=”‘.esc_html($var[‘default’]).'” name=”‘.esc_attr($opt).'” id=”‘.esc_attr($opt).'” class=”mc_input”/>’ placeholder=”Your best email….”;
break;

Thanks for your help!

Never mind! Dumb mistake on my part. Your instructions were perfect!

I have also tried to get a placeholder in both fields, but I’m struggeling…

I have used the

At the end, just after class=”mc_input” add this:

placeholder=”Your best email….”

trick but that displayed “Din email… (Your email…) in both name and email field. I then used the

default merge values

trick by mc nate, but I can only do it in the name field, and the text is a different color (solid black) and you have to manually remove all the text before typing your name.

Is there a way to use the first approach, but have different text in the two fields?

Right now my mailchimp_widgte.php looks like this:

break;
			case 'email':
			case 'url':
			case 'imageurl':
			case 'text':
			case 'number':
			default:
				$html .= '
	<input type="text" size="18" value="'.esc_html($var['default']).'" name="'.esc_attr($opt).'" id="'.esc_attr($opt).'" class="mc_input" placeholder="Din email...." />';
				break;

And another question: How do I remove ” *=required field” ?

Best
Jens

https://www.marleneasmund.dk

I know this is an older thread, but there is a better way of adding the placeholder. If you have multiple fields you want on your form, the placeholder="Your best email..." adds that text inside all boxes.

Instead, use placeholder="'.esc_html($var['name']).'" and your MailChimp Field Label will be displayed.

Cheers!