editing the placeholder

Hi Judy,

I’m pretty sure the problem you’re having is because Appearance > Customize still isn’t up to scratch and WordPress has an obsession with not showing you most of the options available. The customizer doesn’t allow change of Screen Options, so instead you must go to /wp-admin/nav-menus.php. In there open the tab in the top right corner and Title Attribute should be a tickbox there. This will allow you to edit the placeholder in the menus page and in the customizer.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Joe

hi Joe,

thanks! i found the label and added “Search.” It’s not showing up. Here is the html output. The first instance is the desktop version which is fine (mobile is hidden). The second is the mobile version (desktop hidden) which is where I want the label “Search” in what is now an empty box.

…

<li id="menu-item-257" class="bop-nav-search menu-item menu-item-type-search menu-item-object- no-mega-menu">
<form  id="menu-item-257" class="bop-nav-search menu-item menu-item-type-search menu-item-object- menu-item-257" role="search" method="get" action="https://plushdesign.net/civiltester/">

<div>
<label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search</label>
<input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search" />
</div>

</form>
</li>

<li id="menu-item-259" class="mobile-search menu-item menu-item-type-search menu-item-object- no-mega-menu">
<form  id="menu-item-259" class="mobile-search menu-item menu-item-type-search menu-item-object- menu-item-259" role="search" method="get" action="https://plushdesign.net/civiltester/">

<div>
<label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search</label>
<input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search Mobile" />
</div>

</form>
</li>

…

this is the dev site link: https://plushdesign.net/civiltester/

see screenshot and notes: https://www.plushdesign.net/civiltester/ScreenShot.pdf
tx again!

• This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by judyhicks.
• This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by judyhicks.
• This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by judyhicks.

Hi Judy,

It looks very much like your theme doesn’t support html5 and the placeholder attribute isn’t available in prior versions of html. Therefore, unless you can make it so your theme supports html5, a placeholder is unavailable. Here’s how you can do it: https://developer.www.ads-software.com/reference/functions/add_theme_support/#html5

BTW, the “Search” you’re seeing in the current html is for screen readers (i.e., for the blind) and so is hidden from usual view.

Cheers,
Joe