https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/labeldescription-form-styling Gravity Support Forums Topic: Label/Description Form Styling en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:27:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/labeldescription-form-styling#post-241312 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:16:28 +0000 Rob Harrell 241312@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Glad that worked for you Paul and thanks Richard. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/labeldescription-form-styling#post-241309 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:11:06 +0000 blueskycreative 241309@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thats what I needed, Many thanks</p> <p>Paul </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/labeldescription-form-styling#post-241281 Tue, 07 May 2013 09:34:40 +0000 Richard Vav 241281@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>What your describing sounds like the HTML5 placeholder attribute that disappears when the user starts typing in the field, it can be accomplished by either using a plugin</p> <p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-placeholders/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-placeholders/</a><br /> <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-auto-placeholders/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-auto-placeholders/</a></p> <p>or if you only have a few fields a bit of jQuery would accomplish it as well, the following example would add the placeholder Name to field 1 of form 5<br /> <pre><code>&lt;script&gt; jQuery(document).ready(function($){ $(&#39;#input_5_1&#39;).attr(&#39;placeholder&#39;,&#39;Name&#39;); }); &lt;/script&gt;</code></pre> <p>Regards,<br /> Richard<br /> --<br /> Just another member of the community helping out where I can </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/labeldescription-form-styling#post-241274 Tue, 07 May 2013 09:28:58 +0000 blueskycreative 241274@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi, I have some forms in a sidebar and wanted to just have a description in the form box that can be typed over...</p> <p>Say: First Name </p> <p>In the field box so dont want to show the label... to make form more compact...</p> <p>Im sure this used to be able to be done in form styling but just gives label placement now..top left right, and description above and below...</p> <p>So cant see how I just have a description in the box field?</p> <p>example of what I have <a href="http://aronagh.com/life-coach/" rel="nofollow">http://aronagh.com/life-coach/</a> </p> <p>in side bar, want say on Newsletter form to just have descriptions IN the boxes...</p> <p>Many thanks, in advance :) </p>