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Label Placement - In Field?

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  1. djwebsitedesign
    Member

    Is it possible to customize / hack the code to have the Field Labels Show up INSIDE of the fields? I have a sidebar form that I want to create. It needs to be as compact as possible. Can I change the CSS/Javascripts so that everytime "right aligned" is selected it actually aligns inside fo the field?

    My guess is that "everything is possible" - but I wanted to check the feasibility before I pay a subcontracted developer to do this for me.

    Here is an example: http://www.viget.com/inspire/a-better-jquery-in-field-label-plugin/

    Posted 12 years ago on Monday December 12, 2011 | Permalink

  2. Rob Harrell
    Member

    Hey there, you would hide the existing field labels with a CSS rule, then you can use this method to add the placeholder text inside the inputs.

    http://www.gravityhelp.com/clearing-default-form-field-values-with-jquery/

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday December 13, 2011 | Permalink

  3. djwebsitedesign
    Member

    Gotcha! Makes sense, I'm not a developer but I think I can get it figured out on my own. Thanks! I never noticed the "default" value option!

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday December 13, 2011 | Permalink

  4. Rob Harrell
    Member

    Right on! I'll leave this thread open so let me know if you run into any issues. Also, I'd be interested in seeing your success as well - have fun!

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday December 13, 2011 | Permalink

  5. djwebsitedesign
    Member

    Hey there,

    I have it working on 1 website: http://lifestylesentertainment.com/

    BUT

    Can't get it to work on a different website: http://dev.djwebsitedesign.com/liquid/weddings/

    I keep checking over and over again and I am pretty certain everything is identical. Do you have any ideas on what could be causing the 2nd instance not to work? Is it a conflict of scripts?

    Posted 12 years ago on Thursday December 22, 2011 | Permalink

  6. Rob Harrell
    Member

    It most likely is a conflict, this could be coming in via a plugin or the theme itself. I would try testing for that as laid out here to see if you can pinpoint it:

    http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Testing_for_a_Theme/Plugin_Conflict

    Let me know what you come up with there.

    Posted 12 years ago on Thursday December 22, 2011 | Permalink

  7. djwebsitedesign
    Member

    Thanks for all of your help. I de-bugged, isolated to the theme. Then all I had to do was move the script up a few lines in the header...and it worked. Maybe something with the ordering. But I don't really know b/c I am not a developer! Thanks again.

    Posted 12 years ago on Thursday December 22, 2011 | Permalink

  8. Rob Harrell
    Member

    Great, glad to help!

    Posted 12 years ago on Thursday December 22, 2011 | Permalink

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