Last time we talked about how to clear the input labels on Contact From 7 using a slight hack to the code. This is great for simply using input labels, but what about a text area? As I quickly found it, it doesn’t work.
Why is doesn’t work is because the text area is controlled by a different php file called textarea.php.
So if we open that file up and look on line 88 you will find this code:
$html = ‘‘;
We need to change it to this code:
$html = ‘‘;
Now save it and your text area will now clear itself when someone clicks on it.
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