Placeholder text provides guidance to users when filling out form fields. In WooCommerce, you may want to customize the placeholder text for checkout fields to better suit your store’s needs. This post will demonstrate how to change the placeholder text for checkout fields in WooCommerce.
/**
* Snippet Name: Changing Placeholder Text for Checkout Fields
* Snippet Author: wpsnippets.dev
*/
//changing placeholder text
function wps_custom_checkout_placeholders($address_fields) {
$address_fields['first_name']['placeholder'] = 'Enter your first name';
$address_fields['last_name']['placeholder'] = 'Enter your last name';
$address_fields['address_1']['placeholder'] = 'Enter your street address';
$address_fields['address_2']['placeholder'] = 'Enter additional address (optional)';
$address_fields['city']['placeholder'] = 'Enter your city';
$address_fields['postcode']['placeholder'] = 'Enter your postcode';
$address_fields['state']['placeholder'] = 'Enter your state';
$address_fields['country']['placeholder'] = 'Select your country';
return $address_fields;
}
add_filter('woocommerce_default_address_fields', 'wps_custom_checkout_placeholders');
Code Explanation
- This code snippet uses the woocommerce_default_address_fields filter to modify the default address fields array for the checkout form. It replaces the placeholder text for each field with custom text tailored to your requirements.