Title: Form Editor > Options (placeholder)
Last modified: June 10, 2022

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# Form Editor > Options (placeholder)

 *  Resolved [kambusha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kambusha/)
 * (@kambusha)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-editor-options-placeholder/)
 * Hi,
 * Q about “Form Editor”: there’s a field called “options” and I’m struggling to
   figure out how to use it. I want to add a placeholder text to an input field 
   and can see that if I put a value in the options field, sometimes it shows up
   within the input field in the html, but I’ve tried several combinations and can’t
   figure out how to add a placeholder text. Any general guidance on how to use 
   the “Options” field and specifically for placeholder text?
 * Thanks,
    Patrick

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 *  Plugin Author [brilliantplugins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brilliantplugins/)
 * (@brilliantplugins)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-editor-options-placeholder/#post-15726928)
 * The options field is only used by a few field types and for placeholder text.
 * Yes, I know the UI could be more clear but it’s a holdover from past versions.
 * If Placeholders is chosen for Label Location, the following fields will use the
   options field text as the placeholder:
 * text, email, textarea
 * Which field(s) are you trying to use placeholder text with?
 *  Thread Starter [kambusha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kambusha/)
 * (@kambusha)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-editor-options-placeholder/#post-15727037)
 * Ah, I see.
 * Yeah, I was looking through the code trying to understand how opts is used and
   then saw the “label locations = placeholders” option, so I ended up using that
   instead (i.e. label = “placeholder text”), and then adding a separate text box
   above the input as the “label”.
 * Originally what I was trying to do was have a label as well as placeholder text,
   something like:
    label = “Email:” placeholder = “your@email.com”
 * Appreciate the quick response!

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 * Last reply from: [kambusha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kambusha/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-editor-options-placeholder/#post-15727037)
 * Status: resolved