Can I add the placeholder attribute to a custom JIRA field in order to present additional info? It seems I have control over the following properties for a given field: Edit Field Details: * Field Name * Description * Search Templace Configure Custom Field: * Aplicable Contexts for Scheme* Applicable Issue Type * Applicable Projects * Default Value Field Configuartion: * Visibility * Required * Render Mode But I can't find anywhere to modify the placeholder text The placeholder attribute isn't guaranteed across every browser, but it would be a nice touch to provide additional information for supported browsers. Here's a complete list of custom field configurations, but I don't see it there. It might be possible to do with javascript in the element description, but a native option would be much better.

nav[aria-label="Primary Navigation"] { padding: 0; & ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: start; align-items: start; gap: 30px; padding: 0; & li { margin: 0; } & ul li { list-style: none; } } }

Add Placeholder Text to Custom Field

Kyle Mitofsky

Can I add the placeholder attribute to a custom JIRA field in order to present additional info?

It seems I have control over the following properties for a given field:

Edit Field Details:

Field Name
Description
Search Templace

Configure Custom Field:

Aplicable Contexts for Scheme
- Applicable Issue Type
- Applicable Projects
Default Value

Field Configuartion:

Visibility
Required
Render Mode

But I can't find anywhere to modify the placeholder text

The placeholder attribute isn't guaranteed across every browser, but it would be a nice touch to provide additional information for supported browsers.

Here's a complete list of custom field configurations, but I don't see it there.

It might be possible to do with javascript in the element description, but a native option would be much better.

Accepted answers

Alexey_Rjeutski__Polontech_

1. As the simpliest option - modify "atlassian-jira\WEB-INF\classes\templates\plugins\fields\edit\edit-basictext.vm" this velocity and add placeholder ability (i.e. use description as a placeholder)

2. You can develop your own custom field with full support of placeholders in input.

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Alexey_Rjeutski__Polontech_

1. As the simpliest option - modify "atlassian-jira\WEB-INF\classes\templates\plugins\fields\edit\edit-basictext.vm" this velocity and add placeholder ability (i.e. use description as a placeholder)

2. You can develop your own custom field with full support of placeholders in input.

Kyle Mitofsky

Just to flesh out option 1

1) You'll have to find your home directory and then navigate to

\atlassian-jira\WEB-INF\classes\templates\plugins\fields\edit\

On my instance, it was right here:

C:\Program Files\Atlassian\JIRA\atlassian-jira\WEB-INF\classes\templates\plugins\fields\edit

2) Then open up the velocity templace file named edit-basictext.vm

Then add the following code to the input element:

placeholder="$fieldLayoutItem.fieldDescription"

3) You'll need to refresh the template cache after making changes:

You can do so by restarting JIRA, or changing the velocity.properties.

I couldn't quite get it to work, but that was what I had tried so far.

André Pereira

hi guys, how can i do the same, but for the multi-select component?

thanks

Tej_r8jhlw

Hi Alexey,

Is there a way we can achieve this (placeholder) adding script or editing from UI side because I don't have access to the server.

Thanks

Tej.

unknown

Hi guys, just follow up to this, can I remove Custom Field name in Portal and Put it just as Placeholder?

Customer is trying to save as much space as possible.

Antoine BELLIOT

Is there any other solution since 2014 to put a placeholder in the comment ?
Actually, we use the comment to create a new JIRA on another project. In this case, we have to type some specific information and sometimes, some are forgotten. So the placeholder should be very useful.

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