HTML5 Placeholder Polyfill WordPress Plugin
Mimics HTML5 placeholder behavior in browsers that don't natively support it.
The HTML5 Placeholder Plugin simulates placeholder functionality for inputs and textareas, which is particularly handy in browsers that still need some work.
A MIGHTYminnow plugin.
Features
- No setup necessary, works immediately after installing
- Super lightweight, less than 3kb minified jQuery
- Automatically detects for placeholder support - no need for extra feature detection like Modernizr
- Based on Mathias Bynens' widely popular and well tested polyfill - thanks Mathias!
How to use
This plugin creates and uses a placeholder() jQuery function, and invokes it for inputs and textareas. This happens automatically as soon as you install it. If for some crazy reason you wo
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Sites running HTML5 Placeholder Polyfill, click to open one
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Usage of HTML5 Placeholder Polyfill over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 71 to 37 — down 34 (-47.9%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 37 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 37 | -1 |
| May 2024 | 38 | +1 |
| April 2024 | 37 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 37 | -9 |
| February 2024 | 46 | -3 |
| January 2024 | 49 | -7 |
| December 2023 | 56 | -5 |
| November 2023 | 61 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 61 | -3 |
| September 2023 | 64 | -3 |
| August 2023 | 67 | -3 |
| July 2023 | 70 | -1 |
| June 2023 | 71 | — |
Themes used with HTML5 Placeholder Polyfill
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis |
| 2 | Dynamik-gen |
| 3 | Divi |
| 4 | Cardiaid |
| 5 | Comet |
| 6 | Jopen.nl |
| 7 | Greatwall |
| 8 | Phc |
| 9 | Responsive |
| 10 | Enfold |
| 11 | Agfv2 |
| 12 | Pp |
| 13 | Notmyselftoday |
| 14 | Bb-theme |
| 15 | Millcreek |
| 16 | Wanttheme |
| 17 | Better-mag |
| 18 | Pagelines-template-theme |
| 19 | Minamaze |
| 20 | Wp-carrington-blueprint |
Sites running HTML5 Placeholder Polyfill
All sites in the collection37 examples from the collection. Open any site to see the theme and plugins we found on it.
