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January 24, 2022
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Can I pre-fill the Create New Topic form?

  • January 24, 2022
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Hi!

I’d love a way to create a URL with parameters that allow me to pre-fill the Description field. That way I could make templates for certain types of topics that someone can then pre-fill with the click of a link.

The placeholder text is fine for generic instructions, but I’d love to add actual text to this box via URL parameters:

 

Is that possible?

    Best answer by SmartlyGreg

    @nicksimard Actually I think we over complicated the issue here. it wasn’t super intuitive but I found the Phrase for this text, so its very easy to edit, simply go to InSided Control > Customisation > Phrases > Add Phrases button (Top right), and fill the following:

    • Module: Forum
    • Key: new.topic.placeholder.textarea
    • Translation (Singular): INSERT YOUR CONTENT IN HTML

    For actual pre-filled text the script shared in “Start a topic widget” is the way to go… it is simply a matter of changing the class of the container to:

    post__content--new-editor post__content post__content--openingPost cke_editable cke_editable_themed cke_contents_ltr cke_show_borders

    and it will no longer be placeholder text.

    cc @Blastoise186 this one definitely required Control access!!! :)

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    Blastoise186
    Blastoise186
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    January 24, 2022

    Hiya @nicksimard !

    I don’t think this is possible right now, but it could be in the future! :)

    A quick search found a potentially related idea too.

    Does that sound about right?

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    SmartlyGreg
    SmartlyGreg
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    January 25, 2022

    @nicksimard actually, since you’re talking about placeholder text, I think @Blastoise186 is spot on.
    You might be interested in this question where a form on the homepage can be filled and points to the new topic page with the form content pre-filled: 

    And there is also a very simple answer for the new topic page to open with a type of topic to start being pre-selected based on the url parameter:

    If you’re familiar with how these are done you should be able to figure out what you want to achieve! (There is a trick with the class to go from placeholder text to actual content).

     

    @Blastoise186 , I hadn’t seen this idea for templates beforeI Definitely upvoted that!

    SmartlyGreg
    SmartlyGregAnswer
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    January 31, 2022

    @nicksimard Actually I think we over complicated the issue here. it wasn’t super intuitive but I found the Phrase for this text, so its very easy to edit, simply go to InSided Control > Customisation > Phrases > Add Phrases button (Top right), and fill the following:

    • Module: Forum
    • Key: new.topic.placeholder.textarea
    • Translation (Singular): INSERT YOUR CONTENT IN HTML

    For actual pre-filled text the script shared in “Start a topic widget” is the way to go… it is simply a matter of changing the class of the container to:

    post__content--new-editor post__content post__content--openingPost cke_editable cke_editable_themed cke_contents_ltr cke_show_borders

    and it will no longer be placeholder text.

    cc @Blastoise186 this one definitely required Control access!!! :)

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