Change "enter title here" text for custom post types

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Problem:

Replace the "enter title here" placeholder text for a custom post type

Solution:

It needs custom codes, see the solution here:

https://toolset.com/forums/topic/change-enter-title-here-text-for-custom-post-types/#post-1079495

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Last updated by tylerG 6 years, 4 months ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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August 9, 2018 at 8:36 pm #1078742

tylerG

I am trying to replace the "enter title here" placeholder text (hidden link) for a custom post type with the following snippet but it isn't working as expected:

function change_default_title( $title ){
$screen = get_current_screen();

if ( 'person-of-interest' == $screen->post_type ) {
$title = 'Enter the name of the person';
}

return $title;
}

add_filter( 'enter_title_here', 'change_default_title' );

Here is the custom post type info: hidden link

Any suggestions are much appreciated!

August 10, 2018 at 7:23 am #1079495

Luo Yang

Hello,

Please try to modify your PHP codes as below:

function change_default_title( $enter_title_here, $post ){
	
	if ( isset($post->post_type) && 'person-of-interest' == $post->post_type ) {
		$enter_title_here = 'Enter the name of the person';
	}

	return $enter_title_here;
}

add_filter( 'enter_title_here', 'change_default_title', 11, 2 );

And test again

August 10, 2018 at 2:42 pm #1079706

tylerG

Works great! Thanks!