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Joseph_Moran2
Joseph_Moran2
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October 5, 2018
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Forms in Other Languages

  • October 5, 2018
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We are in the process of launching a new website. As we were reviewing our old forms, we began looking into how we would handle translations. Having 7 versions of the same form (Contact Us English, Contact Us French, Contact Us German, etc.) sounds aweful to us. I am curious, how have others handled translations of forms in Marketo?

@Sanford Whiteman shared this wonderful method for handling translations, https://blog.teknkl.com/smoothing-embedded-marketo-form-loads/. Has anyone tried this approach? Any challenges we should anticipate?

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Best answer by SanfordWhiteman

It’s PlaceholderText, not Placeholder.

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mhall70
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December 14, 2021

@sanfordwhiteman is it possible to modify the placeholder value of a field using this method? I've tried adding placeholder as part of the JSON but it does not change the placeholder value of the field I reference.  I've added it to the JSON like this:

 

{ Name: "FirstName", Placeholder: "Séance B" }
SanfordWhiteman
SanfordWhitemanAccepted solution
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December 14, 2021

It’s PlaceholderText, not Placeholder.

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mhall70
New Participant
December 14, 2021

Thank you, I didn't know the correct nomenclature

SanfordWhiteman
SanfordWhiteman
New Participant
October 5, 2018

Has anyone tried this approach?

I have.

Good when paired with https://blog.teknkl.com/safely-embedding-json-in-a-rich-text-as-opposed-to-plain-text-my-token/

    Joseph_Moran2
    Joseph_Moran2Author
    New Participant
    October 30, 2018

    Thanks for your reply Sanford! In reading through the link, that is for Marketo LPs, but not embedded forms on the main site, correct?

    Joseph Moran
    SanfordWhiteman
    SanfordWhiteman
    New Participant
    October 30, 2018

    Either one!

      Grégoire_Miche2
      Grégoire_Miche2
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      October 5, 2018

      Please move this to Products​. Champion Program​ is for questions about the program itself.

      -Greg

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