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Joseph_Moran2
Joseph_Moran2
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Oct 5, 2018 1:04 PM UTC
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Forms in Other Languages

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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SanfordWhiteman
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Dec 14, 2021 8:25 PM UTC

It’s PlaceholderText, not Placeholder.

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Grégoire_Miche2
Grégoire_Miche2
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Oct 5, 2018 3:16 PM UTC

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

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SanfordWhiteman
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Oct 5, 2018 5:39 PM UTC

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/

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    Joseph_Moran2
    Joseph_Moran2Author
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    Oct 30, 2018 8:22 PM UTC

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

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    Joseph Moran
    SanfordWhiteman
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    Oct 30, 2018 8:33 PM UTC

    Either one!

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      mhall70
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      Dec 14, 2021 5:49 PM UTC

      @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" }
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      SanfordWhiteman
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      SanfordWhitemanUser Group LeaderAccepted solution
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      Dec 14, 2021 8:25 PM UTC

      It’s PlaceholderText, not Placeholder.

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      mhall70
      Level 1
      Dec 14, 2021 9:54 PM UTC

      Thank you, I didn't know the correct nomenclature

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