From 673bdf56dec0e978c742decff7995bcadcb62c98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "vivi-the-going-merry[bot]"
 <308115520+vivi-the-going-merry[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:26:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Apply error text colour to placeholders in fields with
 errors

Pre-PR WIP: live render check + PR still TODO.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 css/_single_theme.css.php | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/css/_single_theme.css.php b/css/_single_theme.css.php
index 4aa58e84fd..3214d1b043 100644
--- a/css/_single_theme.css.php
+++ b/css/_single_theme.css.php
@@ -412,6 +412,24 @@
 	border-style:var(--field-border-style)<?php echo esc_html( $important ); ?>;
 }
 
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field input::placeholder,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field textarea::placeholder,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field input.frm_default,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field textarea.frm_default,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field .placeholder,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_form_field input:invalid::placeholder,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_form_field textarea:invalid::placeholder {
+	color:var(--text-color-error)<?php echo esc_html( $important ); ?>;
+}
+
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field .frm_combo_inputs_container > .frm_form_field:not(.frm_blank_field) input::placeholder,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field .frm_combo_inputs_container > .frm_form_field:not(.frm_blank_field) textarea::placeholder,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field .frm_combo_inputs_container > .frm_form_field:not(.frm_blank_field) input.frm_default,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field .frm_combo_inputs_container > .frm_form_field:not(.frm_blank_field) textarea.frm_default,
+.<?php echo esc_html( $style_class ); ?> .frm_blank_field .frm_combo_inputs_container > .frm_form_field:not(.frm_blank_field) .placeholder {
+	color:var(--text-color-disabled)<?php echo esc_html( $important ); ?>;
+}
+
 <?php
 // Only include this style when the signatures add-on is active
 if ( class_exists( 'FrmSigField' ) ) :

From 625d1a67bcacd0f061fbc83fd21f3a6d00053211 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Letellier <mike@crabcyb.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:24:17 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] test(styles): cover error placeholder color in generated
 CSS (#6929)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 tests/phpunit/styles/test_FrmStyle.php | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/phpunit/styles/test_FrmStyle.php b/tests/phpunit/styles/test_FrmStyle.php
index a462a5401c..4a4322a13e 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/styles/test_FrmStyle.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/styles/test_FrmStyle.php
@@ -301,4 +301,21 @@ public function test_save_settings_stores_padded_timestamp_version() {
 		$this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual( (int) $before, (int) $version );
 		$this->assertLessThanOrEqual( (int) $after, (int) $version );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Placeholders in a field with an error must use the Error > Field Text color, not the Read Only text color.
+	 *
+	 * @see https://github.com/Strategy11/formidable-pro/issues/6929
+	 */
+	public function test_generated_css_uses_error_color_for_placeholders_in_fields_with_errors() {
+		$css = $this->run_private_method(
+			array( new FrmStyle(), 'get_css_content' ),
+			array( FrmAppHelper::plugin_path() . '/css/custom_theme.css.php' )
+		);
+
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/\.frm_blank_field input::placeholder,[^{]*\{color:var\(--text-color-error\)/', $css );
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/\.frm_form_field input:invalid::placeholder,[^{]*\{color:var\(--text-color-error\)/', $css );
+		// Sub fields of a combo field without an error keep the normal placeholder color.
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/\.frm_form_field:not\(\.frm_blank_field\) input::placeholder,[^{]*\{color:var\(--text-color-disabled\)/', $css );
+	}
 }