There are no pre-requisites in order for you to be able to implement this solution.
Simply copy the pre-coded solution to your active theme’s functions.php or preferably the Code Snippets Plugin.
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Changing the checkout form field placeholders is a relatively straight forward task and something you may wish to do based on your business needs. The Address Line 2 field for example is extremely ugly by default and if you have to keep the field, then changing the placeholder is a good idea. Do checkout our other guides on removing checkout fields as this is likely to improve the custom experience. Anyway, now to changing the WooCommerce checkout field placeholder text.
The first parameter in the square brackets on line 11 is the section of the checkout form. On the checkout form, there are three sections by default, the Billing section, the Shipping section, and Order section. To change a billing field placeholder, change the parameter to ‘billing’. To change a shipping field placeholder, change the parameter to ‘shipping’. The following list shows you the second parameter for each section, this being the checkout field ID:
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