What are some ways to customize the text and button location for Bootstrap 5's file input?

Bootstrap 5's input type file seems too simplistic. Check it out here

https://i.stack.imgur.com/VZ0h5.png

I am curious about three things:

  1. Can the "Choose file" button be moved to the right?
  2. Is it possible to change the message that says "No files selected"?
  3. Can the text for the "Choose file" button be customized?

In Bootstrap 4, this customization was possible: See more here

Thank you in advance!

Answer №1

I couldn't find a solution using the original Bootstrap entry, but I managed to achieve the desired result by implementing some clever tricks. Specifically, I changed the text of the file input form. Let me demonstrate how I accomplished this using the example you provided.

Here is the code for the input form taken from Bootstrap Docs:

    <div class="mb-3">
      <label for="formFile" class="form-label">Default file input example</label>
      <input class="form-control" type="file" id="formFile">
    </div>

The idea was to swap out the file input tag with a text input tag, and then use JavaScript to handle the actions associated with the file input form.

    
<!-- Using an online Bootstrap resource -->   
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26444949525552544756661308170815">[email protected]</a>/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-1BmE4kWBq78iYhFldvKuhfTAU6auU8tT94WrHftjDbrCEXSU1oBoqyl2QvZ6jIW3" crossorigin="anonymous">

<div class="mb-3">
  <label for="file_input_id" class="form-label">Default file input example</label>
                  
  <!-- Using opacity and height styles to hide the file input form -->
  <input class="form-control" type="file" id="file_input_id" style="opacity:0;height:0;">
                  

  <!-- Using another text input group to replace the file input form -->
  <div class="input-group mb-3">
    <span class="input-group-text" id="text_input_span_id">Any text here</span>

    <!-- Setting 'caret-color: transparent' to hide the input cursor, turning autocomplete off to remove possible input hints -->
    <input type="text" id='text_input_id' class="form-control" placeholder="Another text here" style="caret-color: transparent" autocomplete="off">
  </div>
</div>

<!-- Using an online jQuery script -->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  // Binding click action of file-input-form to text-input-span
  $('#text_input_span_id').click(function () {
    $("#file_input_id").trigger('click');
  })
  // Binding click action of file-input-form to text-input-form
  $('#text_input_id').click(function () {
    $("#file_input_id").trigger('click');
  })
  // Displaying filename in text-input-form    
  $("#file_input_id").change(function () {            
    $('#text_input_id').val(this.value.replace(/C:\\fakepath\\/i, ''))
  })
</script>

Click on the input form, select a file, and see it in action! https://i.stack.imgur.com/Teti8.png

If you wish to move the button to the right side, simply adjust the order of span and input tags accordingly.

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