How do I customize a text field input box?

I'd like to add rows and columns to a text-input custom field box.

Trying to shoehorn in the rows and columns into the liquid code like this,

{ % text_field rows="4" cols="50" "custom_values.data_quality_plan" % }

gives me an error: "Liquid error: undefined method `split' for nil:NilClass"

I just want to enlarge ONE textbox on the page, not the rest.

Little help?

Official response from NationBuilder Support

The best way to affect the dimensions of text area is via CSS. You can add a custom class name to the text field using the following syntax:

{% text_area "custom_values.data_quality_plan", class:"classnamehere" %}

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Ian Patrick Hines

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posted 2016-06-08 10:57:22 -0700
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posted 2014-12-26 21:32:06 -0800
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Tim Wayne commented
This works to get the text_field the proper size. (Thanks!) However, the input starts at the left/middle of the field. I want it to start at the left/top. Other users having this issue with textfields asked how to fix it on StackOverflow. Every answer on StackOverflow says to change the textfield to a textarea to fix this problem. However, there are no text_area options in custom data fields.

As an experiment, I changed the two text_fields in my form to text_area. I filled out the form and the data was submitted. However, following up in the People tab, the form did NOT record the data from the first field, only the last field.

I get points for trying, I guess, but now I have a different problem. I checked the custom field tags and everything seems to match. (if they didn’t match, I would get a liquid error).
posted 2013-10-04 16:13:20 -0700
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Tim Wayne commented
Thank you. This is the answer I was looking for.
posted 2013-10-02 11:22:37 -0700
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posted 2013-10-02 09:55:53 -0700