Advanced Contact Form

[SONSiVRi]

How can i add a dropdown box that says category and they can select like feedback/report error/other under subject??

Search in the Contact.template.php file;

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//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Subject line
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can realize how user interface is created. Each row (subject, email, name...) is divided by <div> tags. You need to create new <div> section and add those lines below as a content;

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<select name="category" id="category">
  <option>help</option>
  <option>suggestion</option>
</select>

Also you need to add code that captures this dropdown's value and adds in email content. Search this line in Contact.php

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$content .= stripslashes($message);

Add this code above of it (if you want category name is placed above user's message);

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$content .= isset($_POST['category']) ? trim($_POST['category']) : '';


I didn't test the codes, I just made it up. In case doesn't work, it will show you direction. Hope it helps.

[Mr. Pirate]

how can i make it where if they pick "other" there's something that pops under it that says "Please Specify"

[SONSiVRi]

Its HTML question and I don't have an answer for you. But its easy to rip off from site that you know exist.

[Saxon044]

Just a small irritation....

I hope someone can help me out here - The form works perfectly on my 2 RC3 forum, but the menu button text is in uppercase! (i.e. CONTACT). Please, please tell me where the text for the button is held so I can edit it to read "Contact"?

[SONSiVRi]

Just a small irritation....

I hope someone can help me out here - The form works perfectly on my 2 RC3 forum, but the menu button text is in uppercase! (i.e. CONTACT). Please, please tell me where the text for the button is held so I can edit it to read "Contact"?

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/Themes/default/languages/Modifications.english.php

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$txt['contact_form_default_tab_label'] = 'CONTACT';

[Saxon044]

Thnk you for your help. I found and changed CONTACT to Contact in the file you suggested. But the button remains CONTACT! Wierd!

[SONSiVRi]

Thnk you for your help. I found and changed CONTACT to Contact in the file you suggested. But the button remains CONTACT! Wierd!

The code displays your button is;

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'title' => !empty($modSettings['contact_form_tab_label']) ? $modSettings['contact_form_tab_label'] : $txt['contact_form_default_tab_label'],
It seems there is a settings entry in your admin panel somewhere, you have to change from there.

[FlatFX]

This happens when I try to send the source code of the contact page in a message.

[CommanderMadi]

Hello Mate, that mod is GREAT, I thank you very much.

Just one problem considering it, All emails go to junk and I went to error logs to see if there are any, it gave that error:

Undefined Variable: hostName

I think this might be the reason of the sending to junk..

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

[SONSiVRi]

Hello Mate, that mod is GREAT, I thank you very much.

Just one problem considering it, All emails go to junk and I went to error logs to see if there are any, it gave that error:

Undefined Variable: hostName

I think this might be the reason of the sending to junk..

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

I remember hostName is for a lookup, resolving sender's IP. There is no relation I guess.

[CommanderMadi]

Ok, so what am I supposed to do with it, Sony?

[SONSiVRi]

you are using smf v ?

[CommanderMadi]

2.0 RC3

[SONSiVRi]

2.0 RC3

I didn't use that version of smf, so I can't help.

[Scratching my Head]

May I ask? I have installed this mod - installed no problem.

But where is the page supposed to show up?
I don't see it anywhere?

I can configure it fine, but where is the contact page once it's installed?
How do I navigate to it?

[SONSiVRi]

May I ask? I have installed this mod - installed no problem.

But where is the page supposed to show up?
I don't see it anywhere?

I can configure it fine, but where is the contact page once it's installed?
How do I navigate to it?

In the top menu, beside "help search profile ..."
You need to manual install if you have custom theme.

[Scratching my Head]

Yeah. I installed it for the custom theme, but I couldn't find it.

Thanks anyway.

[SONSiVRi]

Yeah. I installed it for the custom theme, but I couldn't find it.

Thanks anyway.

There is no permission required I presume. Which codes you are applied to your custom theme, I mean did you parsed it here?

[Scratching my Head]

Parsed, and installed per the parser. That's why I was confused when it didn't show; and wondered if there was a specific url I could tap -- for instance:

hxxp://somedomain.com/forum/index.php?=contactpage - or whatever -- since I didn't see it on the default curve theme or the custom theme.

[SONSiVRi]

Parsed, and installed per the parser. That's why I was confused when it didn't show; and wondered if there was a specific url I could tap -- for instance:

hxxp://somedomain.com/forum/index.php?=contactpage - or whatever -- since I didn't see it on the default curve theme or the custom theme.

Yes, there is a specific url; http://www.domain.com/forum/index.php?action=contact

Btw, I checked button codes that you need to apply on your custom theme, and there is a modSettings condition to display button. So you have to enable those options via your admin panel if haven't to do so.