Mod Name / Version: Contact Form 2.1
Description: This replaces the email link in the footer with a link to a "contact us" page.
This hides the email address from Spam Bots, and allows you to request all the needed info from your users (browser type, OS, nature of problem, etc...)
Sick of getting the generic "I can't login" or "I can't post" questions via email, only to have to write back and request more information (like Username, Browser type etc...)?
Contact Form will request as much information as possible... and even send along their IP address and User Agent info.
Features - - Template Based, so you can easily modify the form
- Language File dependant, so you can easily modify the text, options and messages
- Offers them a link to the FAQ before they ask their question
- Automatically grabs the username if the user is logged in
- Notes if the user was logged in at the time they sent the message
- Automatically grabs their email address if the user is logged in
- Verifies the email address they give for a response is valid
- Passes their IP Address and User Agent information to you
- Requests specific troubleshooting information
- Requires the email, type of problem, and details of problem to be filled in
- Choose to send emails to All Admins, or a list of specific users
- Choose to send an "auto reply" confiming that the email was received
- Auto reply message can be easily customized in the language file
- Uses Threads built in send_mail function - no sendmail settings to configure
- Preserves the "Cat" variable passed from Threads.
- Super Simple install
- Optional step to show location in Who's Online
- Includes a direct link to edit the user
Working Under: UBB.Threads 6.5
Mod Status: Beta
Any pre-requisites: 6.5
Author(s): JoshPet
Date: 07/04/04
Credits: Astaran, Dalantech
Files Altered: ubbt.inc.php, (/languages/*/online.php optional)
New Files: contactus.php, docontactus.php, /languages/*/contactus.php, /templates/default/contactus.tmpl, /templates/default/contacususconfirm.tmpl
Database Altered: no
Info/Instructions: Edit variables at the top of docontactus.php to determine who gets the emails and if you want to use the autoreply.
You can choose to use a contact URL instead of an email address in your control panel.
Control Panel->Display Options: General -> Primary Tab -> General Options section
NOTE this also fixes a potential "formmail" type exploit which existed in the first version.
Disclaimer: Please backup every file that you intend to modify.
If the modification modifies the database, it's a good idea to backup your database before doing so.
Note: If you modify your UBB.Threads code, you may be giving up your right for "official" support from Infopop.If you need official support, you'll need to restore unmodified files.
