ALFContact
Version
3.1.4 (last update on Apr 29, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
113
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
27 December 2007
Uses Updater?
- Yes
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Note:
The current release is a Security Release and users are advised to upgrade immediately.
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The purpose of ALFcontact is to provide a contactform with enough features to make it usefull and appealing whithout making it overly complicated.
Basically the form gives you the option to send messages to different aliases based on your accesslevel, these aliases are defined in the administrator section, each with their own set of options.
J!3 version now includes support for multilingual sites and unlimited optional fields!
E.g. create aliases for Sales or Billing or Webmaster, add a prefix, custom optional field(s), default subject and/or redirect as you like and you're set.
If the user isn't logged in it will show inputboxes for adding reply info, once they're logged in, detail;s can optionally be pre-filled.
Captcha security is included with a choice between reCaptcha and captchas.net.
Latest J!2.5 version: ALFContact v2.0.8
Latest J!3.0 version: ALFContact v3.1.4
ALFContact supports around 25 languages at the moment and the number is growing, check the website for the latest information.
I have tried a few email contact forms plugins and in my opinion this is the most simple and flexible one.
Everything worked out of the box, I only changed the "To:" string to "Category:" from the ini file.
Cons: I don't get any error handling, I would expect something like "Please enter your email address", enter subject, etc.
You need a little polishing I think.
Thank you for your development time!
Everything worked out of the box, I only changed the "To:" string to "Category:" from the ini file.
Cons: I don't get any error handling, I would expect something like "Please enter your email address", enter subject, etc.
You need a little polishing I think.
Thank you for your development time!
It's the best extension i've ever seen
I will donate 5$ soon thanks a lot.
I will donate 5$ soon thanks a lot.
Owner's reply
Thanks Pieter!
I guess it must be the only one you've ever seen ;-)
I wanted a simple little form for my site and this was perfect. Even though I did something silly and initially thought it wasn't working, I contacted Alfred and he replied immediately to check it out. It works perfectly and is what I need!! Thanks, Alfred, for this great little contact form and thanks for your quick reply to my personal little disaster. ;-)
Having tried loads of contact forms this one is the best. I initially had difficulty because the captcha disn't work, but a very helpful discussion with the author and we managed to work out that you need both php safemode off and the freetype GD libraries.
A few things to note:
1. you can add an extra field for each contact you create - making it very useful to specify something like an invoice number for your billing contact.
2. you can include a prefix for each contact - meaning that you can send emails to the same address but visually identify in the subject line as to which option was selected.
3. contacts can be displayed for either registered or guests.
A few things to note:
1. you can add an extra field for each contact you create - making it very useful to specify something like an invoice number for your billing contact.
2. you can include a prefix for each contact - meaning that you can send emails to the same address but visually identify in the subject line as to which option was selected.
3. contacts can be displayed for either registered or guests.
I'm using this for my own website and really like it!
But is there anyway where you contact "one person" but it goes to two email accounts? For right now you can only email one person at one email account but need all email sent from the site to go to my email and my brothers email. Is there a way?
Kind regards,
JN
But is there anyway where you contact "one person" but it goes to two email accounts? For right now you can only email one person at one email account but need all email sent from the site to go to my email and my brothers email. Is there a way?
Kind regards,
JN
Owner's reply
Up to 2 should be no problem, just seperate email addresses by a semicolon(;), full support for multiple recipients is in the making.
Good Extension. Works Flawlessly. Does what it says. Don't forget to download the Captcha Plugin! :) Could be improved. Lacks the ability to create more than one contact sheet - for example if you have two sections with two different sets of contact people - you don't have the ability to do this.
Owner's reply
This feature is high on the 'todo' list....
I tried many forms and this one is Excellent! It's easy to install and customize. If you have any issues expect GREAT support & communication.
Really easy to install and get going. Customised it a bit with some very basic HTML and got it to fit my site's house style straight away. Did have a problem with messages not sending at first - just changed mailer settings to PHP. I also emailed to ask about this problem prior to fixing it myself, and Alf got back to me straight away.
Cracking little extension, great support. Cheers!
Cracking little extension, great support. Cheers!
Wow! Thanks for this. Worked great right out of the box and did it well to! I spent hours searching for a better contact form ext and almost thought I'd never find it. Some didn't look very good, didn't work right or were just to complicated. I needed something simple and effective. This is it! Cheers!
I just needed exactly same solution. Unfortunately not many forums mention about this component.
Its a perfect contact us solution, easy to use and very nice layout. It looks anytime better than Joomla default contact form. It works great with Bigo Captcha. No hassles in installation and configuration. All very smooth. Thank you.
Its a perfect contact us solution, easy to use and very nice layout. It looks anytime better than Joomla default contact form. It works great with Bigo Captcha. No hassles in installation and configuration. All very smooth. Thank you.
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