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Simple Email Form, by Doug Bierer - Joomla Extension Directory

Introduction

Contact forms

Basic email contact form which lets you define up to 8 configurable fields.


Summary of Features

Features

  • Supports Joomla 2.5 and 3.x
  • Eight configurable fields: you configure the labels and sizes and types
  • "From" and "Subject" fields appear automatically
  • "From" field is checked to make sure it's a valid email address (using regex, not a realtime check)
  • "Reply-To" header can be activated
  • Fields 1 - 8 can be set to "Active," "Required," "Hidden", or "Inactive" in the module configuration, as needed
  • Hidden fields will automatically appear in the email
  • Body of email message contains labels + user input data for active and hidden fields
  • Any of the 8 fields can be normal (text), textarea, radio buttons, checkboxes or dropdown (select)
  • You can configure a recipient of the submitted email form plus optional CC and/or BCC
  • Optional "Send Copy to Me" field or automatic user copy
  • You can set the space between the labels and the input fields
  • You can specify an optional redirect URL if the form is submitted successfully
  • Info in form fields can be either reset or retained after form submission
  • Includes a field to upload an email file attachment
  • Email attachments can be filtered by filename extension
  • Max length of each field can be set (thanks to Rui Castro Lobo!)
  • You can activate "Test Mode" to help you troubleshoot when installing

30+ languages supported, including: Afrikaans, Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portugese (Brazilian), Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

An optional CAPTCHA can be activated
- You can use Google's reCAPTCHA (Joomla's default) or any other standard CAPTCHA extension for Joomla

All configuration is done by module manager: no complicated components to install! All fields can be either normal (text), textarea, checkboxes, radio buttons, or select.

New in SEF 2.x - thanks to Andrew Caya and Martin Beaudry :

  • Client-side and server-side form validation for all field types,
  • Server-side filtering for all field types,
  • Integration with third-party CAPTCHA modules like Google's reCAPTCHA (Joomla's default),
  • Integration with Joomla's language settings,
  • Allow users to configure an automated reply email to those submitting the form,
  • A new Belarusian translation thanks to Yury (y.sapozhkov@gmail.com)
  • A new Slovenian translation thanks to Ervin (ervin.bizjak@gmail.com)
  • The possibility of overriding any translatable string with a custom one using Joomla's language overrides
  • The possibility of overriding and customizing completely the form's rendering

Project's Lead Developer:
Doug Bierer: https://unlikelysource.com/

So simple yet effective



Posted on 15 April 2012
If you're new to Joomla and you need a simple but customisable form that's straightforward to get going with, this is it - easy to set up and use, plus the added bonus of some first rate support from the developer. Thanks Doug!

well done!



Posted on 28 March 2012
Excellent, easy to install, easy to set up and use. Great work!



It is what it says it is.

Help



Posted on 02 March 2012
The module doesnt work for me. It only sends a copy to myself but not the email in the 'Send Result To' field. Any idea why?
Owner's reply: I have sent you a reply email privately but you did not respond. Please respond and I will see if I can help.

Change font colour



Posted on 17 February 2012
This is a great module, however i am having issues with the colour of text... I have a black background, and the text is coming up grey, does anyone know how to change the colour to white?



Also, is there a way to modify positions of subject/email/name etc?



Thanks
Owner's reply: As of version 1.7.01 of the module, as long as you configre a CSS class for the module, all elements of the form will have a CSS class assigned to them. Please see the following article:
http://joomla.unlikelysource.net/index.php/menu-simple-email-form-q-and-q/18-simple-email-form-q-and-a-how-to-style-fields-css

Thanks



Posted on 24 January 2012
Great module with many options. The module is very simple to setup and has everything you need feedback form.

Love this module



Posted on 21 December 2011
This module is great.



I've got a question thow: is it works with cache enabled?

I've tried it with native joomla! cache enabled and nothing happens when I'm trying to send emails...

Excellent Free Module



Posted on 04 December 2011
This module works excellent! I've used it as a 'Submit Your Resume' tool and the ability to filter on file extension to upload is perfect. Lots of configurable options. Kudos to the developer!

a great little module



Posted on 19 November 2011
Hi there,



Is there a way to put a redirect url on the form after successful submission? I am using a funky module that will not allow for confirmation message. I would like it to redirect to a custom thank you page. Is this possible?



Thank you!
Owner's reply: Willkey -- Thanks for the suggestion. I'm in the process of testing the 1.6/1.7 version and can put that feature in. Thanks for the review!

Name says it all "Simple"



Posted on 22 August 2011
I've never posted a review so this is my first but now that I went through the trouble to create an account lookout.



The form says what it does and it's pretty simple to setup. Only thing I would have liked was a field to place like a description so you could post a quick reason why you want to complete the form above. I added it to mine to have a description field and a few extra style tags to make it fit my site better but it met the requirements, something short, a few fields of my own, I may even hide the subject field but it's pretty easy for even the novice like me to tweak that can be put anywhere I want on a page. See the example at http://www.4HealthyFamily.com
I found the basic form generated by this extension worked well, but the layout of the form sucked. I couldn't get the "name of css class" to work at all. I emailed the developer and never heard back. There's not a word on their website about how you might do even the most basic styling of your form. I simply wanted to put some space between the rows in my form. The demo version shows some, but my "out of the box" form didn't so I can't really use the extension. So, unless you know PHP really well, your "out of the box" form is going to look very unprofessional. I suggest looking at a few others before you bother with this one.
Owner's reply: Normally I respond to comments in a timely manner, so very sorry to have let this one slip by! You can pretty easily stylize the form by filling in the "CSS Class" field in the module configuration. When then happens is that the form will be rendered in this format: label ... more rows ...

Accordingly, you can create a style along these lines:
.your_class {
// basic styling info
}
.your_class th {
// styles for labels
}
.your_class input {
// styles for input fields
}

Simple Email Form

Version:
2.3.0
Developer:
Doug Bierer
Last updated:
Aug 16 2021
3 years ago
Date added:
Mar 09 2010
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Includes:
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Compatibility:
J3
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