Use in VirtueMmart

Hi,
virtuemart has a function "ask a question" in the product detail page. How can I call the ec plugin or modul instead of the own form?
this is how it looks on virtuemart .. how can i pass the attributes?

Is there a way to use the com_contact module for all inquiries?
Theproduct sku or / and a link of the product should be send in the body message of contact_form.
I would recommend to use for all email request the mod_contact as this can be easily modified like "captcha" and is one central module.

productdetails/tmpl/default.php

change this
$url = JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&task=askquestion&virtuemart_product_id='.$this->product->virtuemart_product_id.'&virtuemart_category_id='.$this->product->virtuemart_category_id.'&tmpl=component');

that would be great if this can be possible

Dear prismalight,

You will have to create Text Custom Fields for the Product ID and for the Category ID and set the to Hidden.

Then you would have to create a link to Contact Enhanced instead and add variables that correspond to the custom fields you've just created. The link would look something like this:

$url = JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_contactenhanced&view=contact&id=CONTACT_ID&cf_ID1='.$this->product->virtuemart_product_id.'&cf_ID2='.$this->product->virtuemart_category_id.'&tmpl=component');

The CONTACT_ID is the Contact Enhanced -> Contact ID.
ID1 is the ID for the Custom Field you've created for the Product ID
ID2 is the ID for the Custom Field you've created for the Category ID

OPTIONAL (a bit more complicated): You may want to create a HTML Email template for this contact in order to retrieve the information and add to your own links using the {post: cf_ID1} and {post: cf_ID2}
Please read this article:
ideal.fok.com.br/joomla-extens...s/75-html-template-system.html

Best regards,

Thanks for the great solution. I changed it a bit now product sku and name are shown in the contact form.
great work and support

I would also like to do this, but this description didn't work out. It still links to the old "ask a question" form, even though I updated productdetails/tmpl/default.php.
Do I need to change any more files?

Dear Hisslink,

First of all this thread is in the wrong category and I'll chnage it now to Contact Enhanced.

Second, If you change the link in VirtueMart it should be changed in the HTML output. Please be sure that you cleaned your Joomla and browser cache.

@prismalight,
Do you have any tips for this user?
I do not use VirtueMart, so it is a bit harder to provide support for this hack.

Best regards,

in folder public_html/components/com_virtuemart/views/productdetails/tmpl make a copy of the default.php rename it to "mydefault" and change the JRoute like this $url = JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_contactenhanced&view=contact&id=31&cf_19='.$this->product->product_sku.'&cf_20='.$this->product->product_name.'&tmpl=component');
go to VM admin->configuracion->templates->and choose "mydefault" at line product layout ..
clean browser and server (joomla) cache

Works like a charm! Thanks!