This is a short instruction on how to install Contact Enhanced extension in your Joomla installation.
To install the Contact Enhanced extension use the Extensions Installer in the Joomla administration. Go to Extensions » Install/Uninstall.
When you are facing an error during installation, it is highly recommended to try to Install from directory:
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Contact Enhanced is very easy to set up, but because it has so many options it might bit a bit confusing for beginners, so a Cheat Sheet* for the basic usage was created. Keep reading it!
* A cheat sheet or crib sheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference;
This is a tutorial on how to update the Contact Enhanced extension without uninstalling and reinstalling the component.
Simply choose one of three different distributions of the Contact Enhanced. The Contact Enhanced Lite, Contact Enhanced Plus or Contact Enhanced Pro installation package, including all available plugins and modules. All packages include the back-end modules.
Now follow these steps to update your Contact Enhanced:
That's it! Now the Contact Enhanced extension, all language files and all bundled modules and plugins are updated to the latest version...
Keep in mind that any modifications to the files (PHP, CSS, Images, language, etc) may be lost. Therefore we recommend to create a full backup before the upgrade. If you want to change HTML we recommend to use Joomla's core HTML template override and use Language overrides to change the language.
When you've finished the update, clear your browser cache and the Joomla cache. To clear the Joomla cache go to the Joomla administration » Tools » Clean Cache.
If you are facing this error during installation: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in [file/path.php] on line [line number]
you may try to install the component from a directory as described in the Installation article.
First upgrade your Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.x or newer, then follow the Update Contact Enhanced steps mentioned above.
Contact Enhanced has maps integration with Google Maps API (requires billing information) and with Leaflet to show a map based on the contact address. If you have a Contact Enhanced PRO subscription you can also use the Ideal Store Locator plugin, which has integration with Google Maps API only.
An API Key to use Google Maps API is required. Follow these steps to get an API key:
On May 2nd 2018 Google announced important changes, including a new name - Google Maps Platform, which they claim to be a simplified product structure, pay as you go pricing for all, and more. Please take a few minutes to review the announcement to familiarize yourself with the changes.
We would like to highlight a few Google Maps updates that may impact your implementation. Beginning June 11th, Google is launching a new pricing plan and providing all users access to support. They’ll continue to offer a free tier — all developers will receive $200 of free monthly usage of core products. In addition, this change will require you to enable billing and associate it with all of your Google Maps Platform projects.
How does this affect your current projects? Check on https://
Contact Enhanced has maps integration with Google Maps API (requires billing information) and with Leaflet to show a map based on the contact address. If you have a Contact Enhanced PRO subscription you can also use the Ideal Store Locator plugin, which has integration with Google Maps API only.
Leaflet is the leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. Leaflet is provider-agnostic, meaning that it doesn’t enforce a particular choice of providers for tiles. Leaflet doesn’t even contain a single provider-specific line of code, so you’re free to use other providers if you need to.
Some Tile providers are free to use. This doesn't mean no limits apply, you should always check each of the provider's Terms and Conditions before using these layers for anything serious. There are some paid providers with a free quota. For example Mapbox.com provides 50,000 map views for free. Most free providers, if not all, get the map data from https://openstreetmap.org. OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the whole world that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license.
Contact Enhanced Contacts now have many more Contact Field options, which is using Joomla's com_fields component.
Go to Components → Contact Enhanced → Contacts, then you'll see two new menu items called:
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How to Access
Select Components → Contact Enhanced → Custom Values from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation. This option is only available if you have a SQL Form Field type.
The Form Fields Manager screen allows you to create advanced Form Fields using the SQL Form Field type, which displays a Select dropdown with values from the database. Some users might want to add the values to a new database table, that's why we've created the Custom Values;
Text: The text the user will see in the dropdown select list (required);
Type: You can enter any value to help you to keep things organized;
Category: You can use this field as you wish; You can enter a value or select one from the list; IMPORTANT: This is not necessary related to the Contact Enhanced Categories;
Navigate to the Contact Enhanced Manager. To add a new Contact, press the "New" icon in the toolbar. To edit an existing Contact, click on the Contact's Name or click the Contact's checkbox and then click on the "Edit" icon in the toolbar.
This is where you can add a Contact or edit an existing Contact. Contact Enhanced allow you to list people on your web site. They also allow users to send e-mails to those people.
Navigate to the Form Fields Manager. To add a new Form Field, press the "New" icon in the toolbar. To edit an existing Form Field, click on the Form Field's Name or click the Form Field's checkbox and then click on the "Edit" icon in the toolbar.
This is where you can add a Form Field or edit an existing one. Contact Enhanced allows you to list Form Fields on your web site's contact forms. Contact Enhaced has the ability to allow you (site administrator) to assign custom fields to a contact category. Therefore you have to create a category before you create a custom field. Your users will be able to fill that custom field when they submit the form.
In Contact Enhanced → Contacts → Edit Contact you have the Fields: First Sort Field, Second Sort Field and Third Sort Field, which allow you to order the contacts in a List view by them. This is very useful if you want to order your contacts in a category list by Last name.
If ordering is set to Name (in the Component options, under the List tab), it will use these fields to sort the Contacts in the Category list. If they are blank it will use the Name field.Useful when you What to sort the list by Last name, but want to display the first name in the Category list view. For example, your Contact Name is John Smith, but you want to sort by last name, then in the "First Sort Field" you ad Smith and in the "Second Sort Field" you add John.
How to access
Select Components → Contact Enhanced → Form Fields from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.
Contact Enhaced has the ability to allow you (site administrator) to assign custom fields to a contact category. Therefore you have to create a category before you create a custom field. Your users will be able to fill that custom field when they submit the form.
Select Components → Contact Enhanced → Contacts from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.
The Contact Enhanced Manager screen allows you to add contact information to your Joomla! site. You can enter information such as name, address, phone and e-mail. You can also link contacts to registered users. Afterwards, you can use the Menu Manager to create front-end links to the the contacts.
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Option to allow an usergroup to edit a contact details without back-end (administrator) access. Only the user linked to a contact can edit the contact;
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It addresses the export of personal data outside the EU. The GDPR aims primarily to give control to citizens and residents over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the EU. It was adopted on 27 April 2016. It becomes enforceable on 25 May 2018, after a two-year transition period.
This is an an extensive description or list on how to comply with GDPR. For more information please read the official website.
Are you tired or having to type the same answer over and over again? If so, use the Contact Enhanced Canned Answers feature.
Your Customer Service staff most likely reply to the same or similar questions very frequently, that's why we've implemented the Canned Answers, however it solved only part of the problem. Sometimes a support reply includes a file and uploading the same file multiple times can be tiring and time consuming. Therefore we've implemented a different attachment method. With our File link attachments in reply message feature your customer service staff will only have to upload the file once and add the link to the email. They can also add a link to an entire folder, which the user will download as a zip file.
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