Hitch feedback copy of the letter. Creating a feedback form using standard Joomla tools
In this lesson we will get acquainted with the function mail (), using the example of creating PHP feedback forms with the subsequent sending of the received data to the mail.
For this, we will create two files - forma.php and mail.php... The first file will contain only a form with fields for user input. Inside the tag form- button "Send" and attribute action which refers to the handler - mail.php, it is to him that the data from the form is accessed when the button is pressed "Send"... In our example, the form data is sent to a web page named "/Mail.php"... This page contains a script for PHP which processes the form data:
This is how the form looks visually in the browser.
Next, we write the code for the file mail.php... Coming up with the names for the variables. V PHP variable starts with a sign $ and then the name of the variable. The text value of the variable is enclosed in quotation marks. With the help of variables, the content of the form is sent to the administrator's email, simply substituting the name of the form element in square brackets - the value name.
$ to = " [email protected]"; // email of the recipient of data from the form
$ tema = "PHP Feedback Form"; // subject of the received email
$ message = "Your name:". $ _ POST ["name"]. "
"; // assign the variable the value obtained from the form name = name
$ message. = "E-mail:". $ _ POST ["email"]. "
"; // obtained from the form name = email
$ message. = "Phone number:". $ _ POST ["phone"]. "
"; // obtained from the form name = phone
$ message. = "Message:". $ _ POST ["message"]. "
"; // obtained from the form name = message
$ headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0". "\ r \ n"; // header matches the format plus a line feed character
$ headers. = "Content-type: text / html; charset = utf-8". "\ r \ n"; // indicates the type of content being sent
mail ($ to, $ tema, $ message, $ headers); // send variable values to the recipient by email
?>
Thus, the data from the array $ _POST will be passed to the corresponding variables and sent to the mail using the function mail... Let's fill out our form and hit the submit button. Do not forget to include your e-mail. The letter arrived instantly.
When people get to know each other offline, they pay attention to such attributes of success as shoes, watches, and business cards.
By default, they can already say a lot about a person, his status, accuracy, taste, attention to detail, etc.
And when the first communication happens online, the email becomes that attribute.
And in a situation when a business relationship is just beginning to be established, any detail can not only affect the opinion of you as a professional, but even make a potential client refuse further communication.
The good news is that at this stage of communication, you are able to directly influence the final result: whether there will be a deal or not.
If you are used to looking and working brand-name, with a needle, then this information may be useful for you.
The skeleton of a classic business email
Element number 1. Corporate mailing address
If we have already started talking about e-mail correspondence, then let's start from the very beginning - with an e-mail address.
First, if you do not have a corporate address, register your mailbox with serious services.
Second, take care of the corporate address. Forget all sorts of "baby [email protected]"Or" superman [email protected]».
Don't be surprised that we have touched on such an obvious topic. We periodically have to open e-mails, the addresses of which look, to put it mildly, unprofessional.
Element number 2. Corporate style template
The appearance of the letter is the very first impression about which they say "indelible". This is where love or dislike begins at first sight.
It is not difficult to design a corporate template, even if you are not familiar with programming. Here are just a few tips to help make your email stand out from a ton of others:
- choose a font to your liking, taking into account the size and color of the text (it is advisable to use sans-serif fonts in electronic documents, for example - Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri);
- format the text (for example, left-aligned);
- add a picture with your logo to the beginning of the letter (interfaces of popular mail services allow you to insert an illustration into the text);
- set up an automatic signature (below we will consider what information should be indicated here).
Element number 3. Greetings
Perhaps, to some, this item will seem banal and unworthy of attention. But we happened to see more than a dozen letters, the authors of which did not consider it necessary to greet the recipients of their electronic opuses.
(This is especially true for newbie webwriters)
Friends, greeting a person is not even the first rule of ethics, but something without which it is impossible to imagine a normal and respectful dialogue.
By the way, it is worth greeting a person not only in the first letter, but also during further correspondence. In this case, you can not be limited to the banal "Hello", but to show a deeper interest in the personality of the interlocutor.
For example: “Greetings, Ivan Ivanovich! How was your weekend?".
Element number 4. Content (purpose of the appeal)
This part describes the essence of the appeal. It is advisable to break the text into short paragraphs, use bulleted lists.
Moreover, the technical capabilities of postal services allow you to turn any text into a "chocolate".
Element number 5. File attachment warning
A trifle, but an important one. Agree that the recipient of the letter does not have to look out for the paperclip symbol, which denotes the attached file.
Situations often occur when a person simply does not notice an important presentation or price list. It would be a shame if the deal fell through over such nonsense.
Therefore, pay attention to your interlocutor and write a short phrase "I am attaching a file to this letter", because it is not difficult at all.
Element number 6. Request for feedback
It is also an important block in business correspondence. It can be compared to a call to action in a sales copy. Tell the recipient directly what you expect them to do after reading the letter.
"Call 321-456 and I will be happy to answer all your questions."
"We are waiting for your comments".
"Please confirm receipt of the e-mail."
The last phrase is extremely important when fundamental issues are discussed in correspondence: a budget, a schedule or a cooperation strategy is being agreed. It is always worth remembering that sometimes emails end up in spam or are deleted in a hurry.
With this phrase you will insure yourself against such troubles.
Element number 7. Parting
And again we have to talk about platitudes. This is because many business people underestimate the importance of ordinary respectful communication.
Leaving an email without saying goodbye is like getting up from the table in the midst of negotiations and leaving silently.
Element number 8. Personal signature with contact details
Here we will talk about the very automatic signature that can be configured in any mail service. Let's think about what information should be included in this part of the letter:
- name, surname, position (if this information is already in the "header", then you can skip it in the signature);
- The name of the company;
- slogan or USP;
- work phone;
- link;
- link to pages on social networks.
This information will make you more accessible to the customer. And if he joins you on social networks, it will be a great opportunity to continue your business relationship.
Michael Hyatt, in his legendary book Platform, focuses on email signatures. And besides the above points, he suggests adding another phrase like this: "This e-mail address is confidential, as well as the addresses of the blog and pages in social networks, unless we specifically agree to the contrary.".
Friends, we hope that these tips will be useful to you. Start building your brand with a small but important element - an email.
By the way, have you had to deal with untidy e-mails? How did this fact affect further communication with the sender?
Business communication is its own world with its own laws. A lot depends on how we comply with these laws: the impression we make on colleagues and partners, work productivity, and even career advancement.
A special place in business communication is occupied by business correspondence, which is the daily responsibility of most office workers and not only. The ability to conduct business correspondence correctly can be a good help for concluding profitable deals and shaping your business image.
Let's take a look at some of the features of a business letter. So, business correspondence is:
- use of template phrases and clichés
- emotional neutrality,
- semantic accuracy and brevity of presentation,
- well-built argumentation.
Business correspondence in English is the same set of rules and clichés, some of which we recommend to use for everyone who works with foreign partners or in international companies. We bring to your attention several useful phrases that will brighten up your business correspondence. These phrases will emphasize your professionalism and help shape the image of a business person. Start? M!
1.Please find attached
Let's start with the classics. It is often necessary to attach various documents or other files to a letter. In order to notify the recipient about the presence of an attachment, this phrase is perfect. After all, the word "Attachment" in translation means "attachment". The phrase should be used at the end of the letter.
Here are a couple of examples of use:
- Please find attached my portfolio.
- Please find attached copy of the agreement / contract.
2.I have forwarded
This phrase can be used if you need to forward the letter to other recipients. To notify the addressee of this, the phrase "I have forwarded" is perfect. For example:
- I have forwarded Anna's CV to you.
- I have forwarded John's email to you.
3.I’ve cc’ed
A person who is not familiar with all the secrets of the peculiarities of business correspondence may not understand what this strange abbreviation means. But we are professionals. “I’ve cc’ed” is an abbreviation that stands for I have carbon copied. The phrase means "put someone in a copy to receive letters."
So if you need to inform someone about what you have put in the copy of other recipients - feel free to use this phrase. For example:
- I’ve cc’ed Sara on this email.
- I’ve cc’ed Jack and Jimmy on these emails.
As for abbreviations that cannot be used in business correspondence, an exception is usually made for this case.
4.For further details
This phrase is a proven way to politely end your letter in English. “For further details” means “for more details”, “for more details”. Examples of using:
- For further details contact me any time.
- For further details write to our Sales-manager.
Another phrase to help you finish politely is "If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me." Translated, this means "If you have any questions, feel free to write to me."
5.I look forward to
The phrase "look forward" means "look forward." So if you are impatiently awaiting a response or some other action from the addressee, then it will be quite appropriate to use this phrase. For example:
- I look forward to your answer.
- I'm looking forward to your reply.
The phrase is best used at the end of the letter.
When writing a letter, you need to be polite even when you don't really feel like it. The ability to write competent letters in any situation reflects your professionalism, good manners and knowledge of business ethics. In conclusion, we remind you that in business correspondence you must show the accuracy of the wording and impeccable literacy. It is also unacceptable to use abbreviations (with rare exceptions).
Write emails in English correctly, dear friends! Good luck!
Good day, friends! Today another article dedicated to CMS Joomla, or rather not the engine itself, but the creation of contacts with a feedback form. The peculiarity of the Joomla feedback form is that all the tools necessary for its creation are at the webmaster's hand, and there is no need to download and install additional extensions. The CMS is equipped with a built-in "Contacts" component, as well as an anti-spam plugin "reCAPTCHA".
Conventionally, the implementation of the set idea can be divided into several stages, namely:
Create and configure a contact.
Organization of the page output, which will contain all the necessary feedback information.
Enabling, configuring and adding captcha.
Why do I need a feedback form
The feedback form is the connecting element of the site, thanks to which users and the owner of the web project can keep in touch. It is in the feedback form that especially important information is indicated (mobile number, e-mail), which allows the user to send his suggestions and wishes to the owner or order a product.
Joomla Feedback Form represents empty fields required for the visitor to enter specific data (his name, e-mail address, subject line), after filling in, you must activate sending by clicking the special button "Send".
For the greater convenience of visitors, it is recommended to place the feedback form in a visible place (most often this is the header of the site). And since we organize its output using the created menu item, it will be displayed on all pages at the location of the horizontal menu.
What information is it desirable to leave to the site owner?
Mobile number (commercial web projects, online stores).
Address (commercial web projects, online stores).
Opening hours, delivery method and possible payment methods (commercial web projects, online stores).
E-mail, Skype, etc. (blogs, business card sites, one-pages, commercial web projects, online stores).
Joomla contacts
After these steps, you will be presented with a page similar to the one below, only with empty fields. " Edit contact"- one of three tabs in which you need to make some settings.
Name - you can specify any name you like, it will still be hidden from the eyes of users.
Alias - the field is filled in automatically, that is, we leave it blank.
The linked user is the name that will be displayed when commenting. You can specify your nickname or leave the default name assigned by the system "Super Users".
Image - provides the ability to select an image that will be linked to this contact.
Position - allows you to set the position of the employee to which the contacts will be linked.
E-mail - is responsible for displaying the email address of the contact person.
With the rest of the fields, you will figure it out anyway, you can specify the address, postal code, mobile and landline phone number, fax, etc. in them.
In the right area of the screen (sidebar), select Status / Published, Category / Uncategorised, Favorites / None.
« Additional Information"- a tab with a text editor, in which it is recommended to write a short greeting.
You can use my greeting as a template by following the link.
« Configuring content display»- is responsible for displaying the feedback form.
Show feedback form - "Show".
Send a copy to the sender of the letter - depending on your choice, allows you to hide or show the sender a copy of his own letter.
Creating a Joomla menu item for displaying contacts and feedback forms
The next step is to go to the Menu / Main Menu / Create menu item.
On the opened menu page, assign a title. So we write "Contacts".
Menu item type - press the blue "Select" button, then on the page that opens, select Contacts / Contact.
Selecting a contact - this is where we need to bind the previously created contact to the menu item. Click "Select" and click on the corresponding contact.
After making the necessary adjustments, click the "Save" button. As a result, a new "Contacts" menu button will appear on your site, by clicking on which the user can find a feedback form and easily contact you.
This could have ended, if not for one thing, but! A bunch of useless letters that spam bots will flood your email address with.
Protecting Joomla from spam by configuring the built-in reCAPTCHA plugin
What are CAPTCHAs? This is a protection tool that allows you to effectively fight against automatic registration and sending of letters. This is a special form in which an Internet user undertakes to perform a certain action (enter characters, answer a well-known question, or add an image from parts).
CMS Joomla acquired built-in captcha starting from version 2.5, before that you had to be content with third-party extensions. Despite the fact that Joomla uses reCAPTCHA, we will try to set up a more modern and, in my opinion, convenient version. This is how it will look after completing all the settings.
First, let's enable the plugin by heading to Extensions / Plugin Manager. For a more convenient and quick search, I recommend registering in the search bar - captcha and clicking the icon responsible for the search. As a result, you will see a similar window. Click on the cross next to the "Status" item, thereby launching the plugin and clicking on the phrase - CAPTCHA - reCAPTCHA.
It's time to get the "Public Key" as well as the "Private Key".
To get the keys you need follow the link... This is one of the many services owned by Google. You must have your own account. You can easily log in by entering your details that you previously used to add an RSS feed to the Feedburner service or by installing the Google Adsense code on Joomla.
Using the form that opens, you need to register the site.
Title - assign a title (let's say the name of the main page).
Select the type of reCAPTCHA - allows you to select the type of captcha - reCAPTCHA V2 - a standard form, for which you need to check the box next to the phrase "I am not a robot"; Invisible reCAPTCHA - checking users in the background.
We put a tick next to the sentences "Accept the terms of use of reCAPTCHA" and "Send notifications to owners", and then click the "Register" button.
Well, our keys are ready. There is nothing left. Copy the value of the "Secret Key" field into the "Private Key" field in the standard reCAPTCHA plugin, and the "Key" field into the "Public Key" field.
After receiving and entering the keys, you can choose the "Style" that is most suitable for your site, as well as the "Size". Now you need to click "Save and close", then go along the path System / General settings / CAPTCHA (by default) and select the only value provided by the system "CAPTCHA - reCAPTCHA". Click "Save" again and check the performance of the captcha by going to the Joomla feedback form.
As you can see, everything works. If you have any difficulties, let's solve them together in the comments.
Thank you for your attention and see you soon on the pages of Stimylrosta.
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Greetings to my readers, I have gained experience and I will tell you about the principles of the php feedback form. I'll show you with illustrative examples so that you understand how everything works and how the interaction between the input form itself (its input fields) and the handler file written in php occurs. In addition, you can download the sources for free along with.
Of course, it will be great if you know a little about HTML / CSS. By analogy, you will have to drag the code onto your page. We will not touch the PHP language, I will show all the necessary edits that need to be done for myself.
UPDATE: According to the responses of readers, I realized that you need something more beautiful and functional, meet, read and see. Choose which one you like best)
UPDATE2: Version 3.0 Responsive Landing Page + ajax form with passing UTM tags, read and see. You'll like it
I remembered myself when I first tried to make my own feedback form in php, and to be honest, it was laborious, because did not understand what was happening and how. Patience and perseverance are friends and you will succeed.
Php feedback form - structure
We will study the analysis of the feedback form itself using the example of a landing page (Landing Page), by the way, there is a separate article on. You can see how it works in action by using the buttons below, I attach the sources of this one-page page and the main file of the php handler (this file will process and send a letter to email)
After downloading the sources and unpacking the archive, you will see the following file structure:
- image - all images that are used for the Landing Page itself, buttons, etc.
- js - javascript scripts that provide, for example, a popup modal on the page and other visual effects
- index.html - the index file of our one page
- index1.php - a handler file to which the values from the form are passed, then a letter is formed from the received variables and sent to the specified email address. Also, index1.php will act as an intermediate page for notification of successful data submission with automatic redirection back to index.html (i.e. our one-page page)
It is important that your hosting, on which the site files are located, supports php processing, otherwise the index1.php file will not be executed and will not work. To clarify this nuance, contact the campaign where your hosting is registered or just test it - it works, it means there is support. If not, enable php language support option
Take a look at how all elements interact (page, form, handler)
The source code of the form call and handler
Let's take a look at the operation of one of the buttons, which invokes a modal pop-up window that contains a feedback form. This given source code is more than once, two inserted into the page and it will work, you yourself will have to customize it to your design and needs.
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Below is the full source code of the index1.php handler, in order to configure sending to your mailbox, change “ [email protected]»On your own, the rest, in principle, can be left unchanged
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