$Id: README.txt,v 1.1.2.3 2008-12-31 12:50:35 gpdinoz Exp $

CONTACT_FORMS.MODULE

Overview
--------
This module expands the features of the site wide
contact form. It eliminates the need for the drop
down category menu by generating a form, and a
unique path, for each of the contact form categories.

The path 'contact/{category}' generates a contact form
for that category with a title = 'contact {category}'.
e.g. for the {category} "Jill Jones" the path to the unique
form is "contact/Jill Jones".

If a path is entered that does not have a category you
can specify a page to redirect to. The default fall back
path is contact.

To define the subject of the generated form the path is as follows
'contact/{category}/Subject goes here'
e.g. path 'contact/Jill Jones/Enquiry about Sales' generates a contact form
for the category 'Jill Jones' with a title = 'Contact jill Jones' and the subject
'Enquiry about Sales'.


Requirements
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contact.module must be enabled.


Installation
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  1. Copy contact_forms folder to sites/all/modules/.
  2. Check contact.module is enabled
  3. Enable Contact Forms module


Upgrading
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The contact_forms module was developed from the contact_lists module.
If you are upgrading from an older version of Contact Lists
Disable and uninstall the old version then delete the contact_list folder
before you upload and enable the new contact_forms module.


Usage
-----
This module was written for sites that have many email
contacts where you want a page with information about
the people or departments etc with links to their individual
contact forms.

Create a "Contact Directory" page with a path like 'directory'
and lay it out how you would like it. Links to the forms can
be made with the following code. [using the drupal link function]

<?php
print l('Email Jill Jones', 'contact/Jill Jones');
?>
This page can be set as the fall back page if a contact/category
path is entered that doesn't exist.


Snippets
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1. The "old" contact/list page
This will give you a list of links to the contact forms.

<!-- start snippet -->
<p>Who would you like to contact?</p>
<?php
  $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {contact} ORDER BY weight, category');
  print '<div id="contact-list">';
  print '<div class="item-list"><ul>';
  while ($contact = db_fetch_object($result)) {
    print '<li>'. l($contact->category , 'contact/'. $contact->category) .'</li>';
  }
  print '</div>';
  print '</div>';
?>
<!-- end snippet -->


Credits
-------
Thanks to the following people who have helped with suggestions and code:
nancyw
alienbrain
incrn8
joachim
mfredrickson
jandd