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[questbg Friend questbgJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1912Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 146 Thanked: 339 times in 197 posts]

#139234

Hi Everyone

Just been customising a contact form for a client to include Mobile numbers, however, the result is somewhat messy:

I’d really like to widen the Mobile Phone Number column so that the numbers are on one line and also remove ‘Phone’ and ‘Fax’ as these will never be used.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Chris

[wooohanetworks Friend wooohanetworksJoin date: September 2008Posts: 1239Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 148 Thanked: 138 times in 41 posts]

#296422

Have you looked for an alternative solution for the contact form, like QContacts. This one offers drop down on the contact form page, so you can switch from one contact to another, captcha included and I think you can also make changes like you need here more easiely.

[scotty Friend scottyJoin date: March 2008Posts: 2339Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 76 Thanked: 827 times in 595 posts]

#296429

Hi Chris, open /components/com_contact/views/category/tmpl/default_items.php and scroll down to …

<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ( $this->params->get( 'show_mobile' ) ) : ?>
<td width="15%">
<?php echo $item->mobile; ?>
</td>
Change 15% to about 30%.

You don’t have to edit the other sizes to compensate as they do not all have widths to begin with.

PS: This will change the ‘Mobile Phone’ column ONLY.

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[scotty Friend scottyJoin date: March 2008Posts: 2339Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 76 Thanked: 827 times in 595 posts]

#296430

You may also want to change it in /components/com_contact/views/category/tmpl/default.php also although you don’t have to.
<?php if ( $this->params->get( 'show_mobile' ) ) : ?>
<td height="20" width="15%" class="sectiontableheader<?php echo $this->params->get( 'pageclass_sfx' ); ?>">
<?php echo JText::_( 'Mobile' ); ?>
</td>

[wooohanetworks Friend wooohanetworksJoin date: September 2008Posts: 1239Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 148 Thanked: 138 times in 41 posts]

#296431

Use a better contact form, this default Joomla one is hilarious and spartanic!

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/contacts-&-feedback/contacts

[questbg Friend questbgJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1912Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 146 Thanked: 339 times in 197 posts]

#296435

Hi Scotty

<em>@scotty 118328 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi Chris, open /components/com_contact/views/category/tmpl/default_items.php and scroll down to …
</blockquote>

Many thanks. Worked perfect and form looks fine now!

Hi Woooha

<em>@wooohanetworks 118331 wrote:</em><blockquote>Use a better contact form, this default Joomla one is hilarious and spartanic!
</blockquote>

Perhaps, but I was happy to make the fix by just changing one % figure in the CSS rather than installing new modules and testing.

This was for a client and I offered to fix for free, so changing 15% to 30% in one line of code was just fine for me 🙂

[wooohanetworks Friend wooohanetworksJoin date: September 2008Posts: 1239Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 148 Thanked: 138 times in 41 posts]

#296447

Than don’t get angry later when he misses all the functions Qcontacts brings, or is flooded by spam without the captcha Qcontacts brings.;)

It is more about the pluspoints of replacing the Joomla component, where you also can make such little changes, but you have a more powerful contact form, and as I see you have several contacts in a list, people will miss out on still being able to chose per drop down menu on the contact form page whom to contact.:cool:

Just some suggestion.:)

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