Contact form - how to disable need for email address

Fear_an_tarbh · 14-01-2013 6:13pm #1

Hi,
I've just installed a simple contact form, its the one found here http://www.html-form-guide.com/contact-form/simple-php-contact-form.html

I'm not sure if this is even possible, but I want to disable the need for the person making contacting to have to supply their email address. I'll have to do this in the php file I presume.

My knowledge of coding and all that is pretty basic (I work in an entirely different area, i'm doing this to help out the people I work for). Any help is much appreciated!

iFergal · 14-01-2013 6:24pm

To remove the email text field - remove the following in contactform.php

<div class='container'>
    <label for='email' >Email Address*:</label><br/>
    <input type='text' name='email' id='email' value='<?php echo $formproc->SafeDisplay('email') ?>' maxlength="50" /><br/>
    <span id='contactus_email_errorloc' class='error'></span>
</div>

There are other bits that you would need to remove that are related to the email, only had a quick look.

tricky D · 14-01-2013 6:30pm

iFergal wrote: »

There are other bits that you would need to remove that are related to the email, only had a quick look.

This bit also likely needs to be edited out of contactform.php


    frmvalidator.addValidation("email","email","Please provide a valid email address");

The code in the previous post just displays the email field, but the above removes the email field from being validated ie. required.

OneIdea · 14-01-2013 6:30pm

At a glance contactform.php validation section shows the following:
[PHP]
<script type='text/javascript'>
// <![CDATA[

var frmvalidator = new Validator("contactus");
frmvalidator.EnableOnPageErrorDisplay();
frmvalidator.EnableMsgsTogether();
frmvalidator.addValidation("name","req","Please provide your name");

frmvalidator.addValidation("email","req","Please provide your email address");

frmvalidator.addValidation("email","email","Please provide a valid email address");

frmvalidator.addValidation("message","maxlen=2048","The message is too long!(more than 2KB!)");

// ]]>
</script>
[/PHP]

You could simple remove these two lines:
[PHP]
frmvalidator.addValidation("email","req","Please provide your email address");

frmvalidator.addValidation("email","email","Please provide a valid email address");
[/PHP]

But I suggest you replace the two lines of code, as in the future you may wish to implement that feature back?

Replace with this:
[PHP]
/* frmvalidator.addValidation("email","req","Please provide your email address"); */

/* frmvalidator.addValidation("email","email","Please provide a valid email address"); */
[/PHP]

...and let us know how you get on?

Fear_an_tarbh · 14-01-2013 7:08pm

Thanks for the quick replies and your help,

I've tried all of those suggestions but it still asks *please provide your email address*

I double checked all the files to make sure I saved it correctly.
Strange one!

OneIdea · 14-01-2013 7:28pm

In conjunction to my post above open include/fgcontactform.php

Find from line number 375
[PHP]//email validations
if(empty($_POST))[/PHP]
..and replace with
[PHP]//email validations
/*if(empty($_POST))[/PHP]
Find from line number 391
[PHP] }

//message validaions[/PHP]
..and replace with
[PHP] }*/

//message validaions[/PHP]
That should be it?

Fear_an_tarbh · 14-01-2013 7:39pm

......and that works perfectly! :cool:

Thanks so much for all your replies. I've learned a little bit more this evening.

(btw I am using notepad++, so I could see the numbered lines)

Contact form - how to disable need for email address

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