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	Versions:	1.5.11.3 2.5.2
	Cost:	USD27 Regular USD37 Full
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Contacts Enhanced is a contact component based on Joomla Core contacts component with a few advantages:

• HTML Templates: Receive and send html emails ^NEW;
• Custom Fields: Now you can have as many custom fields as you wish.
  Available field types: Text, Multitext(textarea), SelectList, Checkbox, Radiobutton;
• Captcha Image to prevent robots to fill the forms, in other words, to ensure that the response is not generated by a computer.
• Google Maps integration with directions: Now you can easily add a map to the contact page;
• Integration with Newsletter system Campaign Monitor, MailChimp and AcyMailing;
• If the user is logged in this script will get the name and email recorded in database, preventing the user to mistype his email;
• It will get your user's IP Address, Browser, Operating System and Screen resolution;
• It uses MooTools (Joomla's default Javascript Library) to validate the form;

Now you can have different set of custom fields for each contact category!

Demos:

• Live form: Support Center - Joomla 1.5
• Live form: Send Pre-Sales Questions - Joomla 1.5
• Demo form
• Back-end
  
• Demo for Joomla 1.0 (Only a few custom field types and captcha)

Minimum requirements

• Joomla 1.5.15 or newer (including 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 recommend).
• Plugin: CAPTCHA (automatically installed)
• PHP 5 or newer.
• Disk Space: 7Mb. Full installation package has 2Mb and it uses almost 5Mb of disk space after install.

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Custom Fields Available

• Text Field
• CheckBox
• Date
• Date range
• Free text
• Hidden input
• Multi-text (textarea)
• Multiple File Upload
• Number
• Number Range Password
• Radio Button
• Select List
• SQL (get data from your database)
• Multiple SQL;
• Campaign Monitor (newsletter integration);
• AcyMailing Newsletter Integration;
• MailChimp Newsletter Integration;
• Advanced Custom Fields
  • Javascript (add js code to the page);
  • CSS (add css code to the page);
  • PHP (add php code to the page);
• Pagination: Allows you to create multi-step forms (only in 1.7+);
• Buttons: Allows to customize the submit button label/text (only in 1.7+);

See the Custom Field Documentation.

Change log:

New features in 2.5.2:

• + Added option to display an Extra Field before the form (right after the Contact name);
• + Added new Tooltip display option;
• + Added option to edit the contact from the front-end, so users can edit their contact information if the contact is linked to the username;
• + Added option to choose whether to use the contact's email address as the email sender OR to use the email address in Joomla's Global Configuration;
• + Captcha plugin now allows reCaptcha custom translation;
• # jUpgrade Migration script now fixes image path;
• # Fixed problem when browser had cookies disabled;

New features in 2.5.1:

• + Added option to display the Label "Website" instead of the website's URL (optional);
• + Added option to the MultiText (textarea) Custom Field to limit the number of characters allowed;
• + Added option to send a copy of the emails to an entire UserGroup;
• + Added option to change the number of contacts to display in the Category view;
• + Added compatibility with the new captcha plugin;
• # Fixed Label; By default in new installations the Default label was mistakenly set to OverField;

New features in 2.5.0:

• + Added option form=|no| to the Contact Enhanced content plugin, s now you can choose to hide the form when you embed the contact in an article;
• + Added Content editor to the Custom Values Description field;
• + Added new Category view called Thumbnails;
• # Fixed Background color in QR code images;
• # Fixed incompatibility with Sourcerer plugin;

New features in 1.7.2:

• ^ Changed Chain Select List:
  • ^ Now it allows you to execute the SQL query even if the parent select list was not selected; SQL Example:
    • SELECT title AS text, id AS value FROM #__content WHERE (CHAR_LENGTH('{selectresult}') = 0) OR (id = '{selectresult}');
  • + Now there is a "loading gif" while the select lists is being populated. The Image can be changed in the CSS file, rule: .loading-chainselect;
• + Added WYSIWYG Custom Field to Contact Enhanced for Joomla 1.7 (Joomla 1.5 already had this Custom Field);
• + Added Tools menu item, which allows to import Contact and Categories from Joomla core Contacts component;
• # BUG FIX:
  • # Blank labels after upgrade fixed;
  • # Missing default HTML templates on new installations;
  • # Captcha issue in Google Chrome fixed;

New features in 1.5.11:

• ^ Changed Chain Select List:
  • ^ Now it allows you to execute the SQL query even if the parent select list was not selected; SQL Example:
    • SELECT title AS text, id AS value FROM #__content WHERE (CHAR_LENGTH('{selectresult}') = 0) OR (id = '{selectresult}');
  • + Now there is a "loading gif" while the select lists is being populated. The Image can be changed in the CSS file, rule: .loading-chainselect;

New features in 1.7.1 & 1.5.10.1:

• Compatibility with Custom Properties Plugin (Thanks to Andrea from solidsystem.it);
• Added GMaps option for users to change Travel mode. Available options are Driving, Bicycling and Walking
• iCaptcha plugin now is compatible with VouchSafe.com;
• Ability to add Option Groups to Select lists (1.7+);
• Option to add labels over the text fields (1.7+);
• Miscellaneous field can be placed in different places. Avaliable Options: after contact details and at the end of the page (1.7+);
• Google SpreadSheets Integration (1.7+);

New features in 1.7:

• Pagination: You can break a contact form into multiple pages. This will allow you to collect data in a contact form over multiple pages instead of all in one. See Documentation;
• Javascript validation: Changed the Javascript validation (client side) to a better validation script with more options. These new options were added to the Text Custom Field type.
• Category Module: Allows you to display a category of contacts. See Documentation article;
• Icon Customization: Option to chnage the Skype, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn images from the back-end;
• Button Customization: Now you can change the submit button text and opt for a reset button;
• Import data from Contacts component: Now you can import all contacts and categories from Joomla core contacts component;
• Integration via socket: Easy to configure socket integration;
• GMaps new options:
  • Add link to Google Earth in GMaps Custom Field;
  • Disable the"get directions" slider in order to avoid problems with some templates;

New features in 1.5.9.6 and 1.6.3:

• + New Template options;
  Now you can also load only some custom fields using this syntax:
  {custom_fields:1,2,5,7,34} // Will add only the selected Custom Field ids
  {custom_fields} // will add all custom fields
• Fixes:
  
  • # QR Code when pointing to an Extra Field;
  • # Author plugin (Joomla 1.5) incompatibility with the Recipient field;

New features in 1.5.9.5 and 1.6.2:

• + Javascript Custom Field;
• + CSS Custom Field;
• + PHP Custom Field;
• + PHP, JS and CSS Custom Fields are integrated with the CodeMirror WYSIWYG Editor (included in Joomla 1.6+);
• + QR Image Codes for vCard, email, site and phone number;
• + CE Module for Joomla 1.6+ now can display Map and contact details;
• Fixes:
  
  • # XHTML validation problem when there is no address information;
  • # GMaps Address Custom Field error when loading embedded in an article fixed;
  • # Radiobox field validation;
  • # Upload field javascript validation;

New features in 1.5.9.4 and 1.6.1:

• + Implement a HoneyPot spam fight feature (beta);
• + Recipient Custom Field now allows chain select;
• + Added Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn fields for Contacts;
• + Contact Enhanced plugins are automatically enabled upon installation;
• + Next Step feature which helps the user to configure the component (in 1.6.1).
• + Added Search module and search display page (1.6.1 Full version only);

New features in 1.5.9.3 and 1.6.0.1:

• + Added Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn fields for Contacts (Only in 1.5.9.3);
• + Added option for the Date custom field in order to allow to change the date format;
• + Added option to Recipient custom field to display recipients in checkbox style;
• ^ Minor bugs fixed;

New features in 1.5.8.6:

• + Get user location based on IP address (where allowed by GMaps API);
• + Better server side email validation. Now it will correctly check if the domain part of an email has an MX or A DNS record.
• + The Full version now comes with the iSeKeywords plugin.
• + Option in CE plugin to allow users to display the map when using the plugin; append map=|before_form| or map=|after_form|.
• + Added more options and images to the CE Feedback plugin (available in the FULL package only);
• + Added compatibility with a new plugin called iSeKeywords, to be released soon;
• ^ minor bug fixes and CSS incompatibilities with Artisteer templates;

New features in 1.5.8.5:

• Added Password verification field;
• Added double validation on the server side increasing security;
• Added more options to the Username  Custom Field;
• Added an option to the email custom field to validate the domain part of the email, which helps prevent Spams and user from mistyping their email addresses;
• Added more features for the Map:
  • Option to hide Avoid Tolls;
  • Option to hide Avoid Highways;
  • Option to disable ScrollWheel Zooming;
  • Option to display the infoWindow (balloon) only if the user clicks on the marker;
• Added IP Based Location to the user information;
• Changed the registration option, so now it gives you more control for registration forms; Watch screencast.
• Fixed: CSV export will no longer generate the SILK error when opening in MS Excel and it is better to visualize the columns;
• Added free JCE plugin: Advanced links;
• Custom Field type added to the Custom Field Manager;

New features in 1.5.8.4:

• New Mailto2CE plugin added (full version), which changes all email links to a link to a Contact Enhanced Form;
• Easier to change GMaps Markers;
• Better integration with CE Feedback plugin;
• Maps can now be enabled/disabled for each contact form instead of globally only;
• Added wrapper to Send and Reset buttons, to allow more styling options (requested by RocketTheme);
• Module is present in the full package but will not be automatically enabled upon installation or upgrade;
• Better integration with another systems: Field values can be passed to Contact Enhanced in the URL;
• Browser and Operating System (OS) detection updated; Now Contact Enhanced will detect accurately* nearly every available system(including mobile phones browsers and OS); *Some browsers have the option to change it's name, so in this cases there is no way to be accurate;
• Fixed Google Maps small javascript incompatibility;
• Fixed SEF problem with the Categories view;
• Fixed minor css compatibility with some templates;
• Fixed HTML Tags are no longer stripped in the Contact Form;

New features in 1.5.8.3:

• New Custom Fields:
  • AcyMailing Newsletter Integration;
  • MailChimp Newsletter Integration;
• New Print Button in Contact Forms;
• RocketTheme templates are now fully compatible with Contact Enhanced;
• Some minor bug fixes en and enhancements;

New features in 1.5.8.2:

• Compatible with MooTools 1.2.x and old MooTools 1.11 and 1.12;
• Google Maps directions;
• More GMaps related options:
  
  • Easily display latitude and longitude of address;
  • You can add any text to the balloon using a contact extrafield .
  • Show GMaps and directions in a Modal (Lightbox style) window;
  • Using GMaps API version 3, which no longer requires an API key and was designed with Mobile devices in mind, therefore loads faster;
• Recipient Custom Field no longer adds the email to the html source, which prevents SPAM bots from capturing these email addresses;
• Javascript error message is nicely displayed if the submit button is pressed and there are some invalid fields;
• Categories View; Now you can add a menu item to display all your categories or all categories and contacts;
• More options to display the Custom Fields in multiple columns;
• You can display the Contact Details inside the sidebar (Gmaps also);
• Option to hide the email form from Public, or Registered users;
• Add a custom field for an integration with Campaign Monitor (Newsletter);
• Created a multiple SQL Custom Fields;
• Many other small features;

New features in 1.5.7:

• Google Maps integration: Now you can easily add a map to thecontact page;
• Contacts Extra information fields: Now you are free to add morecontact information besides phone numbers and address;
• Update System: To update Contact Enhanced is easier than ever, you don't have to uninstall the old version, just proceed like a regular install. The script will automatically overwrite the files and update the database.Although it has been tested it is always recommended to make a backup first;
• Many small enhancements;
• All reported bugs were fixed!

If you are upgrading from 1.5.6, please make sure that [Joomla]/administrator/components/com_contact_enhanced/configuration.php is writable; There is no need to uninstall the old version! :-)

New features in 1.5.6:

• Record messages to database;
  
  • Spent several hours to increase security, specially to guarantee that malicious users will not be able to run or have access to uploaded files;
• You can export all submitted forms to a CSV file;
• Allow you to "tamper" with the data after submission, ideal if you need to export the data to another system;
• Added ability to reply to message right from the webpage;
• All Custom fields can be set to hidden, so you can edit in the back-end a custom field that is not visible in the front-end;
• Added number validation and mask to text fields;

How to buy

With our automated payment and delivery process, you could be downloading and installing your new component in under five minutes! We use PayPal as our payment processor. It is one of the most preferred payment methods on the internet. You are not obligated to sign up with PayPal, so you can also just make a onetime purchase using your favorite creditcard. You can click on the Paypal image above you go to our Purchase and Download section and click on purchase.

How to download

If you are making a purchase, you will receive an automatic email with the extension attached to it. In case you have problems receiving attachments in your email or if you have a firewall blocking zip files, you can also go to our Purchase and Download section, and download your extension from there.

Other features:

Thank you Messages:

Contact Enhanced Allows you to have 4 types of "Thank you Messages":

1. Joomla Default (displaying the form)
2. Javascript Alert (showing the form afterwards)
3. Showing the sent message, or
4. Showing a custom page;

Joom!Fish Compatibility:

• Download the Content Element Files; (Right click to open the context menu and choose "Save link as" in Firefox or "Save target as" in Internet Explorer)
• Unpack and upload to [Joomla]/administrator/components/com_joomfish/contentelements/
• Note: Joomla 1.5 only because Joomla 2.5 has already native multi-language support.