Screen.contactmanager.edit.15
From Joomla! Documentation
Description[edit]
In this screen you have the ability to create a contact (when you click on the 'New' button in the Contact Manager), or to edit an existing contact (when you select a contact and click on the 'Edit' button in the Contact Manager).
Screenshot[edit]
File:Screen contacts edit 15.png
Details and description[edit]
You will see different fields where you can fill in or edit information of the contact. These are:
Details[edit]
Name: Fill in the name of the feed. This field is required.
Alias: This name is a shortened title of the feed, used when using SEF.
Published: Select Yes when you want the section to be published, and No when you do not want the section to be published.
Category: Choose the category you want this feed to belong to.
Linked to User: If this contact is to be linked to a registered user, select that user here.
Order: The order of the feed in the category. When creating a new feed, it will have the default setting of the last place. The order can be changed after the feed is saved.
Access Level: Choose who can view this contact's information.
Information[edit]
Contact's Position: Enter the contact's current position as regards the site.
E-mail: Enter this contact's email address.
Street Address: Enter this contact's street address.
Town/Suburb: Enter this contact's town or suburb.
State/County: Enter this contact's state.
Postal Code/ZIP: Enter this contact's postal code.
Country: Enter this contact's country.
Telephone: Enter this contact's phone number.
Mobile Phone Number: Enter this contact's mobile phone number.
Fax: Enter this contact's fax number.
Web URL: Enter a website address for this contact.
Miscellaneous Information: Enter any other information about this contact. No HTML is allowed in this field.
Contact Image: Choose an image to display against this contact. Images can be uploaded using the Media Manager.
Contact Parameters[edit]
- Name Hide/Show
- Contact's Position Hide/Show
- E-mail Hide/Show
- Street Address Hide/Show
- Town/Suburb Hide/Show
- State/County Hide/Show
- Postal/Zip Code Hide/Show
- Country Hide/Show
- Telephone Hide/Show
- Mobile Phone Number Hide/Show
- Fax Hide/Show
- Web URL Hide/Show
- Miscellaneous Information Hide/Show
- Contact Image Hide/Show
- vCard Hide/Show
Advanced Parameters[edit]
- Icons/Text Icons/Text/None
- Address Icon Choose image to use for address icon
- E-mail Icon Choose image to use for e-mail icon
- Telephone Icon Choose image to use for telephone icon
- Mobile Icon Choose image to use for mobile phone icon
- Fax Icon Choose image to use for fax icon
- Miscellaneous Icon Choose image to use for miscellaneous info icon
E-mail Parameters[edit]
- E-mail Form Hide/Show
- Description Text Enter e-mail description
- E-mail Copy Hide/Show
- Banned E-mail Enter a list of addresses which are unable to email this contact
- Banned Subject Enter a list of subjects which are unacceptable for this contact
- Banned Text Enter a list of words/phrases which are unacceptable for this contact
Toolbar[edit]
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
File:Screen contacts edit toolbar.png
The functions are:
Save: Save the feed and return to the main screen of the News Feed Manager
Cancel: Go back to the main screen of the News Feed Manager, without saving the feed you edited or created.
Help: Open the Help Screen for the News Feed Manager: New/Edit. That is the same screen as this Help Screen.
Version Changes[edit]
Joomla! 1.0 did not have the alias field.
Typical Usage[edit]
You will use the Contact Manager New/Edit when you want to add a contact, or edit an existing contact. Here you will find some of the reasons for the use of this screen.
- You want to create a new contact.
- You want to change the name or alias of a contact.
- You want to change the category of a contact.
- You want to change the user a contact links to.
- You want to change the order of a feed within it's category.
Points to Watch[edit]
- Name of the contact is required.
- Contact categories must be added before adding the contact.
- The Alias will be used in the URL when SEF is activated.
- The Alias should consist of lowercase letters, and no blank spaces are allowed. Use a hyphen (-) instead.
Dependencies[edit]
Contact categories are added using the Category Manager, but are not linked to sections.