Email Capture Box

[Horsepoo]

Hi - im still fighting with this problem and cant seem to resolve it!

I simply want a box on my website that says 'Email us to receive special offers' and a box where people can sumit their email address to me quickly and very simply, without loading outlook or another package.

I cant figure it out and wondered if anyone was able to help me.

I dont know what this type of form would be called so cant ask for it in the knowledge base as i dont know what it is?

If i knew what to call it i would be able to ask in the knowedge base and hopefullly find a easy way to set one up.

Any advice gratefully received.....

Many thanks..

Lorna

[NormanRouxel]

The Contact Us form does this. Why not just link to it?

[Horsepoo]

i dont know how to do that either!

Also ive seen it on other websites and thinks its quicker this way - i wuld refer my original reques, but if it cant be done then i would be happy to learn how to make a link!

(im sorry - im a bit useless)

[Duncan Rounding]

You can link to the Contact Us page with this:

<a href="http://www.horsepoosaddlery.co.uk/cgi-bin/mf000001.pl?ACTION=SHOWFORM">Email us to receive special offers</a>

[Horsepoo]

Thank you for that - but where do i put it?

I dont know where to type it as i dont know where the information for the layout 'is'.

????

[Duncan Rounding]

Where do you want it to be seen on your site?

[NormanRouxel]

Either:

See the Starter Guide, page 81 onwards "Help With Design". Only if you understand what's being taught there should you attempt design changes.

Or:

A simple way to put Duncans link on every page is to go to Settings / Site Options / General / Site and paste the following into field Header Text.

!!<<a href="http://www.horsepoosaddlery.co.uk/cgi-bin/mf000001.pl?ACTION=SHOWFORM">Email us to receive special offers</a>>!!

[Horsepoo]

im not explaining myself very well at all!

what i 'want' is a box where potential customers can enter their email address and a submit button - to send me their details.

Next to this box i want the words - send us your email address for special offers (or similar) and a submit button.

I will try to find what im looking for on the net - i have definately seen them - i just need to find one now!

Also i then need to know where to type the code so that it appears somewhere on my screen - perhaps next to the 'login button on my current site.

Alternatively - i am happy to pa someone to do this work if it is above my ability.

its been buggin me for such a long time im obsessed!

[NormanRouxel]

im not explaining myself very well at all!

what i 'want' is a box where potential customers can enter their email address and a submit button - to send me their details.

Next to this box i want the words - send us your email address for special offers (or similar) and a submit button.

The following code will do precisely that. Use the Starter Guide as mentioned above to help you place it into your overall layout. This code uses a FORM so do not put it inside an existing FORM.

<form method="post" action="<Actinic:Variable Name="SendMailPageURL"/>" 
	onsubmit="if (this.EmailAddress.value != '') {return true;} else {alert('Email is required'); return false;}"
>
	<input type="hidden" name="RANDOM" value="<actinic:variable name='Random'/>" />
	<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsHostMode%22%20%2f%3e">
		<!-- Hidden field when in trial mode -->
		<input type="hidden" name="SHOP" value="<Actinic:Variable Name="HiddenFields"/>" />
	</actinic:block>
	<actinic:variable Name="ValidationError"/>
	<input type="hidden" name="Name" size="50" value="Actinic user" /> 
	<input type="hidden" name="Subject" size="50" value="Information required" /> 
	<input type="hidden" type="hidden" rows="10" name="Message" value="Special Offers info required" />
	Enter email address to be informed of special offers:
	<input type="text" name="EmailAddress" size="50" value="" /> 
	<input type="submit" name="ACTION" value="<Actinic:Variable Name="MailFormSendButton"/>" />
</form>

It works by taking the code from the standard Contact Us form, replacing the Name, Subject, and Message fields with pre-filled hidden fields. Only the email and submit buttons display. A bit of JavaScript has been added to stop the form working unless something has been entered in the email address field.

The site owner will get an email like this:

Name:Actinic user
Email Address: customer@somewhere.com
Message: Special Offers info required

[Lesa_fealey]

Email address for downloadable link

Hello,

I am trying to create a box that requires the name and email address and once entered they get either an email with a downloadable link to a brochure or they get the link on the website??

Any ideas