Customizing the contact me form?

JumpingJack · August 10, 2013

Love the new "Contact form" option, but I hate the picture that comes with it (Sorry!). Is there any way I can swap that out for something I took instead? I couldn't find this option anywhere, but there's a good chance I missed it - I am completely overwhelmed with the new site (and not in a good way).

I emailed smugmug for help but naturally, there are no responses since they, too, are overwhelmed (and not in a good way.

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Thanks for any help.

jrporcaro · August 10, 2013

I would also like to know if anyone has CSS for the theme used in the contact form. It is not using my color theme so it looks different than the rest of my site.

JumpingJack · August 10, 2013

Yes, that too!

einat · August 10, 2013

JumpingJack wrote: »

Love the new "Contact form" option, but I hate the picture that comes with it (Sorry!). Is there any way I can swap that out for something I took instead? I couldn't find this option anywhere, but there's a good chance I missed it - I am completely overwhelmed with the new site (and not in a good way).

I emailed smugmug for help but naturally, there are no responses since they, too, are overwhelmed (and not in a good way. ).

Thanks for any help.

In your profile settings, choose the photo you want.
You don't have to be in the customizer mode.
Click on your user name > Profile. You'll see where you can choose a profile photo.

Soul Gaze Photography · August 10, 2013

You can also create a custom contact form from a site such as Wufoo and link to it via the menu content block (site navigation).

JumpingJack · August 11, 2013

Thanks very much! SO it's the profile photo that gets added to the smugmug contact form? And if one isn't selected, then the mustache-guy is the placeholder? Got it. Appreciate the help.

squirl033 · August 11, 2013

thanks!

Uncle Bum · August 11, 2013

Contact Me and Guest Book Pages
I just created a 'contact me' page (e-mail). I also have a 'guest book' page. Both are located under ABOUT in my navigation bar.

I am confused by some of the comments I have read in various threads regarding these pages. Would someone confirm or correct my belief: that (at least for the present time) the 'guest book' page is only functional for a logged in SmugMugger to leave me a comment on my web site? And the 'contact me' page sends an e-mail to me from anyone in the world who happens to stop at my website and wants to send me an e-mail?

I believe I have seen sites with both (mine has both, right now) but I am not sure what the benefit is to have both. Any comments (no joke intended)?

Lastly, would someone leave me a comment and an e-mail as a test for functionality (entering 'test' is more than adequate). Thanks
Jim

WiscoFrank · August 11, 2013

Just left a test comment & email.

einat · August 11, 2013

Uncle Bum wrote: »

I just created a 'contact me' page (e-mail). I also have a 'guest book' page. Both are located under ABOUT in my navigation bar.

I am confused by some of the comments I have read in various threads regarding these pages. Would someone confirm or correct my belief: that (at least for the present time) the 'guest book' page is only functional for a logged in SmugMugger to leave me a comment on my web site? And the 'contact me' page sends an e-mail to me from anyone in the world who happens to stop at my website and wants to send me an e-mail?

I believe I have seen sites with both (mine has both, right now) but I am not sure what the benefit is to have both. Any comments (no joke intended)?

IMO, they are different. Lets say that someone wants to contact you regarding a purchase - this needn't be for everyone to see, thus the "contact me" form.
But on the other hand, if people would like to write how much they enjoyed your photos - it could be nice to enable others to read their comments.

And yes, as I understood too - in order to leave a comment one must be logged in to FB or SM. That's why I don't have a guestbook - though I have created and customized a guestbook page.
To contact you, people don't need to be logged in to anything. They fill the form but they do not see you e-mail @ddress.

Uncle Bum · August 11, 2013

Thanks for the help...
WiscoFrank and Frank Childress! I received your comments and emails. So, I'm functional! What a concept. Now, am I redundant?

Uncle Bum · August 11, 2013

Einat:
Thanks for your comment. I see your point and I agree with its logic. How come you chose to not have a comments page?

einat · August 11, 2013

Uncle Bum wrote: »

Thanks for your comment. I see your point and I agree with its logic. How come you chose to not have a comments page?

Because myself, I absolutely hate having to register \ log in to anything when I want to leave comments anywhere. So until they change their minds and fix this, I'll pass.

I do, however, have the option of leaving remarks for photos. For one thing, I'm not sure I remember where I turn this off - though I think it is possible. The other thing is that when it's there under the photos, it's different than when someone notices a link to a guestbook, takes the trouble of moving his mouse all the way up there and spending the energy needed to click it - only to find that he should have been logged in to something that he might not be registered to.

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