1---
2label: 'Configuring personal contact forms'
3related:
4  - contact.overview
5  - contact.adding_fields
6---
7{% set config_url = render_var(url('entity.user.admin_form')) %}
8{% set permission_url = render_var(url('user.admin_permissions')) %}
9{% set adding_fields_topic = render_var(help_topic_link('contact.adding_fields')) %}
10<h2>{% trans %}Goal{% endtrans %}</h2>
11<p>{% trans %}Configure personal contact forms for registered users on the website.{% endtrans %}</p>
12<h2>{% trans %}Steps{% endtrans %}</h2>
13<ol>
14  <li>{% trans %}In the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>Configuration</em> &gt; <em>People</em> &gt; <a href="{{ config_url }}"><em>Account settings</em></a>.{% endtrans %}</li>
15  <li>{% trans %}In the <em>Contact settings</em> section, check/uncheck the box to enable/disable the contact form for new user accounts.{% endtrans %}</li>
16  <li>{% trans %}Click <em>Save configuration</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
17  <li>{% trans %}In the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>People</em> &gt; <a href="{{ permission_url }}"><em>Permissions</em></a>.{% endtrans %}</li>
18  <li>{% trans %}Verify that permissions are correct for your site's roles, including the generic <em>Anonymous user</em> and <em>Authenticated user</em>. In order to use personal contact forms, users need both <em>View user information</em> (in the <em>User</em> section, which enables them to view user profiles) and <em>Use users' personal contact forms</em> (in the <em>Contact</em> section, which enables them to use contact forms if they can view user profiles).{% endtrans %}</li>
19  <li>{% trans %}Click <em>Save permissions</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
20  <li>{% trans %}The contact form will always have <em>Subject</em> and <em>Message</em> fields. If you want to add more fields, follow the steps in {{ adding_fields_topic }}.{% endtrans %}</li>
21</ol>
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