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2 | | -Generate leads/opportunities from your website contact page |
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| 2 | +Generate leads/opportunities using a website contact page |
| 3 | +========================================================== |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Any visitor who uses your website’s contact form will create a lead/opportunity in your pipeline. |
| 6 | +This feature can be accessed through the Website application installed on your database. |
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5 | | -Automating the lead/opportunity generation will considerably improve |
6 | | -your efficiency. Any visitor using the contact form on your website will |
7 | | -create a lead/opportunity in the pipeline. |
8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | Use the contact us on your website |
10 | 10 | ================================== |
11 | 11 |
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12 | | -You should first go to your website app. |
| 12 | +By default, the *Contact Us* page will have your company’s stored information as well as Odoo’s |
| 13 | +ready-to-use contact form on your website to automatically generate leads/opportunities. |
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14 | | -|image0|\ |image1| |
| 15 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page.png |
| 16 | + :align: center |
| 17 | + :alt: Default Contact Us Form |
15 | 18 |
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16 | | -With the CRM app installed, you benefit from a ready-to-use contact form |
17 | | -on your Odoo website that will generate leads/opportunities |
18 | | -automatically. |
| 19 | +This can be activated or deactivated at any time by going to :menuselection:`Customize --> |
| 20 | +Contact Form` on your website and toggling the option on or off. |
19 | 21 |
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20 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website03.png |
| 22 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-toggle.png |
21 | 23 | :align: center |
| 24 | + :alt: Contact Form Toggle |
22 | 25 |
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23 | | -To change to a specific sales channel, go to :menuselection:`Website |
24 | | ---> Configuration --> Settings` under *Communication* you will find the |
25 | | -Contact Form info and where to change the *Sales Channel* or |
26 | | -*Salesperson*. |
| 26 | +When the form is toggled off, the *Contact Us* page will have a message letting customers know |
| 27 | +that your company accepts email contact and a send now button. |
27 | 28 |
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28 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website04.png |
| 29 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page-no-form.png |
29 | 30 | :align: center |
| 31 | + :alt: Contact Us Page Using Email |
30 | 32 |
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31 | | -Create a custom contact form |
32 | | -============================ |
33 | 33 |
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34 | | -You may want to know more from your visitor when they use the contact form to |
35 | | -you will need to build a custom contact form on your |
36 | | -website. These contact forms can generate multiple types of records in |
37 | | -the system (emails, leads/opportunities, project tasks, helpdesk |
38 | | -tickets, etc.) |
| 34 | +To change the form to a specific sales channel, go to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> |
| 35 | +Settings.` Under *Communication,* you will find where to change which *Sales Team* or |
| 36 | +*Salesperson* will be assigned to any incoming leads or opportunities from your Contact Form. |
39 | 37 |
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40 | | -Configuration |
41 | | -============= |
| 38 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-settings.png |
| 39 | + :align: center |
| 40 | + :alt: Contact Form Settings |
42 | 41 |
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43 | | -You will need to install the free *Form Builder* module, only |
44 | | -available in Odoo Enterprise. |
| 42 | +Creating a custom contact form |
| 43 | +============================== |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +Wanting more info from visitors using the contact form? Contact forms can be customized for the |
| 46 | +specific information your team needs because they can generate multiple types of records in the |
| 47 | +system, such as emails, leads/opportunities, project tasks, helpdesk tickets, and more. |
45 | 48 |
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46 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website05.png |
47 | | - :align: center |
48 | 49 |
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49 | | -Create a custom contact form |
50 | | ----------------------------- |
| 50 | +Form configuration |
| 51 | +================== |
51 | 52 |
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52 | | -First, go to the page where you want to put your contact form. In edit mode, drag |
53 | | -the form builder onto the page, and you will be able to add all the fields |
54 | | -you wish. |
| 53 | +The free *Form Builder* module can be installed from either the apps page or automatically when |
| 54 | +added to a page in the Website Builder. Adding a whole new form can be great if you are |
| 55 | +soliciting certain information that needs filtering, such as suggestions, bug reports, etc. |
55 | 56 |
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56 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website06.png |
| 57 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/form-building-blocks.png |
| 58 | + :align: center |
| 59 | + :alt: Form Builder Building Blocks |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +However, if editing the available predefined options is all that’s necessary, editing the Contact |
| 62 | +Form itself is the best option. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +.. note:: |
| 65 | + This module is only available in Odoo Enterprise. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +Editing contact form fields |
| 69 | +--------------------------- |
| 70 | +In edit mode, click on the field to change, and you can edit any of the following information for |
| 71 | +the specific field: |
| 72 | +- **Type**: Choose a custom field option or an existing field. Examples include phone, file |
| 73 | +upload, language, etc. |
| 74 | +- **Input Type**: This determines the type of entry customers should input. Available options are |
| 75 | +text, email, telephone, and URL. |
| 76 | +- **Label Name**: Type in the display name to show users what information is needed from them. |
| 77 | +- **Label Position**: Choose the way the label is aligned with the rest of the form. The label |
| 78 | +can be hidden, above the field, to the far left of the field, or right adjusted and closer to the |
| 79 | +field. |
| 80 | +- **Required**: Toggleable option for information that you absolutely need entered |
| 81 | +- **Hidden**: Toggleable option to hide the given field for this form or not |
| 82 | +- **Shown on Mobile**: Toggleable option to show the field to users on mobile devices. |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/editable-field-options.png |
57 | 85 | :align: center |
| 86 | + :alt: Editable Field Options |
58 | 87 |
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59 | | -By default, any new contact form will send an email. You can switch to |
60 | | -lead/opportunity generation in *Change Form Parameters*. |
| 88 | +By default, any new contact form will send an email. You can change this to lead/opportunity |
| 89 | +generation in edit mode by clicking any of the form’s fields, and under the form options, |
| 90 | +selecting **Create an Opportunity** as the action. |
61 | 91 |
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62 | 92 | .. note:: |
63 | | - If the same visitor uses the contact form twice, the second |
64 | | - entry will be added to the first lead/opportunity in the chatter. |
| 93 | + If leads are activated in your CRM settings, selecting **Create an Opportunity** will generate |
| 94 | + a lead. |
65 | 95 |
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66 | 96 | Generate leads instead of opportunities |
67 | 97 | ======================================= |
68 | 98 |
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69 | 99 | When using a contact form, you should use a qualification step |
70 | | -before assigning the form to the right sales people. To do so, activate *Leads* |
71 | | -in CRM settings and refer to :doc:`convert`. |
72 | | - |
73 | | -.. |image0| image:: ./media/generate_from_website01.png |
74 | | - :width: 1.04401in |
75 | | - :height: 1.16146in |
76 | | -.. |image1| image:: ./media/generate_from_website02.png |
77 | | - :width: 1.43229in |
78 | | - :height: 1.16244in |
| 100 | +by activating *Leads* in CRM settings and refer to :doc:`../sales/crm/acquire_leads/convert`. |
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