Tip 5009

Topic: ESA Call Me Web Plug-in

ESA includes web plug-ins that enable you to incorporate ESA functionality on your web pages. This topic covers the ESA Call Me plug. In other words, visitors to your web page can have your ESA system automatically call them directly from your web page, 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

The following HTML code should be inserted into your web page. Code details are described below the actual code, and are referred to by sections.

<FORM ACTION="http://www.my-office.com/cgi-bin/sendesav" METHOD= post>

<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=esadnis VALUE= 5551212>In the space below, enter your area code and telephone number. If not a U.S. number, please be sure to enter your country code and city code(if applicable). We will call you within 30 seconds. Please note that this feature does not function with toll-free (800, 888,877) phone numbers.

<P><INPUT NAME=dest SIZE=30 maxsize = 20><BR>
(Note that if you're using the same phone number for internet access, the call to you may not go through. Use a second phone line if possible.)

<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=action VALUE=call>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=nextpage VALUE="http://www.leadcommander.com./calling.html">
<INPUT TYPE=submit NAME=Submit VALUE="Call Me Now">
</FORM>

Section 1
Tells your web page what to do with the following lines of code.

Section 2
Change the "5551212" to your ESA phone number, without the area code and without hyphens. The text following the last ">" are instructions for visitors describing how to enter their telephone number. Modify the text to meet your own needs, if necessary.

Section 3
"Size" refers to the size of the phone number input box, in characters. The text following the last ">" contains a footnote to the web site visitor. This footmote is not entirely necessary, but it is good practice to always make experiences on your web site as easy possible for your visitors. Modify the text to meet your own needs. If you prefer, delete it entirely.

Section 4
The value containing the URL address within quotes refers to the page that appears after visitors enter their telephone number and choose the "Call Me Now" button to submit their request. For example, our own Call Me implementation on our DataBasix web site displays "calling.html", which is a page that tells users that the call should be received by them within 30 seconds. If you decide you'd like this same functionality, create your own message page, and insert the URL address to that page here.

The Submit Value, "Call Me Now", is the text on the request submission button. Change it, if necessary, to fit your own needs.