Considering the number of changes and new features, I’ve decided to release 1.3 as a beta version. This release covers most of the common requests I receive for SimpleModal: forced focus on the dialog (prevent tabbing away), ESC/overlay-click to close dialog and an appendTo option.

*NOTE*: Moving forward, all issue/bug/feature requests should be made on the issues page: http://code.google.com/p/simplemodal/issues/list

Download: http://code.google.com/p/simplemodal/downloads/list

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Charles found an issue with the validation code – it was requiring a subject even when the subject field was disabled.

A fix has been made and uploaded to the WordPress plugin repository. You should see the update available shortly.

Thanks Charles!

For more information and the download, please visit the SMCF WordPress Plugin Page.

SMCF 1.2.2 includes the following changes:

• Upgraded SimpleModal to 1.2.3
• Added addslashes() function for smcf_messages JavaScript object to prevent localization issues
• Added stripslashes() function for the email message
• Removed 70 character limit for wordwrap() function – defaults to 75
• Added wp_page_menu() and wp_list_pages() filter to dynamically add smcf-link class to a contact menu link
• Changed format of validation messages – requires translation updates

If you are using wp_list_pages() or wp_page_menu(), this release makes it a lot easier to use SMCF without having to modify any source files. All you need to do is enter the matching link title on the SMCF options page.

I’ve also modified the email message to use the default wordwrap of 75 characters and have removed the slashes added by magic_quotes.

Translators: Updates were made to the verbiage, so if you would be so kind to update your translations, I’d appreciate it!

For more information and the download, please visit the SMCF WordPress Plugin Page.

I meant to release this a few weeks ago – sorry for the delay. This release fixes two IE bugs:

• Fixed IE6 positioning issue (position: [,20] did not work)
• Fixed IE issue with jQuery 1.3+ (issue with $.boxModel property)

There are a number of fixes and enhancements on my list for the future versions of SimpleModal:

• Provide dialog appendTo option. The current default is body
• Provide additional close options: ESC and overlay click
• Find solution for dialogs with no width/height given – determine dynamically
• Find solution for dialogs that are larger than viewport
• Force focus on dialog – prevent interaction with page

Let me know which of those you would most like to see. Also, if you have any other feature requests or bugs to report, please report them on the issues page.

Links: Project Page | jQuery Plugins Page

Includes IE6 positioning bug fixes reported by Deepak Mehta and James Taylor.

• Removed iframe option (use wmode property for object and embed elements)
• Fixed IE positioning issues (including horizontal scrolling)
• Updated jQuery version requirement to 1.2.2
• Added horizontal scrolling test and more position option tests

Links: Project Page | jQuery Plugins Page

Includes bug fixes reported by calderon.joe (thanks joe):

• Fixed iframe errors when iframe option set to false
• Fixed auto centering to use data width/height if container width/height is not set

Also changed the default for the iframe option to false.

Links: Project Page | jQuery Plugins Page

After almost 11 months, I have finally released an update to SimpleModal.

This release fixes a number of browser related issues (mostly with IE) but also adds a few new features.

Some of the features include:

• Automatic centering of the modal dialog, unless overridden with the new position option
• Ability to call $.modal.close(); from the onClose callback without causing infinite loop
• Eliminated the need for external CSS for IE6 dialog positioning
• Added a zIndex option for compatibility with other plugins
• Element resizing when the browser size is changed
• Added an IFRAME to every modal dialog to prevent object bleed-through

Please see the project page for a full list of features, changes and upgrading instructions.

I also updated the demos, including the contact form, which now has the option to display a subject and cc field, UTF-8 support and minor security features.

If you find any issues or have any questions, please let me know.

SMCF 1.1 includes the following changes:

• Fixed image pre-loading to actually pre-load
• Added new effects on form open and close
• Added a security feature
• Added optional subject and cc sender form elements
• Added common classes to form elements
• Renamed all classes and ID’s to prevent collisions
• Added WordPress translation ability on text elements (__() and _e() functions)
• Upgraded to SimpleModal v1.1.1 and jQuery 1.2.3
• Moved SimpleModal and SMCF JavaScript file loading to the footer

For more information and the download, please visit the SMCF WordPress Plugin Page.