{"id":"69cc6c6b2276d5c63a842de9","title":"Leader Contact","path":"how-to/committee/walks/leader-contact","contentMarkdown":"# Walk Leader Contact Settings\n\nYou can control how visitors get in touch with walk leaders. This is set up in [**Admin → System Settings → Area & Group → Event Configuration**](https://ngx-ramblers.org.uk/admin/settings/system-settings).\n\n## Contact Methods\n\nThere are three options for how the \"Contact Walk Leader\" link works:\n\n* **Via the Ramblers website** — visitors are directed to the leader's profile on the Ramblers website\n* **Via your site's contact form** — visitors fill in a contact form on your site, and the message is sent to the walk leader's email address\n* **Via email** — visitors see a direct email link to the walk leader\n\nWhen using the contact form, if a walk leader's email address isn't available, the message is sent to a fallback committee role (e.g. Walks Co-ordinator) that you can configure.\n\n## Who Can See What\n\n* Visitors **do not need to log in** to contact a walk leader or view phone numbers\n* Walk leader **phone numbers** are visible to everyone when the public-viewable setting is enabled\n* The contact link shows a **tooltip** describing what will happen when clicked (e.g. \"Opens contact form\" or \"Opens email\")\n\n## Matching Walk Leaders to Members\n\nWhen walks are synced from the Ramblers Walks Manager, the leader may only have a Ramblers website URL rather than an email address. The **Rematch** button matches synced walk leaders to your site's member records and fills in their actual email address automatically.\n\n## See Also\n\n* [Walks Articles](https://ngx-ramblers.org.uk/how-to/committee/walks) — all walks-related how-to guides","contentHtml":"<h1>Walk Leader Contact Settings</h1>\n<p>You can control how visitors get in touch with walk leaders. This is set up in <a href=\"https://ngx-ramblers.org.uk/admin/settings/system-settings\"><strong>Admin → System Settings → Area &amp; Group → Event Configuration</strong></a>.</p>\n<h2>Contact Methods</h2>\n<p>There are three options for how the &quot;Contact Walk Leader&quot; link works:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Via the Ramblers website</strong> — visitors are directed to the leader&#39;s profile on the Ramblers website</li>\n<li><strong>Via your site&#39;s contact form</strong> — visitors fill in a contact form on your site, and the message is sent to the walk leader&#39;s email address</li>\n<li><strong>Via email</strong> — visitors see a direct email link to the walk leader</li>\n</ul>\n<p>When using the contact form, if a walk leader&#39;s email address isn&#39;t available, the message is sent to a fallback committee role (e.g. Walks Co-ordinator) that you can configure.</p>\n<h2>Who Can See What</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Visitors <strong>do not need to log in</strong> to contact a walk leader or view phone numbers</li>\n<li>Walk leader <strong>phone numbers</strong> are visible to everyone when the public-viewable setting is enabled</li>\n<li>The contact link shows a <strong>tooltip</strong> describing what will happen when clicked (e.g. &quot;Opens contact form&quot; or &quot;Opens email&quot;)</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Matching Walk Leaders to Members</h2>\n<p>When walks are synced from the Ramblers Walks Manager, the leader may only have a Ramblers website URL rather than an email address. The <strong>Rematch</strong> button matches synced walk leaders to your site&#39;s member records and fills in their actual email address automatically.</p>\n<h2>See Also</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://ngx-ramblers.org.uk/how-to/committee/walks\">Walks Articles</a> — all walks-related how-to guides</li>\n</ul>\n"}