# Walk Leader Contact Settings

You 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).

## Contact Methods

There are three options for how the "Contact Walk Leader" link works:

* **Via the Ramblers website** — visitors are directed to the leader's profile on the Ramblers website
* **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
* **Via email** — visitors see a direct email link to the walk leader

When 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.

## Who Can See What

* Visitors **do not need to log in** to contact a walk leader or view phone numbers
* Walk leader **phone numbers** are visible to everyone when the public-viewable setting is enabled
* The contact link shows a **tooltip** describing what will happen when clicked (e.g. "Opens contact form" or "Opens email")

## Matching Walk Leaders to Members

When 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.

## See Also

* [Walks Articles](https://ngx-ramblers.org.uk/how-to/committee/walks) — all walks-related how-to guides