Documentation: Forecourt
Configuration
The general settings of Forecourt are under Components > Forecourt > Options. Most of the overview and contact settings can be changed per menu item as well. A menu item setting that is left empty uses the value from these options.
General settings
| Items per page | The number of vehicles per page in the overview. Default 12. |
| Result count position | Where the number of results is shown: top, bottom, both or hidden. |
| Max photo width (px) | Photos wider than this are resized when you upload them, which keeps pages fast. Default 1920. Set it to 0 to keep the original size. |
| Photo upload path | The folder where vehicle photos are stored, relative to the root of your site. Default images/forecourt/. Imported photos from MachineTrack are stored here too. |
Contact options
These settings control how visitors contact you from the vehicle detail page. You choose between the built-in contact form and a link to your own page.
| Show contact form | Shows the contact form on the detail page. Requests are stored under Forecourt > Leads. With the form on, the lead settings below appear. |
| Email new leads | Sends an email for every enquiry. On by default. The lead is saved under Leads either way. |
| Send to | One or more email addresses, separated by commas. Leave it empty to use the site email address from the Global Configuration. |
| Captcha | The captcha on the contact form. Use Default follows the default captcha from the Global Configuration. Pick a captcha plugin to use that one, or Do not use to leave the form without a captcha. |
| Maximum enquiries | How many enquiries one visitor can send inside the time window. Default 3. Set it to 0 to switch the limit off. |
| Time window (minutes) | The number of minutes the maximum applies to. Default 10. |
| Redirect URL | Only there when Show contact form is set to No. Use it if you already have your own contact or appointment page. The detail page then shows a button to this address with ?vehicle_id= and the vehicle ID added, so your page knows which vehicle it is about. |
| WhatsApp number | Shows a WhatsApp button. Use the international format, for example +31612345678. |
| Phone number | Shows a call button on the detail page. |
The lead settings apply to the whole site and cannot be changed per menu item. The "Leads" article explains how the email and the spam protection work together.
Permissions
On the Permissions tab you decide which user groups can manage vehicles. Removing a photo from a vehicle needs the Edit permission. Deleting the photo file from the server as well needs the Delete permission.