jQuery(document).ready(function($){ var val_fname = 'First Name'; var val_lname = 'Last Name'; var val_email = 'Email Address'; var val_postcode = 'Postcode'; $('input#news_fname').example(val_fname); $('input#news_lname').example(val_lname); $('input#news_email').example('Email Address'); $('input#news_postcode').example('Postcode'); $("#news_submit").click(function(){ $(".error").hide(); var hasError = false; var emailReg = /^([\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4})?$/; var email = $("#news_email").val(); var fname = $("#news_fname").val(); var lname = $("#news_lname").val(); var postcode = $("#news_postcode").val(); if(!$('input#news_agree').attr('checked')) { $("#newsmessage").html('Please check I agree box   <\/span>'); hasError = true; } if(postcode == '' || postcode == val_postcode) { $("#newsmessage").html('Please enter your postcode   <\/span>'); hasError = true; } if(email == '' || !emailReg.test(email) ) { $("#newsmessage").html('Please enter a valid email address   <\/span>'); hasError = true; } if(lname == '' || lname == val_lname) { $("#newsmessage").html('Please enter your last name   <\/span>'); hasError = true; } if(fname == '' || fname == val_fname) { $("#newsmessage").html('Please enter your first name   <\/span>'); hasError = true; } if(hasError == false) { $(this).hide(); $("#newsmessage").html(''); // If needed, you can replace sendmail.php with your own script which you want to submit the form details to $.post("/libraries/submit_newsletter.php", { emailFrom: email, emailFName: fname, emailLName: lname, emailPostcode: postcode, emailAgree: $('input#news_agree').val() }, function(data){ $("#loading").fadeOut("normal", function() { $("#loading").replaceWith('  Thank you. Your name has been added to our list.'); }); } ); } return false; }); });