WebAsyst Contacts: Questions & Answers

What is WebAsyst Contacts and what can I do with it?

WebAsyst Contacts is a place to store contact records including names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails of your friends, co-workers, applicants, partners, suppliers, clients and all other important people and organizations in a structured, ready to use and easy accessible way at any time.

Which is right for me, online service or software version?

If you have never purchased software before, or PHP and MySQL abbreviations mean nothing to you, then you should use our online service. Sign up for an account and begin using it in less than a minute.

If you are a corporate customer, an IT manager, or web developer, you may prefer to purchase WebAsyst Contacts software (with 100% released source code) and install it on your own web server. Our scripts can be successfully installed on most hosting server configurations. The installation procedure is simple and thoroughly described.

What makes up a contact record?

WebAsyst offers 20 predefined fields which RE used most often. These are first name, last name, phone, address, email, etc. You can add any extra fields of your own design or remove existing ones; e.g., you can add “Shoe size” for your bowling team members, “Emergency contact” for your fellow volunteer firefighters. If you are collecting job applications on your site, you might create “Key skills” and “Salary expectations” fields.

Can I attach an image to the contact?

Yes. There is one predefined image field named Photo. You can upload any picture into it. If necessary, you can create additional image fields to store scanned copies of personal documents (IDs, licenses, certificates) related to the contact.

Can I import contacts from Outlook?

Yes, and you can import contacts from many other applications. WebAsyst allows you to upload contact lists in CSV (Comma Separated Values) format, where contact details (name, email, phone, etc.) are stored in separate columns.

How many contacts can I have?

A WebAsyst Free account allows you to create up to 100 contact records and use up to 100 megabytes for attached files. If this is insufficient, you can upgrade to paid service subscription and raise or completely remove these limits starting as low as $4.95 a month.

Software: The downloadable software version has no limits other than the size of your server's storage system.

I want to have a sign-up form on my website. Is it possible to collect entries in WebAsyst Contacts?

Yes. Create a widget in WebAsyst Contacts – a simple data collection form to integrate into your webpage. Any info entered the will be sent as a new contact record and stored in a specified folder.

Can I share my contacts with others?

Your WebAsyst account has a “Users” directory, where you can create new users and give them access rights to contact folders of the account. Every user will have a personal login and password to enter the system. Once inside, users may access only those parts to which they have been given access.

WebAsyst Contacts allows setup of access rights to each folder separately. There are several levels to be used:

• Read — user can see list of contacts inside the folder and view their details, but is unable to change, delete or add them
• Write — in addition to Read functions, user can change, delete and add new records within folder
• Full — all of the above and the ability to create and delete subfolders

Can I SMS my contacts?

Yes. Records with filled “Mobile phone” fields can be selected to receive SMS messages directly from WebAsyst Contacts.