· Open app\code\core\Mage\Contacts\etc\system.xml, and find below code,
<email_template translate="label">
<label>Email Template</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_email_template</source_model>
<sort_order>30</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</email_template>
Add below code after above code in system.xml,
<confirmation_email_template translate="label">
<label>Customer Email Template</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_email_template</source_model>
<sort_order>30</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
</confirmation_email_template>
· Now open app\code\core\Mage\Contacts\controllers\IndexController.php & find below code,
const XML_PATH_EMAIL_TEMPLATE = 'contacts/email/email_template';
Add below code after above code,
const XML_PATH_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL_TEMPLATE = 'contacts/email/confirmation_email_template';
Now find below code in same file,
$mailTemplate->setDesignConfig(array('area' => 'frontend'))
->setReplyTo($post['email'])
->sendTransactional(
Mage::getStoreConfig(self::XML_PATH_EMAIL_TEMPLATE),
Mage::getStoreConfig(self::XML_PATH_EMAIL_SENDER),
Mage::getStoreConfig(self::XML_PATH_EMAIL_RECIPIENT),
null,
array('data' => $postObject)
);
Add below code after above code,
$mailTemplate->setDesignConfig(array('area' => 'frontend'))
->setReplyTo(self::XML_PATH_EMAIL_SENDER)
->sendTransactional(
Mage::getStoreConfig(self::XML_PATH_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL_TEMPLATE),
Mage::getStoreConfig(self::XML_PATH_EMAIL_SENDER),
$post['email'],
null,
array('data' => $postObject)
);
You will need to create new email template from Admin->Configuration->Transactional Emails, & then set that new email template to Customer Email Configuration option in Email options in Contacts