Tommy Ardis McDaniel (2025)

'); var statusdiv = jQuery('#comment-status'); // define the infopanel var page_url = window.location.pathname; // get current page url jQuery(document).on('click', '.obit-btn1', function(){ //validate form if ( (jQuery( "#commentform #author" ).is(":visible")) && (jQuery('#commentform #author').val().length < 1 || jQuery('#commentform #email').val().length < 1 ) ) { if (jQuery('#commentform #author').val().length < 1) { jQuery('#commentform #author').css('border-color', 'red'); } if (jQuery('#commentform #email').val().length < 1) { jQuery('#commentform #email').css('border-color', 'red'); } } else { commentform.on('submit', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); // if the user doesn't enter text inject some var comment_text = jQuery('#commentform textarea#comment'); var author = jQuery('#commentform #author').val(); var deceased = jQuery('.obit__header__full-name').text(); var specific_comment_type = jQuery('#commentform #specific_comment_type'); var formAuthor = jQuery('#commentform #author').val(); if (typeof formAuthor !== 'undefined') { var author = formAuthor; } else { var author = jQuery('.display-name').first().text(); } if( jQuery(comment_text).val().length < 3) { // update comment type to candle condolence specific_comment_type.val('condolence-candle'); // inject some default text on behalf of the user var comment_string = 'In memory of ' + deceased.trim() + ', ' + author.trim() + ' lit a candle'; comment_text.val(comment_string); } //serialize and store form data in a variable var formdata = commentform.serialize(); //Add a status message statusdiv.html('

Processing...

'); //Extract action URL from commentform var formurl = commentform.attr('action'); //Post Form with data jQuery.ajax({ type: 'post', url: formurl, data: formdata, error: function () { statusdiv.html('

' + 'Duplicate comment detected.
It looks as though you’ve already said that!' + '

'); }, success: function (data, textStatus) { if (textStatus == "success") { var thankYouCopy = '

'; var thankYouImage = ''; var thankYouButton = "Send Flowers or a Gift"; var copyCombined = thankYouCopy + "

"; statusdiv.html(copyCombined); commentform.hide(); jQuery('#post-condolence-candle .modal-header').css({'marginBottom': '0', 'paddingBottom': '0', 'borderBottom': 'none'}); jQuery('#post-condolence-candle .modal-header .header-copy').hide(); commentform.find('textarea[name=comment]').val(''); var target_content = page_url + ' #condolenceCarousel'; jQuery( "#js-condolence-carousel-wrap" ).load( target_content ); var target_content_two = page_url + ' #condolence-candles'; jQuery( "#js-condolence-candle-wrap" ).load( target_content_two ); var target_content_three = page_url + ' #js-condolence-page-items'; jQuery( "#js-condolence-page-wrap" ).load( target_content_three ); } else { statusdiv.html('

' + textStatus + '

'); } } }); return false; }); } }); }, 500);