var contactModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('contactModal')) var errorModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('errorModal')) var frm = $('#contactForm'); frm.on("submit", function( event ) { event.preventDefault(); $.ajax({ type: frm.attr('method'), url: frm.attr('action'), data: frm.serialize(), success: function (data) { contactModal.show(); frm.trigger("reset"); }, error: function(data) { errorModal.show(); } }); return false; });