{"id":1610,"date":"2025-10-29T10:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T05:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliusmanuel.com\/?page_id=1610"},"modified":"2025-11-02T12:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T06:51:33","slug":"guestbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/juliusmanuel.com\/?page_id=1610","title":{"rendered":"Guestbook"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"mg-guestbook-wrapper\">\n        <h2 class=\"mg-title\">Sign My Guestbook<\/h2>\n        \n                \n        <!-- Expandable form wrapper -->\n        <div class=\"mg-form-wrapper mg-form-hidden\" id=\"mg-form-wrapper\">\n            <p class=\"mg-subtitle\">I'd love to hear from you!<\/p>\n            <div class=\"mg-form-trigger\">\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"mg-show-form-btn\">Leave Your Note<\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <form action=\"\" method=\"post\" class=\"mg-form\">\n                <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"mg_nonce\" name=\"mg_nonce\" value=\"ab6c241b9a\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F1610\" \/>                <div class=\"mg-form-group\">\n                    <label for=\"mg_name\">Name <span class=\"mg-required\">*<\/span><\/label>\n                    <input type=\"text\" id=\"mg_name\" name=\"mg_name\" value=\"\" required>\n                    <p class=\"mg-public-note\">Your name will be publicly posted here.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mg-form-group\">\n                    <label for=\"mg_email\">Email <span class=\"mg-required\">*<\/span><\/label>\n                    <input type=\"email\" id=\"mg_email\" name=\"mg_email\" value=\"\" required>\n                    <p class=\"mg-privacy-note\">Your email will not be published.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mg-form-group\">\n                    <label for=\"mg_mobile\">Mobile <span class=\"mg-required\">*<\/span><\/label>\n                    <input type=\"tel\" id=\"mg_mobile\" name=\"mg_mobile\" \n                           value=\"\" \n                           placeholder=\"+919876543210\" \n                           pattern=\"^\\+[1-9]{1}[0-9]{7,14}$\" \n                           title=\"Please enter a valid international number (e.g., +919876543210)\"\n                           required>\n                    <p class=\"mg-privacy-note\">Your mobile number is for my records only and will not be published.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mg-form-group\">\n                    <label for=\"mg_message\">Message <span class=\"mg-required\">*<\/span><\/label>\n                    <textarea id=\"mg_message\" name=\"mg_message\" rows=\"5\" required><\/textarea>\n                    <p class=\"mg-public-note\">Your message will be publicly posted here.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mg-form-group\">\n                    <button type=\"submit\" name=\"mg_submit\" class=\"mg-submit-btn\">Submit Your Note<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/form>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- Inline script for expandable form -->\n        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function() {\n            var wrapper = document.getElementById('mg-form-wrapper');\n            if (wrapper) {\n                var btn = wrapper.querySelector('.mg-show-form-btn');\n                if (btn) {\n                    btn.addEventListener('click', function() {\n                        wrapper.classList.remove('mg-form-hidden');\n                        var firstInput = wrapper.querySelector('.mg-form input[type=\"text\"]');\n                        if (firstInput) {\n                            firstInput.focus();\n                        }\n                    });\n                }\n            }\n        })();\n        <\/script>\n\n        <div class=\"mg-entries-list\">\n            <h3 class=\"mg-entries-title\">What others are saying...<\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"mg-entry\" id=\"mg-entry-16\">\n                        <p class=\"mg-entry-message\">Dear Julius Manuel,\r\nI truly enjoy every episode of your podcast. 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           <span class=\"mg-admin-reply-label\">Reply from Julius Manuel:<\/span>\n                            <p>\u0d28\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d26\u0d3f \u0d38\u0d57\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2f<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"mg-entry\" id=\"mg-entry-13\">\n                        <p class=\"mg-entry-message\">\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 fb \u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d41\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d15\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d \u0d2b\u0d4b\u0d33\u0d4b \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d41 \u0d24\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d4d. \u0d07\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4a\u0d7e \u0d26\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d38\u0d35\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d40\u0d21\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d4b \u0d15\u0d47\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d. \u0d07\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d2e\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d46.<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"mg-entry-meta\">\n                            <strong>- \u0d2e\u0d46\u0d7c\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d7b \u0d1c\u0d4b\u0d38\u0d4d<\/strong>\n                            on November 3, 2025                            \n                                                    <\/p>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"mg-admin-reply\">\n                            <span class=\"mg-admin-reply-label\">Reply from Julius Manuel:<\/span>\n                            <p>Thanks Merlin.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    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