gistfile1.txt

$('#contact-form').submit(function(e) {
  console.log(321);
  e.preventDefault();
  var bad;
  // email regular expression to validate email
  var emailReg = /^([\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4})?$/;

  // successful form fillout variable
  // default is false - set ti false by default but if filled out correctly changes to true
  var successfulSubmit = false;

  var contactFirstName = $('#contactFormFName').val();
  var contactLastName = $('#contactFormLName').val();
  var contactEmail = $('#contactFormEmail').val();
  var contactMessage = $('#contactFormMessage').val();

  if (contactFirstName === '') {
    bad = true;
    $('#contactFormFName').css('border-color', '#f84141');
    $('#contactFormFName').after('<br><span class="field-error">Please enter your name</span>');
    $('#contact-form :submit').attr('disabled', true);
  }

  if (contactLastName === '') {
    bad = true;
    $('#contactFormLName').css('border-color', '#f84141');
    $('#contactFormLName').after('<br><span class="field-error">Please enter your name</span>');
    $('#contact-form :submit').attr('disabled', true);
  }

  if (emailReg.test(contactEmail) === false || contactEmail === '') {
    bad = true;
    $('#contactFormEmail').css('border-color', '#f84141');
    $('#contactFormEmail').after('<br><span class="field-error">Please enter valid email</span>');
    $('#contact-form :submit').attr('disabled', true);
  }

  if (contactMessage === '') {
    bad = true;
    $('#contactFormMessage').css('border-color', '#f84141');
    $('#contactFormMessage').after('<br><span class="field-error">Please enter your password</span>');
    $('#contact-form :submit').attr('disabled', true);
  }
  console.log(bad);
  // referencing earlier variable
  if (!bad) {
    $.ajax({
      type: 'post',
      url: 'https://blog.masterdynamic.com/contact-mailer.php',
      data: {
        'firstName': $('#contactFormFName').val(),
        'lastName': $('#contactFormLName').val(),
        'userEmail': $('#contactFormEmail').val(),
        'mail': $('#contactFormCategory :selected').val(),
        'message': $('#contactFormMessage').val()
      }
    });
    $('#contact-form :submit').attr('disabled', true);
    $('.success').css('visibility', 'visible');
  }
});