[3.8.x] Staff Application
 

Staff Application Version 1.3.1 by HMBeaty
(aka Redlinemotorsports/Redline)

Requirements
vBulletin 3.8.x

Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial BETA version released.

1.1.0
- Fixed problem when user would submit information, with information missing, it would make the fields blank again.
- Updated "Birthday" fields to look a bit neater (Hope you like this way better)

1.2.0
- Added "Who's Online" locations
- Added "Usergroup Settings" to deny/allow usergroups to use the application (AdminCP > vBulletin Options)
- Added "Post Count Settings" to deny/allow users based on post count (AdminCP > vBulletin Options)
- Added IP address and Host of applicant to the sent email
- Made the email easier to read
- Added an option to apply for "Administrator"
- Added the ability to turn on/off applications for Moderator / Super Moderator / Administrator (AdminCP > vBulletin Options)
- More fields added to the application
- Ability to create a new thread in the forum of your choice when a new application has been submitted (AdminCP > vBulletin Options)
- Option to turn on/off creating a new thread (AdminCP > vBulletin Options)
- Users "Username" Automatically added in (not editable by the user)
- Users "E-Mail" Automatically added in (editable by the user)
- Added the option to change the Location fields from "City, State" to "Region, Country" (AdminCP > vBulletin Options)
- Added error page for when "Accept New Applications" is set to "No"

1.3.0
- Completely XHTML 1.0 Valid
- Changed from "Moderator Application" to "Staff Application"
- Fixed bug in one of the radio buttons on the application
- Fixed incorrect setting for one of the AdminCP vBulletin Options
- Added error page for users who do not have enough posts to apply
- Fixed version checking error
- Changed the format for the phone number so if "City, State" is selected, it appears as "(123) 456-7890". However, if "Region, Country" is selected, it will still appear as a regular text area (e.g: 1234567890)
- Cleaned up the thread/email a little bit more (Changed the user's name so it's on one line (e.g:"User's Name: John Doe"))
- Application welcome message is now editable via vBulletin Options

1.3.1
- Bug fix: Typo (anough changed to enough)
- Bug fix: User's Name showed twice in email instead of Username

Features
- Sends an E-Mail to the E-Mail addresses you specify via the vBulletin Options in your AdminCP.
- Option to turn on/off submission of new applications via the vBulletin Options in your AdminCP.
- Not viewable by guests.
- All fields are required except for "Enter any additional information".
- If the member has selected "No" to "Do you moderate on other forums?", the fields "What other forum(s) do you moderate?" and "How long have you been moderating other forums?" are NOT required.
- Member must submit an E-Mail address and/or Phone Number (Only one of the two is required) for their contact information.
- And much more...

Installation
- Instructions included in readme.htm

Upgrading
- Instructions included in readme.htm

DO NOT remove the copyright!

If you would like to remove the copyright, or you have seen a website who you believe has illegally removed the copyright, please email webmaster@usmilitarylife.com

thank you, let me try it out "Install"

Don't forget to click Install ;)

Great mod, excellent style btw! (black one of course)

Thanks Shawn :D

Installed, not sure if I will actually use it or not, I only make moderators on who I trust, I dont want members getting their panties in a bunch because they are rejected :D

Cool nuff though

YES!
Thank you..

No problem! I've been waiting for this for some time and I was tired of waiting on somebody to update theirs so I made my own :D

Feel free to post any suggestions you may have for it as well

Thanks for sharing :)
I was looking for this mod not to long ago

this is so cool.
but after a member spends time writing out their Application and you go to submit, it says you missed eg: stat, it resets everything you have wrote in.
eg: you spend alot of time filling in "Why do you want to help this forum?"
and you do a big write up of your self, 1 mistake on submit scraps everything you have written.
can that be fixed?
also like the old Moderator Application, it creates a thread on new Application, that would be good to have.
but thx again, good work.

EDIT: tested 3 times and still waiting for email, how long does it take for the members Application to be emailed?

Yes. That will be fixed in the next version. (May come earlier than this weekend)
Not sure on how to do this but I will look into it

Thank you for your feedback!

Updated to 1.1.0

thanks Redlinemotorsports.
the writing thing works great.

but im not yet to receive an email for a Application, tried 2 emails.
my ISP email and a hotmail test, still nothing.
thx

Updated one more time! Sorry, forgot to put how to add the link to it :D.

Not a required update, just updated the readme file for the instructions.
I'm not sure what to tell you about this one. It works perfect for me as far as the emails. Have you checked your spam folders as well?

EDIT: Are you adding your email address(es) in the AdminCP vBulletin Options?

Is anyone else having this problem?

i tried 2 of my email addresses which yep i added in the vbulletin options ;)
and yep looked in spam folder in hotmail, no email, and yeah, both emails not working, like nothing sent yet.
i'll try once more to triple check ;)

EDIT: ok 3rd try at another email not working. i tried 1 hotmail, 1 live.com and my ISP email. none work.
im using FF i havent tested IE yet.

I like this! Tagged to come back to soon.

Mike

it works like a charm on my main site lol.
i wonder whats the differences is out of the 2 sites on why it works only on 1.

So the email works for you, but on your main site?

The product is not compatible with versions 3.8 and below. Any chance of making it compatible? Thank you.

yep only on my main forum it works, installed it, added email and worked first go.
my main sites url is mysite.com 3.8.2
the forum i tested with first url is forum.mysite.com 3.8.3

must be the 3.8.3 version?

That may be a possibility

What vBulletin version are you running?

3.7.5

ok just uploaded Moderator Application to my twilight forum and it works nicely also installed on forums.mysite.com
its vbulletin 3.8.2

so the reason this is not working on the first forum i tried is because its version 3.8.3 maybe?
i cant think of any other reason.
also 3.8.2 is not much different than 3.8.3 i thought.

It's not, so it should work. I'm not sure why it isn't. I'm using 3.8.3
Here you go https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=216981

yep works on 3.8.3 fine, just tested jodelle forum. mmmmm i wonder why its not working on the first board, the first board i tried is a vbulletin 3.8.3 and its a mates board, i just uploaded it yesterday and added many hacks today. the hacks added are the same as on my other boards where this mod works fine. i have no idea why it wont work on my friends forum.
also sorry for spamming your thread out, but i'd love to know why it dont work on the first board.

The only other thing I can think of is to ensure all the email options are correct in AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Email Options. Other than that, I have no idea :confused:

looks nice will tag it for install soon.
would make it 100% spot on if it could post into a forum and make a new thread along with a new poll:)

nice work thank you

yeah im lost, i disabled every hack and it still dont work lol. Enable Email features is "on"
god knows what the problem is. i'll keep trying later for him, thanks again for the support and cool hack ;)

No problem. As for creating a new thread/poll, I'm unsure on how to do that, but I WILL look into it
No problem. Thanks for the feedback :)

Would a permission Setting not be good, set Usergroups that are allowed to use this Form. So when I put it into the Navbar, only a certain usergroup can use this function ? That would be appreciated.

Also maybe the phrase "State" could be changed into "Country" because for outside-US that might not fit so much otherwise.

Will add/change this on the next version. Thank you!

Fine. Thank you for this great mod. ;)

Another Idea would be to include the IP of the sender into the Email. And maybe alternatively also leave a choice in the settings of the AdminCP if the Form is send via Email or PM, or both even, setting the ID of a User this Form is supposed to be send to. Since sometimes Emails get lost, as backup this way the Form would be also send as a PM and for sure reaches its destination.

Feature requests:
* Forum permissions to allow/disallow users from submitting the form
* Certain criteria needs to be met for user to submit form. eg. x amount of posts, Also the ability to ensure user is in stated usergroups, eg. is in x, y, z usergroup etc.
* Form gets posted in designated forum section
* Poll gets created in that thread with yes, no, not yet. (definable in the admincp)

that would be pretty sweet, but none the less thanks for sharing, I will hold off installing this until it advances.

really nice work. tagged:)

thakn's Installed

Maybe I read it quick or missed it but is this a link to the form that is emailed upon request or how is used on a site.

Looks great by the way.

How would I go about editing some of the questions? for example I would like for current staff members to be able to apply for other positions. I would also like to be able to edit some of the other questions.

Thanks

Edit: Never mind, editing the template seems to work. Maybe for the next version (if you make one) have some options in the admin panel for editing/changing questions?

No. This is an actual moderator application that your users can submit on your site and once submitted, it will be emailed to the email address(es) specified in the vBulletin Options

It's actually a bit more difficult than that. In order to change the questions, you have to change the template along with a few areas of the php file. Depending on how you want it answered (eg. radio buttons, textbox, etc) thats another task