FORM TO FORUM/ THREAD/ PM/ EMAIL - CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS for Mod Apps, Orders, News
 

FORM TO FORUM/ THREAD/ PM/ EMAIL - Totally CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS
Version 1.3 - Dr. Erwin Loh
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vB3 version is here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=66082


Ever wanted an online form that a user can fill out, which when submitted gets:

1. Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
2. Posted as a REPLY to a current thread
3. PMed to you or someone else
4. Emailed to an email address you specify

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you! :)

You can use this for:

1) Moderator Application
2) Quiz Submit Form which gets PMed to a moderator
3) Contact Form that goes to PM, email or thread
4) Guests to apply to be members
5) Report a Moderator form that goes as a PM to you
6) Guests can PM you for whatever reason
7) Order form to buy things
8) Donation form
9) News or Articles submissions that can go straight to a thread


Or anything you like - this hack is totally customizable via the PHP file.

Basically, this hack involves modifying 1 PHP file form1.php (you add questions, options etc. in the PHP file itself), uploading it, and then adding 3 templates.

The beauty of this hack is that once you have added the 3 templates, to make a new form, all you need to do is copy the form1.php and rename it to form2.php, edit the variables in the PHP file, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again. However, if you do wish to modify the templates, you can copy and rename the templates. All the names of files and templates can be set in the PHP files.

Format of the form:

1. One main input question
2. 2 Radio buttons Choice questions
3. 3 Normal text input questions
4. 1 Long answer question

This is customizable via the PHP file.


INSTALLATION
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Easy - takes a few minutes:

1. Add the 3 templates - they are included as 3 TEXT files - form1.txt, formpost1.txt and formthanks1.txt = just use the names of the TEXT files as the name of the template, and cut and paste the contents.

2. Edit form1.php - the instructions are all inside the PHP file itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!

3. Upload form1.php

Done!

Just link to form1.php eg. http://www.yourforum.com/forums/form1.php

LAST POST TITLE ON FORUMHOME HACK SUPPORT
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If you have the "Last Post Title on Forum Home" hack by PPN, this hack supports it. Just find the line that says:

$lastposttitlehack = "0";

And change it to:

$lastposttitlehack = "1";

Done!

Updates:
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Version 1.1 - fixed a username with quotation bug.
Version 1.2 - fixed the email bug - oops... bad spelling... :)
Version 1.3 - added ability for form to REPLY to a current thread

To upgrade, just download the new form1.php - ensure it says "Version 1.3" at the top.

Enjoy! :)



Dr. Erwin Loh

Screenshots - Online Form
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Remember, all the questions and choices are customizable in the PHP file! What you see here is the default - CHANGE THE QUESTIONS and CHOICES in the PHP file! :)

Screenshots - What the User sees after Submitting Form
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Screenshots - The New Thread after Form Submission
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Screenshots - The PM you get after Form Submission
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Screenshots - The Email you get after Form Submission
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GOD DAMN

You the man!

Thank you very much for your time and effort :)

Wow, this is so incredibly customizable! :D Terrific work/idea, on a really nice hack Erwin! ;)

[high]* MetroSports82 licks install![/high]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS ERWIN!!!!! YAY!!

/me installs!!!!!

Very cool hack Erwin.

[high]* Intex will install later :cool:.[/high]

Will this work without being registerd? Like an pre-registration form? :)

NICE

Yes. You can edit the variables in the PHP file to allow any usergroup access.

ah, ok :) Nice :)

No, no no, the code is already in the hack itself. Don't add more unnecessary code to it!!! :)

Find this:

And modify it as per instructions.

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! :)

opps, it must be late, hehe. :D my bad! ;)

Thank you very much,

clicks install!

is it possible to have multiple forms like this ?

Damn thanks Erwin i've been after somethign like this for ages and ages

This looks great! Nice job Erwin!

Please read my first post. The answer is yes. It's very easy to do as well.

ive been thinking what to use this for and it hit me ......... there are MANY posssibillities for this guys JUST think how u can relate it to ur forums nice one ERWIN ;)

ahhhhhhhh i hav a question here erwin I HOPE THIS IS POSSIBLE :

when the new thread is created it has a poll on it with the options YES / NO :D posssible ?

That's a different hack altogether. :) If the person wants to make a poll... why not just make poll? You can't PM or email a poll, that's all. :)

:( this is what i intend to use the form for

: the information will contain information about a members car then will automatically go into a thread i would like the thread to hav a poll sayin YES/ No so other members can vote yes or no to the car being put in the gallery ;)

This is absolutely brilliant!

I've always wanted something like this! There are so many different possibilities!! =)

THANK YOU!

Hey guys, sounds like a cool feature, but for the life of me I can't think of any uses for it. Care to share what you are using this for?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...856#post398856

;)

Potential uses:

1) Moderator Application
2) Contact Form that goes to PM, email or thread
3) Guests to apply to be members
4) Report a Moderator form that goes as a PM to you
5) Guests can PM you for whatever reason
6) Order form to buy things
7) Donation form
8) News or Articles submissions that can go straight to a thread

You are only limited by your own imagination - you can do anything with this - it's anything into a form, that can go into a forum, PM or email.

^ erwin is this not at all poss ible as i describes in post #25 :(

This hack is a FORM to THREAD/ PM or EMAIL, not FORM to POLL. :) Like I said, to make a poll is more complicated than you think from a form, and you can't email or PM a poll.

Amazing Hack , thanks :)

ok man no prob thanks 4 explaining

On the Moderator Application, is there a way to have the forums in a drop down box added to this (with the proper permissions)?

Erwin - You are a king! This is exactly what Iwas looking for and I thought I'd never see it.

One thing though:

How can I add a button (new website/shop) to the this one forum's new thread. If I add a button to the new thread template it will appear on all of the forums. I want the button to only appear for the one forum. Also I want the form to post it automatically in a [ quote ]form submission[ /quote ] boxes

Sorry to bother you but you've solved 4/5ths of my problems.

Three cheers for Erwin!!!

I'm sure it is, but I won't be adding that feature. :) It's a lot more coding. Just change one of the questions to a "which forum do you wish to moderate".

Just edit the template "formpost1" and add [quote] tags to the bits you want it quotes.

To change the button, edit the "form1" template. :) Like I said in the first post, this hack is meant to be customized and modified to fit your forum and your purpose.

Thanks for that. I'll add the [ quote ] tags.

As for the second questions what I mean is:

usually you click on the forum then it takes you to the threads. Then you can click NEW THREAD button to post a new thread. What I need is a button NEW SHOP (which I can do no problem with a link to the hack you've done. But the problem is if I add this new button it will run throughout every forum not just the one I want. Like you have a unstalled button on your forum here, it is specific to the hacks forum.

Any advice would be very helpful.

M

[QUOTE]Today at 03:18 PM Erwin said this in Post #37
Just edit the template "formpost1" and add

Quote:

tags to the bits you want it quotes. To change the button, edit the "form1" template. :) Like I said in the first post, this hack is meant to be customized and modified to fit your forum and your purpose.

Incredible!

Very nice ;)