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Form Hack · **Released**: 09-14-2006

Form Hack 4.1

Features:

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

Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
PMed to you or someone else
Emailed to an email address you specify
Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
Choose to redirect to edit post
See a preview before they submit

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

Moderator Applications
Quiz Submit Form which gets PMed to a moderator
Contact Form that goes to PM, email or thread
Guests to apply to be members
Report a Moderator form that goes as a PM to you
Guests can PM you for whatever reason
Order form to buy things
Donation form
News or Articles submissions that can go straight to a thread

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

The beauty of this hack is that once you install this hack, to make a new form all you need to do is copy the main hook, rename it to whatever you want, edit the variables in the hook, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again, but can always create new ones and use different templates for different forms.

Format of the form:

One main input question
3 Radio buttons Choice questions
3 Normal text input questions
1 Drop down menu
3 Check boxes
1 Long answer question
1 VB message editor text box question
Upload attachments

This is customizable via the hook.

Also:

You can set the usergroups you want access to this form.
Depending on your forum permissions, if the new thread is in a public forum, members can reply to it. This hack allows a form to submit the new thread or post wherever you want it to go.
Force the user to answer all questions.

INSTALLATION
Easy - takes only a few minutes:

Import the XML into products. (admin cp -> Plug-in System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product)
Edit the main plug-in - the instructions are all inside the hook itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!
To get to the form, go to: /newthread.php?do=form (change "form" to the name of your form if you have few)

Done!

Use this hack to make as many forms as you like!

Enjoy!

Updates:

Version 4.0: (09/15/2006)

Ported over for vb3.6
Send to multiple emails.
Send multiple PMs.
Parse emails for BBCode
And finally, ATTACHMENTS!

Version 4.1: (04/24/2008)

Fixed for vb 3.6.10
Small bug fixed.
List of the 2 quick edits are in the zip file so you don't have to start making a form from scratch.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

R.Caldwell · #**132** 10-04-2006, 06:18 PM

I'm still hoping someone can help with the drop down menu for which forum to post to.

I can offer pay for ANYONE who can help me. Support for this is pretty much no-existent.

dieselpowered · #**133** 10-04-2006, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R.Caldwell

I'm still hoping someone can help with the drop down menu for which forum to post to.

I can offer pay for ANYONE who can help me. Support for this is pretty much no-existent.

I wish I could help you...I am still trying to see if there is a way to link the new thread button in a specific forum to the form...thinking it may not be possible. I am trying to force members who are posting in a specific forum to have to use the form for the start of the thread.

d3fuse · #**134** 10-04-2006, 10:22 PM

That would have to deal with an if statement that checks the forumdisplay number, I would assume. I'll try to locate something and see if it works as I am looking for the same thing. Also, thanks for the template names. Just what I needed!

dieselpowered · #**135** 10-04-2006, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d3fuse

That would have to deal with an if statement that checks the forumdisplay number, I would assume. I'll try to locate something and see if it works as I am looking for the same thing. Also, thanks for the template names. Just what I needed!

Ya if you find something please let me know.

Glad I could help with the template names

d3fuse · #**136** 10-04-2006, 10:43 PM

Try this:

Code:

<if condition="$forum[forumid]=='x'">
new thread button for form application code
</else>
normal new thread button
</if>

Replace x with the forum ID. I have not tested it yet, but will do so once I finish an event my guild is doing.

dieselpowered · #**137** 10-04-2006, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d3fuse

Try this:

Code:

<if condition="$forum[forumid]=='x'">
new thread button for form application code
</else>
normal new thread button
</if>

Replace x with the forum ID. I have not tested it yet, but will do so once I finish an event my guild is doing.

Hmmm what code are we wrapping that around?

d3fuse · #**138** 10-04-2006, 11:27 PM

Well, that script did not work for me, but the following did work below. Basically, the colored text is for the form application link and the black text is for the normal new thread button. Change XX to the forum where the form is in. I cannot remember the ELSE tag which I believe is simple. I'm too tired right now.

Find  in FORUMDISPLAY.

Code:

<if condition="$foruminfo[forumid] == XX">
<!-- controls above thread list -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="margin-bottom:3px">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="newthread.php?do=formname" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if></td>
	<if condition="$pagenav"><td align="$stylevar[right]">$pagenav</td></if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / controls above thread list -->
</if>

<if condition="$foruminfo[forumid] <> XX">
<!-- controls above thread list -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="margin-bottom:3px">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if></td>
	<if condition="$pagenav"><td align="$stylevar[right]">$pagenav</td></if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / controls above thread list -->
</if>

dieselpowered · #**139** 10-05-2006, 01:04 AM

Well I am not sure...I am not very good with the if then else stuff.

Without the else, does it make it so all NEW THREAD buttons link to the form?

d3fuse · #**140** 10-05-2006, 01:54 AM

What I have done was use two IF statements. The first IF statement checks to see if the forum is meant for the form. If it is, it displays the newthread button to the form page. The second IF statement checks to see if the forum is NOT meant for the form. If it is not, it displays the regular new thread button.

Shazz · #**141** 10-05-2006, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d3fuse

What I have done was use two IF statements. The first IF statement checks to see if the forum is meant for the form. If it is, it displays the newthread button to the form page. The second IF statement checks to see if the forum is NOT meant for the form. If it is not, it displays the regular new thread button.

2 plugins for this?

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