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

[Doc203]

That worked Erwin! Thanks for the help.

[lhang]

Hi I'm a new VB user. This is very new to me.
I download and install the forms. My link www.myforum.com/forums/form1.php is blank page. What am i missing? Please help. Thanx

[Erwin]

Make sure you have installed the templates, and you have the name of the template the same in the form1.php config.

[lhang]

Yes, the name of the template is the same in the form1.php. Should i also place the template in the same folder where the form1.php is. Thank you.

[Erwin]

Today at 11:05 PM lhang said this in Post #114
Yes, the name of the template is the same in the form1.php. Should i also place the template in the same folder where the form1.php is. Thank you.

No, you ADD THE TEMPLATE in your ADMIN CP. It does not go into any folder. You are indeed new to vBulletin. Templates are added in the Admin CP - you add it to all styles - start with default. You do NOT upload them to any folder. They get added directly into the MySQL database.

[nymyth]

does anyone have a solution to my problem?>???

Peace

[Erwin]

No idea why, nymyth - the only explanation would be missing templates, or template names don't match.

[Hobbes]

question!!!

I was wondering if I could have a minimum amount of posts needed before you can use the forum. and if you dont have the number of posts, they get a message saying so....

possible? and how?

[Pollo]

Since this is hardcoded in the php file, I'm a bit confused as to how to achieve this (probably simple) modification:

//FORUM TO POST NEW THREAD IN
$formforumid = "131";

Above is original, but what I'd like is for users to be able to choose between 4 forums (submit the thread to the most appropriate forum). For example:

The forum is about motorized vehicles. Part of the entire board (4 forums) would be a place where users can submit this form (this hack) and choose if they are telling us about their motorcycle, car, boat, other and it would be submitted to the proper forum (motorcycle, car, boat, other).

If I can't get a drop down, I suppose I could just have multiple forms, and users would make the choice before they even see the form. In some ways that might work better, but I just wanted to know if it is possible to do this.

Great hack!

[Erwin]

Yesterday at 03:37 PM Hobbes said this in Post #118
question!!!

I was wondering if I could have a minimum amount of posts needed before you can use the forum. and if you dont have the number of posts, they get a message saying so....


possible? and how?

Easy.

In form1.php (whatever you have called it) find:

PHP Code:

if ($action=="submit") { 


Underneath, add:

PHP Code:

$allowform = 100;
if ($bbuserinfo[posts] < $allowform) {
      eval("standarderror("".gettemplate("error_notenoughpostsform")."");");
      exit;
    } 


Change 100 to whatever you like.

Then, ADD a new template called "error_notenoughpostsform".

with the contents:

You need a postcount of at least $allowform in order to send a form.

Done!