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

[corsacrazy]

ermmmmm

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbmail() in /home/virtual/site52/fst/var/www/html/forums/feature.php on line 191
:s

[Remi]

Today at 04:35 AM Remi said this in Post #46
Hi Erwin

Great hack, thank you very much

Can I have it posted as a reply to thread No. "XX" instead of making a new thread.

I have a better use for it this way

Thanks

Can some one please tell me how can I send the form as a reply to a thread instead of making a new thread.

This could be so abvious to some of you but it is so complicated for me

[Crazy Pete]

Would it be easy to submit this form to more than 1 person via PM? Let's say for example I had a custom usergroup, and I wanted the form submission to go to all members of that particular group via PM. What would I need to change?

[PixelFx]

... going for forum/form for now, will try and finish version for vbhome

[Smoothie]

Today at 02:46 PM corsacrazy said this in Post #61
ermmmmm

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbmail() in /home/virtual/site52/fst/var/www/html/forums/feature.php on line 191
:s

For people using an older version of vB, change "vbmail" to "mail".

[Crazy Pete]

Still wondering how to get this to PM a certain usergroup, rather than just one person. I'm sure it's probably just editing or adding one or two lines, but...I can't figure it out.

[Koutaru]

Is there a way to create an error if they do not fill in all the fields?

[Cyricx]

Koutaru - Check out post 47

[Koutaru]

Thanks Cyricx -- (I had a problem with it earlier but I think I've fixed it)

[Intex]

Erwin - just thought I'd say thx. for a really nice piece of work. I've created a whole load of different forms for my site each with completely different layouts / question types.

An extremely useful and customisable hack . Congrats.