Add-On Releases - Advanced Application Forms

UNTIL VB5 STABILIZES THIS MOD WILL BE UNSUPPORTED AND WILL NOT BE UPDATED

This is an add-on that is designed for vBulletin 5 Connect. It will not work on earlier versions of vBulletin.

Features

• - Unlimited Application Types*
• - Unlimited Application Positions*
• - Unlimited Questions*
• - Different Application Positions for each Application Type
• - Different Questions for each Application Position.
• - Show Applications in Widget or direct link to them.
• - Control Application Type access by Usergroup, Postcount
• - Control Application Position access by Usergroup, Postcount
• - Notification of an application via Forum Thread and/or Email and/or Private Message
• - Specify Different Forums for Reports by Application Position.
• - Define a default question set that can be included on all applications.

* Limited only if you are limited in database size and/or free disk space.


* INSTALLATION *
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1) Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum's root.
(If your forum's location is http://www.example.com/forums/, the root is /forums/)

2) In ACP->Plugins & Products->Manage Products->Add/Import Product put
./packages/advapp5/xml/product_advapp5.xml
in the "OR import the XML file from your server" box and click Import.

3) Go to your site's home page and activate the Site Builder menu.

4) Either create a new page, or edit an existing page.

5) On the page where you want the list of available applicactions to appear, select 'Add Modules' and click on 'Display'.
Then drag and drop the Application Forms widget where you want it to appear.

6) Take some time to set the options, application types and application postions in the new Application Forms area of AdminCP.


* UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS *
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1) Go to the core/packages folder and delete the advapp5 folder.

2) Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum's root.
(If your forum's location is http://www.example.com/forums/, the root is /forums/)

3) Import the product XML file (product_advapp5.xml) into the Product Manager in AdminCP.
(The XML file is located in the /upload/core/packages/advapp5/xml folder)


* Removal *
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1) Uninstall the product in ACP->Products & Hooks->Manage Products.

2) Delete the core/packages/advapp5 folder from your server.

3) Delete the core/admincp/advappadmin.php file from your server.

4) Delete the admincp/img/module-icon-advapp.png file from your server.


* History (Changelog) *
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5.0.3 (July 16, 2013)
Fix - Error when board is offline and user is logged off.

5.0.2 (May 23, 2013)
Fix - Insert default questions not working in ACP.

5.0.1 (May 15, 2013)
Fix - Redirects not working.
Add - Regular expression matching for single line text fields.
NOTE 1 - Version number will now increment with each release again. Starting with the reuse of 5.0.1.
NOTE 2 - Compatible with vB5 version 5.0.2 or greater. Earlier versions not supported.

5.0.0 Beta 5 (January 2, 2013) - TESTED WITH BETA 23 and BETA 24
Fix - Module not displaying, staying in position and uneditable.

NOTE 1 - There is a bug in vB5 where style sheets are not being completely loaded with Internet Explorer 9 (and possibly other versions)
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-6398
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-6803
This causes the application form to not display properly with Internet Explorer. It does display properly with other browsers.
There is nothing I can do about this. It is a bug in vB5.

NOTE 2 - There is a bug in vB5 where modules(widgets) lose their title after being placed on a page.
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-5513
To fix this, edit the page again and then edit the application form module. The title will be there, just save everything a second time.

5.0.0 Beta 4 (November 19, 2012) NOT RELEASED ON VB.ORG
Fix - Problem selecting items with Firefox browser.

5.0.0 Beta 3
Regression - Restore library api files.
Remove - template API
Change - Version will remain at 5.0.0 and include Beta version number until final release

5.0.1 (October 24, 2012) * SYSTEM IS NOW COMPATIBLE WITH BETA 15 OR HIGHER ONLY!
Fix - Account for style changes in vB Beta 15.
Delete - Library API files - not needed with Beta 15.
Fix - Default data installation queries not working with vB Beta 16.

5.0.0 (October 18, 2012)
- Initial Release

[nhawk]

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[In Omnibus]

May not actually need this for a while but it is a nice mod. Thank You.

[Hornstar]

Perfect! I had one on vb3 so this will be needed one day . Thanks!

[CoZmicShReddeR]

I would like to say thanks!

I don't know if it's my poor setup with VB5 but the images for the questions the location I am getting...

vb5/core/core/packages/advapp5/images/move_up.gif

I am having issues with my VB5 installation...

My VB5 is inside a folder in the root dir

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by CoZmicShReddeR

I would like to say thanks!

I don't know if it's my poor setup with VB5 but the images for the questions the location I am getting...

vb5/core/core/packages/advapp5/images/move_up.gif

I am having issues with my VB5 installation...

My VB5 is inside a folder in the root dir

If you're seeing a double core like that (/core/core/) check the vB config file in your root folder (not the one in core/includes). The path to your forum should NOT end in 'core'. It should look something like this...

$config['baseurl'] = 'http://www.yoursite.com/vb5';

[stationar]

Tagged. Very nice thing. Here some questions:
Can you view results in the table?
Can you specify which group can view the results from which application?
Can you customize the thread name to include some answers?
I am asking this because I want to make fields "Price" and "Name" to be visible in the topic. Is this doable?

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by stationar

Tagged. Very nice thing. Here some questions:
Can you view results in the table?
Can you specify which group can view the results from which application?
Can you customize the thread name to include some answers?
I am asking this because I want to make fields "Price" and "Name" to be visible in the topic. Is this doable?

The results are not saved in a table. They are only posted, pm'd or emailed.

Thread permissions in vB can be set to view the posted applications.

The thread name can contain the answer to the first question asked. It can't contain multiple answers.

[drummaster]

Help Please

I am sure I have Installed right but when I make a new form it doesn't show the questions.
I have made a Administrator Form that works fine.
The Moderator Form I made don't show the questions.

Any help please
Thank you

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by drummaster

Help Please

I am sure I have Installed right but when I make a new form it doesn't show the questions.
I have made a Administrator Form that works fine.
The Moderator Form I made don't show the questions.

Any help please
Thank you

Did you insert any questions for the Moderator form?

If it looks like the attached screenshot (with or without the 'Application System is Off' message), I'd guess you didn't.

Go to ACP and then to Application Forms->Application Positions. Click the questions link next to the Moderator Form to view your questions.