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Forms Hack · **Released**: 08-09-2005

Forms Hack 3.5

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 to upload attachments
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

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 2.0: (08/10/2005)

Ported over for vb3.5

Version 2.1: (08/10/2005)

bug fix with answers not showing

Version 2.5: (08/13/2005)

Major update:
Templates have a few lines changed here and there.
You can now have more then 2 poll options very easily
Polls can't be created if your not creating a new thread
New Thread now uses VB function to add the thread
New Poll now uses VB function to add the poll
New Reply now uses VB function to add the reply
PM now uses VB function to send the PM

Version 2.6: (08/21/2005)

fixed bug with posts having to be moderated

Version 2.7: (08/23/2005)

Minor update:
Fixed some issues with signatures, URL parsing, and subscriptions
Option to name the post titles
Made template XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Version 3.0: (11/29/2005)

Major update:
Added drop down menu
Made the long answer show up in a the vb message box
Re-wrote some instructions
Pressing back should save work
Both templates and plug-in were edited
Some more minor things

Version 3.1: (12/07/2005)

Brought back the standard text box (longanswer)

Version 3.2: (12/09/2005)

[ADDED] Option to make polls public.

Version 3.3: (12/19/2005)

[FIXED] Guests can now post using the forms to make a thread or post. They cannot send a PM though.
[ADDED] Paypal link so you can make a donation for this hack.

Version 3.4: (04/05/2006)

[FIXED] Removed extra line from template.
[ADDED] WYSIWYG editor now works besides the regular editor.
[ADDED] Preview.
[CHANGED] Subscriptions now take from user default setting.

Version 3.5: (05/31/2006)

[ADDED] Check boxes.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

This hack is created for your use free of charge. No payment is requested. However, if you would like to donate money for the work I put in to this hack, a donation would show your appreciation.

Abe1 · #**272** 12-04-2005, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyline_GT

I rename my $formname to mod_application

and when I try to go http://www.gamerzplanet.net/forums/n...od_application

Can you PM me a test username and pass?

RMS-Chef · #**273** 12-04-2005, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlimWicked

wow! This seems like a GREAT Hack..Now this is the one question I can't seem to find the answer to. Lets say I have a mp3 post forum and a form to submit info on the mp3. Now when someone enters the mp3 forum, were do I go or how do I edit the "Post a topic or start new thread button" so that is points to the

hxxp://www.mysite.com/newthread.php?do=Mp3Post

I just can't seem to figure this one out. Sorry if this is a dumb question. :ermm:

This is pretty easy. I searched for the post where I found the info but came up dry. I think I found it on vbulletin.com and it explained it better than I am about to.

Template is FORUMDISPLAY

Find this section of the default code:

Code:

	<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>

Now if you just have one forum where you want the New Thread button to go to a specific form intead of the regular editor, replace the above code with the code below.

Code:

	<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == XX">newthread.php?do=formXX<else />newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]</if>" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if></td>

Make sure to replace XX in the $foruminfo['forumid'] == XX to the forum ID number of the forum you want this to happen in.
And change formXX to the name of your forum (in your case Mp3Post) that you want to be taken to when the button is clicked in that forum,

Now if you have more than one forum with more than one form you can do that too. Say you have your MP3 forum and a different movie forum, each with a different form you want it to go to when you click the New Thread button you just simply add more conditionals and closing if statements.

So for two of them you could use:

Code:

	<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == XX">newthread.php?do=formXX<else /><if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == YY">newthread.php?do=formYY<else />newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]</if></if>" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if></td>

Now when you are in forum XX and click the New Thread button you will be taken to the forum formXX and when you are in forum YY and click the New Thread button you will instead be taken to formYY. Of course as with the first modifaction, you are are in any forum other than the one or two you are replacing, you will be taken to the normal new thread editor.

To do this with three or more different forums, just add:

Code:

<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == XX">newthread.php?do=formXX<else />

in the appropriate spot and another closing:

Code:

</if>

before

Code:

" rel="nofollow">

for each new forum that you want the New Thread button's behavior to change.

I hope this is what you were asking for and I also hope I explained it well enough for you. Good Luck!

Skyline_GT · #**274** 12-04-2005, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abe1

Can you PM me a test username and pass?

test what? It doesn't require member to viwe that.

Abe1 · #**275** 12-04-2005, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyline_GT

test what? It doesn't require member to viwe that.

i got a no permissions page when I clicked on it.

KFrancesco · #**276** 12-04-2005, 01:20 PM

Hello,

I have a little problem with this hack, the title of all post generated are fixed (var $posttitle = "$formtitle"), how can I make to choose the title to the user?

Thank you

RMS-Chef · #**277** 12-04-2005, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KFrancesco

Hello,

I have a little problem with this hack, the title of all post generated are fixed (var $posttitle = "$formtitle"), how can I make to choose the title to the user?

Thank you

Check posts #35 & #42 in this thread.

apdcanari · #**278** 12-04-2005, 02:54 PM

Hello,

I have an error.

Can you help me, please ?

Thanks,

Cédric :ermm:

apdcanari · #**279** 12-04-2005, 03:30 PM

Re,

The error is here.

forumid = 0

How change this ?

Thanks,

Cédric :ermm:

KFrancesco · #**280** 12-04-2005, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RMS-Chef

Check posts #35 & #42 in this thread.

Perfect, how can I make to remove the variable "$question1" from the post but not to form?

Martyjp · #**281** 12-04-2005, 09:10 PM

Since upgrading long answers no longer show up, any ideas?

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