New Posting Features - Easy Forms - Create a form or multiple forms without php or html knowledge

EASY FORMS FOR vB 4.x here

Easily create forms with no HTML or PHP knowledge. Questions can be made compulsory and are checked before the form is submitted. Forms can be previewed. (You can create multiple forms)

Backwards compatible with vb v3.7.x and 3.6.8

Example Form | Help File | Version History

Question Types:

• Single line text
• Multi-line text
• Multi-select checkboxes
• Single-select radio buttons
• Single Select Dropdown
• Yes/No
• Multi-line text field using vbeditor (max one per form - limited by vB)
• Human verification question
• Custom Question (can query database or do whatever you want)
• Date (month/ day/ year fields)

Form can Submit to:

• new thread in forum
• new post in thread
• new pm to user
• email address
• save to database

Installation:

• Just Import the Product File
• Set usergroups options
  admincp -> vboptions -> Easy Form Options
• View/Create forms at
  http://your-forum.com/forums/misc.php?do=forms
• Click installed to get latest updates

More Features:

• Form list categories (optional)
• Preview form (can disable for individual forms)
• Optional questions
• Form Sections
• Prefix support - you can choose which prefix you want thread to have
• Different thread/pm title to form title with variables {username} {userid} and {q_1} (replacing 1 with appropriate question number)
• Poll Options: Multiple choice, public vote, poll question, poll options, poll timeout
• Regular expression match for single line text input field
• Usergroup permissions per form
• Forumid/threadid/username can be specified by input via {value=X} in dropdown, single line input or radio buttons
• Multiple dropdown select for form usergroup permissions (still optional - leave blank to not use)
• Option to show link to form list in navbar and quick links (separate options)
• Import/ Export your forms as XML files - great for transferring forms across forums or creating backups
• Specify bbcode for questions/ answers/ sections for the form's output
• Form Hooks: (uses php code)
  1. Before form submitted
     Useful for: your own form validation, multiple form outputs, etc.
  2. At form start
     Useful for: banning userids/usergroups from form, setting minimum post count,etc.
• Attachments allowed for posting new thread
• Mass Copy Forms & their questions

Coming soon:

• Allow attachments for posting in thread

Translations:

• French/ Fran?aise http://www.vbulletin-ressources.com/...apides-t14717/

[tehtide]

Is there a way that we could PM a notification to a different user on our forums when this form has been submitted?

Right now I'm using this as an application on our website. When the form is completed a poll is created in a forum that the submitting user cannot access. However I'd like the ability to shoot a notification pm off to another user in the forum to let them know that a new application has been submitted. Is there any easy way of doing this?

[tehtide]

Is there any way to keep the new thread when posted to not show-up in the users subscribed threads list?

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by pursuited

First thank you for answering my question! However in your help file you have an error:

Question:
How can I limit form access to users who have at least 10 posts?

if($vbulletin->userinfo['posts'] < 10)
{
$errormessage = "You need 200 posts to use this form.";
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('STANDARD_ERROR') . '");');
}

Should be:

if($vbulletin->userinfo['posts'] < 10)
{
$errormessage = "You need 10 posts to use this form.";
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('STANDARD_ERROR') . '");');
}

Not a big change, but might confuse some people.

Could you also help me in providing an example of a 'Custom Form Output'? I do not know where to even start there. Your help files states:


What do you mean by macros?

So could you provide a simple example of a custom form output please?

Thank you and for sure I nominated this mod!

Thanks Again!

OK thanks updated help file.

{username}'s Form

{qn_3}: {q_3}
{qn_1}: {q_1}
{qn_2}: {q_2}

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by tehtide

Is there any way to keep the new thread when posted to not show-up in the users subscribed threads list?

Try adding:

PHP Code:

$newpost['emailupdate'] = '0'; 


after

PHP Code:

$newpost['disablesmilies'] = '0'; 


[bananalive]

Originally Posted by tehtide

Is there a way that we could PM a notification to a different user on our forums when this form has been submitted?

Right now I'm using this as an application on our website. When the form is completed a poll is created in a forum that the submitting user cannot access. However I'd like the ability to shoot a notification pm off to another user in the forum to let them know that a new application has been submitted. Is there any easy way of doing this?

Form hook, before submit

PHP Code:

        global $vbulletin, $botpermissions;
        $fromuserid = $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'];
        $fromusername = $vbulletin->userinfo['username'];
        $title = $threadtitle; 
        $recipients = "ADMIN"; 
        $message = "New application [url=http://google.com]here[/url]";
        $pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
        $pmdm->set('fromuserid', $fromuserid);
        $pmdm->set('fromusername', $fromusername);
        $pmdm->set('title', $title);
        $pmdm->set('message', $message);
        $pmdm->set_recipients($recipients, $botpermissions);
        $pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW); 
        $pmdm->overridequota = true;
        $errors = $pmdm->errors;
        if ($errors)
        {
            foreach ($errors as $error)
            {
                $errorss .= $error. "<br />";
            }
            $errormessage = "Form failed to submit. The following error(s) occured: <br /> ".$errorss;
            eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('STANDARD_ERROR') . '");');
        }
        $pmdm->save();
        unset($pmdm); 


[Welshy2008]

Installed and "Install" clicked.

Sorry for what may sound a dumb question, But - How do I select the usergroups that I want to see and use the forms that I make Please?

I , as Admin - am the only one that is allowed to make the form / put the forum together.

It appears that the E-mail form is not being E-mailed to me either.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Battle_Ring]

Im using this for memebrs to submit Reviews

IS there a way that will lett the memebr filling out the form input a title that it will use for a thread title??

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by Battle_Ring

Im using this for memebrs to submit Reviews

IS there a way that will lett the memebr filling out the form input a title that it will use for a thread title??

Use macrose (replacement variables) in the form {q_X} where X is the # number of the question. So for question 1 being the title use {q_1}

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by Welshy2008

Installed and "Install" clicked.

Sorry for what may sound a dumb question, But - How do I select the usergroups that I want to see and use the forms that I make Please?

I , as Admin - am the only one that is allowed to make the form / put the forum together.

It appears that the E-mail form is not being E-mailed to me either.

Thanks in advance for your help.

To set usergroup permissions for all form:

vbulletin options -> Easy Forms Options -> Select Usergroups
(hold down ctrl to select more than one usergroup)

To set usergroups permissions for one form

Edit Form -> Usergroup Permissions -> Check the usergoups allowed to view form
Blank = uses vbulletin options settings

[Lone Gunman]

have you released 2.9 yet? i just got this installed and saw there wasnt yet an option to redirect to a custom page after submitting form. was going to ask about that, but looks like youre already working on it.

also is there a way to choose multiple submit options on submit.... email and pm or email and post or post and pm, etc.... (if already answered my appologies and ill find it tonight when i read through the whole thread).

great job btw! thanks!