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Form Hack · **Released**: 09-14-2006

Form Hack 4.1

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
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
Upload attachments

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 4.0: (09/15/2006)

Ported over for vb3.6
Send to multiple emails.
Send multiple PMs.
Parse emails for BBCode
And finally, ATTACHMENTS!

Version 4.1: (04/24/2008)

Fixed for vb 3.6.10
Small bug fixed.
List of the 2 quick edits are in the zip file so you don't have to start making a form from scratch.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

Mr Pink · #**222** 12-30-2006, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

To edit content of form,after uploading, goto
admincp/Plugins & Products/Plug in Manager/Form Hack, hit edit...follow instructions closely

Thanks.

civil78 · #**223** 12-30-2006, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

To edit content of form,after uploading, goto
admincp/Plugins & Products/Plug in Manager/Form Hack, hit edit...follow instructions closely

I do have one question on editing, look at Screen Shot and please tell me how to get rid of the 5 dots....Please & Thank You,

First of all you use this for the radio button.

HTML Code:

<td><input type="radio" name="radioanswer1" value="" checked="checked" />  </td>
<td><input type="radio" name="radioanswer1" value="" checked="checked" />  </td>

This is wrong because you don't parse any value with

HTML Code:

value=""

Second you don?t put a string between

HTML Code:

/>  </td>

this is required to know the user what it means the check and to parse a value on $RadioAnswer if this opton is checked.
Third you can't set as checked both radio buttons with this

HTML Code:

checked="checked"

The correct format is this

HTML Code:

<td><input type="radio" name="RadioAnswer1" value="$RadioChoiceA" <if condition="$RadioChoiceA == $RadioAnswer">checked="checked"</if> /> $RadioChoiceA
<td><input type="radio" name="RadioAnswer1" value="$RadioChoiceB" <if condition="$RadioChoiceB == $RadioAnswer">checked="checked"</if> /> $RadioChoiceB

RadioAnswer1 -> The name i must be the same in every group of radio buttons.

$RadioChoiceA,$RadioChoiceB -> These variables must set it in the PHP code of your form with this to show it on the user.

PHP Code:


			
$RadioChoiceA = "Message of option 1";

$RadioChoiceB = "Message of option 2";

$RadioAnswer -> In PHP again this variable keeps the choice of the user (in this string keeps the values of options $RadioChoiceA or $RadioChoiceB)

PHP Code:


			
'Part 1'

RadioAnswer' => TYPE_STR,

'Part 2

$RadioAnswer = $vbulletin->GPC['RadioAnswer'];

Final if you see we use this if condition

PHP Code:


			
<if condition="$RadioChoiceA == $RadioAnswer">checked="checked"</if>

This is because if you make Reset or Preview the user wants to keep the choice.

I hope that it helps.

blind-eddie · #**224** 12-30-2006, 08:31 PM

Thank You Very Much...

Spinball · #**225** 12-30-2006, 09:50 PM

Hello,
trying after a long while to reinstate this functionality.
I'm using it in conjunction with your 'edit new thread button' hack to open a classified adverts form for several specific (classifieds) forums.
So I need to have an &f=n in the link to the form.
E.g.

Quote:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/newth...assified&f=115

And you have a comment in your plugin which says

Quote:

//You CAN make this number a variable. You can have a drop down menu or in the link like do=form&f=1. Make sure you add it the variables list.

So I did this:

PHP Code:


			
// Part 1

$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array(

'ad_type' => TYPE_STR,

'ad_title' => TYPE_STR,

'ad_location' => TYPE_STR,

'ad_agree' => TYPE_STR,

'f' => TYPE_STR

));



// Part 2

$ad_type = $vbulletin->GPC['ad_type'];

$ad_title = $vbulletin->GPC['ad_title'];

$ad_location = $vbulletin->GPC['ad_location'];

$ad_agree = $vbulletin->GPC['ad_agree'];

$f = $vbulletin->GPC['f'];

and I put this in, 'just in case'

PHP Code:


			
//FORUM TO POST NEW THREAD IN

//You CAN make this number a variable. You can have a drop down menu or in the link like do=form&f=1. Make sure you add it the variables list.

if (!$f) {$f=62;}  // default forum is av kit for sale

$formforumid = $f;

But the value of f isn't being assigned to the parameter variable. It's always 62
What additional stuff do I need, please?
And do I need to create a hidden input in the form value of $f to pass it on?

zeropaid · #**226** 01-03-2007, 03:26 AM

I am looking for a developer to help me with creating a few simple forms that I don't have time to deal with.

If you are interested, please PM me.

Thanks

Luky · #**227** 01-03-2007, 02:14 PM

Awesome Idea!

hal05 · #**228** 01-05-2007, 10:17 PM

Looking for the same thing, everything else looks good.:surprised:

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkDraco07

how can i make it possible to use $post[fieldx] variable as my $posttitle? i would really like this to work. thx

Spinball · #**229** 01-06-2007, 09:55 PM

Can anyone help with my request above?
Thanks

civil78 · #**230** 01-13-2007, 02:17 PM

I can make a form that it creates a poll in the message, but I am trying to find the way to make it to vote in an existing poll in a thread. Any idea?

criscokid · #**231** 01-13-2007, 04:24 PM

Suggestion for future version: The ability for the contents of the form to be posted as an event in the calendar.

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