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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

Brundlefly · #**712** 11-09-2007, 05:11 PM

Thanks anyway attroll. Its not necessary, just a nicety.

Fifthe1ement · #**713** 11-11-2007, 06:23 AM

This plugin would be great if it were easier to use. Perhaps like a wizard or guide? Or how about a few pre-made templates for like "main" types of uses. I have a link sharing forum and I need a form in which the user posts the name of the link, a brief description, an info link, and then the link itself? This mod just looks so overwhelming that I have been trying for hours but can't get it just right. If I made mock-up of what I needed would someone be willing to help me create the right form? I still clicked on install as I hope to use this in the near future.

Thanks,

Fifth

Brundlefly · #**714** 11-11-2007, 02:25 PM

That sounds like a fairly basic form.

PM me what your after, be specific though (ie. attachment (yes or no), poll (yes or no), questions with explainations, page=?) and uninstall whatever you have already. I'll modify the xml and you'll have to just upload the new one.

I would recommend you study what I did so as you'll be able to edit it later.

attroll · #**715** 11-11-2007, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fifthe1ement

This plugin would be great if it were easier to use. Perhaps like a wizard or guide? Or how about a few pre-made templates for like "main" types of uses. I have a link sharing forum and I need a form in which the user posts the name of the link, a brief description, an info link, and then the link itself? This mod just looks so overwhelming that I have been trying for hours but can't get it just right. If I made mock-up of what I needed would someone be willing to help me create the right form? I still clicked on install as I hope to use this in the near future.

Thanks,

Fifth

This does sound pretty basic but if your going to just use it for links then there are other hacks out there that will work better. a good one is vBadvance Links.

zglows · #**716** 11-12-2007, 01:37 AM

can anyone please explain how do i make an input box so that i can write the name of the thread when creating it?
how do I place the image bbcode on the editor?

attroll · #**717** 11-12-2007, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zglows

can anyone please explain how do i make an input box so that i can write the name of the thread when creating it?
how do I place the image bbcode on the editor?

If you read post #676 in this thread it will explain how to put a thread title in the form posted.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=676

zglows · #**718** 11-12-2007, 03:20 AM

thanks so much attroll! is working now.
what about the image bbcode on the editor? what should i do to make it available?

attroll · #**719** 11-12-2007, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zglows

thanks so much attroll! is working now.
what about the image bbcode on the editor? what should i do to make it available?

I believe this has to be in the right place in you "form" template.

PHP Code:


			
<tr>
<td class="alt2" valign="middle" colspan="3">
<b>$vbtextquestion</b><br />
$vbtextexplain
<div align="center">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td>
$messagearea
</td>
</tr>

attroll · #**720** 11-12-2007, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brundlefly

Thanks anyway attroll. Its not necessary, just a nicety.

I was just looking at the plugin and the "form" template it is seems to be set up to accept attachments but I can not get it working. It is pretty late now and I need to get some sleep. I will try and look at it some more later.

zglows · #**721** 11-12-2007, 12:45 PM

attroll, im talking about this little image

on the editor, its disabled

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