FORM TO FORUM/ THREAD/ PM/ EMAIL - CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS for Mod Apps, Orders, News

FORM TO FORUM/ THREAD/ PM/ EMAIL - Totally CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS
Version 1.3 - Dr. Erwin Loh
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vB3 version is here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=66082


Ever wanted an online form that a user can fill out, which when submitted gets:

1. Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
2. Posted as a REPLY to a current thread
3. PMed to you or someone else
4. Emailed to an email address you specify

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

1) Moderator Application
2) Quiz Submit Form which gets PMed to a moderator
3) Contact Form that goes to PM, email or thread
4) Guests to apply to be members
5) Report a Moderator form that goes as a PM to you
6) Guests can PM you for whatever reason
7) Order form to buy things
8) Donation form
9) News or Articles submissions that can go straight to a thread


Or anything you like - this hack is totally customizable via the PHP file.

Basically, this hack involves modifying 1 PHP file form1.php (you add questions, options etc. in the PHP file itself), uploading it, and then adding 3 templates.

The beauty of this hack is that once you have added the 3 templates, to make a new form, all you need to do is copy the form1.php and rename it to form2.php, edit the variables in the PHP file, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again. However, if you do wish to modify the templates, you can copy and rename the templates. All the names of files and templates can be set in the PHP files.

Format of the form:

1. One main input question
2. 2 Radio buttons Choice questions
3. 3 Normal text input questions
4. 1 Long answer question

This is customizable via the PHP file.


INSTALLATION
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Easy - takes a few minutes:

1. Add the 3 templates - they are included as 3 TEXT files - form1.txt, formpost1.txt and formthanks1.txt = just use the names of the TEXT files as the name of the template, and cut and paste the contents.

2. Edit form1.php - the instructions are all inside the PHP file itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!

3. Upload form1.php

Done!

Just link to form1.php eg. http://www.yourforum.com/forums/form1.php

LAST POST TITLE ON FORUMHOME HACK SUPPORT
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If you have the "Last Post Title on Forum Home" hack by PPN, this hack supports it. Just find the line that says:

$lastposttitlehack = "0";

And change it to:

$lastposttitlehack = "1";

Done!

Updates:
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Version 1.1 - fixed a username with quotation bug.
Version 1.2 - fixed the email bug - oops... bad spelling...
Version 1.3 - added ability for form to REPLY to a current thread

To upgrade, just download the new form1.php - ensure it says "Version 1.3" at the top.

Enjoy!



Dr. Erwin Loh

[retsell]

Today at 02:12 AM Erwin said this in Post #169
Great job Talisman!

I will not be developing any of my vB2 hacks since vB3 is out, and I'm running vB3 on my private forums already.

@ restsell - I still don't get why you are getting the function errors. It makes no sense to me - the only explanation is that the form file is not able to call your forum global.php or functions.php and not getting the functions.

I just realized it said for 2.3 on the top, has anyone gotten this to work on 3.0?

Erwin: If this is not for 3.0 do you plan on releasing a ver that will?

[Erwin]

99% of vB2 hacks will not work for vB3 - different code, different functions, different variables.

[retsell]

Is there any way to add the attachments option to a form so it attaches the files with the post?

[corsacrazy]

on my forums there are 2 admins ! so to allow the form to be emailed and pmed to both of us do i just add a comma then the other user id and the other email ad?

[Erwin]

No, you cannot just add a comma. Just duplicate the queries for both PM and email for the second admin.

[corsacrazy]

thanks erwin

[romanticyao]

I hope in the future version i could have multiple pages form instead of a long page.

[PixelFx]

great script

[Aaron1]

Hi Erwin, this hack could be great for my needs, but is there a workaround for the question that Marulatree asked?

Originally Posted by Marulatree

If I add a button to the new thread template it will appear on all of the forums. I want the button to only appear for the one forum.

Because it would be great if i could simply replace the 'new thread' button with a special 'Submit news' button for a forum i specify...

Best regards!

/Aaron

[Hobbes]

i dont know if ur still lookin at this, BUuuttt

thanks for the help with the whole required posts thing...

and now , i bring another question !

is it possible to have the form posted in 2 different forums???