FORM to THREAD/ FORUM/ POLL/ PM/ EMAIL - CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS - Mod Apps, Orders, News.

FORM to THREAD/ FORUM/ POLL/ PM/ EMAIL - Totally CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS
Version 1.6 for vBulletin 3.x.x by Dr Erwin Loh

Features:

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. Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
3. Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
4. PMed to you or someone else
5. Emailed to an email address you specify
6. Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
7. Choose to redirect to editpost to upload attachments

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

1) Moderator Applications
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 form.php (you add questions, options etc. in the PHP file itself), uploading it, and then adding 2 templates.

The beauty of this hack is that once you have added the 2 templates, to make a new form, all you need to do is copy the form.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.

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.

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:

1. Add the 2 templates.

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

3. Upload form.php

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

Done!

Use this hack to make as many forms as you like!

Enjoy!


Updates:

Version 1.1 - Option to force user to answer all questions.
Version 1.2 - Thread count and lastposter information now updated if form is sent to existing thread.
Version 1.3 - ADDED CREATE POLL OPTION!
Version 1.4 - Fixed bug with Form-to-thread code
Version 1.5 - Major update:
- fixed bug where thread count not updated when form to forum
- fixed default posting to allow smilies and sigs when reply to thread
- added templates to cache (saves 2 queries)
- added option to change thank you message
- added options to redirect to post, thread or forum when submit
Version 1.6 - Choose to redirect to editpost to upload attachments

Screenshot is an example of a form - the form title and questions are customizable:

[PKRWUD]

Okay, new question. I have this hack installed for new threads in a specific forum. How do I set it up so that members are sent to my form.php when they try to start a new thread?

[Erwin]

Update version 1.4

Fixed a bug where if you enable the Form to Reply in Existing Thread, the Forum last title and forum post count did not update.

Code added is this:

//FORUM ID WHERE THE EXISTING THREAD IS IN
$formreplyforumid = "456";

and an extra query under the $formreply=1 query code.

Sorry for the inconvenience. This part of the hack works properly now.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by PKRWUD

AWESOME Hack!

Installed!

One question: How do I make it so that the user is redirected to the thread after they complete the form?

You want the user to be redirected?

I can do that easily - will make a version 1.5 that does this later this weekend just for you. Not hard at all. I have to leave for work now.

[PKRWUD]

Awww. I feel so special. . You can see how I have it set up now, and what I've done since I couldn't figure out how to redirect. You don't have to answer all the questions. Just go here, log in as Guest (p/w: Pass), and click on the New Thread button.

BTW, I used to live just outside of Perth. Where are you located?

[PKRWUD]

Originally Posted by alqadir

Erwin I was also wondering if you could incorporate :
//FORUM TO POST NEW THREAD IN
$formforumid = $foruminfo[forumid];

so that you forms.php can basically over ride newthreadpost.php

would this be possible.

if so how would one change the buton assoiciation with create new thread pointing to newthread.php tp forms.php..

Thanks

This is how I did it...

In Forumdisplay template, find:

<a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]">

And replace it with:

<a href="<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == xx">form.php<else />newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]</if>">

Except you would sustitute your forum ID where it says xx. Works excellent.

[Merjawy]

Thanks Ewrin and Chris you gave me ideas on how I could use it now

[Merjawy]

A might be a bug report for Erwin

when posing a new thread all fine, when posting a reply to an existing thread the disable smiles is checked by default

[alqadir]

thanks guys..

this is one awesome script.. would be interesting to see how ppl modded this hack to fit their site..

[Erwin]

Version 1.5 - Major update:

- fixed bug where thread count not updated when form to forum
- fixed default posting to allow smilies and sigs when reply to thread
- added templates to cache (saves 2 queries)
- added option to change thank you message
- added options to redirect to post, thread or forum when submit

You need to upload the new form.php file - I've changed the code quite a bit in it.

Enjoy!

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by PKRWUD

Awww. I feel so special. . You can see how I have it set up now, and what I've done since I couldn't figure out how to redirect. You don't have to answer all the questions. Just go here, log in as Guest (p/w: Pass), and click on the New Thread button.

BTW, I used to live just outside of Perth. Where are you located?

I've added redirect in version 1.5 - you can choose to redirect to the post, the thread or the forum, or to a thank you message which you can customize.

I live in Melbourne.