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:

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by 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

Fixed in version 1.5.

[ChrisBaktis]

Erwin,

Just a question...are you going to update this to accept picture attachments?

Thanks

Chris

[spence2]

Is there a character limit to the textarea?

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by ChrisBaktis

Erwin,

Just a question...are you going to update this to accept picture attachments?

Thanks

Chris

I might, but that would mean changing the templates as well, and obviously the attachment won't be PMed unless the PM attachment hack is used, and I don't use that hack.

But I don't think it would be hard to do. Are there many people who want that option?

[oldford]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Are there many people who want that option?

Yes! I'd like to use this hack for my classifieds forum to force people to include the info they always forget (price, location, name, etc.). Allowing attachments is a big part of placing classified ads.

Thanks for the great hack BTW. I got it running pretty easily, but would definitely like the attachment option.

[PKRWUD]

Originally Posted by Erwin

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.

You totally ROCK!

Thanks so much!!!

[duncan99]

Thanks Erwin for the hack, its great I will install it. One question though, how can I change the redirect option to the forum where the user run the form.php ?

[Merjawy]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Fixed in version 1.5.

Great, thnx Erwin
I will check it soon

as for attachment, I am not much fan of that I don't even have PM attachment hack but its a nice option to have if you got the time and not so much of trouble.

thnx again

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by duncan99

Thanks Erwin for the hack, its great I will install it. One question though, how can I change the redirect option to the forum where the user run the form.php ?

Instructions in the php file itself.

[duncan99]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Instructions in the php file itself.

I found out after the user submit the form, the redirection sends the user to the forum where the answer form will be there. In my case I set the answer form in the Admin forum which the user is not allow to have access. So how can I set the redirection to the forum I specify?

* duncan99 installed