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 mOdEtWo

Nope, prefix is "vb3". Name is "forum".

Strange thing, "post a new thread" works, but not "reply to a thread". My post table is there, hehe.

Although your prefix is 'vb3' for some reason the code is looking for the post table with the prefix 'forums' - look at your error message:

mysql error: Table 'forums.post' doesn't exist

It should say 'vb3.post' not 'forums.post' shouldn't it?

[Isaiah33]

Erwin.... I want to know if you can a part where guest can apply to get into the board. And with the poll option we select yes they shall get a email that says they got accept and gives a random password or a password they selcted. And if the voters say no they get a email that he got decilned. but it doesnt send email untill the poll gets enough votes or admin auto matic selects a button that accepts with out reaching the # of required yes.

[mfowler70]

Works great!

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Isaiah33

Erwin.... I want to know if you can a part where guest can apply to get into the board. And with the poll option we select yes they shall get a email that says they got accept and gives a random password or a password they selcted. And if the voters say no they get a email that he got decilned. but it doesnt send email untill the poll gets enough votes or admin auto matic selects a button that accepts with out reaching the # of required yes.

Anything is possible with coding. But that's a totally different and very customized feature you're asking for - not hard to do, but I won't be doing it.

[Isaiah33]

theres no way you can do becuase i suck being a coder and i know i wouldn't be able to.

[oldford]

Originally Posted by oldford

I thought that was to insert one form result into two different forums at the same time? Maybe I'm wrong?

All I'm talking about is the redirect code when you click on "New Thread". I have different form.php files for each forum. I just need the redirect to understand that if it's forumid 123 then clicking on "New Thread" should redirect to form123.php. And if it's forumid 456 it should go to form456.php

Does anyone else have any thoughts on this code? PKRWUD seemed pretty close, but I still got errors. Thanks!

[PKRWUD]

Originally Posted by Virulent1

nvm all set

I'm sorry, I've been away from my Mac for a few days. I just looked at the code I posted for you, and for the first time saw all those "+" signs. That's what I get for re-writing it for you in a text app instead of BBEdit! My bad. I'm glad you got it figured out!

[alqadir]

Originally Posted by PKRWUD

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.

can i send variables in the form.php. ie. if i made a link that said
<a href="form.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]">

Can I access the forumid variable inside the form.php?
Will the form.php call work?

I am essentially trying to override the newthread.php.

Thanks for all your help so far.

[SnowBot]

If i choose this option in the form.php file

//REDIRECT OPTIONS:
// 0 - thank you message

How can i add the navbar and a link back to the forum? Like a " Click Here to return to the forum"

Thanks

Snowy

[PKRWUD]

Originally Posted by SnowBot

If i choose this option in the form.php file



How can i add the navbar and a link back to the forum? Like a " Click Here to return to the forum"

Thanks

Snowy

Add $navbar directly underneath $header in the Form template.