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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 · #**202** 08-28-2004, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alqadir

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

If you're asking me, I don't have a clue. Sorry.

SnowBot · #**203** 08-28-2004, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PKRWUD

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

$navbar Is already there but i dont get the navbar when the forum is submitted and goes to the "Thank You Message"

I get the navbar when you are answering the questions but not once you submit and get redirected to the "thanks" message.

oldford · #**204** 08-29-2004, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldford

I'm talking about 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

OK, finally got this to work. Here's the code if you want to have the "New Thread" button redirect to different forms for different forums. Don't forget to end with the correct number of </if> end tags to close out the code.

HTML Code:

<a href="<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 123">form123.php<else /><if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 456">form456.php<else />newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]</if></if>">

PKRWUD, it looks like the <elseif> code isn't supported by VB so you need to nest <if> instead. At least according to the manual:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...e_conditionals

dndog · #**205** 08-29-2004, 02:40 PM

Erwin,

I'm trying to make a form where someone can type the name of a website in $answer2 and then paste the link in $answer1 and it will link the word in the post. Here is my edited formanswers template:

PHP Code:


			
$formtitle

$bbuserinfo[username]

Link to Site:



<A HREF="$answer1">$answer2</a>

Here is what happens:

PHP Code:


			
Link to Site



&lt;A HREF=&quot;game name&quot;&gt;http://www.dndonlinegames.com&lt;/a&gt;

How can I make this work? Thanks!

alqadir · #**206** 08-30-2004, 01:56 AM

I got it to work, now my form.php files overwrites my newthread.
What I did was in the forumdisplay file I redirected the newthread commnd to point to filesCommand.php and in the redirection sent the current forum number. In the filesCommand.php I created multiple global arrays which stored command forum families for thread posting. I then did a CASE compare to see which form.php file should be called. Along with the form.php call I also sent the forum number and a series of on/off commands which enable and disable certain questions. This allows me to have a few generic form.php which are customized during call.

The only draw back I have right now is changing the number and type of questions since an external file handles this, so all you really need is one form.php that can customize itself during call.
If anyone is interested in the alterations I have made email me. I have a word document which highlighted all my edits. I have not put my comments in yet, but when I do I will post a link.

Thanks for all you help guys.

PKRWUD · #**207** 08-30-2004, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnowBot

$navbar Is already there but i dont get the navbar when the forum is submitted and goes to the "Thank You Message"

I get the navbar when you are answering the questions but not once you submit and get redirected to the "thanks" message.

My bad, add $navbar directly underneath $header in the STANDARD_ERROR template.

PKRWUD · #**208** 08-30-2004, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldford

OK, finally got this to work. Here's the code if you want to have the "New Thread" button redirect to different forms for different forums. Don't forget to end with the correct number of </if> end tags to close out the code.

HTML Code:

<a href="<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 123">form123.php<else /><if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 456">form456.php<else />newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]</if></if>">

PKRWUD, it looks like the <elseif> code isn't supported by VB so you need to nest <if> instead. At least according to the manual:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...e_conditionals

I am still very much a rookie at all this, but I can rebuild carburetors in my sleep. lol. Thanks for posting your findings!!!

Take care,
~Chris

PKRWUD · #**209** 08-30-2004, 01:59 PM

Erwin-
I have discovered one small problem. If there is an apostrophe in the thread title, I get a MySQL error.

Erwin · #**210** 08-31-2004, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dndog

Erwin,

I'm trying to make a form where someone can type the name of a website in $answer2 and then paste the link in $answer1 and it will link the word in the post. Here is my edited formanswers template:

PHP Code:


			
$formtitle
$bbuserinfo[username]
Link to Site:
 
<A HREF="$answer1">$answer2</a>

Here is what happens:

PHP Code:


			
Link to Site
 
&lt;A HREF=&quot;game name&quot;&gt;http://www.dndonlinegames.com&lt;/a&gt;

How can I make this work? Thanks!

Replace:

HTML Code:

<A HREF="$answer1">$answer2</a>

With:

The [url ] bbtag:

HTML Code:

[url="$answer1" ] $answer2 [/url ]

Remove the space in the url tags, but keep the space around $answer2.

Erwin · #**211** 08-31-2004, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PKRWUD

Erwin-
I have discovered one small problem. If there is an apostrophe in the thread title, I get a MySQL error.

Just add a \ in FRONT of any apostrophes you want to use IN the quotation marks.

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