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Form Hack · **Released**: 09-14-2006

Form Hack 4.1

Features:

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

Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
PMed to you or someone else
Emailed to an email address you specify
Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
Choose to redirect to edit post
See a preview before they submit

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

Moderator Applications
Quiz Submit Form which gets PMed to a moderator
Contact Form that goes to PM, email or thread
Guests to apply to be members
Report a Moderator form that goes as a PM to you
Guests can PM you for whatever reason
Order form to buy things
Donation form
News or Articles submissions that can go straight to a thread

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

The beauty of this hack is that once you install this hack, to make a new form all you need to do is copy the main hook, rename it to whatever you want, edit the variables in the hook, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again, but can always create new ones and use different templates for different forms.

Format of the form:

One main input question
3 Radio buttons Choice questions
3 Normal text input questions
1 Drop down menu
3 Check boxes
1 Long answer question
1 VB message editor text box question
Upload attachments

This is customizable via the hook.

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:

Import the XML into products. (admin cp -> Plug-in System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product)
Edit the main plug-in - the instructions are all inside the hook itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!
To get to the form, go to: /newthread.php?do=form (change "form" to the name of your form if you have few)

Done!

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

Enjoy!

Updates:

Version 4.0: (09/15/2006)

Ported over for vb3.6
Send to multiple emails.
Send multiple PMs.
Parse emails for BBCode
And finally, ATTACHMENTS!

Version 4.1: (04/24/2008)

Fixed for vb 3.6.10
Small bug fixed.
List of the 2 quick edits are in the zip file so you don't have to start making a form from scratch.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

Deepdog009 · #**582** 07-31-2007, 02:41 PM

SuthernKumfort,

Goto styles editor and find your main template...
Open and look for RADIO questions area and you will see those questions area names...
In those RADIO questions areas there will be code like below...>>>

HTML Code:

<tr>
<td class="alt2" colspan="3">
<b>Choose another one of the following choices</b>

</td></tr>

Look for TD CLASS in RADIO question area and change to new CSS code as stated in earlier post...

<td class="alt2" colspan="3"> {before}

<td class="radio button class" colspan="3"> {after}

Dont forget to place css style in header area {form template only} so that new background color will take over default vbull style...

Good Luck

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Shanevas2 did U get that form up and rolling???

shanevas2 · #**583** 07-31-2007, 08:41 PM

no, i don't know how to install it!

popowich · #**584** 07-31-2007, 08:49 PM

PHP Code:


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

I think this falls under false or misleading advertising.

Editing plugin code is not fun or for everyone.

I like the idea of an integrated form plugin.

Any plans to make it so you can have a nice admin interface?

I tried three times to edit the plugin code and ended up with a bad page.

A simple form with enable and fill in the blanks for the form fields and let the product handle everything else in the background would be much nicer. Thank you for the work, I hope these thoughts help you to improve the product.

-Raymond

SuthernKumfort · #**585** 08-01-2007, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deepdog009

SuthernKumfort,

Goto styles editor and find your main template...
Open and look for RADIO questions area and you will see those questions area names...
In those RADIO questions areas there will be code like below...>>>

HTML Code:

<tr>
<td class="alt2" colspan="3">
<b>Choose another one of the following choices</b>

</td></tr>

Look for TD CLASS in RADIO question area and change to new CSS code as stated in earlier post...

<td class="alt2" colspan="3"> {before}

<td class="radio button class" colspan="3"> {after}

Dont forget to place css style in header area {form template only} so that new background color will take over default vbull style...

Good Luck

**************************************

Shanevas2 did U get that form up and rolling???

Well, I have given up! Tell me what you need and ill let you do the rest. I am at my wits end!

shanevas2 · #**586** 08-01-2007, 04:00 AM

help!

Deepdog009 · #**587** 08-01-2007, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shanevas2

help!

I will convert it over 2 xml and upload by the end of the day.

********************************************

SuthernKumfort I can change the background color 4 ya, but first copy your main template code and covert over 2 .txt format and upload 2 post, let me know which color U want them changed to and I will fix it 4 ya...

Alfa1 · #**588** 08-01-2007, 05:53 PM

Does anyone know if this hack works well with Geek Article and Review System ?

Deepdog009 · #**589** 08-01-2007, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shanevas2

help!

Download xml file and install form...
Good Luck

******************************************

Alfa1 I haven't used GARS before,,, I have viewed the demo and info over there and I must say its interesting...

One problem, its a pay service and U know must folks ain't coughing up the mighty dollar unless its going 2 make money back...

Check with the author of that software, they should have your answer over at there site...

Good Luck sir

SuthernKumfort · #**590** 08-01-2007, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deepdog009

I will convert it over 2 xml and upload by the end of the day.

********************************************

SuthernKumfort I can change the background color 4 ya, but first copy your main template code and covert over 2 .txt format and upload 2 post, let me know which color U want them changed to and I will fix it 4 ya...

Part 2.... Ha ha

Tell me what you mean by converting it to .txt format!

Deepdog009 · #**591** 08-02-2007, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuthernKumfort

Part 2.... Ha ha

Tell me what you mean by converting it to .txt format!

SuthernKumfort, its easy...

Open NOTEPAD on your computer...
Open Admincp,,, styles and find your main template that U edited in forms hack...
Copy all code from that template and paste into your NOTEPAD file... SAVE it and upload...
NOTEPAD create's {{{ .txt formated files }}}...

That should do the trick... I might be going out of town by the end of the week, so? ...

Give it a go

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