Forms Hack

Forms Hack 3.5

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 to upload attachments
• 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

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 2.0: (08/10/2005)

• Ported over for vb3.5

Version 2.1: (08/10/2005)

• bug fix with answers not showing

Version 2.5: (08/13/2005)

• Major update:
• Templates have a few lines changed here and there.
• You can now have more then 2 poll options very easily
• Polls can't be created if your not creating a new thread
• New Thread now uses VB function to add the thread
• New Poll now uses VB function to add the poll
• New Reply now uses VB function to add the reply
• PM now uses VB function to send the PM

Version 2.6: (08/21/2005)

• fixed bug with posts having to be moderated

Version 2.7: (08/23/2005)

• Minor update:
• Fixed some issues with signatures, URL parsing, and subscriptions
• Option to name the post titles
• Made template XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Version 3.0: (11/29/2005)

• Major update:
• Added drop down menu
• Made the long answer show up in a the vb message box
• Re-wrote some instructions
• Pressing back should save work
• Both templates and plug-in were edited
• Some more minor things

Version 3.1: (12/07/2005)

• Brought back the standard text box (longanswer)

Version 3.2: (12/09/2005)

• [ADDED] Option to make polls public.

Version 3.3: (12/19/2005)

• [FIXED] Guests can now post using the forms to make a thread or post. They cannot send a PM though.
• [ADDED] Paypal link so you can make a donation for this hack.

Version 3.4: (04/05/2006)

• [FIXED] Removed extra line from template.
• [ADDED] WYSIWYG editor now works besides the regular editor.
• [ADDED] Preview.
• [CHANGED] Subscriptions now take from user default setting.

Version 3.5: (05/31/2006)

• [ADDED] Check boxes.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

This hack is created for your use free of charge. No payment is requested. However, if you would like to donate money for the work I put in to this hack, a donation would show your appreciation.

[TCattitude]

How to make this mod work with Psionic Vision's "adv editing options"?.
With the two hacks installed, forms not finish... and don't do anything at all (not email sent, no thread created, no reply to thread, nothing). When disable the product "adv editing options", the formshack do their work again without flaw.

Any clue?
Please.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by tommyxv

I want to add a drop down for all 50 states.... what variable do i use after i use all 26 letters?

EX:

$dropdownchoice6z = "Georgia";

use $dropdownchoice6aa

[WNxWakko]

You do realize, you dont even need any of that complex coding for a dropdown selector.

Ive been making dropdowns on this form since he first released this.

For example on your form template all you do is this,

<select name="answer3">
<option selected></option>
<option>cows</option>
<option>rabbits</option>
<option>dogs</option>
<option>cats</option>
</select>

Just make sure the name of the dropdown is called answer1, answer2, answer3 and so on.

[steven s]

This is terrific.
I am using it as an event registration form.
By creating additional profile fields users don't need to enter repetitive information.
I created a separate edit profile page. Then save it using the profile.php script. The person goes to the form and enters more info that is unique only to the one event.

Not sure if there is an easier way.

One snag. The form is sent to a specific email address but I need a copy also send to the person submitting the form $bbuserinfo[email], if that is correct?
Is it possible to send to two email addresses? If so, how?

I'd also like to have the form sent by PM to the user.
What if he/she has PM turned off?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

This is terrific.
I am using it as an event registration form.
By creating additional profile fields users don't need to enter repetitive information.
I created a separate edit profile page. Then save it using the profile.php script. The person goes to the form and enters more info that is unique only to the one event.

Not sure if there is an easier way.

One snag. The form is sent to a specific email address but I need a copy also send to the person submitting the form $bbuserinfo[email], if that is correct?
Is it possible to send to two email addresses? If so, how?

I'd also like to have the form sent by PM to the user.
What if he/she has PM turned off?

Go look at the plugin where the actual code is to send an email. double that line and change the email where to go to $vbulletin->userinfo['email']

[steven s]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Go look at the plugin where the actual code is to send an email. double that line and change the email where to go to $vbulletin->userinfo['email']

YES!
So I can probably do the same to PM the user.
Thanks!

I Love NY too and miss it greatly. :disappointed:

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

YES!
So I can probably to the same to PM the user.
Thanks!

I Love NY too and miss it greatly. :disappointed:

PM will be alittle harder. There is some info prossesing before. You should copy the whole section and edit where needed.

[steven s]

Originally Posted by Abe1

PM will be alittle harder. There is some info prossesing before. You should copy the whole section and edit where needed.

Actually it was pretty easy since I only need the PM sent to the user.

//USERNAME TO PM TO
//$formpmname = "Abe";
$formpmname = $vbulletin->userinfo['username'];
This is great. :banana:

Edit: If user does not have PM checked I get this
Fatal error: Unable to proceed with save while $errors array is not empty in class vb_datamanager_pm in /includes/class_dm.php on line 758

[gael11]

Hello

I'd like to modify the look of the template:

<template name="formanswers" templatetype="template" date="1133965917" username="Abe" version="3.5.2"><![CDATA[$formtitle
$bbuserinfo[username]

$normalquestion1
$normalanswer1

$radioquestion1
$radioanswer1

$radioquestion2
$radioanswer2

$radioquestion3
$radioanswer3
$radioanswer3other

$question1
$answer1

$question2
$answer2

$question3
$answer3

$dropdownquestion1
$dropdownanswer1

-----------------------------------------------------
$longquestion1

$longanswer1

------------------------------------------------------
$vbtextquestion

$vbtextanswer

------------------------------------------------------]]></template>

In fact I'd want to make bold the title of the questions for example. The html code seems to not work. How can I modify the look ?
Thanks for your helm

[WNxWakko]

Originally Posted by gael11

In fact I'd want to make bold the title of the questions for example. The html code seems to not work. How can I modify the look ?
Thanks for your helm

Very simple. You use VB code. Notice how there is a space before and after the variable. That space is what makes it work. If you dont put the space before and after, it wont work

Bold and Colors are not the actual code, had to change it or the board woudlnt show you it.


[Bold][colors=darkorange] $question1 [/COLORs][/Bold]
$answer1