New Posting Features - Easy Forms (Old Thread)

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Easily create forms with no HTML or PHP knowledge. Questions can be made compulsory and are checked before the form is submitted. Forms can be previewed. (You can create multiple forms)

Working with vb v3.8

Example Form: http://www.bananalive.co.cc/misc.php?do=form&fid=2

Question Types:

• Single line text
• Multi-line text
• Multi-select checkboxes
• Single-select radio buttons
• Single Select Dropdown
• Yes/No
• Multi-line text field using vbeditor (max one per form - limited by vB)
• Human verification question

Form can Submit to:

• new thread in forum
• new post in thread
• new pm to user
• email address

Installation:

• Just Import the Product File
• Set usergroups options
  admincp -> vboptions -> Easy Form Options
• View/Create forms at
  http://your-forum.com/forums/misc.php?do=forms
• Click installed to get latest updates

More Features:

• Form list categories (optional)
• Preview form
• Optional questions
• Form Sections
• Different thread/pm title to form title with variables {username} {userid} and {q_1} (replacing 1 with appropriate question number)
• Poll Options: Multiple choice, public vote, poll question, poll options
• Regular expression match for single line text input field
• Usergroup permissions per form
• Forumid/threadid/username can be specified by input via {value=X} in dropdown, single line input or radio buttons
• Multiple dropdown select for form usergroup permissions (still optional - leave blank to not use)
• Option to show link to form list in navbar and quick links (separate options)

Coming soon:

• Help file (with macroses)
• Custom form template editor (optional, uses macroses)
• Allow attachments

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by ssslippy

The * and : are linked together. So if the question is not mandatory it removes the :. Also note that when you put a ? proper grammar says you should not have a : after it. I would totally remove the : and the person creating the form can add it.

I'd noticed that as well and have already changed it for the next release.

If you wish to remove the ':' from the questions:

Find and remove in the product file this line:

PHP Code:

$formbit['question'] = $formbit['question'] . ":"; 


$formbit['question'] = $formbit['question'] . ":";

Originally Posted by ssslippy

Also I tried using the regular expression ^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$ which i use to restrict on user names of people who register on my forum. This only allows normal english and numbers.

I get this error

Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: No ending delimiter '^' found in [path]/misc.php(97) : eval()'d code on line 596

You need to add / to beginning and end of the code.

/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$/

[ShMilO]

first i have to say good work
i really liked this form mod

my question is this

is there a way for non registered users ( default group 2 )
to fill forms ???
now it asks to login

in my forum i want a form for guests to fill so they can ask for an invite

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by ShMilO

first i have to say good work
i really liked this form mod

my question is this

is there a way for non registered users ( default group 2 )
to fill forms ???
now it asks to login

in my forum i want a form for guests to fill so they can ask for an invite

There was one line prohibiting guests posting new thread which I've replaced now and will be in the next release. In the next release will also be human verification option to reduce spam.

[bananalive]

Has anyone tested this on vb 3.8? I'll upgrade to it today/ tomorrow, hopefully it will work.

[bananalive]

Here's pre-release v1.8 - should all be working

Note: You will need to select the usergroups allowed to view/edit forms

v1.8
- Forumid/threadid/username can be specified by input via {value=X} in dropdown, single line input or radio buttons
- Human verification question
- Multiple dropdown select for form usergroup permissions (still optional - leave blank to not use)
- Option to show link to form list in navbar and quick links (separate options)
- Form can be emailed

[Gleedo]

Originally Posted by bananalive

Here's pre-release v1.8 - should all be working

Hi Banana, Just installed this new pre-release and noticed that when your configure EasyForms in the vBulletin options - there is an option that I think should not be there lol:

Option = Auto insert link to tournaments in navbar?

I think that must have accidentaly made it in by mistake from the tournaments mod

EDIT: Also just noticed that on a 3.7.3 PL1 system, the quick links option is not displaying like it does on my 3.7.4 system. Although on my 3.7.4 system, i do have the tournaments mod installed, but not on my 3.7.3.

[ShMilO]

Originally Posted by bananalive

There was one line prohibiting guests posting new thread which I've replaced now and will be in the next release. In the next release will also be human verification option to reduce spam.

thx

is there an ETA on the next release ?

or maybe you can write the line that allows guests to post the form

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by Gleedo

Hi Banana, Just installed this new pre-release and noticed that when your configure EasyForms in the vBulletin options - there is an option that I think should not be there lol:

Option = Auto insert link to tournaments in navbar?

I think that must have accidentaly made it in by mistake from the tournaments mod

Yes i copied the code from tournaments mod to save re-typing it out and forgot to rename that bit. Fixed in attached file.

Also if the question ends with a '?' then the form will not add a ':' on the end of it.

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by ShMilO

thx

is there an ETA on the next release ?

or maybe you can write the line that allows guests to post the form

I would post the line here but a lot of the code has changed in v1.8

You can download v1.8 here - I don't think anything major will be added (if anything at all) before I release it properly in the first post of the thread

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by Gleedo

EDIT: Also just noticed that on a 3.7.3 PL1 system, the quick links option is not displaying like it does on my 3.7.4 system. Although on my 3.7.4 system, i do have the tournaments mod installed, but not on my 3.7.3.

Just checked and it works fine on vbulletin v3.7.5 with tournament mod installed and both display. also tested it with tournament mod disabled and the links still displayed.