New Posting Features - Easy Forms v4.x - Create a form or multiple forms without php or html knowledge

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)

Screenshots
There are two posts full of screenshots of this modification

• https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....64&postcount=3
• https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....65&postcount=4

Installation

1. Download and then extract .zip archive
2. Upload the contents of upload folder to forum root
   (Allow Overwrite "YES" for overwrite)
   clientscript\easyforms.css -> \clientscript\
   clientscript\easyforms.js -> \clientscript\
3. Import product file (product-easyforms v4.0.xml) in admincp
   AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product]
4. Change usergroups permissions at:
   AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Easy Form Options

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
• Human verification question
• Custom Question (can query database or do whatever you want using php and html)
• Date (month/ day/ year fields)
• Address
• Scale

Form can Submit to:

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

More Features:

• Form list categories (optional)
• Preview form (can disable for individual forms)
• Optional questions
• Form Sections
• Prefix support - you can choose which prefix you want thread to have
• 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, poll timeout
• 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)
• Import/ Export your forms as XML files - great for transferring forms across forums or creating backups
• Specify bbcode for questions/ answers/ sections for the form's output
• Form Hooks: (uses php code)
  1. Before form submitted
     Useful for: your own form validation, multiple form outputs, etc.
  2. At form start
     Useful for: banning userids/usergroups from form, setting minimum post count,etc.
• Attachments allowed for posting new thread
• Mass Copy Forms & their questions
• Quiz Mode

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[bananalive]

Originally Posted by VanHuek

I am wondering are you able to integrate this into a thread?

There are 3 possible ways I can think of...

1. You can link to a form.

http://www.your-site.com/forum/misc.php?do=form&fid=1

2. You can add the form at the top of your thread, with a vBulletin plugin.

Create plugin with hook showthread_complete

PHP Code:

if ($threadid == 112)
{
  $poll .= '<iframe src="misc.php?do=form&fid=1&embed=1" style="width: 100%; height: 400px; margin: 10px;"></iframe>';
} 


Change 112 for appropriate threadid.

3. You could redirect 'New Replies' to the form.

Create plugin with hook newreply_form_complete

PHP Code:

if (in_array($threadinfo[threadid], array(1,2,3)))
{ 
  header( 'Location: http://www.your-site.com/forum/misc.php?do=form&fid=1' ) ; 
} 


Change 1,2,3 for appropriate threadids.

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by wolfey

Excellent..Thank you

1 last thing for the grid questions...how do I make it not output the Grid Row entry for one that isnt selected

1. Import attached product file

2. Create plugin with hook easy_forms_post_form_start and php code:

PHP Code:

$hide_empty_grid = true; 


[bestword]

It's more better if it could support Unicode.

[clubvr4]

Hello great hack!

Is it possible to make attachments mandatory?

[Za4a Tuner]

Hello,
i have two question to this mod:

1.)
How can i link the "new thread"-button of a forum to a form?
In a forum with the ID = 46 the "new thread" should be replaced by a form with the ID = 4
If someone like to create a new thread, he should use the form nr. 4, wich "Post a new Thread" in the forum.

2.)
The forum above MUST have a prefix, but not always the same prefix => users should be able to use a prefix that fits to the form.
I created a custom question with the following php-code inside:

PHP Code:

require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_prefix.php'); 
$thisanswer = $q[$formbit[id]]; 
if (!$form['forumid'])
{
$form['forumid'] = 46;
}
$prefix_options = fetch_prefix_html($form['forumid'], $thisanswer, true); 
$answer = '<select name="' . $formbit[id] . '" id="q_' . $formbit[id] . '" class="bginput">'; 
$answer .= '<option value="">'.$vbphrase[no_prefix_meta].'</option>'; 
$answer .= $prefix_options; 
$answer .= '</select>'; 


The question will be shown on the form, but there are no prefixes displayed! How can i get it running?



Can anyone give me a help please?

kr Chris

[Dozer826]

One of the best mods I have on our forum, I love how much you can customize everything.

Works perfect for people creating applications to join our gaming community

Thanks!

[Welshy2008]

I am running vB4.0.7 currently and all forms have been taken from my 3.8.6 version.

I have just tried to add a new "e-mail to me" form, but I have several issues.

1. I have a prefilled username question (which doesn't align in the centre, like the others, but instead shows on the left under the question).

2. I enter an E-mail title and it doesn't save -I get diverted to http://www.myforum.com/#main-forums

3. The same thing happens when I select the tickbox for E-mail Form. (as number 2 above). Previously there was a box that appeared where I would enter the e-mail address that I want the form enailed to, this no longer shows.

4. Form Submit Limit Per User: doesn't save either

5. After Form is Submitted - Form submitted Message doesn't save.

Please can you help me with the above (or anyone else)? I desperately need your help in this, as I need to add these as soon as please.


I also have search engine friendly URLs and vBSEO installed.

Many Thanks.

[zushiba]

What would be the easiest way to go about putting a character limit on text and textarea fields?

[Za4a Tuner]

The limit ist set in the templates by the variable "maxlength=..."

[kether1]

Dom,

Is there a way to group all of a member's threads created when submitting via this forms modification?

For example:

Lets say a form can be submitted multiple times by a member.

When visiting the forum section where the form is published, is it possible to have all of 'Member A's' threads grouped together (like a sub-forum) and all of Member B's responses grouped together?

Like this:

FORUM where form creates a new thread.

Member A
----first submitted response,
----second submitted response,
----Third...

Member B
----First submitted response,

Member C
----first submitted response,
----second submitted response,

SO, when a member clicks on this forum, they see a list of sections titled with the username. And if they click that name, they see all of the threads that person created by submitting the form.

I hope I explained this where it can be understood.

Thanks!
Kether