Add-On Releases - Online Gaming Recruitment Application System

This is a modification originally developed for 3.6.x for websites wishing to use an application, although originally designed for world of warcraft it can be used for any game.

This Mod only officially works with 3.6... but since this is open code. anyone can take the code and make it work for 3.7 and re-publish it... with credits ofcourse.

I have had this modification for a long time and only today decided to release it to the public hoping somebody might want to carry on its developement because i just dont have time, so feel free to modify the code and re-release it under a different name but please give credit.

Install

• Unzip "product-vgat" from the "OTD Application System" folder.
• Navigate to "Plugins & Products" in your vbulletin control pannel and then "Manage Plugins"
• Upload the "product-vgat" plugin

Your product is now installed and ready for configuration.

Main Configuration (refresh website after plugin installation first)

• from your vbulletin admin panel go into your Vbulletin options and scroll down to "Guild Application Form Options"
• configure "form url" and "forum location" to your own preference

Field checking has not really been fully tested or developed so you may encounter bugs while using "Non Empty Fields", "Numeric Fields", "Boolean Fields", The rest is fully tested and operational!!!!

How To Configuring Your Application Questions
The thing that makes my application system good is that its VERY easy to add and delete questions by yourself with minimal programming knowlege, mostly just copy and paste and change the question

• go into "Style & Templates" and then into "Style Manager" and "Edit" the template you will be using.
• scroll down to "vgat_form" and double click

This is were you add, edit and delete all your questions which will be required when a visitor fills out their application, I will try my best to explain how to add the following questions: Radio Button, CheckBox, Single Line Text Box, Multiline Text Box, Drop-Down Menu

Radio Button Question Example

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
		<tr>
			
			
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>
				I Am a Human
				</td>
				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
					<input type="radio" name="q_Human" value="No"  /> No 
					<input type="radio" name="q_Human" value="Yes"  /> Yes 
				</center>

				</td>
			
		</tr>
</table>

Question = "I Am a Human"
Question Name = q_Human You need to write down the "Question Name" for EVERY question you make because you will need it later when we design your output tmplate which gets posted on your forum
Input Type = radio Indicates that this question is a Radio Button

Check-Box Question Example

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
		<tr>
			
			
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>
				What is your favurite colours:
				</td>
				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_colour_red" value="red"  /> red 
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_colour_green" value="green"  /> green
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_colour_blue" value="blue"  /> blue
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_volour_pink" value="pink"  /> pink
				</center>

				</td>
			
		</tr>
</table>

Drop-Down Menu Question Example
"q_ConnectionType" is your name in this instance, which you will need later

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
	
			<tr>
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>	
				What type of Internet Connection do you use:
				</td>
				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
				<select name="q_ConnectionType">
				<option value="--" ></option>
				<option value="Dialup" >Dialup</option>
				<option value="ISDN" >ISDN</option>
				<option value="DSL" >DSL</option>
				<option value="Cable" >Cable</option>
				<option value="Faster than Cable" >Faster than Cable</option>
				</select>

				</center>
				</td>
			</tr>
</table>

Single Line Text Box Question Example

		<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>	
				What is your Character name?
				</td>

				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
				<input type="text" size="25" value="" name="q_CharacterName" />
				</center>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>

Multi-Line Text Box Question Example

		<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
			<tr>
				<td class="alt2 wowpl" valign="center">	
				Please describe what you like about the game and your character.
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>

				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center">
				<center>
				<textarea rows="5" cols="70" name="q_LikeAboutTheGame"></textarea>
				</center>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>

Now i will explain how to configure your output file which will be posted on the forums.

• Go back in to your "Guild Application Form Options" panel
• Scroll down to the "Thread Body" panel

Example Code

[ size=5][ color=#87F717][ b]Character Information[/b][/color][/size]


[b ][u ][ color=#B1FB17]Armory Link[/color][/u][/b] - {{q_ArmoryLink}}
[b ][u ][ color=#B1FB17]Recent WWS Report[/color][/u][/b] - {{q_WWS}}


[b ][ color=#CCFB5D]Character name:[/color][/b] {{q_CharacterName}}
[b ][ color=#CCFB5D]Character Class:[/color][/b] {{q_CharacterClass}}
[b ][ color=#CCFB5D]Character Level:[/color][/b] {{q_CharacterLevel}}

As you can see the Names of the questions i told you to write down are done like "{{q_CharacterName}}" between {{}}.

You can also have thread titles look like the following:

Application from {{q_CharacterName}} Class: {{q_CharacterClass}}

::Making the application system work with 3.7.x::

• Access Admin Panel and navigate to your Style Manager and edit the style you use.
• Scroll down to "vgat_form" and Access

Find Line:

<input type="hidden" value="1" name="agree" />

Below it Add:

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

SAVE....

Scroll down the list again and find "vgat_rules" and Access.

Find Line

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />

Below it Add:

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

SAVE....

Done

This Mod only officially works with 3.6... but since this is open code. anyone can take the code and make it work for 3.7 and re-publish it... with credits ofcourse.

Thats about it and im sure you can figure the rest out for yourselves.. i will try and help with any questions you may have.

Enjoy!!

[Gooner]

I originally got the idea from Elricstorms application form, but i found his very hard to add my own questions so i fully re-did everything in my own way, which gives a much easyer and flexable way to add your own customized questions.

If somebody could test this on 3.7 and post here if it works it would be much appreciated, my license has ran out so i can no longer get any updates untill i pay to renew my license... which i plan to do soon.

[KURTZ]

thx mate, i'll check in the noon ...

*tagged

[KURTZ]

OK just tried onto 3.7.1 PL1, i haven't configured anything (i mean questions etc), i've only checked if this hack runs, unfortunately not , when i go over my linked forum (app_form) it links me to the 'Guild Requirements & Expectations' but when i tried to go ahead it gives me the classic 'Security token' error (it been fixed with the latest vB releases) ...

so the error was:

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

[Gooner]

Thanks for trying,, I have added the line of code to the mod that fixes the Token Error, Could you download the updated mod i have added and try it out and let me know if the problem is resolved... i cannot test this since i dont have 3.7.1 installed, sorry.

Originally Posted by KURTZ

OK just tried onto 3.7.1 PL1, i haven't configured anything (i mean questions etc), i've only checked if this hack runs, unfortunately not , when i go over my linked forum (app_form) it links me to the 'Guild Requirements & Expectations' but when i tried to go ahead it gives me the classic 'Security token' error (it been fixed with the latest vB releases) ...

so the error was:

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

[Freddie]

Hi, I'm also trying the OTD version on Vbulletin 3.6.8.
It shows me correctly the rules and the questions also but when I click on the submit button it resets all the fields and it doesn't create any thread and it doesn't show any message

I didn't do any changes to the default questions just to try it.
Can you help me?

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Gooner

Thanks for trying,, I have added the line of code to the mod that fixes the Token Error, Could you download the updated mod i have added and try it out and let me know if the problem is resolved... i cannot test this since i dont have 3.7.1 installed, sorry.

yeah mate, now it runs ... release it into 3.7.x hacks if you want ...

[Gooner]

Make sure you have set up the configuring in your Vbulletin Admin panel, you need to create the BBCode output file and choose the forum were you want the application to be posted... and make sure you have the permissions set on that forum to allow registered members to create new threads.

The BBcode is explained in my original post above.

Originally Posted by Freddie

Hi, I'm also trying the OTD version on Vbulletin 3.6.8.
It shows me correctly the rules and the questions also but when I click on the submit button it resets all the fields and it doesn't create any thread and it doesn't show any message

I didn't do any changes to the default questions just to try it.
Can you help me?

[Gooner]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

yeah mate, now it runs ... release it into 3.7.x hacks if you want ...

Great news and thanks for letting me know

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Gooner

Great news and thanks for letting me know

nothing

however Gooner, i need to put many 'raid' options and delete the others (heroic and key) is possible? how? can you makes some options for this? TIA

[KURTZ]

Gooner, unfortunately the 'secury issue' is still here ... now it comes out when i try to submit my form ...