Add-On Releases - Advanced Application Forms

UNTIL VB5 STABILIZES THIS MOD WILL BE UNSUPPORTED AND WILL NOT BE UPDATED

This is an add-on that is designed for vBulletin 5 Connect. It will not work on earlier versions of vBulletin.

Features

• - Unlimited Application Types*
• - Unlimited Application Positions*
• - Unlimited Questions*
• - Different Application Positions for each Application Type
• - Different Questions for each Application Position.
• - Show Applications in Widget or direct link to them.
• - Control Application Type access by Usergroup, Postcount
• - Control Application Position access by Usergroup, Postcount
• - Notification of an application via Forum Thread and/or Email and/or Private Message
• - Specify Different Forums for Reports by Application Position.
• - Define a default question set that can be included on all applications.

* Limited only if you are limited in database size and/or free disk space.


* INSTALLATION *
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1) Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum's root.
(If your forum's location is http://www.example.com/forums/, the root is /forums/)

2) In ACP->Plugins & Products->Manage Products->Add/Import Product put
./packages/advapp5/xml/product_advapp5.xml
in the "OR import the XML file from your server" box and click Import.

3) Go to your site's home page and activate the Site Builder menu.

4) Either create a new page, or edit an existing page.

5) On the page where you want the list of available applicactions to appear, select 'Add Modules' and click on 'Display'.
Then drag and drop the Application Forms widget where you want it to appear.

6) Take some time to set the options, application types and application postions in the new Application Forms area of AdminCP.


* UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS *
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1) Go to the core/packages folder and delete the advapp5 folder.

2) Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum's root.
(If your forum's location is http://www.example.com/forums/, the root is /forums/)

3) Import the product XML file (product_advapp5.xml) into the Product Manager in AdminCP.
(The XML file is located in the /upload/core/packages/advapp5/xml folder)


* Removal *
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1) Uninstall the product in ACP->Products & Hooks->Manage Products.

2) Delete the core/packages/advapp5 folder from your server.

3) Delete the core/admincp/advappadmin.php file from your server.

4) Delete the admincp/img/module-icon-advapp.png file from your server.


* History (Changelog) *
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5.0.3 (July 16, 2013)
Fix - Error when board is offline and user is logged off.

5.0.2 (May 23, 2013)
Fix - Insert default questions not working in ACP.

5.0.1 (May 15, 2013)
Fix - Redirects not working.
Add - Regular expression matching for single line text fields.
NOTE 1 - Version number will now increment with each release again. Starting with the reuse of 5.0.1.
NOTE 2 - Compatible with vB5 version 5.0.2 or greater. Earlier versions not supported.

5.0.0 Beta 5 (January 2, 2013) - TESTED WITH BETA 23 and BETA 24
Fix - Module not displaying, staying in position and uneditable.

NOTE 1 - There is a bug in vB5 where style sheets are not being completely loaded with Internet Explorer 9 (and possibly other versions)
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-6398
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-6803
This causes the application form to not display properly with Internet Explorer. It does display properly with other browsers.
There is nothing I can do about this. It is a bug in vB5.

NOTE 2 - There is a bug in vB5 where modules(widgets) lose their title after being placed on a page.
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-5513
To fix this, edit the page again and then edit the application form module. The title will be there, just save everything a second time.

5.0.0 Beta 4 (November 19, 2012) NOT RELEASED ON VB.ORG
Fix - Problem selecting items with Firefox browser.

5.0.0 Beta 3
Regression - Restore library api files.
Remove - template API
Change - Version will remain at 5.0.0 and include Beta version number until final release

5.0.1 (October 24, 2012) * SYSTEM IS NOW COMPATIBLE WITH BETA 15 OR HIGHER ONLY!
Fix - Account for style changes in vB Beta 15.
Delete - Library API files - not needed with Beta 15.
Fix - Default data installation queries not working with vB Beta 16.

5.0.0 (October 18, 2012)
- Initial Release

[dustoff99]

Originally Posted by dustoff99

Any way to not post the IP to everyone or to select groups (like admin)?

I found the setting.

[Sr7x]

I'm putting together a new forum, trying to use this mod but getting an error

An internal error has occurred and the module cannot be displayed.

when an application is submitted, on vb 5.05, application doesn't get submitted.

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by Sr7x

I'm putting together a new forum, trying to use this mod but getting an error
when an application is submitted, on vb 5.05, application doesn't get submitted.

Sorry but until vB 5 stabilizes I won't be updating this mod.

Once vB5 stabilizes I'll look into the problem.

[apapterx]

Hello i was wondering if you could provide some help.

The mod has installed fine and everything works except when you come to choosing a position at this point when you click the position you wish to apply for it directs to link but shows no questions only the option to apply for a position again.

Any suggestions?

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by apapterx

Hello i was wondering if you could provide some help.

The mod has installed fine and everything works except when you come to choosing a position at this point when you click the position you wish to apply for it directs to link but shows no questions only the option to apply for a position again.

Any suggestions?

If this is with vB 5.0.5, I can't say what the problem is. I haven't even looked at 5.0.5 so far as add-ons go yet. And until I see some stability in vB5, I won't be looking for the problems.

If it's with an earlier version of vB, that shouldn't happen so long as the permissions for each form type and position are set correctly. And if you have all of the questions defined for the position.

[apapterx]

Originally Posted by nhawk

If this is with vB 5.0.5, I can't say what the problem is. I haven't even looked at 5.0.5 so far as add-ons go yet. And until I see some stability in vB5, I won't be looking for the problems.

If it's with an earlier version of vB, that shouldn't happen so long as the permissions for each form type and position are set correctly. And if you have all of the questions defined for the position.

No problem it is 5.0.5 but thanks for the repsonse anyway it's appreciated can't wait for this to be updated :up:

[Halada]

I don't seem to have any issues running this with 5.0.5 except... where do I go to see the actual applications once they're submitted? Because I'm told the application was submitted successfully, but then it says I'm not authorized to view this page, so I'm guessing it's permission issues.

I just don't know which permissions needs to be set or where I administer application permissions specifically.

Thanks!

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by Halada

I don't seem to have any issues running this with 5.0.5 except... where do I go to see the actual applications once they're submitted? Because I'm told the application was submitted successfully, but then it says I'm not authorized to view this page, so I'm guessing it's permission issues.

I just don't know which permissions needs to be set or where I administer application permissions specifically.

Thanks!

The applications are posted in the forum/thread you specify in ACP->Application Forms

If you don't see the Application Forms menu in the ACP left menu, then there's another thing not working in vB5.0.5

[Kylsix]

Originally Posted by nhawk

The applications are posted in the forum/thread you specify in ACP->Application Forms

If you don't see the Application Forms menu in the ACP left menu, then there's another thing not working in vB5.0.5

Is that something that could be fixed by an end user? I'd really like an option like this, but I am hardly proficient enough to write something like this myself. I can definitely make modifications if needed, though.

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by Kylsix

Is that something that could be fixed by an end user? I'd really like an option like this, but I am hardly proficient enough to write something like this myself. I can definitely make modifications if needed, though.

I don't think so. Coding vB5 is a totally different animal as compared to vB4.

And being a member of the vB5 Beta test team, I am working with versions not yet available to everyone. And even with those versions I don't feel it's stable enough to begin programming the changes needed for this mod to continue to work.

Now I think I need to clarify what I'm saying. When I say stable, I mean the code hasn't reached a point where I can feel comfortable coding the changes needed and not have to keep coming back after each release to fix them again. Part of my style of coding is to code so a mod (especially a free mod) will survive multiple vB updates without needing to be recoded or patched. And vB5 is not yet in a state to support that.