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

[Forum Lover]

Now, If I go for upgrade, the forms I created, will be there? I dont wanna loose forms that I created already. sound a stupid question eh..

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by Gleedo

Could a link to the forms be added in the 'quick links' drop down menu (if you have permission to see the forms)?

I'll add it as vboption in next version

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by Forum Lover

Now, If I go for upgrade, the forms I created, will be there? I dont wanna loose forms that I created already. sound a stupid question eh..

yep

[Brittany]

Working Great Banana!!!

[Nzo]

Very nice hack Bananalive !

- Is it possible to have "Username of User to PM" get from the answer of one of the question.

ie : It would be interesting to have : Username of User to PM : {q_1} (in edit form)
Where {q_1} is the answer, for example, of a drop down menu with some valid usernames.

[Vitaly]

hi, bananalive, i hope, you've got my preliminary respects

Tested 1.7.

1. It would be nice to replace groups selection with multibox, at least in mod settings. Product code looks like this:

<options>
<settinggroup name="general"  displayorder="30">
<setting varname="usergroupsexample"  displayorder="10">
<datatype>free</datatype>
<optioncode>usergroup:5</optioncode>
</setting>
 </settinggroup>
</options>

Blank selection can meen "All groups" or "No Groups", depending on setting type. I don't know, if it's possible to use the same selection interface in form editor, but that would be very user-friendly - less time & less mistakes during setup.

2. It would be nice to have template editor for each form. For example, if standard template doesn't saticfy custom needs.

I don't think, that complicated editor is necessary, just a simple text area, where one can enter any bbcode & marcoses with variable names and values. If none entered - then standard one is used.

(*) Please, list available macroses in product description.

3. About custom error messages and additional contact fields for the guests. I think, in my case, that's essention feature for user-friendly forms. But i don't insist. Anyway, nobody prevent me to add necessary modifications, when your product will be stable, without frequent changes. Of cause, will send you all changes to consider.

I apologise, that can't help with coding right now, because all my efforts are spent to my own mods, which will be available soon. But if additional donations can help, that's not a problem. Your product is one of "everybody must have".

[ssslippy]

So is it possible to be able to allow attachments?

[cygy2k]

Question - does it allow you to setup a form where a usergroup has access to submit it (i.e. to a new post in a thread) but have it submit into a forum they don't have usergroup access to (i.e. a mod-only forum)?

Also - amazing mod, this is quickly going to be one of my favorites.

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by cygy2k

Question - does it allow you to setup a form where a usergroup has access to submit it (i.e. to a new post in a thread) but have it submit into a forum they don't have usergroup access to (i.e. a mod-only forum)?

Also - amazing mod, this is quickly going to be one of my favorites.

Yes

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by ssslippy

So is it possible to be able to allow attachments?

No yet...