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Forms Hack · **Released**: 08-09-2005

Forms Hack 3.5

Features:

Ever wanted an online form that a user can fill out, which when submitted gets:

Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
PMed to you or someone else
Emailed to an email address you specify
Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
Choose to redirect to edit post to upload attachments
See a preview before they submit

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

Moderator Applications
Quiz Submit Form which gets PMed to a moderator
Contact Form that goes to PM, email or thread
Guests to apply to be members
Report a Moderator form that goes as a PM to you
Guests can PM you for whatever reason
Order form to buy things
Donation form
News or Articles submissions that can go straight to a thread

Or anything you like - this hack is totally customizable via the AdminCP.

The beauty of this hack is that once you install this hack, to make a new form all you need to do is copy the main hook, rename it to whatever you want, edit the variables in the hook, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again, but can always create new ones and use different templates for different forms.

Format of the form:

One main input question
3 Radio buttons Choice questions
3 Normal text input questions
1 Drop down menu
3 Check boxes
1 Long answer question
1 VB message editor text box question

This is customizable via the hook.

Also:

You can set the usergroups you want access to this form.
Depending on your forum permissions, if the new thread is in a public forum, members can reply to it. This hack allows a form to submit the new thread or post wherever you want it to go.
Force the user to answer all questions.

INSTALLATION
Easy - takes only a few minutes:

Import the XML into products. (admin cp -> Plug-in System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product)
Edit the main plug-in - the instructions are all inside the hook itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!
To get to the form, go to: /newthread.php?do=form (change "form" to the name of your form if you have few)

Done!

Use this hack to make as many forms as you like!

Enjoy!

Updates:

Version 2.0: (08/10/2005)

Ported over for vb3.5

Version 2.1: (08/10/2005)

bug fix with answers not showing

Version 2.5: (08/13/2005)

Major update:
Templates have a few lines changed here and there.
You can now have more then 2 poll options very easily
Polls can't be created if your not creating a new thread
New Thread now uses VB function to add the thread
New Poll now uses VB function to add the poll
New Reply now uses VB function to add the reply
PM now uses VB function to send the PM

Version 2.6: (08/21/2005)

fixed bug with posts having to be moderated

Version 2.7: (08/23/2005)

Minor update:
Fixed some issues with signatures, URL parsing, and subscriptions
Option to name the post titles
Made template XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Version 3.0: (11/29/2005)

Major update:
Added drop down menu
Made the long answer show up in a the vb message box
Re-wrote some instructions
Pressing back should save work
Both templates and plug-in were edited
Some more minor things

Version 3.1: (12/07/2005)

Brought back the standard text box (longanswer)

Version 3.2: (12/09/2005)

[ADDED] Option to make polls public.

Version 3.3: (12/19/2005)

[FIXED] Guests can now post using the forms to make a thread or post. They cannot send a PM though.
[ADDED] Paypal link so you can make a donation for this hack.

Version 3.4: (04/05/2006)

[FIXED] Removed extra line from template.
[ADDED] WYSIWYG editor now works besides the regular editor.
[ADDED] Preview.
[CHANGED] Subscriptions now take from user default setting.

Version 3.5: (05/31/2006)

[ADDED] Check boxes.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

This hack is created for your use free of charge. No payment is requested. However, if you would like to donate money for the work I put in to this hack, a donation would show your appreciation.

WNxWakko · #**152** 10-08-2005, 04:06 AM

Hi (waves) ya me again

I do have another question. How can I make the required fields not for all but only for certain questions?

RMS-Chef · #**153** 10-08-2005, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNxWakko

Hi (waves) ya me again

I do have another question. How can I make the required fields not for all but only for certain questions?

Look in the plugin code not too far below the end of the variables setup.
Look for:

Code:

   if ($answerall == "1")

A couple lines under that you will see the question variables listed in a format something like:

Code:

$answer1 == '' OR $answer2 == '' OR $answer3 == ..........etc.

Just remove the answers you do not want to be required and add in any custom ones that you do want answered.

Of course make sure you set that you want answers to be required in the upper part plugin.

WNxWakko · #**154** 10-09-2005, 01:08 AM

Thank you all for your assistance with my needy needs. I appriciate it. There is still a couple things I want this to do, but most have been resolved so thanks.

Alteran Ancient · #**155** 10-09-2005, 02:49 PM

Is there any way you can ger the User's Username included IN the name of the Thread you create with the form.

Abe1 · #**156** 10-09-2005, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cycloneflame

Is there any way you can ger the User's Username included IN the name of the Thread you create with the form.

Look back a few posts.

silurius · #**157** 10-10-2005, 03:56 AM

Argh, this is a great concept but having a heck of a time with the customization of it. Still, I should not be complaining.

Main issue at the moment is, I seemed to have done something wrong and my forums will not load up the form no matter what. This is even after uninstalling the product, making sure it was not listed in product/plugin/styles, clearing my cache and reinstalling it again.

"Sorry! This forum is not accepting new posts." <- get this on DEFAULT installation now

What could I be missing?

Abe1 · #**158** 10-10-2005, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silurius

Argh, this is a great concept but having a heck of a time with the customization of it. Still, I should not be complaining.

Main issue at the moment is, I seemed to have done something wrong and my forums will not load up the form no matter what. This is even after uninstalling the product, making sure it was not listed in product/plugin/styles, clearing my cache and reinstalling it again.

"Sorry! This forum is not accepting new posts." <- get this on DEFAULT installation now

What could I be missing?

It means the settings for the forum you want to post the thread in, dont allow you to post.

Mepher · #**159** 10-10-2005, 10:43 AM

Abe, reposting this from a page back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mepher

Abe is it possible to have the form post to 2 seperate forums? I have it all set up and working with a custom form. It posts to a single forum fine but I would like it to generate 2 seperate posts in different forums.

Abe1 · #**160** 10-10-2005, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mepher

Abe, reposting this from a page back.

Find this:

PHP Code:


			
build_new_post('thread', $foruminfo, array(), array(), $newpost, $errors);

add after:

PHP Code:


			
$foruminfo = verify_id('forum', $formforumid, 0, 1);

$forumperms = fetch_permissions($foruminfo[forumid]);

build_new_post('thread', $foruminfo, array(), array(), $newpost, $errors);

Replace on the first line '$formforumid' with the other forumid you want to post in.

Mepher · #**161** 10-10-2005, 12:14 PM

Nice, thanks for the fast reply Abe.

Mepher · #**162** 10-10-2005, 12:30 PM

PHP Code:


			
 $foruminfo = verify_id('forum', 9, 0, 1);

Im assuming thats what you meant. 9 being the id of the other forum I wanted to post it to.

Quote:

Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /home/heroesfa/public_html/newthread.php(68) : eval()'d code on line 254

Thats the error im getting.

plubius · #**163** 10-10-2005, 01:24 PM

Could someone post exactly what you need to do to make more than one form? I know you need to copy the hook and change the name of the form in the first line of the code, but what about the line of code that deals with the templates.

Quote:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//NAME OF TEMPLATES - DO THIS BIT IF YOU ARE MAKING MORE FORMS
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Name of the main template
$maintemplate = "form";
// Name of the answer template
$answertemplate = "formanswers";

What goes here?

If my new form has modapp in the first line what would I put here?

silurius · #**164** 10-10-2005, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abe1

Quote:

Originally Posted by silurius

...I seemed to have done something wrong and my forums will not load up the form no matter what. This is even after uninstalling the product, making sure it was not listed in product/plugin/styles, clearing my cache and reinstalling it again.

"Sorry! This forum is not accepting new posts." <- get this on DEFAULT installation now

What could I be missing?

It means the settings for the forum you want to post the thread in, dont allow you to post.

You sure there couldn't be another cause? I re-checked the permissions for the forum in question, and the form is definitely pointing to that.

Mepher · #**165** 10-10-2005, 05:00 PM

I got it working. Added the lines you said and changed $formforumid to $formforumid2 and just added that variable. Works great.

Is there an easy way to get a forum id? I assumed the ids just went in numerical order but they are ordered by when they were created. Had to do some quessing to get my the forumid right. Even though its listed last it was created before many others so the id numbers are strange. Maybe its just something im not seeing.

RMS-Chef · #**166** 10-10-2005, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mepher

I got it working. Added the lines you said and changed $formforumid to $formforumid2 and just added that variable. Works great.

Is there an easy way to get a forum id? I assumed the ids just went in numerical order but they are ordered by when they were created. Had to do some quessing to get my the forumid right. Even though its listed last it was created before many others so the id numbers are strange. Maybe its just something im not seeing.

Just hover your mouse over the forum in question and look at your browser status bar for the link.....or click the forum and look at the URL.

You will see:

Code:

?f={FORUMID#}

{FORUMID#} = the forum id

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