Version: 3.5, by Abe1
Developer Last Online: Jun 2010
Version: 3.5.4
Rating:
Released: 08-09-2005
Last Update: 05-30-2006
Installs: 467
Uses Plugins Template Edits
No support by the author.
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.
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I finally found the problem. Disabling the sign a contract plugin re-enables your plugin. Since I need this hack more than the contract one, this will work for me for a little while.
Couple of questions:
1. I think I saw someone ask about enabling attachment uploads. Is this on the roadmap at all?
2. Someone else asked about adding dropdown (select) options as an alternative to radio. Anyone have an example of how to best accomplish this?
There is an alternative to attachments right now, let your user get forwarded to the edit post page. I work on getting attachments though.
As for the drop down, I may add it one to the template.
Abe1
seems the issue i am having is because each time a form is submitted it ends up being posted as moderated
but only the form post do this
regular posts/replies dont do it
Abe1
seems the issue i am having is because each time a form is submitted it ends up being posted as moderated
but only the form post do this
regular posts/replies dont do it
I'm having some serious challenges with this form.. I'm using it for a membership application to my community and I'm having some serious trouble with people filling out an entire application, putting a LOT of time and energy into it, and then bam.. losing the whole thing. They hit post and it just never goes through.
Many applications go through fine, I just have this sinking feeling that just as many aren't going through. There isn't much that's more discouraging than losing something you've really just put your heart and soul into..
Are there alternatives? Is there something I could do to make the form more secure? Has anyone else had trouble with this? =\
Thanks in advance guys, any help is much appreciated!
-Jonathan
I too would like this fixed. I addresed it several pages back. Noone can use the forum unless they are logged in no matter how you tweak the settings.
Okay this is an excellent plugin, particularly when used in conjunction with the 'First post on all thread pages' plugin too, however I have 2 questions that might make it really really useful
So here goes:
1) Is there any easy way of using the editor for the longanswer field. It's very hard for my users to input a lot of text withough being able to use it to format it. I've had a look, but I can't figure out how to call it in the template.
2) Would it be possible to implement a hook so that in certain forums you could replace the 'new thread' or 'new reply' buttons so that it goes to a specified form hack instead.
I finally found the problem. Disabling the sign a contract plugin re-enables your plugin. Since I need this hack more than the contract one, this will work for me for a little while.
Couple of questions:
1. I think I saw someone ask about enabling attachment uploads. Is this on the roadmap at all?
2. Someone else asked about adding dropdown (select) options as an alternative to radio. Anyone have an example of how to best accomplish this?
There is an alternative to attachments right now, let your user get forwarded to the edit post page. I work on getting attachments though.
As for the drop down, I may add it one to the template.
I should have qualified my question to say that I'm using this to allow users to submit article and artistic ideas for a print magazine. So in my case I can't grant the submitter any access to the forum to which their submission gets posted.
Okay this is an excellent plugin, particularly when used in conjunction with the 'First post on all thread pages' plugin too, however I have 2 questions that might make it really really useful
So here goes:
1) Is there any easy way of using the editor for the longanswer field. It's very hard for my users to input a lot of text withough being able to use it to format it. I've had a look, but I can't figure out how to call it in the template.
2) Would it be possible to implement a hook so that in certain forums you could replace the 'new thread' or 'new reply' buttons so that it goes to a specified form hack instead.
Ignore request number 2, I just wrote my own hooks for it. Seems to work
I would love to be able to use the editor for the long fields though.
This has ... possibilities. I'm wantening to use this h@x to create a form for people essentially posting classified ads ("want ads", if you prefer), because we have too many posters that tend to forget to post, say, contact information.
Three questions:
* I haven't really checked, but can you set the code to post new threads in a forum, rather than just new posts to an existing thread?
* I HAVE checked, but haven't found: is there a way to set this form's title (i.e. "Generic Form") to be user defined, rather than statically defined? Ideally, I'd like a line in the form that says something like, "What are you selling?" and that ends up being the thread's title.
* I want all the threads to be posted into a forum where my members only have permission to respond to threads already posted. Does this forum hack care about user permissions to post something with it?
This has ... possibilities. I'm wantening to use this h@x to create a form for people essentially posting classified ads ("want ads", if you prefer), because we have too many posters that tend to forget to post, say, contact information.
Three questions:
* I haven't really checked, but can you set the code to post new threads in a forum, rather than just new posts to an existing thread?
* I HAVE checked, but haven't found: is there a way to set this form's title (i.e. "Generic Form") to be user defined, rather than statically defined? Ideally, I'd like a line in the form that says something like, "What are you selling?" and that ends up being the thread's title.
* I want all the threads to be posted into a forum where my members only have permission to respond to threads already posted. Does this forum hack care about user permissions to post something with it?
1) Yes it can be used to post new threads
2) Yes you can use a user field to name the thread, just takes a bit of hacking
3) Yes it cares about user permissions, so will follow normal rules I believe.
1) Yes it can be used to post new threads
2) Yes you can use a user field to name the thread, just takes a bit of hacking
3) Yes it cares about user permissions, so will follow normal rules I believe.
I found out how to do #2. I'm fuzzy on #1, still. Would anyone have some info?
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11-05-2005, 09:52 PM
