FORM to THREAD/ FORUM/ POLL/ PM/ EMAIL - CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS - Mod Apps, Orders, News.

FORM to THREAD/ FORUM/ POLL/ PM/ EMAIL - Totally CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS
Version 1.6 for vBulletin 3.x.x by Dr Erwin Loh

Features:

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

1. Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
2. Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
3. Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
4. PMed to you or someone else
5. Emailed to an email address you specify
6. Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
7. Choose to redirect to editpost to upload attachments

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

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


Or anything you like - this hack is totally customizable via the PHP file.
Basically, this hack involves modifying 1 PHP file form.php (you add questions, options etc. in the PHP file itself), uploading it, and then adding 2 templates.

The beauty of this hack is that once you have added the 2 templates, to make a new form, all you need to do is copy the form.php and rename it to form2.php, edit the variables in the PHP file, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again.

Format of the form:

1. One main input question
2. 2 Radio buttons Choice questions
3. 3 Normal text input questions
4. 1 Long answer question

This is customizable via the PHP file.

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:

1. Add the 2 templates.

2. Edit form.php - the instructions are all inside the PHP file itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!

3. Upload form.php

Just link to form1.php eg. http://www.yourforum.com/forums/form.php

Done!

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

Enjoy!


Updates:

Version 1.1 - Option to force user to answer all questions.
Version 1.2 - Thread count and lastposter information now updated if form is sent to existing thread.
Version 1.3 - ADDED CREATE POLL OPTION!
Version 1.4 - Fixed bug with Form-to-thread code
Version 1.5 - Major update:
- fixed bug where thread count not updated when form to forum
- fixed default posting to allow smilies and sigs when reply to thread
- added templates to cache (saves 2 queries)
- added option to change thank you message
- added options to redirect to post, thread or forum when submit
Version 1.6 - Choose to redirect to editpost to upload attachments

Screenshot is an example of a form - the form title and questions are customizable:

[mtha]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L hack

Originally Posted by Erwin

Format of the form:

1. One main input question
2. 2 Radio buttons Choice questions
3. 3 Normal text input questions
4. 1 Long answer question

This is customizable via the PHP file.

How can I change the format of the form? say I want few main input questions, few radio buttons, norman text input, few long answers ...

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by mtha

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L hack


How can I change the format of the form? say I want few main input questions, few radio buttons, norman text input, few long answers ...

You can do that by adding or substracting the variables, modifying the "global section" at the top to allow the variables to be requested, and then changing the template to add or substract the variables.

It can be worked out in my hack - I've given you the tools - go forth and modify this hack to suit your site!

[reteep]

Great Hack Erwin, thanks!

[Boofo]

Thank you, sir.

[high]* Boofo clicks install![/high]

[Lee Wilde]

You are a scholar and a gentleman Erwin - thank you for this hack.

Would it be possible for the user to select which forum he wants to post in? Perhaps a drop-down list of several forums.....when the user selects one, it changes the forumid.

If this is possible, would you mind providing the necessary code changes?

[Intex]

Nice1 Erwin - I used your hack from 2.x. Good job .

[high]* Intex will add over the weekend[/high]

[MindTrix]

Sounds super sweet, im going to try this out. Ohh and BrentWilson we cant see your demo because it asks us to sign up

good work Erwin.... btw i lost a client by your fault... but it's for good, i was not to do it as well as your hack!

[KTBleeding]

Originally Posted by KTBleeding

Cool!

Is there anyway to make it so registered members have to have atleast 10 posts to fill out a certain form?

I got unlazy and attempted the conditionals myself and got it working. If anyone else wants to make it so users have to have a certain post count to be able to fill out the form, do this.

In the "form" template..

Find:

                 <tr> 
                  <td> $formpurpose </td>
                </tr>
              </table>
              </fieldset></td>
          </tr>
        </table></td>
    </tr>

Add After:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[posts] >= 10">

(change 10 to whatever post count you want required)

Now find:

</form>

Add After:

<else />
    <tr> 
      <td class="alt2" valign="middle">TEXT YOU WANT UNQUALIFIED USERS TO SEE.</td>
    </tr>
   </table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</if>

Works great!
[high]* KTBleeding clicks install[/high]

[BamaStangGuy]

Originally Posted by MindTrix

Sounds super sweet, im going to try this out. Ohh and BrentWilson we cant see your demo because it asks us to sign up

Fixed it sorry about that.

MTHA if you need help on customizing it let me know

[romanticyao]

thanx erwin~ i have waited so long for this one~:nervous:

[BarHopper]

This sia stupid question, but where are the two templates?

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by BarHopper

This sia stupid question, but where are the two templates?

They are the 2 text files in the ZIP files. "form" and "formanswers".

[KTBleeding]

Originally Posted by BarHopper

This sia stupid question, but where are the two templates?

Included in the zip. form.txt and formanwers.txt (I believe, I'm at work right now and don't have access to see if that's correct.)

[KTBleeding]

Originally Posted by Erwin

They are the 2 text files in the ZIP files. "form" and "formanswers".

Beat me to it.