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]

Originally Posted by BrentWilson

Fixed it sorry about that.

MTHA if you need help on customizing it let me know

Appreciate your offer, but I got it alright Wilson. I just wanna ask to see if there's a proper way to add, and I got that from Erwin.

This is a great hack, very easy to customize.

However, each "form" will have different structure, set of questions, number of questions, type of questions, which will end up to have different template for each form anyway.

One question:

After submitting the form, user is redirect to a thanks page
-username-, thank you for submitting the -topic!-

Should it be auto redirect to forum home, or some thread?

[BarHopper]

ah, thankyou kind sirs.

/me clicks install

[Lee Wilde]

Originally Posted by 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?

Thanks anyway. I'll try something else.

[The Realist]

Erwin

Your getting better and better as you grow older M8

Again you have shown your the bee's knee's and I take my hat off to you.

Great hack and Im installing.

Thank You.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Lee Wilde

Thanks anyway. I'll try something else.

What you suggest is simple and only requires a template mod - just a drop down menu in HTML with a list of forumids - all you need is to make sure the forumid variable is added to the POST list at the top of html.php.

[pjdaley]

great hack man, but is it possible to change the name of the thread? to one of the answers?

[teksigns]

any way to make it so that a new thread gets posted and a NEW EVENT in the calander of choice ......

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by pjdaley

great hack man, but is it possible to change the name of the thread? to one of the answers?

Sure - in the PHP file, look for the query that inserts the new thread, and change the threat title being inserted from $formtitle to whichever variable you want.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by teksigns

any way to make it so that a new thread gets posted and a NEW EVENT in the calander of choice ......

Can be done, but that's a completely different hack mate. I may add this as a new option when I have time - it's not hard.

[teksigns]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Can be done, but that's a completely different hack mate. I may add this as a new option when I have time - it's not hard.

thank you !


I really could use this !

[pjdaley]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Sure - in the PHP file, look for the query that inserts the new thread, and change the threat title being inserted from $formtitle to whichever variable you want.

i understand, but like i want this form for unregistered, so it shows... Unregistered $formtitle.... i would rather just put like... Guest Submitted new Joke! or something

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by pjdaley

i understand, but like i want this form for unregistered, so it shows... Unregistered $formtitle.... i would rather just put like... Guest Submitted new Joke! or something

You can put whatever you wish by modifying the php file.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Erwin

What you suggest is simple and only requires a template mod - just a drop down menu in HTML with a list of forumids - all you need is to make sure the forumid variable is added to the POST list at the top of html.php.

Can you show us what we would need to do for that, sir?

[pjdaley]

Originally Posted by Erwin

You can put whatever you wish by modifying the php file.

not really a coder though :ermm:

[Zephanor]

Nice work! I've setup an application form that works quite well and it was easy to figure out.

Is there a way to set it up so that it will require all fields to be answered in order for the form to be sumbitted?