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:

[Ramsesx]

Why you don't use the Form Hack from Abe? That's the ported hack for 3.5 and very well supported by Abe.

[Wordplay]

is there anything like this for 3.5?

[Red-Level]

I was just testing the default form to see if it worked, and I get the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: globalize() in /home/httpd/vhosts/jsx1.net/httpdocs/forums/form.php on line 24

What am I doing wrong, or is there something I need to change?

[Mysticales]

Hey, just a question, if I wanted to use this to take info from a post/thread and insert it to the form for submission. Could it work?

The idea is this, I wanna edit the postbit template to add a icon, similar in idea to the "Report Post" button. Then if clicked, it will take the post you clicked it on, and email the user you need it to.

This way when the user checks their email, it will be a news submitted, showing the thread url, post details and so, this way it makes for us on the forums to get news on the front page faster.

Missing alot of pressing game news when its reported on forums but never gets mentioned to the news dept. Trying to make a easy way for this.

Suggestions on what I should setup? That or how to configure the form to do this kind of stuff? =)

[lllll]

I'm new to this and i don't get how do you upload this. Is it a product uploaded w/ the product manager? Are the "2 templates" automatically uploaded to the rihgt place when you upload them as a product? or is there a different way to upload this?

[marlita]

I hope 3.x.x means that it works with 3.6. .... I'm about to find out! wish me luck!


... nevermind... found the one made for 3.6:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=126676 <--- there it is.

[aisais]

Very smart mod. I find it very helpful. Thank you

[newforum]

Can anyone tell me where is the 2 files. And what files to be uploaded.
Even though i uploaded form.php and the other 2 files i.e form.txt & formanswers.txt.
Its is not working its giving some global() error.

So can anyone tell me how to install it properly.

[dmknights]

does this work on 3.7?

[Zephanor]

I'm not sure if this works or not with 3.7.x. I installed the newer Form Hack on 3.7.3 PL1 and it's working fine on 3.7.4. I used the old php based hack (the original here) on 3.0.3 but when I upgraded our forums I saw the newer product based hack and pretty much copied and pasted the majority of it over. I had to perform a number of customization but I don't remember how much was involved.