New Posting Features - Easy Forms - Create a form or multiple forms without php or html knowledge

EASY FORMS FOR vB 4.x here

Easily create forms with no HTML or PHP knowledge. Questions can be made compulsory and are checked before the form is submitted. Forms can be previewed. (You can create multiple forms)

Backwards compatible with vb v3.7.x and 3.6.8

Example Form | Help File | Version History

Question Types:

• Single line text
• Multi-line text
• Multi-select checkboxes
• Single-select radio buttons
• Single Select Dropdown
• Yes/No
• Multi-line text field using vbeditor (max one per form - limited by vB)
• Human verification question
• Custom Question (can query database or do whatever you want)
• Date (month/ day/ year fields)

Form can Submit to:

• new thread in forum
• new post in thread
• new pm to user
• email address
• save to database

Installation:

• Just Import the Product File
• Set usergroups options
  admincp -> vboptions -> Easy Form Options
• View/Create forms at
  http://your-forum.com/forums/misc.php?do=forms
• Click installed to get latest updates

More Features:

• Form list categories (optional)
• Preview form (can disable for individual forms)
• Optional questions
• Form Sections
• Prefix support - you can choose which prefix you want thread to have
• Different thread/pm title to form title with variables {username} {userid} and {q_1} (replacing 1 with appropriate question number)
• Poll Options: Multiple choice, public vote, poll question, poll options, poll timeout
• Regular expression match for single line text input field
• Usergroup permissions per form
• Forumid/threadid/username can be specified by input via {value=X} in dropdown, single line input or radio buttons
• Multiple dropdown select for form usergroup permissions (still optional - leave blank to not use)
• Option to show link to form list in navbar and quick links (separate options)
• Import/ Export your forms as XML files - great for transferring forms across forums or creating backups
• Specify bbcode for questions/ answers/ sections for the form's output
• Form Hooks: (uses php code)
  1. Before form submitted
     Useful for: your own form validation, multiple form outputs, etc.
  2. At form start
     Useful for: banning userids/usergroups from form, setting minimum post count,etc.
• Attachments allowed for posting new thread
• Mass Copy Forms & their questions

Coming soon:

• Allow attachments for posting in thread

Translations:

• French/ Fran?aise http://www.vbulletin-ressources.com/...apides-t14717/

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by CPOWA

Hi bananalive,

I was trying to edit my first form this morning at I got a runtime error. I'm not sure if I did something wrong or I found a bug. Here's what I did:

Brought the form up (using an admin ID):
1. Edited line 4 of my form. T'was a good edit.
2. Edited line 3 of my form. When I clicked Submit I got the following error:

Runtime Error: Line 308
Error: ‘vB_Editor.’ Is null of not an object

I ran debug on the script. The code is below. Line 308 is the last line.

 	Edit Question

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Separate each option with a new-line (carriage return).</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><textarea name="options" id="options" class="bginput" rows="10" cols="60">Alabama

As I mentioned, I'm not sure if I'm using it right or not but, it seems pretty striaght forward.

Regards,
Nita

What are you editing? the plugins?

[CPOWA]

Originally Posted by bananalive

What are you editing? the plugins?

No. From FORUMHOME/Quick Links/Forms/form name/Edit Form

Changed Description field and checked the "This is a compulsory question" box. Clicked Submit and got the runtime error. I just did it again to make sure the steps above are correct and I got the same error. I didn't go into debug this time and the changes are reflected in the form now. It's still catching the error though.

I doubt if this will help but, here's a link to the form that my user would see: FORM

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by CPOWA

No. From FORUMHOME/Quick Links/Forms/form name/Edit Form

Changed Description field and checked the "This is a compulsory question" box. Clicked Submit and got the runtime error. I just did it again to make sure the steps above are correct and I got the same error. I didn't go into debug this time and the changes are reflected in the form now. It's still catching the error though.

I doubt if this will help but, here's a link to the form that my user would see: FORM

Find and delete in template form_editq

 <if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(this.question.value, 5)"</if>

[CPOWA]

Originally Posted by bananalive

Find and delete in template form_editq

 <if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(this.question.value, 5)"</if>

Deleted per instruction. Works perfect!

Thanks bananalive, this is the best mod I have. I can't vote for MOTM though because I already voted.

Also changed form_editq in my style and it's working fine as well.

Regards,
Nita

[Heldenverband]

I missed the clock field

We need this to create a date / time for meeting ( example ).

[s810car]

maybe i totally missed it, but I'm trying to incorporate the prefixids to assign to new threads, I can't figure out how to set this when creating the new thread. Is it just something I can add to the process/submit hook, or am I missing something totally?

AWESOME work on this btw, It has allowed me to do some special applications I've been scratching my head about for almost a year Nominated for sure!

[xlguy]

How do I pass a hidden variable to the form before it's submitted? Thanks

Like if I want to pass the referring URL from where the form link is clicked?

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by xlguy

How do I pass a hidden variable to the form before it's submitted? Thanks

Use Form Hook: Before Submit

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by s810car

maybe i totally missed it, but I'm trying to incorporate the prefixids to assign to new threads, I can't figure out how to set this when creating the new thread. Is it just something I can add to the process/submit hook, or am I missing something totally?

AWESOME work on this btw, It has allowed me to do some special applications I've been scratching my head about for almost a year Nominated for sure!

Find in plugin: Easy Forms Part 1

PHP Code:

$newpost['title'] =& $threadtitle; 


Add Below:

PHP Code:

$newpost['prefixid'] =& ''; 


You'll need to specify the prefixid in the single quotes

[xlguy]

Originally Posted by bananalive

Use Form Hook: Before Submit

Thanks, I should have been more specific. What I'd like is this:

misc.php?do=form&fid=1&refurl=http://www.something.com/page.php?p=1

How can I pass the refurl value through the form (behind the scenes) and output the other end?

Thanks in advance, this would be ideal