Add-On Releases - Online Gaming Recruitment Application System

This is a modification originally developed for 3.6.x for websites wishing to use an application, although originally designed for world of warcraft it can be used for any game.

This Mod only officially works with 3.6... but since this is open code. anyone can take the code and make it work for 3.7 and re-publish it... with credits ofcourse.

I have had this modification for a long time and only today decided to release it to the public hoping somebody might want to carry on its developement because i just dont have time, so feel free to modify the code and re-release it under a different name but please give credit.

Install

• Unzip "product-vgat" from the "OTD Application System" folder.
• Navigate to "Plugins & Products" in your vbulletin control pannel and then "Manage Plugins"
• Upload the "product-vgat" plugin

Your product is now installed and ready for configuration.

Main Configuration (refresh website after plugin installation first)

• from your vbulletin admin panel go into your Vbulletin options and scroll down to "Guild Application Form Options"
• configure "form url" and "forum location" to your own preference

Field checking has not really been fully tested or developed so you may encounter bugs while using "Non Empty Fields", "Numeric Fields", "Boolean Fields", The rest is fully tested and operational!!!!

How To Configuring Your Application Questions
The thing that makes my application system good is that its VERY easy to add and delete questions by yourself with minimal programming knowlege, mostly just copy and paste and change the question

• go into "Style & Templates" and then into "Style Manager" and "Edit" the template you will be using.
• scroll down to "vgat_form" and double click

This is were you add, edit and delete all your questions which will be required when a visitor fills out their application, I will try my best to explain how to add the following questions: Radio Button, CheckBox, Single Line Text Box, Multiline Text Box, Drop-Down Menu

Radio Button Question Example

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
		<tr>
			
			
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>
				I Am a Human
				</td>
				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
					<input type="radio" name="q_Human" value="No"  /> No 
					<input type="radio" name="q_Human" value="Yes"  /> Yes 
				</center>

				</td>
			
		</tr>
</table>

Question = "I Am a Human"
Question Name = q_Human You need to write down the "Question Name" for EVERY question you make because you will need it later when we design your output tmplate which gets posted on your forum
Input Type = radio Indicates that this question is a Radio Button

Check-Box Question Example

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
		<tr>
			
			
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>
				What is your favurite colours:
				</td>
				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_colour_red" value="red"  /> red 
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_colour_green" value="green"  /> green
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_colour_blue" value="blue"  /> blue
					<input type="checkbox" name="q_volour_pink" value="pink"  /> pink
				</center>

				</td>
			
		</tr>
</table>

Drop-Down Menu Question Example
"q_ConnectionType" is your name in this instance, which you will need later

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
	
			<tr>
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>	
				What type of Internet Connection do you use:
				</td>
				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
				<select name="q_ConnectionType">
				<option value="--" ></option>
				<option value="Dialup" >Dialup</option>
				<option value="ISDN" >ISDN</option>
				<option value="DSL" >DSL</option>
				<option value="Cable" >Cable</option>
				<option value="Faster than Cable" >Faster than Cable</option>
				</select>

				</center>
				</td>
			</tr>
</table>

Single Line Text Box Question Example

		<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
				<td class="alt1 wowsl" valign="center" width=50%>	
				What is your Character name?
				</td>

				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center" width=50%>
				<center>
				<input type="text" size="25" value="" name="q_CharacterName" />
				</center>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>

Multi-Line Text Box Question Example

		<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
			<tr>
				<td class="alt2 wowpl" valign="center">	
				Please describe what you like about the game and your character.
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>

				<td class="alt1 wowsc" valign="center">
				<center>
				<textarea rows="5" cols="70" name="q_LikeAboutTheGame"></textarea>
				</center>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>

Now i will explain how to configure your output file which will be posted on the forums.

• Go back in to your "Guild Application Form Options" panel
• Scroll down to the "Thread Body" panel

Example Code

[ size=5][ color=#87F717][ b]Character Information[/b][/color][/size]


[b ][u ][ color=#B1FB17]Armory Link[/color][/u][/b] - {{q_ArmoryLink}}
[b ][u ][ color=#B1FB17]Recent WWS Report[/color][/u][/b] - {{q_WWS}}


[b ][ color=#CCFB5D]Character name:[/color][/b] {{q_CharacterName}}
[b ][ color=#CCFB5D]Character Class:[/color][/b] {{q_CharacterClass}}
[b ][ color=#CCFB5D]Character Level:[/color][/b] {{q_CharacterLevel}}

As you can see the Names of the questions i told you to write down are done like "{{q_CharacterName}}" between {{}}.

You can also have thread titles look like the following:

Application from {{q_CharacterName}} Class: {{q_CharacterClass}}

::Making the application system work with 3.7.x::

• Access Admin Panel and navigate to your Style Manager and edit the style you use.
• Scroll down to "vgat_form" and Access

Find Line:

<input type="hidden" value="1" name="agree" />

Below it Add:

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

SAVE....

Scroll down the list again and find "vgat_rules" and Access.

Find Line

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />

Below it Add:

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

SAVE....

Done

This Mod only officially works with 3.6... but since this is open code. anyone can take the code and make it work for 3.7 and re-publish it... with credits ofcourse.

Thats about it and im sure you can figure the rest out for yourselves.. i will try and help with any questions you may have.

Enjoy!!

[Gooner]

Originally Posted by Freddie

I'm not as good as you in writing Vbulletin hacks but also not so stupid to click a wrong button instead of the correct one
Joking aside, yes, I'm clicking the "Submit" button but nothing happens but a reload with all fields resetted.
I was taking a look into your XML file and I see there is only a management for the !OnError, so maybe I'm getting some error but is not shown.

I'll try to do some attempts with changes I have in mind, but if you have some suggestion to solve this case I would appreciate it a lot

Thanks again.

i think it must be some configuration not correct on your forum or admin panel because the mod itself should submit without a problem on 3.6.x

[Freddie]

Is there any way to get errors shown?

[sparkster666]

I really need this for my Version 3.7.1 site. perhaps some donations would help. I also get this error

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

[Gooner]

This application system works with 3.6.x at the moment but...... i will get a new license and get 3.7.1 soon and troubleshoot this problem and hopefully have a 3.7.1 version ready... unless another coder gets there before me.... because this is re-usable code.

[sweede]

Very nice.

you really should change

PHP Code:

                foreach($HTTP_POST_VARS as $name => $value)
                {
                    // Replace {{field_name}} with appropriate value.
                    $code = str_replace("{{" . $name . "}}", $value, $code);
                    $subject = str_replace("{{" . $name . "}}", $value, $subject); 
                    
                    // Make sure, on error, keep fields filled out.
                    eval("\$v_$name = \"$value\";");
                } 


though so that it doesnt use the $HTTP_POST_VARS superglobal. (and everywhere else you use the super globals.. and you should use $_REQUEST too btw)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=98047

[Gooner]

Thanks... but like i said in my OP, i have no time anymore for coding unfortunatly due to MCSE studies.... but please feel free to modify the code and put your own stamp on it and re-publish it... your very welcome to do so.

Originally Posted by sweede

Very nice.

you really should change

PHP Code:

                foreach($HTTP_POST_VARS as $name => $value)
                {
                    // Replace {{field_name}} with appropriate value.
                    $code = str_replace("{{" . $name . "}}", $value, $code);
                    $subject = str_replace("{{" . $name . "}}", $value, $subject); 
                    
                    // Make sure, on error, keep fields filled out.
                    eval("\$v_$name = \"$value\";");
                } 


though so that it doesnt use the $HTTP_POST_VARS superglobal. (and everywhere else you use the super globals.. and you should use $_REQUEST too btw)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=98047

[sweede]

Originally Posted by Gooner

Thanks... but like i said in my OP, i have no time anymore for coding unfortunatly due to MCSE studies.... but please feel free to modify the code and put your own stamp on it and re-publish it... your very welcome to do so.

I may do that, i like how you made the app form semi- customizable.

I had throught of creating template blocks that you can export and build a form with the vbulletin options but i for whatever reason couldnt figure out how to make it that dynamic. Using some of how you did it though, i should be able to make it complete and have a truely dynamic form.

Also, seein as how you're an avid MMO'er, you should know by now that no one reads the first post

[tuaguild]

i am getting that security token error even with the fix to the templates.

[salty]

I get the following error when I attempt to submit the form....

Fatal error: Call to undefined function build_forum_counters() in /home/salty/public_html/misc.php(96) : eval()'d code on line 129

how do I fix this?

[sweede]

Salty RS salty?

It would appear that you're using vbb 3.6, which does not contain the function build_forum_counters(). Perhaps the original author mis-marked the forum version requirement for the addon?