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Forms Hack · **Released**: 08-09-2005

Forms Hack 3.5

Features:

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

Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
PMed to you or someone else
Emailed to an email address you specify
Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
Choose to redirect to edit post to upload attachments
See a preview before they submit

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

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

Or anything you like - this hack is totally customizable via the AdminCP.

The beauty of this hack is that once you install this hack, to make a new form all you need to do is copy the main hook, rename it to whatever you want, edit the variables in the hook, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again, but can always create new ones and use different templates for different forms.

Format of the form:

One main input question
3 Radio buttons Choice questions
3 Normal text input questions
1 Drop down menu
3 Check boxes
1 Long answer question
1 VB message editor text box question

This is customizable via the hook.

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:

Import the XML into products. (admin cp -> Plug-in System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product)
Edit the main plug-in - the instructions are all inside the hook itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!
To get to the form, go to: /newthread.php?do=form (change "form" to the name of your form if you have few)

Done!

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

Enjoy!

Updates:

Version 2.0: (08/10/2005)

Ported over for vb3.5

Version 2.1: (08/10/2005)

bug fix with answers not showing

Version 2.5: (08/13/2005)

Major update:
Templates have a few lines changed here and there.
You can now have more then 2 poll options very easily
Polls can't be created if your not creating a new thread
New Thread now uses VB function to add the thread
New Poll now uses VB function to add the poll
New Reply now uses VB function to add the reply
PM now uses VB function to send the PM

Version 2.6: (08/21/2005)

fixed bug with posts having to be moderated

Version 2.7: (08/23/2005)

Minor update:
Fixed some issues with signatures, URL parsing, and subscriptions
Option to name the post titles
Made template XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Version 3.0: (11/29/2005)

Major update:
Added drop down menu
Made the long answer show up in a the vb message box
Re-wrote some instructions
Pressing back should save work
Both templates and plug-in were edited
Some more minor things

Version 3.1: (12/07/2005)

Brought back the standard text box (longanswer)

Version 3.2: (12/09/2005)

[ADDED] Option to make polls public.

Version 3.3: (12/19/2005)

[FIXED] Guests can now post using the forms to make a thread or post. They cannot send a PM though.
[ADDED] Paypal link so you can make a donation for this hack.

Version 3.4: (04/05/2006)

[FIXED] Removed extra line from template.
[ADDED] WYSIWYG editor now works besides the regular editor.
[ADDED] Preview.
[CHANGED] Subscriptions now take from user default setting.

Version 3.5: (05/31/2006)

[ADDED] Check boxes.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

This hack is created for your use free of charge. No payment is requested. However, if you would like to donate money for the work I put in to this hack, a donation would show your appreciation.

BioVader · #**722** 04-04-2006, 05:52 PM

OK if I can get this answered I think I will be able to go from there once I see how the code is changed... First I want my form only to be filled out by registered users SO that when they open the form their username is automatically placed in the subject bar. Then when they submit their app and it directs to the selected forum, we can see who the app is from via the subject line. I would also like to add a one other answer from the form to the subject line but I think if I see how to added the username I can figure out how to do the second part.

Ex: Membership Application: [username] <answer1>

Abe1 · #**723** 04-04-2006, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BioVader

OK if I can get this answered I think I will be able to go from there once I see how the code is changed... First I want my form only to be filled out by registered users SO that when they open the form their username is automatically placed in the subject bar. Then when they submit their app and it directs to the selected forum, we can see who the app is from via the subject line. I would also like to add a one other answer from the form to the subject line but I think if I see how to added the username I can figure out how to do the second part.

Ex: Membership Application: [username] <answer1>

use the var. $bbuserinfo['username']

BioVader · #**724** 04-04-2006, 07:41 PM

Like this? I've tried putting it right after Membership App and get errors.. This way errors out too..

PHP Code:


			
$formtitle = "Membership Application";



////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//TITLE OF THREAD/POST/PM/EMAIL (do not use quotation marks in the title or you will get a parse error)

//You may use variables from the form for this.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



$posttitle = "$formtitle $bbuserinfo['username']";

Error:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/xxx/public_html/forums/newthread.php(68) : eval()'d code on line 151

ChrisBaktis · #**725** 04-04-2006, 08:04 PM

I dont think you are following what im asking for....$bbuserinfo [username] is going to be the person that is actually filling out and submitting the form. As it is now I do use that already - I use it so the form logs ME as one of the traders.

this is part of my Answer form

PHP Code:


			
[b]Trade/Sale Between:[/b] [COLOR="green"]$bbuserinfo[username][/color] / [COLOR="green"]$normalanswer1

[/color]

$bbuserinfo[username] logs me as one of the traders - and $normalanswer1 is the other trader (whos name I have to type in when filling out the form)

what I want to do is have a link in a post - when I click that link I want the form to assign $normalanswer1 as the person who's post I just clicked the link from. I cant see how $bbuserinfo[username] will do that. The form is (as it is) will not assign $normalanswer1 as the name of the author of the post.

I dont know how else to explain it.

Abe1 · #**726** 04-04-2006, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BioVader

Like this? I've tried putting it right after Membership App and get errors.. This way errors out too..

PHP Code:


			
$formtitle = "Membership Application";



////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//TITLE OF THREAD/POST/PM/EMAIL (do not use quotation marks in the title or you will get a parse error)

//You may use variables from the form for this.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



$posttitle = "$formtitle $bbuserinfo['username']";

Error:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/xxx/public_html/forums/newthread.php(68) : eval()'d code on line 151

Make it $bbuserinfo[username] since you have it in quote.

Abe1 · #**727** 04-04-2006, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisBaktis

I dont think you are following what im asking for....$bbuserinfo [username] is going to be the person that is actually filling out and submitting the form. As it is now I do use that already - I use it so the form logs ME as one of the traders.

this is part of my Answer form

PHP Code:


			
[b]Trade/Sale Between:[/b] [COLOR="green"]$bbuserinfo[username][/color] / [COLOR="green"]$normalanswer1

[/color]

$bbuserinfo[username] logs me as one of the traders - and $normalanswer1 is the other trader (whos name I have to type in when filling out the form)

what I want to do is have a link in a post - when I click that link I want the form to assign $normalanswer1 as the person who's post I just clicked the link from. I cant see how $bbuserinfo[username] will do that. The form is (as it is) will not assign $normalanswer1 as the name of the author of the post.

I dont know how else to explain it.

So you want a link to that user you write in?

ChrisBaktis · #**728** 04-04-2006, 08:30 PM

I run a trading site....what I want to do is have a link in all the posts that you click that will take you to the form. This form is how we post trades.

the postbit would have this 'Post A Trade With Member X' - Member X would be the username of the person who made that post...(i have this setup) - now when you click that link it takes you to the form and makes Member X one of the variables.

Im trying to avoid members having to type in the person they are trading with...just figured it would be easier that if they clicked the link in member x's post that member x would become one of the variiables - this would prevent members not typing in the actual username and it would eliminate typing mistakes for the person you are trading with.

Abe1 · #**729** 04-04-2006, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisBaktis

I run a trading site....what I want to do is have a link in all the posts that you click that will take you to the form. This form is how we post trades.

the postbit would have this 'Post A Trade With Member X' - Member X would be the username of the person who made that post...(i have this setup) - now when you click that link it takes you to the form and makes Member X one of the variables.

Im trying to avoid members having to type in the person they are trading with...just figured it would be easier that if they clicked the link in member x's post that member x would become one of the variiables - this would prevent members not typing in the actual username and it would eliminate typing mistakes for the person you are trading with.

It's possable.

Request tha the poster put the userid of the other person in the form also. Then, make a url tag in the answer template using the userid.

ChrisBaktis · #**730** 04-04-2006, 11:21 PM

im looking for this to be done automaticly - it would actually be more work for a member to look up a members user id then input it...

Im looking for this to be automated but it doesnt appear to be a way to do it.

mrgrimes · #**731** 04-05-2006, 08:03 AM

Can this hack be used to create forms that are located outside vBulletin (eg on a page on a different website)? (Sorry if this has been asked before: I thought I'd seen a similar post but I've searched through this thread and can't find anything.)

BioVader · #**732** 04-05-2006, 08:04 AM

Ok I want to start over again... Same type of thing though. This time the user will open up the "Membership Application" and they will fill out the form.

The default forum title when they open the form is "Membership Application". What I would like to have happen is when they hit the submit form button, I would like the forum title to change to "Membership Application: <question2> <question1>"

So if they answered question1 with Submarine and question2 with Yellow, the new subject line when submitted would read,

Membership Application: Yellow Submarine (doable?)

Abe1 · #**733** 04-05-2006, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrgrimes

Can this hack be used to create forms that are located outside vBulletin (eg on a page on a different website)? (Sorry if this has been asked before: I thought I'd seen a similar post but I've searched through this thread and can't find anything.)

Sorry, not set up for that.

mrgrimes · #**734** 04-05-2006, 12:18 PM

Just to clarify: this means I can't use take the content of an external form and post it into vBulletin using this hack?

Abe1 · #**735** 04-05-2006, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrgrimes

Just to clarify: this means I can't use take the content of an external form and post it into vBulletin using this hack?

This hack gives you a form to add info into vb.

mrgrimes · #**736** 04-05-2006, 01:24 PM

Yes, but can it be tweaked so that the info can be added to vB from a form hosted elsewhere? Currently the form itself has to be located in a thread within vBulletin; I would like to be able to put the form in a news item of an external page but for the results to be posted to a thread within vBulletin.

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