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:

[PKRWUD]

Originally Posted by kvnband

I can try.

Please note that I haven't tested it and honestly have no idea if it works :-)
Kevin

Kevin, You ROCK!!!

I'm still working out some other bugs, but your suggestion worked perfectly! Thank you very much!!!

Take care,
~Chris

[PKRWUD]

Okay, odd problem. I have had this installed for close to a year with no problems, but now I'm trying it a little differently, and I've come across a problem. I am using the form to reply to a thread.

In form.php:

PHP Code:

//ENABLE FORM TO BE POSTED - 1 = yes, 0 = no
$formforum = "1";

//FORUM TO POST NEW THREAD IN
$formforumid = "";

//ENABLE POLL TO BE CREATED - 1 = yes, 0 = no
$formpoll = "0";
$formoption1 = "Yes";
$formoption2 = "No"; 


If I leave $formforumid the way it is above, I get a syntax error. If I enter a 0 there, the error goes away, but the post won't redirect to the thread, it redirects to the last post, all by itself. If I enter in the forum ID #, it starts a new thread in that forum.

My question is; what should I enter there?

[michaelsilvia]

Anyway to get this to work on 3.0.8? I tried it, but it is not working.

Mike

[mod2000]

i hope ... damn .. ive done this hack the last 3 days by myself didnt see the hack in here.

[CnB]

i dont get the installation !!
add the templates to what ?
i assume form.txt and formanswer.txt are the templates
but where do i add them ?

and does it work on 3.0.9 ?

[bendigo-tech]

Originally Posted by CnB

i dont get the installation !!
add the templates to what ?
i assume form.txt and formanswer.txt are the templates
but where do i add them ?

and does it work on 3.0.9 ?

Yes, form and formanswers are the templates. Use the Style Manager in admincp to add them.

I have it working on 3.0.9 with no problems. didn't have to make any modifcations either.

[bendigo-tech]

I have this setup and running nice. However, when filling out the form, I want the option of being able to choose between 3 forums to post the information too. I don't mind if it uses a drop-down menu or even radio buttons. I just need to know how I can set this up.

Any help would be great! Thanks!

[hbalagh1]

great little mod, using it to sign up for a gift exchange we have started

[hbalagh1]

Thank you for this

Originally Posted by KTBleeding

I got unlazy and attempted the conditionals myself and got it working. If anyone else wants to make it so users have to have a certain post count to be able to fill out the form, do this.

In the "form" template..

Find:

                 <tr> 
                  <td> $formpurpose </td>
                </tr>
              </table>
              </fieldset></td>
          </tr>
        </table></td>
    </tr>

Add After:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[posts] >= 10">

(change 10 to whatever post count you want required)

Now find:

</form>

Add After:

<else />
    <tr> 
      <td class="alt2" valign="middle">TEXT YOU WANT UNQUALIFIED USERS TO SEE.</td>
    </tr>
   </table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</if>

Works great!
[high]* KTBleeding clicks install[/high]

[hbalagh1]

I have a request... I would like to have this pm'd to a user and posted as a reply in a thread....my request is though (if possible) I would like one of the answers not to show up in the tread only the pm...since we are dealing w/ members postal addreses... is this possible???

Thanks
Heather