Forms Hack

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.

[Puntoboy]

Originally Posted by D.Ilyin

"Title" - FIXED.

About mail as i sad above for me work (vB 3.5.3).
What version do you use?

3.5.2...

is there anything else i need to do apart from import this XML file?

thanks for your help buddy.

[Puntoboy]

Originally Posted by Puntoboy

3.5.2...

is there anything else i need to do apart from import this XML file?

thanks for your help buddy.

ok i've uploaded the XML, changed the email address and its still the same...

"Club Membership Application for Puntoboy Puntoboy"

and the rest of the forum is blank...

[Puntoboy]

just tried this for the forums other style and it worked in a way...

Club Membership Application for psc
psc

Name: Mr. 2 2

-----------------------------------------------------

Street Address: 2
Town: 2
County: 2
Postal Code: 2
Country: 2
Date of Birth: 2
Daytime Telephone Number: 2
Evening Telephone Number: 2
Mobile Telephone Number: 2
Email Address: 22
Punto Mark: 2
Model: 2
Year: 2
Registration: 222
Colour: 2

-----------------------------------------------------

What method will you be using for payment?: Paypal

what templates does the Plugin edit? as both of the styles have the same templates, just different colours.

[D.Ilyin]

thanks for your help buddy

???????

Originally Posted by Puntoboy

just tried this for the forums other style and it worked in a way...

what templates does the Plugin edit? as both of the styles have the same templates, just different colours.

sory? can't help.....
for me (just test) no differense on 4 styles installed on my board.
just look at admincp - Styles & Templates - Style Manager.
Expand all you styles and check two teplates in all styles: FORM, FORMANSWER.
They must be in all styles.

[D.Ilyin]

Abe1 can i ask you about future request?
Addable fields in forms.
Try to explain what i mean. When creating POOLs in usual threads we can set number of fields for poll.
Can you add this future in forms?

PS i tried to do it myself but .....

[Puntoboy]

Originally Posted by D.Ilyin

???????

sory? can't help.....
for me (just test) no differense on 4 styles installed on my board.
just look at admincp - Styles & Templates - Style Manager.
Expand all you styles and check two teplates in all styles: FORM, FORMANSWER.
They must be in all styles.

you can help mate, as you just have....

for some reason the XML didn't create a template for formanswers in the first style (the one i was trying) created a new one and copied it from the working template!

all works now! you're a life saver!

[Puntoboy]

Originally Posted by Puntoboy

you can help mate, as you just have....

for some reason the XML didn't create a template for formanswers in the first style (the one i was trying) created a new one and copied it from the working template!

all works now! you're a life saver!

how do i set it so they must answer all fields?

i set the option to "1" but it always comes up with the error "you need to answer every question!" eventhough all fields are answered.

[Puntoboy]

is this not right?

    if ($answerall == "1")
    {
        if ($normalanswer2 == 'First Name' OR $normalanswer3 == 'Last Name' OR $normalanswer4 == 'Street Address' OR $normalanswer5 == 'Town' OR $normalanswer6 == 'County' OR $normalanswer7 == 'Postal Code' OR $normalanswer8 == 'Country' OR $normalanswer9 == 'Date of Birth' OR $normalanswer10 == 'Daytime Telephone Number' OR $normalanswer11 == 'Evening Telephone Number' OR $normalanswer12 == 'Mobile Telephone Number' OR $normalanswer13 == 'Email Address' OR $normalanswer14 == 'Punto Mark' OR $normalanswer15 == 'Model' OR $normalanswer16 == 'Year' OR $normalanswer17 == 'Registration' OR $normalanswer18 == 'Colour' OR $dropdownquestion1 = "title" OR $dropdownquestion2 = "What method will you be using for payment?")

[D.Ilyin]

all works now! you're a life saver!

no i'm not...

Originally Posted by Puntoboy

is this not right?

    if ($answerall == "1")
    {
        if ($normalanswer2 == 'First Name' OR $normalanswer3 == 'Last Name' OR $normalanswer4 == 'Street Address' OR $normalanswer5 == 'Town' OR $normalanswer6 == 'County' OR $normalanswer7 == 'Postal Code' OR $normalanswer8 == 'Country' OR $normalanswer9 == 'Date of Birth' OR $normalanswer10 == 'Daytime Telephone Number' OR $normalanswer11 == 'Evening Telephone Number' OR $normalanswer12 == 'Mobile Telephone Number' OR $normalanswer13 == 'Email Address' OR $normalanswer14 == 'Punto Mark' OR $normalanswer15 == 'Model' OR $normalanswer16 == 'Year' OR $normalanswer17 == 'Registration' OR $normalanswer18 == 'Colour' OR $dropdownquestion1 = "title" OR $dropdownquestion2 = "What method will you be using for payment?")

no. but this

PHP Code:

    if ($answerall == "1")
    {
        if ($normalanswer4 == '' OR $normalanswer5 == '' OR $normalanswer6 == '' OR $normalanswer7 == '' OR $normalanswer8 == '' OR $normalanswer9 == '' OR  $normalanswer10 == '' OR $normalanswer11 == '' OR $normalanswer12 == '' OR $normalanswer13 == '' OR $normalanswer14 == '' OR $normalanswer15 == '' OR $normalanswer16  == '' OR $normalanswer17 == '' OR $normalanswer18 = '' OR $dropdownanswer1 = '' OR $dropdownanswer2  = '') 


right

[Puntoboy]

Originally Posted by D.Ilyin

no i'm not...

no. but this

PHP Code:

    if ($answerall == "1")
    {
        if ($normalanswer4 == '' OR $normalanswer5 == '' OR $normalanswer6 == '' OR $normalanswer7 == '' OR $normalanswer8 == '' OR $normalanswer9 == '' OR  $normalanswer10 == '' OR $normalanswer11 == '' OR $normalanswer12 == '' OR $normalanswer13 == '' OR $normalanswer14 == '' OR $normalanswer15 == '' OR $normalanswer16  == '' OR $normalanswer17 == '' OR $normalanswer18 $dropdownanswer1 = '' OR $dropdownanswer2  = '') 


right

ahh i see, so without the title, cheers!