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:

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by ChrisBaktis

This is a great hack - I have one request. Is there a way to make it so a member can upload a photo with the form? I run a sports card trading site and want to use this form so members can upload a picture of a good card pull. It would be nice if I can add the feature to the form so they can upload the scan.

Chris

Do people want the form to upload the thing as an attachment, or just upload it to the directory? The latter is easier to do, but the former requires a bit more innovation.

[WAR]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Do people want the form to upload the thing as an attachment, or just upload it to the directory? The latter is easier to do, but the former requires a bit more innovation.

The ability to upload it as an attachment would be nice if it was possible.

If it was just uploaded to a directory then it would be difficult to manage permissions to who had access to it wouldn't it?

[Erwin]

It would be an attachment to a post... mmm, it's easy in vB2, but in vB3 with the new manage attachment system, it's not as straightforward. When I have time possible...

[gmtalk]

Erwin,

I think that doing it similar to the current new post w/attachments would be the go. As was said by WAR, I would like to have the ability to manage permissions.

Just my 2 cents.

[ChrisBaktis]

I would want it as an attachment. I want to get the form and picture that I can then put into an HTML or another .php file to display. I like the browse option that members have when they upload attachements now.

Chris

[jugo]

Erwin,

Thanks Again....Great work...Big fan of your Hacks.

NOW for the challenge(?).

I would like to use to include a POLL with the post. Is this possible. It would definitely be worth while. (This would be ideal in addition to the attachment hack).

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by juanph

Erwin,

Thanks Again....Great work...Big fan of your Hacks.

NOW for the challenge(?).

I would like to use to include a POLL with the post. Is this possible. It would definitely be worth while. (This would be ideal in addition to the attachment hack).

Not as simple as it looks, adding poll. When I have time I may tackle this. Too busy at the moment with work and my own site.

[teksigns]

I have a question !

i want my form to post a new thread in html ....

i have it where it works fine for the administrator .

however when a registered user post using the form
the thread just displays the raw html in the post
rather than showing the parsed html version....

the reason this happens is because i do not allow
html posting for anyone except administrators .

are there a way to make it so that post genterated with the
form allow the html to show requardless of the forum permissions

but still ristrict all other post to the forum permission of no html

'

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by teksigns

I have a question !

i want my form to post a new thread in html ....

i have it where it works fine for the administrator .


however when a registered user post using the form
the thread just displays the raw html in the post
rather than showing the parsed html version....

the reason this happens is because i do not allow
html posting for anyone except administrators .


are there a way to make it so that post genterated with the
form allow the html to show requardless of the forum permissions

but still ristrict all other post to the forum permission of no html



'

You need to hack functions_newpost for that to occur.

[ragintajin]

Originally Posted by Erwin

You need to be a licensed user to use this hack first.

Okay, its official...Steve Machol says I'm showing up as licensed...could you kindly address my questions in post #64?