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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.

Zanix · #**122** 10-02-2005, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abe1

The option is in the plugin.

Thanks, I looked through the php and found this part that has to do with where to post.

PHP Code:


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

//CHOOSE WHETHER YOU WANT FORM TO BE POSTED IN A NEW THREAD, NEW POLL, REPLY TO EXISITING THREAD, PMed OR EMAILED

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



//ENABLE FORM TO BE POSTED - 1 = yes, 0 = no

$formforum = "1";



//FORUM TO POST NEW THREAD IN

$formforumid = "2";

Now I got it to work posting into one forum, but im not sure how to actually set it up so its according to the option from the dropdown menu in the form. I tried a couple of different ways but it just ended up not posting anywhere at all and giving an error.

WNxWakko · #**123** 10-02-2005, 02:34 PM

Any progress yet on why I cant get an unregistered user to be able to use the form?

Abe1 · #**124** 10-02-2005, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNxWakko

Any progress yet on why I cant get an unregistered user to be able to use the form?

Nope, not yet.

rfairbairn · #**125** 10-02-2005, 08:55 PM

Hi

Thanks for all the work on this.

We have a working version of your hack working well on our test forum, however I'd like to have 2 forms.

I have read other posts and spent some time experimenting to try and come up with the answer, with no luck.

What exactly would I change, or do to the file so that I can have more than one form.

Thanks again

Abe1 · #**126** 10-02-2005, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfairbairn

Hi

Thanks for all the work on this.

We have a working version of your hack working well on our test forum, however I'd like to have 2 forms.

I have read other posts and spent some time experimenting to try and come up with the answer, with no luck.

What exactly would I change, or do to the file so that I can have more than one form.

Thanks again

Copy the plugin and call it a new name. Also change the form name on the first line of the plugin.

rfairbairn · #**127** 10-03-2005, 09:39 PM

Thanks for the help, I got it to work.

I thought I'd just post this for future reference:

Heres how I got 2 forms to work on the same board:

Copied the file and renamed it

Edit the line in the hack

PHP Code:


			
<product productid="form_hack" title="Form Hack"

Changing the product id (keep lower case and use a underscore if you want more than one word)

Change the title - Makes your life easier when you have more than one form

Find:

PHP Code:


			
        <plugins>

        <plugin active="1">

            <title>Form Hack</title>

            <hookname>newthread_start</hookname>

            <phpcode><![CDATA[// Name of this form

$formname = "form";



if ($_REQUEST['do'] == $formname)

change formname to something else eg

PHP Code:


			
$formname = "anotherform";

After you've imported the product, you should then be able to find your form at:
http://www.yourboard.com/forum/newth...do=anotherform (or whatever your formname is)

eure-mudder · #**128** 10-05-2005, 08:09 AM

Is there any possibility to change the name of the new thread, so that the name of the user who filles in the form is part of the name of the thread?

I want to use this hack to make an introduction Interview, for every new member. And the name of the new Thread schould sometihing like "<username>´s Interview".

WNxWakko · #**129** 10-05-2005, 11:48 PM

Is there a way to add the attachment feature to this?

Also similar question as above, but Id like the answer of question one to appear as the title, is that possible?

Abe1 · #**130** 10-05-2005, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eure-mudder

Is there any possibility to change the name of the new thread, so that the name of the user who filles in the form is part of the name of the thread?

I want to use this hack to make an introduction Interview, for every new member. And the name of the new Thread schould sometihing like "<username>?s Interview".

Put as the thread title "$user[userid]'s Interview".

WNxWakko · #**131** 10-05-2005, 11:58 PM

ok I tried what you told him,

$formtitle = "$user[userid]";

Is that the right spot? Cause it didnt work

Abe1 · #**132** 10-06-2005, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNxWakko

ok I tried what you told him,

$formtitle = "$user[userid]";

Is that the right spot? Cause it didnt work

Sorry, '$vbulletin->userinfo[username]'

WNxWakko · #**133** 10-06-2005, 02:19 AM

That didnt work either.

$formtitle = "$vbulletin->userinfo[username] Justice Appeal";

output was,

Array[username] Justice Appeal

Abe1 · #**134** 10-06-2005, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNxWakko

That didnt work either.

$formtitle = "$vbulletin->userinfo[username] Justice Appeal";

output was,

Array[username] Justice Appeal

try

$bbuserinfo = $vbulletin->userinfo;
$formtitle = "$bbuserinfo[username] Justice Appeal";

WNxWakko · #**135** 10-06-2005, 02:49 AM

yeah it worked. Thank you. Um now my other question. How do I pull the answer of question 1 to the title also, and is attachments possible or to complicated?

Abe1 · #**136** 10-06-2005, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNxWakko

yeah it worked. Thank you. Um now my other question. How do I pull the answer of question 1 to the title also, and is attachments possible or to complicated?

For attachment, you should use the option to transfer to edit post.

You can add the $answer1 varible to the title.

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