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.

[upnorth]

yep. Before I added the second one it was do=form and that worked. Once I added the second one, neither do=form or do=different_form would work. As soon as I deactivate the second plugin for the different_form then the original do=form will work again????

clear as mud?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by upnorth

yep. Before I added the second one it was do=form and that worked. Once I added the second one, neither do=form or do=different_form would work. As soon as I deactivate the second plugin for the different_form then the original do=form will work again????

clear as mud?

You should be able to run 2 at the same time. I dont know why that would be happening.

[upnorth]

hmm I'll do some more playing around and see what I can figure out. If that doesn't work I guess I'll start from scratch and document the steps. That way maybe I can provide you more info to go on?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by upnorth

hmm I'll do some more playing around and see what I can figure out. If that doesn't work I guess I'll start from scratch and document the steps. That way maybe I can provide you more info to go on?

Send me and email bigware at gmail dot com with both product XMLs. I'll see if I can compare them and see the problem.

[Abe1]

Version 3.5: (05/31/2006)

• [ADDED] Check boxes.

I will now create forms for who-ever wants me to. I have created something that will generate a form. You would give me the settings and questions you want and I will give you the file you need to upload so you will have a form for your site. This thing I created has some better features then the hack I distribute. Once you get the form, if you want to make any changes, you would be able to do it in the template. All the questions and descriptions are added directly into the template and are not located in the plug-in.


Here are some of the features that are included: (ones with stars are not in the regular version)

• As many forms as you would like. Each form you want to make will not over write another one.
• * Ban Certain Usergroups (can?t be used with allow)
• Allow Certain Usergroups (can?t be used with ban)
• Post form as a new thread
• * Option to place the form in different forumIDs based on the URL. You would include ?&f=x? in the URL of the form.
• * If using the URL to get forumID, will check to make sure you have it in the URL. Will give error if you don?t.
• Option to add a poll to the new thread.
• Add any options you want to the poll.
• Option to make the poll public.
• Post form as reply to existing thread
• Send form as PM.
• Send PM to many users
• Send form as Email
• * Send email to many emails
• 5 different redirect options after you user clicks ?submit?.
• Edit Redirect message
• Edit Title/Subject for the submitted form. You can put the user?s username or other info.

Please PM me for more info. Include your email address so I can send you all the info you need.

[SecTa]

Wow! Thanks for the update!
"Option to place the form in different forumIDs based on the URL" will be really helpful for me!

Small question: if user press "Edit" button, will he get to the template or it will be regular editor window?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by SecTa

Wow! Thanks for the update!
"Option to place the form in different forumIDs based on the URL" will be really helpful for me!

Small question: if user press "Edit" button, will he get to the template or it will be regular editor window?

When will he press edit?

[jugo]

Can we get the form creator tool????

THAT would be useful .....

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by jugo

Can we get the form creator tool????

THAT would be useful .....

Sorry, it will not be released.

[FLMom]

just pm'd you Thanks for your hard work on this