New Posting Features - Form Hack

Form Hack 4.1

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
• 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
• Upload attachments

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 4.0: (09/15/2006)

• Ported over for vb3.6
• Send to multiple emails.
• Send multiple PMs.
• Parse emails for BBCode
• And finally, ATTACHMENTS!

Version 4.1: (04/24/2008)

• Fixed for vb 3.6.10
• Small bug fixed.
• List of the 2 quick edits are in the zip file so you don't have to start making a form from scratch.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

[flomsen]

1000 thx, just what i have wating for


how can user set there owns Title: ? now it show Generic Form

and i need some help to add a form to set in picture link, and that will show pic in post.


sorry for my english


/Flomsen

[Hornstar]

Yeah i think i remember your old one of this, it was really good. Thanks.

[Spinball]

Thanks Abe.
Question, though. Despite uploading an attachment, it isn't appearing in the post. What can I do to track down the problem?

[Lizard King]

Nice hack Abe

[Reece^B]

Great Hack.

[beduino]

tks abe1!!!!!!!!
all the best
beduino
ps. why i can't 'nominated this hack' when i click in link?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by beduino

tks abe1!!!!!!!!
all the best
beduino
ps. why i can't 'nominated this hack' when i click in link?

You can only nominate once a month. Feel free to do it next month.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Spinball

Thanks Abe.
Question, though. Despite uploading an attachment, it isn't appearing in the post. What can I do to track down the problem?

There are 2 template edits to make the attachements work. Make sure you did both. You can also test it by clicking 'preview'.

[Snake]

Just what I was looking for.