Comments for The Best Extension To Create Forms For Joomla 1.5 at http://www.ultijoomla.com , comment 1 to 55 out of 20 comments http://www.ultijoomla.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:46:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-789 Artform has been unpublished. So wats next - JayJay Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:47:20 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-775 Did anybody look at LFRM ? Seems very powerful but steep learning curve. Complete application generator. But too complicated for my purposes ... - Peter Geier Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:17:08 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-774 ArtForms This extension has been unpublished for the following reason: VEL list: http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List#ArtForms - Peter Geier Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:15:25 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-772 Hi, At first thank you for the useful info. I look for a joomla form which ideally has two functions: - RTL support - Dynamic Drop-down change form, like rsforms (see sample at: http://www.joomla-form.com/form-examples/form-scripts/1-dynamic-drop-down-change-form-example). Can you help me? Ugo - Ugo Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:31:15 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-766 I checked almost all form components and Proforms is the best. There are a lot of form components listed at Joomla's Extension Directory. Nearby 90% of the free forms are sh*t. Only Chronoforms and Mad4Joomla are fine. If you need a professional solution get Proforms, Breezingforms or maybe RSForms PRO. The flaw of RSForms is that it is really old fashioned. If you run Joomla 1.0 this might be ok but not for Joomla 1.5. blue flame forms is made for retarded, smart forms is crappy eastern sh*t , nobody understands fabrik and JForms is too buggy. All of the rest is made by home brew coders not knowing what they are doing. - Henry Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:13:27 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-763 JForms is the way to go! - Siim Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:38:47 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-754 You did a great job. All the extentions that you explored...Couldn't have done it better myself. Thanks, Bob Firm Body Sculpting System - Firm Body Sculpting System Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:21:01 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-615 Hello: I came across this thread and thought I'd let you know about an extensive review I've posted for BreezingForms. I mostly cover QuickMode, but I do detail some issues I encountered with client-side Javascript timeouts when trying to deploy forms above a certain level of complexity. (This is the number one issue I encountered.) You can find my review (along with Javascript details) here: http://prototaph.com/index.php/Protoblog/Joomla/joomla-extension-review-breezingforms.html Or here's a shorter URL that also leads to the article: http://bit.ly/ao3sBg I welcome any feedback you might have! - Justin Kerr Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:20:14 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-612 Great job, Webmaster! I commend you for your effort. Taking the time to obtain, install, implement and evaluate the functional merits of any number of extensions in any category is almost as invaluable a contribution to the community as writing code. Many of us daydream about doing just that but always seem to come up short on time. More than a blind-taste test and subjective review of the 'starred' one or two Forms extensions in the Joomla! repository, you went about it methodically in a manner that is as fair as the process was thorough — with a control point, no less — on the basis of a pre-established set of criteria. Each extension in the test group had to be: * Free. And I couldn't agree more. The implied profit motive of outright trading of extensions undermines the spirit of major projects like Joomla! and could well be the undoing of OpenSource. I firmly believe that the proper financial model for the supporting casts of any truly OpenSource project is 'donation' in cash or kind from those who use them. If you don't believe me, ask the MySQL Core team about the upheaval that erupted in the aftermath of its acquision by Sun, and subsequently by Oracle. * Joomla! 1.5 Native. * Backward-compatible with older versions of PHP. * Install easily and work out-of-the-box as advertised. This is systems analysis, pure and simple! Granted, these criteria may not be the same as I or anyone else might have used, but they are objective, and they are consistent. Besides, the point of this exercise is not to recommend one over the other. It is precisely to point out some of the shortcomings of extensions in the test group, which can help us all make a more informed decision. That's a real time-saver, especially for those of us perpetually pressed for time or have no idea where to start. Now, some have commented on this blog that certain worthy candidates, such as BreezingForms, were not included in the test group. To the best of my knowledge, BreezingForms is not free, and, on that basis alone, fails to meet the criteria outlined at the outset. I happen to use BreezingForms and find it to be quite capable. It has an impressive set of functional attributes. And, more importantly, it is stable. Regrettably, however, other than in QuickMode, it is far more complicated to use than it needs to be. It is unbearably slow, documentation is lackluster and grossly outdated, and support is virtually nonexistent. All in all, BreezingForms has real potential. Sadly, so much of it is lost in translation. It remains to be seen if the authors will take the initiative to clean things up. If it isn't obvious by now, I'm not exactly thrilled to discover that the extension I paid for is less than desirable in so many respects. Had I read this blog sooner, I might've made an entirely different decision. And that's precisely the point. I think we can all agree that OpenSource is the greatest thing since Microsoft. But there is also no denying that its one Achilles' heel is arguably the virtual absence of an independent, qualitative clearing-house. I truly hope that this individual effort is the beginning of a new movement afoot to inch the community ever closer to that ideal. The Joomla! Core team can't do it all alone. It's up to the rest of us to chip in and help in whatever we can. - Chima Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:11:57 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-593 Hi, I should thank you for the review. What I noticed with joomla is that almost every extension has positive reviews and user experiences. I think the developpers hire people to write positive reviews on the joomla website. When you go on the internet, it seems that CK forms is the form builder to go with. In 5 minutes you can set up your customized form and even edit the css. I tried that out. And they are right. In 5 minutes I had my form online. However the css code that comes out of the box is total crap. the form didn't look as it should. The field names were just floating over the page. In order to get it right you need to rewrite the whole css page. This is not out of the box. Then I came across your page. so I will try Artforms since it is free and I will also try breezerforms since it has very good documentation and some special features I want. My tip: don't botherr with CK forms. It will give you more work than needed to recode the css and you will find very little information and support online. In addition to that CK forms has security issues and some hosting companies don't allow you to install this extension. Peter - Peter Watson Sat, 15 May 2010 02:52:28 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-555 I use chronoforms. They have a wysiwyg editor and since I dont know html or php (the reason i got joomla in the first place) I thought that would be easy. My problem is not with making forms, its with how to allow the user to change or edit the saved data on the front end after the form is submitted. I have no idea how to allow them to retrieve thier submitted data or change and resave it. Is there an easy way to do that? Does it require an entirely different extension? Im going to have to break down and learn a bunch of coding languages arent I? - gromo Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:05:49 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-550 Hi, Can I receive guidance on what folder to download from http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/jartforms/frs/ to Artforms for Joomla 1.5.I tried a few folders to install through Install/ Uninstall and directory but all of them are giving an error. So let me know how to install em. Thank you - Sam P Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:11:02 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-541 Really good article but not up to date. I suggest an overhaul. If you view all new entries at Joomla Extensions Directory you will see lot of new components. The latest top form is Mooj Proforms also missing an extensiv review of Breezing Forms and Fabrik. Although Fabrik is not top listed it is a very good component (for experts). - George Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:38:12 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-533 I had been looking for a good form plugin when I found your site. I had already tried CK forms and mad4joomla and was not pleased with the results. 5 minutes after installation, I was able to have a form on my site with this plugin. I am glad that you found it and shared it. - brice Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:08:20 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-517 Great blog! The information you provide is quiet helpful, why I was not able to find it earlier. Anyways I’ve subscribed to your feeds, keep the good work up. - dissertations writing ning blog Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:02:16 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-513 I'm wondering if there's such a component. This would really be interesting in order to increase your interactivity. 10x - Dragos Man Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:52:51 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-481 Great blog! The information you provide is quiet helpful, why I was not able to find it earlier. Anyways I’ve subscribed to your feeds, keep the good work up. - dissertations writing blog Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:26:54 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-453 sorry, this is the link http://www.crosstec.de/all-elements-example.html - jrb Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:37:09 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-452 @Chris7: sure, but these quiz extensions often miss field types, for instance, see these breezing forms examples: http://crosstec.de/all-elements-example.html You rarely find professional looking forms like this for joomla. - jrb Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:35:56 +0100 http://www.ultijoomla.com/blog/The-Best-Extension-To-Create-Forms-For-Joomla-1.5.html#comment-451 Very informative article.. thanks! - Rohen Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:18:02 +0100