Questions tagged [form]
A web form, also called html form, is a special html element consisting of several input elements, that allows the users to enter and send data to the server. One of the most common type of forms are the contact forms in websites.
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Display only one Category and its sub-categories
I have created a custom filter.xml to search for specific documents.
Using Joomla's category system, I have also create 3 main categories. Courtrolls, Newsletter and communique.
In my filter form, I ...
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Prefill subform with data rows
Im trying to prefill my subform with datarows from the database.
newcustomerform.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<form addfieldprefix="Mydestiny\Component\...
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Joomla 4: Is it possible to add data from a category blog override into a contact form override?
Summary: I want to pull in Joomla field and input values from a category blog and insert them into a contact form.
Background: I have created an alternative menu item based on the category blog for ...
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Free Joomla extension that can read and write in a MySQLi database, with sanitization
I am working on a website I volounteered to do for free (because it's for an organization I'm part of, and because it will make our lives easy).
Our budget is "as low as possible", ideally 0,...
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OnContentPrepareForm load xml based on article data
I'm trying to figure out how to conditionally load extra form fields into articles. I have made succesfully a plugin that add fields:
function onContentPrepareForm($form, $data)
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$app =...
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Is the following everything one should do to prevent SQL injection?
In order to sanitize the user input in an article insertion form (title and HTML content), here are the bits that I've included:
Use of JInput:
$jinput = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
get ...
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Custom multiselect field not working in J4
In my Joomla 3 component, i have a custom field that is a select list with multiple=true.
The values of such an select list are binary handled like 1,2,4,8,16.
When storing, the values are getting ...
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Component/module for registering to get document
I'm looking for a way to have users register their email and then get sent a document, like you often see on sites offering white papers.
I've looked at many of the download extensions on the JED but ...
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Manually render Clear form button in layout
I followed instructions here and I render some fields in my front end view, like this:
echo $this->filterForm->renderField('search', 'filter');
Now I wonder how to manually add a clear button.
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Where do I add php code to submit an HTML form?
I am new to Joomla, and so far, I used the basics to make a simple website. I decided to try out making a component, using JCB, that has a database of a list of items, and for each item, there is a ...
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Manipulate values of form before sending
A customer of mine has a Joomla website with several forms. When submitting these forms an email is sent to my customer with the content. Unfortunately the preset values ("value if empty") ...
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How to override a form field in Joomla 4
I have the following field in my module's XML:
<field
addfieldpath="/modules/mod_xxxxxx/fields"
name="icon"
type="filelist"
label="Icon"
/>...
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Getting object value from form fields
when i do a var dump of ($fields), i get this. i am trying to get the object element => @attributes => article
protected 'autofocus' => boolean false
protected 'element' =>
object(...
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loadForm change behaviour from J!3.9 to J!4.0 and data not loaded with the form
In my component in a model backend, I'm loading a form but since moving the code to be used on J!4.0 the data associated to the form isn't loaded anymore.
The loadForm is called: https://github.com/...
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Dynamic Form based on Signed in User
I am a total noob in coding. Back in engineering school we had some coding classes and I was good at it but I never really focused on that. I know some python and c# and that is about it.
I have a ...
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Should language file definitions/translations be used by multiple forms with the same text?
If you have a set of forms and some of the same fields are used on each form, do you create a language definition for each form's version of the field or just create a definition for the field?
For ...
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When I save form data on a Joomla site to the database, Joomla logs me out
I am trying to make a Joomla-based warranty registration system. Recently, I was able to turn on the possibility of registering new users and logging them in. Only registered/logged-in users will be ...
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Form With Buttons That Don't Submit Data
I am trying to make a page that performs various functions in vanilla Javascript.
One of the functions involves submitting form data to Joomla.
However the issue I have is that Following the following ...
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custom form list field add disabled options - create optgroups
I have a working list based on an sql query. Now I would like to add some spacers (not selectable items).
When doing this manually in xml you can add the disabled attr to that item, but how can I do ...
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Access parent field value out of subform
I made a custom field and using it in a subform looking somewhat like this:
<config>
<fields name="params">
<fieldset name="basic" addfieldpath="/...
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Reload Item View with a Button and send a variable to the session
I try to add the possibility to my component to unlock content within the component item view.
If you watch the item view page, you see a description and an image and a little button. If you click the ...
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How to dynamically reload admin-form-fields in Joomla
In a custom component, I'm developing an admin form with 2 fields, a combo-box for jobTitles and checkboxes for technologies. Both fields are loaded from a database table.
The values of the checkbox ...
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How adjust "Maximum upload size" indicator for file upload?
Joomla prints a short notice regarding the Maximum upload size when including a file upload field with the standard form field file, see code and image below:
<field
name="image"
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Save/load a custom form inside a new tab in the article edit view
I have a plugin which loads a custom form in a new tab inside the article edit view. So far, no problem with this part:
public function onContentPrepareForm(Form $form, $data)
{
// Check we are ...
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handling simple module form
I'm new in joomla, I created a module for learning purpose, let name it mod_form1, I don't know what framework or class in joomla i should use for this so I use plain HTML. this is my tmpl/default.php ...
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Pop up AcyMailing subscription form
I am trying to build a Joomla website with an AcyMailing subscription form.
I'd like the form to be a pop-up window. I have researched thoroughly and I have achieved most of what I want.
Now I have a ...
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Fabrik security issue: input tag attributes expose database table prefix
In the generated HTML for the input field, the id and name attributes shows the Joomla database table prefix.
Exposing the database prefix is a security concern.
Is there a way to prevent this?
<...
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Update List field rendering after ajax update
for one of my extensions i need to update a select list by ajax. the whole ajax call is working and i got the new option vars for the select list.
I add those options in the ajax's "success" function ...
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Js/Ajax function into a Js file doesn't work
I'm not a programmer (This is my hobby, but I like to learn new things). :)
I'm developing a JComponent on my side, and I need to integrate an Ajax Call in order to check something.
But I have this ...
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Error "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'value' of undefined" on submit form
I'm getting the following error when trying to submit a form using Joomla.submitbutton('book.submit')
The error I get is:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'value' of undefined
at Object....
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Form only posts regular HTML inputs (not posting XML fields)
I have a form (with XML fields) and it posts only the hidden fields type and other regular HTML inputs. It doesn't post the XML form.
My form
<form action="<?php echo JUri::base().'getpost'; ?&...
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Submit an XML form via AJAX using Joomla.submitbutton/form
I know there are a few questions regarding how to submit forms with AJAX but i could not figure out how to do it in my case.
Should it be something like this?
$("#adminForm" ).submit(function( ...
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Cannot extend my custom component's validation rules -- does not validate
I'm following along with this tutorial https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Server-side_form_validation
My form
<form>
<fieldset name="form_name" addrulepath="components/com_mycomponent/models/...
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Display a form and post it to dabase
I want to insert a form in a default.php file and post it to the database.
How should it be done? By adding an XML form or creating a regular HTML form and posting it to the database through a ...
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Joomla post requests
I'm trying to make an android application and so i want to connect it directly to my Joomla website, i want to send some post requests but they are getting denied, I'm not asking for any help ...
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Is there an easy way to build a form in Joomla that stores the currently logged in user's name?
I have a form created with the breezingForms extension for Joomla. I'd like to store the currently logged in user's name with the form. I don't need to continue to use the same extension. However, ...
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User Registration Assign to Specific Group
Joomla 3.9.14
I have a URL example.com/training/register, this displays a default Joomla user registration form.
Within Joomla I have various user groups;
- Guest
- Registered
- - Training
- - ...
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Joomla datepicker field issue
Can someone help please?
I'm working on a simple component which displays events. The component allows events to be submitted from the frontend. The form uses the Joomla datepicker.
The problem I'...
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Contact Form Non Unique id #jform_id
Joomla 3.9.14
When I open a contact to edit their details and look in the browser console I can see the following notice;
[DOM] Found 2 elements with non-unique id #jform_id:
(More info: https://...
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How to bypass deny direct access to edit link
I managed to edit a file in controller to allow for the edit article link to be directly accessed if a user has a particular username. This is a core edit, but it's a local website only only my pc so ...
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Using a custom field with different names
I want to use a flexible field name for a field across different forms thru my extension.
My custom example field looks like this:
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
use Joomla\CMS\...
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Associate template to getMailer class
I have created a custom form, after submit send email to recipient with JFactory::getMailer
With this class can add body, for example:
$mailer = JFactory::getMailer();
$mailer->addRecipient('test-...
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Joomla editor field type text not posted when submitted
I'm working on a custom joomla module. It has a form with an "editor" type field. The fields are defined in the related xml file:
<form>
<fields name="main">
<fieldset name=...
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Variables in XML form definition
I'm creating a form using the Joomla XML form definition, and I want to create a range of integer values a user can select from. The number/integer field is fine for this use-- but I need to allow the ...
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Joomla 3 - Text area in Editor field breaks the Admin section
I have an editor field with some HTML code in it. The HTML code consists of a form and one of the form fields is a text area.
When this code is added to the editor field, the Admin section of the ...
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How to make form action to work?
I'm learning how to make my own module on Joomla.
MyModule mod_planejamentomensal.php is like this:
//No direct access
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/helper.php';
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How to access user-submitted values from a dynamic form?
I want to insert a row in my db-table with inputs from users. The form the users fill out is made with a foreach-loop:
foreach ($results as $row) {
echo '<div class="vm_kampe"><input ...
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Convert article to PDF?
I was wondering if anyone knows of any way to take the HTML content of a custom module which is placed inside an article and convert the HTML to PDF via the click of a button or so.
So basically the ...
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Don't add empty fields to database after submission?
Is there any PHP code which will allow me to NOT submit any empty fields to the database. I have a form with about 200 fields, and a lot of the times many of them are empty.
How can I not add the ...
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Assign user to a specific group based on custom field selected
I'd like to assign a user to a custom group instead a some standard Joomla group, based on a dropdown choice.
I've created a user group named "students". Then I added a new custom custom field for ...
