We are getting ever closer to releasing our flagship new product - Joomla Forms, the Form generator and processor for Joomla 1.0.x AND Joomla 1.5.x

One of the best features of Joomla Forms is the new validation rules, currently these are 22 validators (More added daily at the moment!) ranging from the basic ones (Required) to more complex ones (Must match Regex).

All the validation rules are processed in PHP and not Javascript, meaning that it is impossible to submit the form without passing the validations set by the form creator.  Javascript based validations can be easily bypassed by spammers thats why we have chosen to write ours in the PHP model.

Most of the validation rules are simple to configure, requiring nothing more than clicking the Yes radio box to enable them - really simple - mightly powerful!

Click here to see a preview of some of the validation options in Joomla Forms today.

Coming Soon - Joomla Forms - The Next Generation Forms Extension for Joomla 1.5 !

Wow so many people keep emailing me asking about Form Generation in Joomla 1.5!

We have already stated several times that Phil-a-form is not compatible AT ALL with Joomla 1.5, not even with the legacy plugin enabled.

This is because of the complex way that PAF is coded, and the fact that even though Joomla claims backward compatibility, there is really little - why on earth rename the mambots folder! just one of many reasons why Phil-a-form will not work in Joomla 1.5.

But Good News Is Coming!

For over a year now (well ok, we started over a year ago but development has been pretty much done recently), we have been developing a new bread of form generation extension for Joomla - code named (funny) Joomla Forms.  We have built on all our experience in this area (we were the developers of the first ever Mambo Form Component - and have been copied a lot since) and using this experience, along with all the neat new features available on the web today - we have created a brand new form generation and processing extension for Joomla (Yes it will be compatible with Joomla 1.5.x and Joomla 1.0.x !! )

DO NOT KEEP ASKING us to tell you when it will be released we will drop hints from time to time in this blog.

If you are using Joomla 1.0.x You can purchase Phil-a-form today - and get a free copy of “Joomla Forms” when it is released!

Firstly thanks for all the emails of support after my recent health scare.

On the 1st October we will be relocating to Jersey, Channel Islands!! It is for many reasons, health included, but also so my wife can be near her family and the little one can grow up in a safe environment and have a great education.

In terms of what this means for Blue Flame IT Ltd and our relationship with customers - nothing should change! We still intend to trade (albeit under a new company to be formed under Jersey law to get the 0% Corporation Tax rate ) and to continue our services and products that we currently provide you and other customers. We are aiming for no downtime at all - we are working hard with all the service providers to ensure that everything is up and running the other end so we can close here on Friday and open there on Monday.

On the same note….. Chris Hawkins will be leaving Blue Flame IT Ltd on the 30 September to further his career at a different company. Greg Wright will continue to be employed and will work from his Malvern office. Trevena Taylor (My beautiful wife) will be re-joining the working staff at Blue Flame IT (Jersey) Ltd. and will be responsible for first line support and accounts from the 1st October. More details on our future business plans will be published soon…. very excited!

If you have any questions please feel free to ask by email to phil@phil-taylor.com