Standard Form Fields

Introduction

Joomla provides an extensive range of type of fields which you can use in your forms. The source code for these field types is found in the libraries/src/Form/Field directory, and are described in this section of the Joomla Manual.

To try out a standard form field you can download the com_exampleform component from Exampleform component, and edit the /site/forms/example_form.xml to include the field you want to investigate.

List of Standard Form Fields

The following is a full list of all supplied form fields available in this release.

Type	Description
Accessible Media	Provides modal access to the media manager for insertion of images with upload for users with appropriate permissions and a text field for adding a alternative text.
Access Level	Provides a drop down list of viewing access levels.
Alias Tag	Provides a list box containing specific language definitions.
Author	Provides a list box containing authors (users) that have created content.
Cache Handler	Provides a list of available cache handling options.
Calendar	Provides a text box for entry of a date. An icon next to the text box Provides a link to a pop-up calendar, which can also be used to enter the date value.
Captcha	Provides the use of a captcha plugin.
Category	Provides a drop down list of categories for an extension.
Checkbox	Provides a single checkbox to be checked or unchecked
Checkboxes	Provides unlimited checkboxes that can be used for multi-select.
Chrome Style	Provides a list of template chrome style options grouped by template.
Color	Provides a color picker when clicking the input box.
Combo	Provides a combo box field.
Component Layout	Provides a grouped list of core and template alternative layouts for a component item.
Components	Provides a list box containing enabled extensions of type component.
Content History	Provides a model popup showing the modification history of an article.
Content Language	Provides a list of content languages.
Content Type	Provides a list of content types.
Database Connection	Provides a list of available database connections, optionally limiting to a given list.
Editor	Provides an editor area field.
Email	Provides an email field.
File	Provides an input field for files
File List	Provides a drop down list of files from a specified directory.
Folder List	Provides a drop down list of folders from a specified directory.
Frontend Language	Provides a list of published content languages with home pages.
Grouped List	Provides a drop down list of items organized into groups.
Header Tag	Provides a drop down list of the header tags (h1-h6).
Hidden	Provides a hidden field for saving a form field whose value cannot be altered directly by a user in the Administrator (it can be altered in code or by editing the params.ini file).
Image List	Provides a drop down list of image files in a specified directory.
Integer	Provides a drop down list of integers between a minimum and maximum.
Language	Provides a drop down list of the installed languages for the Front-end or Back-end.
Last Visit Date Range	Provides a list box of available date ranges to filter on last visit date.
Limit Box	Provides a list of item count limits.
List	Provides a drop down list of custom-defined entries.
Media	Provides modal access to the media manager for insertion of images with upload for users with appropriate permissions.
Menu	Provides a drop down list of the available menus from your Joomla site.
Menu Item	Provides a drop down list of the available menu items from your Joomla site.
Meter	Provides a meter to show value in a range.
Module Layout	Provides a list of alternative layout for a module grouped by core and template.
Module Order	Provides a drop down to set the ordering of module in a given position
Module Position	Provides a text input to set the position of a module.
Module Tag	Provides a list of html5 elements (used to wrap a module in).
Note	Provides a one line text field.
Number	Provides a one line text box with up-down handles to set a number in the field.
Order	Provides a dropdown list of entries within a specified table along with -First- and -Last-.
Password	Provides a text box for entry of a password. The password characters will be obscured as they are entered.
Plugins	Provides a list of plugins from a given folder.
Plugin Status	Provides a list box of statuses.
Predefined List	Provides a list of predefined values.
Radio Basic	Provides radio button inputs using default styling (due to be removed).
Radio	Provides radio buttons to select different options.
Range	Provides a horizontal scroll bar to specify a value in a range.
Redirect Status	Provides a list box of statuses.
Registration Date Range	Provides a list box of statuses.
Rules	Provides a matrix of group by action options for managing access control. Display depends on context.
Session Handler	Provides a drop down list of session handler options.
Spacer	Provides a visual separator between form fields. It is purely a visual aid and no value is stored.
Sql	Provides a drop down list of entries obtained by running a query on the Joomla Database. The first results column returned by the query Provides the values for the drop down box.
Status	Provides a list box of statuses.
Subform	Provides a way to use XML forms inside each other or reuse your existing forms inside your current form.
Tag	Provides an entry point for tags (either AJAX or Nested).
Telephone	Provides an input field for a telephone number.
Template Style	Provides a drop down list of template styles.
Text Area	Provides a text area for entry of multi-line text.
Text	Provides a text box for data entry.
Time	Provides a select list of integers with specified first, last and step values.
Timezone	Provides a drop down list of time zones.
Transition	Provides a grouped list of all work flow transitions from one stage to the next grouped by stage title
Url	Provides a URL text input field.
User Active	Provides a list of available user active statuses.
User	Provides a modal field to select a user from a list. Displays User Name and stores User ID
Usergroup List	Provides a drop down list of available user groups.
User State	Provides a list of available users statuses.
Workflow Component Sections	Provides a list box containing enabled extensions of type component.
Workflow Condition	Provides a drop down list or a list box of workflow conditions.
Workflow Stage	Provides a grouped list of all work flow stages grouped by workflow.