Manual Ck Form

Manual for CKForms component Release 1.3.1

This manual outlines the main features of the component CK Forms including the module and the plug-in.

CKForms 1.3 is the new version of the component for Joomla 1.5. This component generates forms and fields without any programming knowledge. Besides its simplicity, it offers the possibility of saving data in a database and exported as CVS.Fields can be validated as text, number, date and email. A “File upload” is available. The forms can be saved and retrieved without the knowledge of databases. An HTML editor is available and a security code Captcha can be used to secure the forms. A plug-in and a module are available for display forms in the articles or certain locations of the screen. CKForms is compatible with Joomfish.Note: The form generator CKForms is only available for release 1.5 of Joomla!

Manual – EN - CKForms release 1.3.1-1 Written by Cookex (info@cookex.eu) with the help of Sarki (www.sarki.ch) -

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Table of Contents
1. Install /Uninstall...........................................................................................................................................................3 A - Install......................................................................................................................................................................3 B - Uninstall ................................................................................................................................................................4 2.Forms............................................................................................................................................................................6 A - Tab «General»........................................................................................................................................................6 B - Tab«Result»...........................................................................................................................................................7 C - Tab «Email»............................................................................................................................................................8 D – Tab«Advanced»....................................................................................................................................................9 E – List of Forms.........................................................................................................................................................10 3.Fields...........................................................................................................................................................................11 A - Common properties to all types of field .............................................................................................................11 B - Adding a field “Text”.............................................................................................................................................12 1 - Adding a field“Password”...............................................................................................................................12 2 - Adding a field “Email”......................................................................................................................................12 3 - Adding a field“Date”.......................................................................................................................................12 4 - Adding a field “Number”..................................................................................................................................12 C - Adding a field “Hidden”........................................................................................................................................13 D - Adding a field...