Joomla JForm Field Types

Searching over the internet for the field types list for Joomla, I haven’t found any specific place where a whole list could be found. As a result, I decided to write this post to provide a comprehensive list of JForm fields for Joomla.

JForm is a robust framework for form creation and validation that is integrated into the popular content management system Joomla (CMS). It permits the creation of custom form fields and forms within your Joomla extension. JForm fields are produced through the use of XML files that define the field type, name, label, choices, and validation rules.

There are indeed a lot of field types available in Joomla, but you can programme a specific one if you don’t find your desired type.

Accesslevel

<field name=”access” type=”accesslevel” label=”ACCESS_LEVEL_LABEL” description=”ACCESS_LEVEL_DESC” class=”span8″ size=”1″ />

Accesslevel


Cachehandler

<field name=”cache_handler” type=”cachehandler” default=”” label=”CACHE_HANDLER_LABEL” description=”CACHE_HANDLER_DESC” filter=”word”>
</field>

Cache Handler


Calender

<field name=”created_date” type=”calendar” label=”CALENDER_LABEL” description=”CALENDER_DESC” class=”inputbox” size=”19″ format=”%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S” filter=”user_utc” />

JFoem Calander


Category

<field name=”catiegoryd” type=”category” extension=”com_content” label=”CATEGORY_LABEL” description=”CATEGORY_DESC”  class=”inputbox”>
</field>

jForm Field Category


Checkbox

<field name=”checkbox” type=”checkbox” class=”inputbox” label=”CHECKBOX_LABEL” description=”CECKBOX_DESC” value=”true” filter=”boolean” />

Joomla jForm Checkbox


Checkboxes

<field  name=”fruits” type=”checkboxes” class=”inputbox” label=”CHECKBOXES_LABEL” description=”CHECKBOXES_DESC” value=”true” filter=”boolean”>
<option value=”apple”>Apple</option>
<option value=”orange”>Orange</option>
<option value=”banana”>Banana</option>
</field>

checkboxes


Color Picker

<field name=”colorpicker” type=”color” default=”#ccc”  label=”COLOR_PICKER_LABEL” description=”COLOR_PICKER_DESC” />

Color Picker


Componentlayout

<field  name=”clayout” type=”componentlayout”  extension=”com_user” view=”register” label=”COMPONENT_LAYOUT_LABEL” useglobal=”true”  description=”COMPONENT_LAYOUT_DESC” />

Componentlayout


Language

<field name=”language” type=”contentlanguage” label=”LANGUAGE_LABEL” description=”LANGUAGE_DESC” class=”inputbox”>
<option value=”*”>JALL</option>
</field>

language


Contenttype

<field name=”ctypes” type=”contenttype” description=”CONTENT_TYPE_DESC” label=”CONTENT_TYPE_LABEL” multiple=”true” />
Contenttype

Databaseconnection

<field name=”dbtype” type=”databaseconnection” label=”DATABASE_TYPE_LABEL” description=”DATABASE_TYPE_DESC” supported=”mysql,mysqli,postgresql,sqlsrv” filter=”string” />

Database connection


Editor

<field name=”description” type=”editor” buttons=”true” hide=”pagebreak,readmore” class=”inputbox” filter=”JComponentHelper::filterText” label=”DESCRIPTION_LABEL” description=”DESCRIPTION_DESC” />

editor


Email

<field name=”email” type=”email” class=”inputbox” label=”EMAIL_LABEL” description=”EMAIL_DESC” required=”true” size=”30″ validate=”email”/>

email


File

<field  name=”file”  type=”file”  label=”FILE_LABEL” description=”FILE_DESC” size=”25″  accept=”image/*” />

jForm Field File


Filelist

<field  name=”filelist”  type=”filelist” default=””  label=”FILELIST_LABEL”  description=”FILELIST_DESC” directory=”libraries/joomla/form/fields”  filter=”” stripext=””  exclude=”” />

jForm File list


Folderlist

<field  name=”folderlist”  type=”folderlist” default=”” label=”FOLDERLIST_LABEL”description=”FOLDERLIST_DESC”directory=”administrator” filter=”” stripext=”” exclude=”” />

jForm Folder List


Groupedlist

<field  name=”languages” type=”groupedlist” default=”” label=”GROUPED_LIST_LABEL” description=”GROUPED_LIST_DESC”>
<group label=”Desktop”>
<option value=”java”>Java</option>
<option value=”cplus”>C++</option>
<option value=”vb”>VB</option>
</group>
<group label=”Web”>
<option value=”php”>PHP</option>
<option value=”cf”>Cold Fusion</option>
</group>
</field>

jForm Grouped List


Headertag

<field name=”htag” type=”headertag” default=”h4″ label=”HEADER_TAG_LABEL” description=”HEADER_TAG_DESC”/>

jForm Header Tag


Helpsite

<field name=”helpsite” type=”helpsite” label=”HELPSITE_LABEL” description=”HELPSITE_DESC”>
<option value=””>JOPTION_USE_DEFAULT</option>
</field>

jForm Help Site


Hidden

<field name=”catid” type=”hidden”  filter=”unset”/>


Imagelist

<field  name=”imagelist”  type=”imagelist”  default=”” label=”IMAGE_LABEL”  description=”IMAGE_DESC” directory=”images” exclude=”” stripext=”” />

jForm Image List


Integer

<field  name=”integer”  type=”integer”  default=””  label=”INTEGER_LABEL”  description=”INTEGER_DESC”  first=”1″  last=”10″  step=”1″ />

jForm Integer List


Language

<field name=”language” type=”language” client=”administrator” description=”LANGUAGE_DESC” label=”LANGUAGE_LABEL”>
<option value=””>JOPTION_USE_DEFAULT</option>
</field>

jForm Language


List

<field name=”fsecond” type=”list” label=”LIST_LABEL” description=”LIST_DESC”>
<option value=””>SELECT_FRUIT</option>
<option value=”apple”>APPLE</option>
<option value=”banana”>BANANA</option>
<option value=”mango”>MANGO</option>
</field>

jForm List


Media

<field name=”image” type=”media” directory=”story” hide_none=”1″ label=”_IMAGE_LABEL” size=”40″ description=”IMAGE_DESC” />

jForm media

jForm media popup


Menu

<field name=”menutype” type=”menu” label=”MENU_LABEL” description=”MEU_DESC” class=”inputbox” required=”true” size=”1″ />

jForm Menu


Menuitem

<field name=”menuitem” type=”menuitem” label=”MENUITEM_LABEL” description=”MENUITEM_DESC” required=”true” />

jForm Menu Item


Password

<field name=”password” type=”password” autocomplete=”off” class=”inputbox validate-password” description=”PASSWORD_DESC” filter=”raw” label=”PASSWORD_LABEL” size=”30″ validate=”equals”/>

jForm Password


Radio

<field name=”title” type=”radio” class=”btn-group” label=”TITLE_LABEL” description=”TITLE_DESC” labelclass=”control-label”>
<option value=””>JGLOBAL_USE_GLOBAL</option>
<option value=”0″>JHIDE</option>
<option value=”1″>JSHOW</option>
</field>

Joomla jForm Radio field


Rules

<field id=”rules”  name=”rules” type=”rules”label=”RULES_LABEL” description=”RULES_DESC” translate_label=”false” filter=”rules” validate=”rules” class=”inputbox” component=”com_users” section=”component”/>

Joomla jForm Rules field


Sessionhandler

<field name=”sessionhandler” type=”sessionhandler”  default=”none” label=”SESSION_HANDLER_LABEL”  description=”SESSION_HANDLER_DESC” required=”true” filter=”word” />

Joomla jForm Session field


Spacer

<field  name=”buttonspacer” label=”SPACER_LABEL” description=”SPACER_DESC” type=”spacer” />


Tag

<field name=”tags” type=”tag” label=”TAG_LABEL” description=”TAG_DESC” class=”inputbox” multiple=”true”>
</field>

Joomla jForm tag field


Tel

<field name=”phone” type=”tel” id=”phonenum” description=”PHONE_DESC” filter=”string” label=”PHONE_LABEL” size=”30″ required=”true” validate=”tel”/>

Joomla jFormphone type


Text

<field name=”text” type=”text” class=”inputbox” size=”40″ label=”TEXT_LABEL” description=”TEXT_DESC” required=”true” />

Joomla jForm text field


Textarea

<field name=”address” type=”textarea” class=”inputbox” rows=”4″ cols=”25″ label=”ADDRESS_LABEL” description=”ADDRESS_DESC” />


Timezone

<field name=”timezone” type=”timezone” default=”UTC” label=”TIMEZONE_LABEL” description=”TIMEZONE_DESC” required=”true”> <option value=”UTC”>JLIB_FORM_VALUE_TIMEZONE_UTC</option>
</field>

Joomla jForm Time Zone field


Url

<field  name=”url” type=”url” class=”inputbox” filter=”url” label=”URL_LABEL”  description=”URL_DESC” required=”true” validate=”url” />

Joomla jForm URL field


User

<field name=”created_by” type=”user” label=”CREATED_LABEL”  description=”CREATED_DESC” />

Joomla jForm user field


Usergroup

<field name=”usergroup” type=”usergroup” default=”0″ description=”USER_GROUP_DESC” label=”USER_GROUP_LABEL”size=”12″>
<option value=”0″>USERS_GROUPS</option>
</field>

Joomla jForm user group type

It should be noted that some field types are only available in Joomla 3.x and later editions, and some of them may not be available in earlier versions.

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