Form2Content, a Joomla CCK
Form2Content PRO is a Joomla Content Creation Kit. It is very easy to use yet extremely powerful. It enables you to submit articles to Joomla using a custom form with as many fields as you like and a template for the article layout. In essence the normal Joomla article content is split into a submission form and an article template. When a form is saved the content is pasted into the template and the generated HTML is inserted into the Joomla! database! Most important, the content you create is saved in the Joomla Article manager within the section/category structure. This means that Form2Content is 100% 3rd party compatible!
For each type of content you can make your own submission form, using unlimited fields and choosing from 15 field types. The content layout is defined in a template in which you can use patTemplating to add dynamic effects. Think of conditions for images to show, or hide fields which haven’t been filled out in the form. Again, most important is that users (maybe your clients) won’t require any HTML knowledge to maintain their own website. At the same time you can include complex code and plugins within your template so the layout can be as creative as you like!
Front-end access
Form2Content has front-end access of the F2C Article Manager. Only the articles of the user are shown making it an ideal component for community websites. Of course the option can be switched off in the configuration. Give your clients the ability to add news, blogs, portfolio or products to their website without having to learn the Joomla back-end structure.
Form2Content is designed for articles (content) which is similar in layout and can thus use a template for presentation and forms for input. The benefits of truly seperating content from layout are:
- Include plugins and complex HTML without the user knowing!
- Batch edit the layout of your articles!
- Save time (and money) since website content can be easily updated!
- Dynamic (conditional) templates for your article layout!
- User friendly in a known environment!
- (limited) Front-end access to your articles
- Unlimited types of content (templates and related forms)!
- 100% 3rd Party compatible!
