Standard form field types
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Numerous types of form field are built into Joomla!. The following table lists these standard types and their availability. Use the single-page reference if you want to print all existing form field documentation.
Please note that many of these fields are available as parameter types in Joomla! 1.5. For a list of parameter types, see J1.5:Standard parameter types. For a comparison between form field and parameter types, see Standard form field and parameter types.
Type | Description | Availability |
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accesslevel | provides a drop down list of viewing access levels. | and newer |
cachehandler | provides a list of available cache handling options. | and newer |
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. | and newer |
captcha | provides a drop down list of the captcha plugins. | and newer |
category | provides a drop down list of categories for an extension. | and newer |
checkbox | provides a single checkbox to be checked or unchecked | and newer |
checkboxes | provides unlimited checkboxes that can be used for multi-select. | and newer |
Chrome Style | provides a list of template chrome style options grouped by template. | and newer |
color | provides a color picker when clicking the input box. | and newer |
Content Language | Provides a list of content languages. | and newer |
Content Type | Provides a list of content types. | and newer |
combo | provides a combo box field. | and newer |
componentlayout | provides a grouped list of core and template alternate layouts for a component item. | and newer |
contentlanguage | provides a list of installed content languages for use in conjunction with the language switcher plugin. | and newer |
Database Connection | Provides a list of available database connections, optionally limiting to a given list. | and newer |
editor | provides an editor area field. | and newer |
editors | Provides a drop down list of the available WYSIWYG editors. Since use plugins form field instead. | |
provides an email field. | and newer | |
file | and newer | |
filelist | provides a drop down list of files from a specified directory. | and newer |
folderlist | provides a drop down list of folders from a specified directory. | and newer |
groupedlist | provides a drop down list of items organized into groups. | and newer |
header tag | provides a drop down list of the header tags (h1-h6). | and newer |
helpsite | provides a drop down list of the help sites for your Joomla installation. | and newer |
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). | and newer |
imagelist | provides a drop down list of image files in a specified directory. | and newer |
integer | provides a drop down list of integers between a minimum and maximum. | and newer |
language | provides a drop down list of the installed languages for the Front-end or Back-end. | and newer |
list | provides a drop down list of custom-defined entries. | and newer |
media | provides modal access to the media manager for insertion of images with upload for users with appropriate permissions. | and newer |
menu | provides a drop down list of the available menus from your Joomla site. | and newer |
Menu Item | provides a drop down list of the available menu items from your Joomla site. | and newer |
Module Layout | provides a list of alternative layout for a module grouped by core and template. | and newer |
Module Order | Provides a drop down to set the ordering of module in a given position | and newer |
Module Position | provides a text input to set the position of a module. | and newer |
Module Tag | provides a list of html5 elements (used to wrap a module in). | and newer |
note | supports a one line text field. | and newer |
password | provides a text box for entry of a password. The password characters will be obscured as they are entered. | and newer |
plugins | provides a list of plugins from a given folder. | and newer |
radio | provides radio buttons to select different options. | and newer |
repeatable | Allows form fields which can have as many options as the user desires. | and newer |
rules | provides a matrix of group by action options for managing access control. Display depends on context. | and newer |
sessionhandler | provides a drop down list of session handler options. | and newer |
spacer | provides a visual separator between form fields. It is purely a visual aid and no value is stored. | and newer |
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. | and newer |
tag | provides an entry point for tags (either AJAX or Nested). | and newer |
tel | provides an input field for a telephone number. | and newer |
templatestyle | provides a drop down list of template styles. | and newer |
text | provides a text box for data entry. | and newer |
textarea | provides a text area for entry of multi-line text. | and newer |
timezone | provides a drop down list of time zones. | and newer |
URL | provides a URL text input field. | and newer |
user | provides a modal list of users. | and newer |
usergroup | provides a drop down list of user groups. | and newer |