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Form2Content LITE Component

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Create 100% NATIVE Joomla articles using simple forms with front-end submission! Your clients no longer need to know ANY html, plugin codes etc. Resize pictures with simple upload feature and set permission for new articles.

The Joomla articles generated by Form2Content are based on ARTICLE TEMPLATES. Create conditional statements (Smarty templating), insert your plugin code and keep all article looking the same! What's more, BATCH update your article layout .... so no more editing all articles separately.

Form2Content allows users to submit Joomla articles in the front-end by filling out forms which require no html knowledge. The forms can be custom build using different field types. Rendering the articles is done with ARTICLE TEMPLATES.  The articles are saved in the Joomla section/category structure making 3rd party plugins and content related modules 100% compatible.

Using forms to generate articles is also referred to as using a CCK, Content Construction Kit.

Main features of Form2Content
- F2C creates 100% NATIVE JOOMLA ARTICLES (com_content)
- Front-end article manager
- Article submission without HTML knowledge (forms)
- Article templating (include conditions)
- 3rd party plugin & module compatible
- YOU decide which gallery, slideshow, review or commenting system you want to use.

Form2Content LITE is our free GPL version of Form2Content PRO. Please find a comparison chart of functions on the homepage. Other F2C extensions include XML Export, Search component & module and KML export.

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2013-05-03
Reviews: 1
I'm using this extension in joomla 3 and have had amazing support from the guys who develop it. Thanks for a great product that is super useful!
2013-03-19
Reviews: 1
this extension is a MUST for all my websites, i absolutely LOVE it. moreover, the support is unparalleled, they even recently fixed a bug i found in their F2C J1.5 version that is not even supported anymore. patrick and julien are very responsive and address any issues and questions you may have within 48 hours, they clearly understand that a product is only as good as the product support. i love the endless possibilities of this extension and that it allows you to complete customize your content and make it idiot proof to guarantee that the website will continue to look the way you designed it after you hand it over to the client. i'd give this extension 10 stars if i could!!!
2013-01-09
Reviews: 2
Many thanx for this great extension! The Lite version is allready very good and the pro Version is even better! The best part is the support. i was only having problems because of my rather little knowledge about some sql query stuff and all that, but the author answered all my emails so fast, really helpful, it was a real pleasure. thanks again and keep up the good work!
2012-10-31
Reviews: 1
This is my favourite extension (although the PRO version extra functionality makes it even better) by far!!!

I needed the ability to provide a simple method for users to add Joomla articles without the "back end clutter". I wanted to hide categories, metadata, published and lots of other information and just let the user enter a date, a heading and a couple of values, or (from the Pro version) upload a PDF of minutes from a meeting. This would then create a Joomla article from a template substituting in specific places those values entered straight in to the article and publish it. My users love it, its just so simple and straight forward that once the data is entered it can be immediately seen on the website.

5* extension. Installs easy. Support is second to none. Flexibility is perfect.
2012-10-18
Reviews: 3
What an amazing extension! Set up is very simple *if you read the documentation*. The PRO version is worth every penny. This component was an answer to prayer. There are a couple minor things I'd love to see added and the developer is very receptive to suggestions from their customers.
2012-10-16
Reviews: 14
I was previously using Flexicontent for front-end article management by my Joomla members but for some reason I cannot recall (as I was very happy with Flexicontent) I found it necessary to come up with another solution. That solution was Form2Content LITE. The layout is simple and clean, pretty straight forward to accomplish the task. This review in no way takes away from Flexicontent (It's still a great extension). I just prefer Form2Content LITE. They are both free so I would advise anyone to give them a try.
2012-10-03
Reviews: 1
I spent a long time trying to find an extension that would work on my website the way that i wanted. If your in the same boat, don't waste any more time! Form2Content is a fantastic extension, my users can complete a form designed by myself which collates the exact data i need and which when submitted displays a joomla article in my website. The articles created are all in the same layout and form a great looking service for my users. Although the lite version is fantastic and shows you what you can expect from F2C, you get what you pay for and lets face it, the creators aren't asking for the earth to give you the PRO version which is even better. The support from the creators is also fantastic considering how busy they are. Thanks for your help Patrick ;) All in all a great product, with great support, don't trust your website with anything else.
2012-07-29
Reviews: 1
Ok, I'm a fairly new self taught Joomla user with no previous html, php, etc. training or experience. I had this extension installed and creating new articles in less than an hour. Between the the documentation at the site and Google I had the templates working exactly the way I wanted them to in short order. I ended up buying the pro version as I needed to use a form on the front end to create the articles. I can now let customers fill out a form they were already filling out and it creates a page for them on my website that I was creating manually from the form data. Huge time saver.

I was working on this same process with Fabrik which is a more robust(and I will still use for other tasks) and I had not quite made it work yet. Form2content was easy to get working and a better choice if you have very little SQL background.
2012-05-15
Reviews: 1
I used the free version first and then opted for the payment.
Worth it. Best of all is to have the assurance that if you have a problem will help solve it.
Thanks Patrick, Julien, for your quick response and interest.
2012-02-07
Reviews: 1
I registered this account just so I can rave about how good this extension is. The developers are super supportive.

Please keep this up as long as possible!
2012-01-16
Reviews: 1
One of the best plugin for Joomla. It's very easy to install and simple to configure. You can create any form template for joomla in few steps.
Exactly what I looking for.
Great module!
2011-12-21
Reviews: 22
Sure, the best thing is, that this cck build native joomla content items - this let you use all joomla 3d-part extentions universe with it. SMARTY as templating engine let you easy implement all plugins you wish.
And better support you wouldn't wish - the f2c-guys are proactiv, skliful and easygoing. All in all, if you wish well structured information on you site without deployment and running troubles, take f2c.
2011-11-17
Reviews: 1
We were looking for a possibillityall t in Joomla 1.7 to set multiple attributes to articles like a multi categorisation. I found the Form2Content Search Component and bought it along with the Form2Content Component in the PRO version. It took me a bit to figure out how it works, but thanks to the excellent support i got it running and i can only say: This is magnificent. Now i not only have a powerful searchengine which allows to search my site for multiple attributes, i also can give my clients the possibility to create articles in a very easy way in the frontend with the layout i want. I only can recommend this component.
2011-10-05
Reviews: 6
Recently I tried many CCK's for a project, then luckily I came across Form2Content for Joomla 1.7!
I highly recommend that you take this product for a test drive. It works so natively with Joomla and its hard to believe it is not already a built in feature of the CMS system!
This extension can offer so many solutions for different types of sites that I can see myself adding it as a regular extension to future projects.
We now have numerous F2C submission forms capturing data, which transforms our fields, layout and style into a native Joomla! article, and the Search Extension is very useful!

I have to also mention that besides a great product, the support from the developers is second to none which is important for a powerful extension like this! Keep up the good work F2C team and I look forward to even more great features as you continue the development of Form2Content.

Regards, Al - UK
2011-08-08
Reviews: 3
Form2Content works cleanly and simply, and its integration with Joomla's own article manager makes it ideal for my site's needs and other administrators.

It does take some set-up, but it is intuitive to the intermediate mind-set and the website's documentation and guides can help you from there.

They also have great tech support, working on an individual basis to help you with your problem. The same person works with you until your issues are fixed.
2011-07-24
Reviews: 2
I am developing a pet memorial site. The owner wanted visitors to be able to leave a photo and memorial to their pet. This required the need to make it easy for users to enter content, to control that content and for them to be able to upload a photo. This component appeared to be the perfect solution.

I can't add any more to the praise noted in the other reviews. They are all "dead on" correct.

What I will add is that the Support for this component is by far the best I have ever encountered in the Joomla Community. I ran into a couple of upload and display issues that could have forced me to look for another component. Emails to the Developer were quickly answered and every issue detailed was addressed and solved within 48 hours. I measure "customer service" very highly as part of value. "It doesn't get any better than this" is my assessment of this component - and all of this for a free component!

Because the site needs more control offered through the F2CPro component than offered by this component, I will be purchasing the F2CPro version. I am always reticent about purchasing an untried component; any hesitation I may have had about purchasing this component was completely removed by the Developer's support. Thank you.
2011-07-04
Reviews: 1
This is a really powerful tool! I first downloaded the LITE-version for a reportsystem but soon realized what the F2C can do and upgraded to the PRO and is now using it for a full decision support system.

It´s only the imagination that is the limit for what you can do with the F2C.

Since it´s creating regular joomla articles, it's also easy to implement with other plugins like: directphp, google maps, charts, ect.
2011-05-10
Reviews: 1
This was just what i was looking for. Very easy to configure and yet so powerful.
A big plus to the support. I got an answer to a question i submitted in less than an hour.
2011-04-11
Reviews: 3
With F2C you can build everything what you want!

It`s pretty easy to use and support is excellent.

The most important thing is that it making Joomla articles. There are not too many extensions to do that, but this one is doing a job and it doing great! I`m using PRO version, it`s worth every penny!

I dont know why I didn`t found it earlier...

Many thanks!
2011-03-09
Reviews: 1
This is by far the best CCK application around.

After trying several CCK extensions, this one stands out.

Main advantages:

- it generates native Joomla! articles which enables you to use all kinds of article extensions.
- it comes with an advanced search module

And most important:
excellent, and i mean outstanding support!

Rupert Moore
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