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I tried to find an extension for my question bank project. I realized that this extension is what I am looking for. It does everything automaticly but you have to discover it first.

Thanks a lot.

It has been years since I have been in the trenches programming and needless to say, quite a bit has changed since then, but this application and the support behind it is FIRST CLASS. It is obvious that the power of this little jewel is limitless! I have tried several other database components and found them too limiting, however Fabrik truly does allow a completely custom opportunity! Thanks so much for a great application and for the great support!!! You guys ROCK!

After a cursory glance at the reviews here, it appears everyone who has tried Fabrik (and I mean really tried to use it, not just install it, play with it for 10 minutes, and come here to write a poor review) has given this extension the highest rating possible...and for good reason.

I tried EVERY other form engine (Fabrik is much more than a simple form engine, btw) out there...but all stopped short of doing what need to do: Users save data in the db via. vorms, and users have the ability to query these data/filter these data in a nice frontend table display. There was one extension that sort of came close (LQM? Some Query manager extension, but you really, REALLY need to know your SQL for that one).

The beauty of Fabrik is that this is all possible without knowing a single SQL command. In fact, I can know create frontend forms for users to enter the data, validate those data, created a new menu item to show the table, allow users to query this table, filter it based on a certain element/field, etc, etc...in about 15 minutes.

Is there a learning curve? Absolutely. But you do not need to learn SQL; you merely have to learn how to set the plethora of settings that this powerful component offers.

And to say that the 'support is terrible' is an insult to the developers; please take a look at the forums. Whether you support the project or not, the guys over at Fabrik respond to EVERYONE and at breakneck speed. They must dedicate more than 12-15 hours a day to its development and it shows.

If you want to implement some forms and db tables into a data-driven site, there is no substitute for Fabrik.

I was really looking forward to using Fabrik 2, but found I couldn't install it. Upon reading their support forums, I learned that a minimum 64M PHP memory_limit was required. That seems a bit outrageous to expect from most shared hosting providers. I'm quite disappointed that I'll have to look again at my previously discarded options instead.

unparalleled support and service! subscribed to their support service after first experience with the free suppport!
highly recommended.

This is an absolute BEST SUPPORT for Joomla form component and extension you MUST HAVE for all Joomla installations. Forms are very customizable and in general the component is easy to use. With excellent support from Hugh I finished my project successfully! :-)

And possibly one of the best application generators available on Joomla! (1.x and 1.5.x) so far. I have only been working with Joomla! and Fabrik2 for a short period of time, a few weeks, but the quality of the assistance you can expect from the author and development team are second to none. They are friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and go out of their way to get up and running as quickly as possible. I wish all product support was as good as theirs. Fabrik2 itself is currently in beta but is a very comprehensive application already. Fabrik2 will soon be released and you will then have in your hands a simple to use (not just a forms development tool), but a very powerful application development system with full SQL database access.

Simply mind blowing. I had to go to website to learn on how to install and run it. There is a free tutorial. Just follow the tutorial and you will be on your way to creating awesome forms. Planned out and carefully thought form builder. no blunders.

I have used Fabrik in the past, and have been happy with it. I started a new project and I needed a way to build a Google Maps/database mashup. I decided to try out the new Fabrik 2.0 beta and let me say, WOW. In short time I have gotten my application to work in a basic way.

I just couldnt be happier with the way things are going. Keep in mind this is beta software and as such has bugs, but if you are willing to jump in the forums, the guys at Fabrik are very helpful. Be sure to be using the SVN checkout, not one of the older installs if you want to be serious about Fabrik application building.

This component is well worth the money they ask for the documentation. These guys response on the forums is some of the best ive seen for free and commercial extensions. Keep up the good work guys!

I've been using Fabrik for sometime now, and am now exclusively using the beta version for Joomla 1.5 (off the latest SVN's of course) - Things I really like about Fabrik

1. It is very easy to setup connections to databases other than the main Joomla one (even if its on another server altogether)
2. Creating table views, forms, sorting columns, displaying thumbnail images / google maps in tables and editing data is as easy as a few settings in the backend (ever tried doing this manually in php or ASP.NET?...takes at least 10 times longer!)
3. Contact forms that email and save to a database are a breeze (but if this is all you are looking to achieve and you're not keen to learn a new framework, maybe a basic form component is better)
4. The support is the best I have come across out of any free / commercial component I have used

I'm sure I haven't even scratched the surface in terms of functionality of this component, but am confident that all my custom Joomla programming in the future will be using Fabrik (guess it can't even be called programming when its as easy as point and click!)

Documentation is a bit thin for Fabrik 2, but this is completely understandable as all functionality hasn't been finalized yet and I would way rather the developers focused on new features and squashing bugs until the stable release is out (its all fairly self explanatory & the forums are excellent anyway)

One thing that would be nice in the distant future would be the ability to connect to other database engines (SQLServer especially) though I'm sure this is easier said than done

Although we are still in the early days of Fabrik 2, it is clear the framework is extremely powerful and extensible and will be a vital component for all serious Joomla users in the future. Definitely worthwhile investing a bit of time into learning how it all fits together.

I am incredibly frustrated with this extension. After trying out many other form extensions (not many free one's to choose from), this one looked like a godsend. Unfortunately after spending an hour tinkering with Fabrik and searching for documentation, I see that they only way to get instructions is via paypal.

This component has was a godsend for us. We needed to have additional information stored as proxies for other components (events, jobs, listings - sobi2). The easy to use interface and the clean database structure does exactly what our interactive firm needs.

This is by far the best component for forms I have ever used. It is just logical and simple, but at the same time very powerful and with a lot of options to customize.
Great work!

Truly Fabrik has given me wings!
Excellent support, and a great team. With this extension, my dreams have become bigger, since I can realize them!!!

Really easy to use, very powerful and very versatile!

You can use it for form, report tool and also you can create a custom application using Fabrik.

Fabrik is a lot more easier than other similar component (DBQ,Reporter,FacileForm ect.).

I have subscribe to their plan and got good documentation and their forum is very active.

It is a great tool which you can use for building all you need for creating and managing website applications. I have used it for creating an exam sessions booking system. Without using this component I don't know how I would have been able. All I had to do is just to set few table, with 3 words of php.

The effort and time cost have been decreased incredibly, although it was the first time I have used this component.

as time goes I was thinking that with this tool it is possible to create anything.

I'm waiting for the stable 2.0 version for using with Joomla 1.5

Once the workflow via the admin interface is figured out it is really up to your imagination, use of CSS, and coding skills to take it to the next level.

We have wanted to take Joomla to the next level for our customers data entry and reporting needs and we feel that a HOME RUN was hit by selecting Fabrik.

Documentation is always interesting suject, been there done that before and it is not easy to do. The subscription is worth the few bucks to get the documentation. With in an hour of printing and reading the docs we had the workflow figured out and were up and running with real data.

If you are not familiar with SVN to get updates/patches take the time to figure it out it is well worth the time and effort and might save you time.

If anyone run into the Calendar script error, no problem it is on the forum with an easy fix.

Looking forward to working with Fabrik on our current project and expect to use it on future projects.

Great Job!!

OTG Group

Honestly speaking, no matter how fantastic this product is, how can first-time users get value out of it, if they don't have a clue how to use the extension. Yes, agreed, great features, but of what use if there are no idea on using it???

The developers are charging for documentation and tutorial but the product is "free" to download. Well, great way to attract people to download the extension and then get stuck with using it unless they subscribe and pay the $45/yr membership fee.

It took me 30 minutes to create a form, use it, save the data in the database and to show the resulting tables. I did not need to read the documentation. I am not an IT expert.
Ok, it is not the user friendliest tool but after reading the reviews here I thought I might need some days to figure out how it worked. That is not the case.
And the tool seems to have a lot of potential.
Only the french translation in the back-end is somehow approximative, but not worse than my english ;-)
Thanks to Fabrikar for this component.

No words to describe Fabrik. In each version that comes out, Fabrik is better.

Another thing that is very good is the Fabrik support. I have found many dificults but in Fabrik support they give me all the help to solve the problems.

Thanks for all :)