🚀 HNAM Form (Free Edition) – The Next-Generation Visual Form Builder for Joomla! 5 & Joomla! 6

🌟 Overview

Welcome to HNAM Form — the new benchmark for form building and data collection in Joomla. Built from the ground up on strict Clean-Room Architecture, HNAM Form marries the responsiveness of React 18 & Ant Design in the administrator with the speed and reliability of modern PHP 8.2 – 8.4 on the backend.

The HNAM Form Free Edition is released under the 100% GPL License with unlimited forms, unlimited submissions, and zero paywalls on security. Whether you are running a personal portfolio, a high-traffic community portal, or a corporate intranet, HNAM Form delivers an unmatched authoring and submission experience out of the box.

💎 Groundbreaking Features of HNAM Form Free

1. 🎨 Ultra-Fast Visual Drag & Drop Builder

• Seamless Single Page Application (SPA): Powered by React 18 and Ant Design embedded directly within the Joomla Administrator, delivering instant drag-and-drop feedback under 16ms.
• 12-Column Responsive Layout Grid: Granular control over column spans across Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile viewports without writing a single line of CSS.
• State-of-the-Art State Management: Full Undo / Redo history stack, live palette search, and instant field cloning for effortless form design.

2. 🛡️ Enterprise Security & Anti-Spam (Never Behind a Paywall)

At HNAM Lab, we believe security and privacy are fundamental rights, not upsell features.
- Atomic Token Bucket Rate Limiting: Server-side defense that prevents brute-force abuse, automated spam bursts, and denial-of-service attempts.
- Multi-Tiered Anti-Spam Defense: Native invisible Honeypot trap, seamless Cloudflare Turnstile, and Google reCAPTCHA v2 / v3 support.
- Strict CSRF & Session Protection: Cryptographically validated submission tokens protect every entry point.
- Native GDPR & Privacy Compliance: Deep integration with the Joomla Privacy Plugin (plg_privacy_hnamform), allowing automated export and erasure of personal submission data upon user request.

3. 📦 Immutable Revisions & Fail-Safe Persistence

• Zero Data Drift: Every submission is permanently bound to the exact published revision snapshot (published_revision) active at the time of submission. Subsequent form edits never distort historical records.
• Guaranteed Submission Persistence: Submissions are committed to the database before secondary side effects (email triggers, exports) execute, ensuring no submission is ever lost due to mail server hiccups.

4. 📧 Fail-Safe Dual Email Notification System

• Preconfigured Dual Email Pair: Simultaneous dispatch of Administrator Alerts and User Confirmation Auto-Responders.
• Rich HTML Templating: Built-in visual merge tags for dynamic personalized emails and branded layout customization.

5. 🚀 High-Speed Portability & Ready-to-Use Templates

• Asynchronous Data Exporter: Effortlessly export thousands of submissions to CSV or JSON formats without memory timeouts.
• Single-Form JSON Portability with SHA-256 Checksums: Export and import complete form definitions across any Joomla site with cryptographic checksum validation.
• 7 Pre-Packaged Bilingual Templates: Ready-to-use form presets including Contact Us, Customer Feedback, Event Registration, Newsletter Signup, General Inquiries, and more.

6. 🔌 Deep Joomla Native Ecosystem Integration

• Universal Embedding: Place forms anywhere using Content Plugin syntax ({hnamform id="1"} or {hnamform alias="contact_us"}) or via the dedicated module (mod_hnamform).
• Automation Ready: Native Joomla CLI commands and Scheduled Tasks support (plg_task_hnamform) for periodic background cleanups and audits.
• Cutting-Edge Stack Compatibility: 100% native on Joomla 5.x & Joomla 6.x (Dev/Beta), running on PHP 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 across MySQL 8.x, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL.

📋 Feature Matrix: HNAM Form Free vs. Pro

| Feature & Capability | HNAM Form Free | HNAM Form Pro |
| :--- | :---: | :---: |
| Visual Drag & Drop Builder (12-Column Grid) | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Number of Forms & Submissions | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Enterprise Anti-Spam (Honeypot, Turnstile, reCAPTCHA) | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Atomic Token Bucket Rate Limiting | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| GDPR & Native Joomla Privacy Compliance | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Dual Email Notifications (Admin + User) | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Asynchronous Submission Export (CSV / JSON) | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| JSON Form Import/Export with SHA-256 Verification | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Pre-Packaged Production Templates | ✅ 7 Templates | ✅ Extended Library |
| Multi-Page Workflows & Conditional Branching | — | ✅ Included |
| Deterministic Calculations Engine (6 Decimal Places) | — | ✅ Parity in PHP & TS |
| Advanced Field Catalog (Signature, Rating, Multi-file, Slider) | — | ✅ Included |
| Automations (Webhooks, GA4, AcyMailing, HNAM CRM Connector) | — | ✅ Included |

⚙️ Technical Specifications

• Compatibility: Joomla! 5.0+, 5.4+, 6.0+, and 6.1.0-dev
• PHP Version: PHP 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4
• Database: MySQL 8.0+, MariaDB 10.4+, PostgreSQL 14+
• Frontend Architecture: React 18, Ant Design 5, TypeScript, Vite
• License: GNU General Public License v2 (GPL-2.0-or-later)
• Zero Vendor Lock-in: Standalone execution without telemetry or forced external cloud dependencies.

🏁 Quick Start in 3 Easy Steps

1. Install Package: Upload and install pkg_hnamform-free-1.0.0.zip via Joomla Extension Manager.
2. Design or Select a Template: Navigate to Components -> HNAM Form and pick one of the 7 pre-built templates or click + New draft to create your own.
3. Publish & Embed: Click Publish and embed your form into any article with {hnamform alias="your_form_alias"}.