Feature |
SmartFormer 2.4 |
SFG 1.5.0 |
SFG GPL 1.3.1 |
Compatibility&Support |
Joomla! Compatibility |
1.0.x, 1.5.x, Legacy |
1.5.x, Legacy, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 2.5.x, 3.x
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1.5.x, Legacy
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SmartFormer & SFG compatibility |
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Using Plug-in |
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W3C standard compatibility |
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Support and Maintenance |
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Component Features |
WYSIWYG for form editing |
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Component auto update |
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Plug-in system |
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Form Management |
Cloning form |
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Backing up form |
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Uploading existing form |
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Database Management |
Allow separate DB tables for forms |
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Integrated Database designer |
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Work with several DB tables simultaneously |
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Form publishing |
Allow to publish form as module |
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Allow to publish form in article |
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Allow to bind form to a menu item |
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Accessing form via direct URL |
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Publishing several forms on the same page |
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Data validation |
JavaScript validation |
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PHP validation |
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Ability to add new validation rules |
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Data management |
Viewing submitted records for admin |
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Editing submitted records for admin |
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Editing submitted record for user |
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Using Plug-in |
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Sorting data |
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Filtering data |
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Data Export |
Exporting data to CSV format |
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Exporting data to PDF format |
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Using plug-in |
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Security |
Captcha images support |
3 variants |
3 variants |
3 variants |
Captcha reloadable |
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Keep admin`s session |
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Keep userв`s session |
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Front end form access control |
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Component Back end access control |
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Performance |
AJAX technology |
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XML technology |
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Email system |
WYSIWYG for email templates |
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Allowed # of email templates |
2 |
unlimited |
unlimited |
Editor Features |
Allowed # of elements on the form |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
Allowed # of form pages |
10 |
unlimited |
unlimited |
Associating PHP scripts to element props |
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Element list |
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Copying elements |
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Pasting elements |
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Cutting elements |
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Deleting elements |
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Helpers |
Form snippets (ready blocks) |
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Visual color selector |
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Visual image selector |
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Binding to grid during dragging |
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Stick effect |
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MSDN attribute, style, events helper |
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Object finder |
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Available HTML elements |
# of form elements supported |
13 |
17 |
17 |
* input box |
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* password box |
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* check box |
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* radio button |
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* file upload |
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* button types |
1 |
3 |
3 |
* form reset |
As on-click action |
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* text area |
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* select box |
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* list box |
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* image |
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* link |
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* span |
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* div |
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* captcha image |
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Editors Integrated (for developers) |
PHP editor |
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JavaScript editor |
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CSS editor |
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HTML editor |
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Multi-lingual Pack
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Front-end trasnlations |
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Back-end translations
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