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Introduction

Calendars & Events, Forms, Database Management, Content Construction, Maps & Locations

Fabrik is THE open source Joomla! application builder, form and database management component.

It gives people the power to create custom applications without requiring knowledge of mySQL and PHP, all from within a familiar Joomla administration interface.

Powerful Tools
Fabrik provides you with all the tools that you need to create applications that range in complexity from simple contact forms to complex applications such as a job application site or bug tracking systems

For Programmers
For programmers, Fabrik still allows customization via php, xhtml/css templating and javascript.

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More than forms



Posted on 23 August 2011
This is so much for than a form system. Do expect to spend a day playing with this before creating anything of value, however. The tutorials are good but the learning cure is still steep. I thought the best feature of this system was going to be the price but it was the function.

its not a form builder



Posted on 20 August 2011
I think this form should not mention in this category(forms) its real application builder! just simply turn your think & use it as you wish.



I must say thanks to Rob Clayburn to found this easy way thats great and is also want to be a part of next release (should be add layout customization ).

This is NOT for beginners!



Posted on 25 July 2011
Although it says that with this component everybody can make forms and tables without any knowledge of PHP, this is just not true. Sure, if you want to make a form with just 1 column, it probably will show your form as you want it. But if you want a form with 2, 3 or more columns, you're stuck. You will have to make a new template fot those and that will require PHP coding. Also, you will then have to make new CSS files for every form.

If you want to show the results of your forms, you are even in bigger trouble, because for some strange reason it will display your results in lists instead of tables, which are much more easy to edit.



So, if you want just a form with 1 column, go ahead and use this. But if you want more columns, I suggest a component like RSForm Pro where you can easily edit the tables for every single form.
Owner's reply: Hi Each group has a column setting which enables you to render the elements in a series of columns.

The recorded data is shown in a table as the default table template. There is a template which shows the results as a list, but its not the default one.

The support is great



Posted on 08 July 2011
This is a nice extension!

Very flexible, lots of features and fantastic plug-ins.

The support is great. Problem solved in a few hours.

The best!



Posted on 11 June 2011
I spent about 3 months trying to get other Joomla development tools to do the job I needed, to create a gig engine for a fan site. None of them came close, so then I decided to start from scratch and write a component. I found fabrik by accident and gave it a go. To cut a long story short, this is one of the best development tools for any environment I have ever used - it did the job I needed, my site looks great and the back end admin is amazing. It is incredibly powerful "out of the box", but with all of the extensions available, and the ease with which it can be customised, it beats all of the others by a mile. I use fabrik in conjunction with CB, Kunena and Community ACL and have a site that my users are delighted with.



Just one complaint - why is it hidden in Contacts & Feedback -> Forms? There must be loads of people looking for a component like this that never find it.

fabrik the fabulous



Posted on 02 June 2011
Hi to every one who is new to fabrik, if you happen to read my post, believe me that fabrik is a must have component. I came across this component fews months back, but left it thinking that it has bad support and hard to use.. but today the reason why i am writing this review is, I regret searching for other alternatives for nearly a month and got it done only by using fabrik fabulous :-), kindly have patience and work with it. thank you fabrik team.

Unique!



Posted on 23 May 2011
I'm using it for more than a year and it's really powerful ,



There are many plugins to help you,

but for some very specific applications a knowledge of PHP is needed,



After more than a year I subscribed to a support plan which allowed me to download some very good plugins to complement the very good component.



The support forum is a good place to help you even if you have no subscription.



Keep up the good work

Too buggy, too hacky



Posted on 12 May 2011
Although Fabrik is clearly a powerful form builder, this component is poorly made and follows poor coding principles. It is overly complex and seems to have built in bug upon bug, with patches to fix things, but never code-overhauls to strip out the underlying problems.



It also has a lot of annoyances. It's CSS includes a plethora of !important declarations, making it extremely hard to override their CSS with your own (that's bad practice for something providing functionality, not design). It conflicts with numerous other plugins out there, including SeBlod and even Mootools updater. It adds style declarations in the body, making your code invalid. It only works with some WYSIWYG editors. It is just riddled with problems.



My advice would be to avoid this extension whenever possible, although it admittedly has some features no other extensions have. If you do use it, good luck sorting out the bugs!
Owner's reply: Hi, I can see your point with some of the css !import declarations, but beyond that I would have to disagree.

We make full use of Joomla's MVC, so I disagree with your statement we use 'poor coding principles'. If you'd like to suggest improvements in our code, feel free to contact us with any patches or suggestions.

I don't think throwing out all of the code and restarting would make for a bug free solution. The updates we make are for specific bugs, rarely but sometimes that produces other issues but for each release we do the potential bugs are dramatically reduced.

If you posted on the forum we would be happy to help you with any conflict you have with another program. Most of the time that is due to those plugins making improper use of JQuery or outputting comments inside our Ajax calls. I'm struggling to think of a time when we have been at fault with the way we are implementing things.

I've never heard of a report of an issue with Seblod (a quick google didn't find anything either)

Also it's incorrect that Fabrik doesn't work with Joomla's mootools system upgrade

Great component



Posted on 29 April 2011
I use this component for my job... it's very usefull. They provide a great support service. I LOVE IT!!! Thank you so much!

Fantastic Extension



Posted on 21 April 2011
This is by far the most extensive and robust extension I have come across. To be able to develop a custom built database application through the joomla interface is amazing, and the product is free. I went free at first, and very quickly subscribed for the added features and support (which is great). The free product has paid for itself many times over and allows me, a non-programmer, to develop a custom built database application for our small company that would never have the budget to pay a developer to achieve the same results. Very extensive and versatile, and practically every time I conceive of something, I can find a way to do it through the interface.

Fabrik

Version:
4.6.2
Developer:
Team Fabrik
Last updated:
Feb 12 2026
4 days ago
Date added:
Jan 19 2007
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Paid download
Includes:
c m p
Compatibility:
J4 J5 (b/c plugin)
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