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hofff/contao-formtools
======================

Various form utilities for Contao CMS.

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Contao Extension: hofff.com - Formtools
=======================================

[](#contao-extension-hofffcom---formtools)

This extension provides some extended features for the Contao form generator.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- in the content element or module "Form" you can overwrite the `jumpto` page
- in the content element or module "Form" you can overwrite the `recipient` for email notification
- in each form field you can add an optional help text (you have to customize the form field templates for the output)
- add custom error/success message before form (useful when no page redirect is defined)
- auto scroll to error element

Customize template
------------------

[](#customize-template)

To display the help texts, the templates of the form widgets must be adapted. The following output must be inserted there:

```

```

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

- Contao version >= 4.4.0

Dependency
----------

[](#dependency)

There are no dependencies to other extensions, that have to be installed.

###  Health Score

57

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FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community18

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity86

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 51.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~184 days

Recently: every ~68 days

Total

21

Last Release

110d ago

Major Versions

1.2.0 → 2.0.02017-10-09

2.0.0 → 3.0.0-rc12018-11-14

3.3.3 → 4.0.02025-08-08

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.4

3.0.0-rc1PHP >=7.1

3.2.0PHP ^8.1

4.0.0PHP ^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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