Formulus installs like any Joomla extension: System → Install → Extensions, then drop the file pkg_formulus-x.x.xxx.zip.
What you need
- Joomla 6.2 or newer, and at least PHP 8.3. The installation stops cleanly, with a message, if either is missing. On an older Joomla the message is: "Formulus requires Joomla 6.2 or later. Please update Joomla first."
- A site that can send mail: check System → Global Configuration → Server → Mail before relying on notifications.
What the package installs
One zip, seven extensions, all enabled on installation:
| Extension | What it does |
|---|---|
| Formulus component | The forms, their responses and their settings. |
| Fields - Formulus plugin | Formulus's own field types: email, telephone, file, consent, terms, heading, help, separator, button. |
| Task - Formulus plugin | Automatic deletion of old responses. |
| Privacy - Formulus plugin | Responses in Joomla's GDPR requests: export and erasure. |
| Formulus module | The form in a module position of the site. |
| Button - Formulus plugin | The "Formulus: place a form" button in the editor. |
| System - Formulus plugin | The note and position of forms placed in an article. |
The installation also prepares what a form needs from day one:
- the two mail templates (team notification, acknowledgement), editable in Formulus → Mail Templates;
- the scheduled task "Formulus: delete old responses";
- Joomla 6's native CAPTCHA, Captcha - Proof of Work, enabled if it was not (see the Protection chapter).
The Formulus menu
Components → Formulus opens five screens: Forms, Responses, Fields, Field Groups, Mail Templates. The component's Options (how long to keep responses, the folder for uploaded files) sit behind the button of the same name, top right of the Forms screen.
To the left of that button is the number of the installed version. It is the first thing to look at when you wonder whether an update went through.
Updating
Drop the new zip the same way: Joomla recognises the package and updates it without touching your forms, fields or responses.
Up to date for Formulus 1.0.508.