ConvertFormsPRO 5.2.2

• Fixed Submissions on the front end failing with a fatal error when displayed with a Custom layout.
• Fixed form emails failing on cached pages when the recipient came from a dropdown or checkbox field.

Security

• Security: Fixed obsolete framework files not being removed during updates.
• Security: Fixed a path traversal flaw in submissions exports that let admins download or delete arbitrary files.

Added

• Introducing Submission Context Tracking: capture IP, Country, Source, Device, Browser, and UTM data per submission.
• Added "Properties to Export" picker to the Submissions Export popup.
• Added a "Store IP Addresses" privacy option in the extension configuration page.
• Added 20+ submission-based Smart Tags, plus {submission.identity} and {submission.context} block tags.
• Added {submission.fields} to replace the now-deprecated {all_fields} Smart Tag.
• Added --tmpl=table option to {all_fields} to output the all fields in tabular layout.
• Added Double Opt-In support to the Brevo Task.
• Added a Browser Autocomplete dropdown to input fields with Default, Off, and Custom token options.

Fixed

• Fixed {if} conditions not matching field names.
• Fixed Tasks connection errors showing "Error" instead of the actual reason (e.g. "Key not found").
• Fixed Submissions Exporter showing "Array" for multi-value fields when Excel Security is disabled.
• Fixed the Date/Time field ignoring the "First Day of Week" setting in non-English languages, so it started on Monday.
• Fixed "Missing form label" warnings on reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, Captcha, and File Upload fields.
• Fixed Tasks history records being saved even when "Save Submission to DB" is disabled.
• Fixed email errors that could happen when Subject, From Name, or Reply-To Name were filled with non-text values.
• Fixed Browser Autocomplete setting having no effect on Number and Textarea fields.
• Fixed some PDFs failing to upload via the File Upload field because of their file type.
• Fixed editor fullscreen mode not appearing above all other elements in Joomla 6.
• Fixed the "Create Article" Task ignoring the "Read More" tag and saving the whole body as Intro Text.
• Fixed the "Create Article" Task not saving the article body when it contained a Smart Tag returning an array.
• Fixed the Date/Time field triggering the mobile keyboard, which could cover the calendar on touch devices.
• Fixed the Submissions table layout: long values truncate with a hover tooltip and wide tables scroll on their own.

Changed

• Redesigned the Submissions table columns picker with search, persisted selection, and reordering.
• Redesigned the Submission Edit page with a new Submission Context card.
• Fresh installs no longer include Campaigns. Use Tasks instead for a more flexible automation workflow.
• You can now style each {all_fields} field's wrapper, label, and value via CSS classes.
• Grouped Captcha, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Turnstile into a new "Captcha Fields" section in the field picker.
• Removed the deprecated "reCAPTCHA Checkbox" and "Invisible" fields; forms auto-migrate to "reCAPTCHA".
• Form import now reports the exact reason a form could not be imported.
• Improved accessibility: screen readers now announce the complete form response message when it appears.

Security

• Security: Fixed a critical arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the File Upload field.

Fixed

• Fixed File Upload field incorrectly sending a delete request to the server when a form was submitted.
• Fixed forms search in the backend accidentally re-triggering the form export task.
• Fixed a deprecation warning shown by the AcyMailing integration.
• Fixed a PHP error that could occur during form processing.
• Fixed Calculated Fields returning incorrect results when source fields had input masks applied.
• Fixed Signature field becoming distorted when the device orientation changed or the browser was resized.

• A form editor save error caused by an updated CodeMirror version incompatibility introduced in Joomla 6.1.

v5.1.4
Fixed

• A PHP error when viewing submissions on the front-end.

v5.1.3
Added

• Export Submissions now lets you choose the CSV delimiter (comma or semicolon) from Advanced options.
• Export Submissions now includes an optional "Include Submission Notes" setting in Advanced options that adds a dedicated notes column in the export file.

Fixed

• File Upload Field rendering incorrect HTML in translated languages due to HTML in language strings.
• TinyMCE editor converting absolute URLs to relative paths.
• Rich Text Editor field presented "Editor - None" as a Joomla Editor option.
• JSON API returning an error when the site's date format is not parseable by PHP.
• File Upload Field failing to upload files when Joomla SEF URLs are disabled.

Changed

• Forms list now filters by published and unpublished states only, ignoring archived forms.

v5.1.2
Fixed

• Timezone conversion for created/modified dates in JSON API and Export files.
• Dropdown field incorrectly showing field name as option in submission edit page.
• AcyMailing PHP error in Campaigns (deprecated) when subscribing users to selected lists.

Changed

• Updated Design > Fields > Field Background Color to support transparent/none values in form design settings.

Added

• Support for copying associated Tasks when duplicating or exporting and importing a form.
• {form.id} and {form.name} Smart Tags.
• Support for "webp, stp, step, igs, iges" file types in File Upload Field.
• Improved security in AJAX requests.

Fixed

• Improved submissions search results in the backend and frontend (Requires MySQL 5.7.8+)
• AcyMailing error related to version 10.6.
• Some HTML attributes stripped when editing content in TinyMCE editor.
• Incorrect PDF URLs on Windows localhost setups.
• ReCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox not working in certain Joomla 5 and 6 versions.
• Checkbox required validation resets after conditional fields processing.
• Tasks list randomly fail to load in Firefox.
• "Fieldset missing legend" accessibility warning when a field hides the label.
• ReCAPTCHA v3 PHP error "Attempt to read property "body" on array".

Changed

• Updates File Upload Field with built-in image previews.
• Improved date formatting consistency across frontend and backend submission lists.

Added

• Joomla 6 Native Support.
• Password visibility toggle to Password and Confirmation fields.
• Field-to-field comparisons using {field.NAME} syntax in Conditional Fields.
• "onConvertFormsFieldSignatureStore" event to let developers change the signature file name.

Fixed

• Rich Text Editor causing "Class JFactory not found" error when editing a submission.
• Radio/Dropdown/Checkbox field choices values would appear broken in some cases.
• Broken Transifex link in the Translations panel on the Dashboard page.
• Radio and Checkbox fields markup to pass accessibility standards.
• Emails shown as cf_email_2b6c0091a2a238e83d99602f when using Joomla cache.
• ActiveCampaign Task custom field values not saved properly in new contacts.
• Timezone Offset for {submission.date} Smart Tag in PDF Regeneration.
• Unpublished forms not appearing in export submissions form selector.
• "Failed to parse time string" Error in Joomla 6 DateTime Field in Submissions Edit View.
• Formatting of submission dates (created/modified) in the submissions list.
• An issue where the {user.name} Smart Tag returned usernames with inconsistent letter casing.
• An issue where uk-* attributes for anchor and button elements would be ignored in TinyMCE editor.
• Smart Tags not being saved when used inside HTML attributes in the TinyMCE editor.

Changed

• Improved Article Text mapping UI in the Content App.
• Updates translations.
• Renamed Submission date Smart Tags to {submission.dateCreated} and {submission.dateModified} for consistency.

v5.0.4
Fixed

• Honeypot v2 CSS override by template; input and label now stay hidden.

v5.0.3
Added

• Support for more file types in File Upload Field.
• Preview button to File Upload Field in submission edit.
• --skipPrepareContentRender argument to {convertforms X} shortcode.

Fixed

• Terms of Service field losing HTML formatting when email address present.
• Accessibility missing form label error for Honeypot and File Upload Fields.
• Phone Number Field issue after disabling Country Code Selector.
• Phone Number Field XML parse PHP error.
• PHP error when deleting last field in editor.
• {convertforms X} shortcode replaced with HTML in DPCalendar event edit.
• Low contrast in default field colors (AAA compliance).
• Incorrect renewal discount in Expired/Expiring notices.
• HubSpot error with Multiple Checkboxes properties.
• Missing toolbar buttons in WYSIWYG editors (Joomla 5).
• "Wrapper /plugins/system/nrframework/helpers/wrappers/NAME.php" not found PHP error.

Changed

• Heading field now uses CSS variables.
• Updated Campaigns deprecation messages in Email Notifications.
• ^ Smart Tags modifiers without value default to 'true'.

Added

• New option to add your own CSS rules to emails in Email Task.
• Support for blocks in Email Task body option.
• Automatic conversion of Email Task styles to inline styles for better email client support.

Fixed

• Email Task plain text version issues for better compatibility.
• Passwords shown in plain text in submissions list; they are now masked.
• Trigger column issue in #__convertforms_tasks table.
• Smart Tag returning empty when value is 0.

Changed

• User Account app no longer depends on Joomla's "Allow User Registration".
• {user.lastVisitDate} Smart Tag now uses DATE_FORMAT_LC5 format (Y-m-d H:i).

Added

• The "Require Password Reset" setting for the User Account Task.

Fixed

• "Session ID not found" issue with Honeypot v2.
• GetResponse custom fields not saved properly to new contacts under certain circumstances.
• Missing active menu item color in editor's left side bar.
• DateTime field's mindate/maxdate handling allowing selection of all times in the time picker.
• {user.field.FIELDNAME} Smart Tag ignoring --preparecustomfields option.