So, what is new in Contacular since my last post? Quite a bit actually. It is now at version 0.15 and has the following additional features.

1. Fully bespoke, custom contact forms for your websites, allowing to define custom fields for your contact forms
2. File upload field type meaning your users can upload an image or document to your contact form and it will be quickly e-mailed to you
3. Ability to restrict file uploads to specific types for added security
4. Use of a PHP mailer class to increase flexibility instead of using the default PHP mail() function
5. Added multiple preset form types for near instant integrations.
6. Many code improvements and optimisations

For all other changes that have happened in Contacular, take a look at the Contacular change log.

I’m still getting lots of feedback in about Contacular and am continually working to improve it. So tell me what you think in the comments below, or contact me regarding Contacular directly.

So, what is Contacular?

Contacular is an open source contact form generator and processor written in PHP. It is designed to be used as either a complete PHP contact form solution, with full validation and e-mailing, or as an initial code base for web development to build upon. I’ve designed Contacular to be really simple to get up and running with and yet still be very expandable. The entire system is object-orientated and open source licensed.

A quick overview of the features of Contacular:

1. Fully integrated contact form solution
2. Simple generation of contact forms
3. Many built-in Contacular contact form types
4. Integrated reCAPTCHA human check / spam protection support
5. Adoption of existing website styling (CSS) wherever possible
6. Form field validation in all forms
7. Automatic validation error reporting
8. Advanced validation – e.g. checking submitted e-mail addresses are from real domains
9. E-mailing form results to one or more recipients
10. GPL licensed, open source, object orientated code base
11. Tested in multiple browsers on multiple platforms
12. Seamless upgrading to new versions – just download and replace the files
13. Easily expandable
14. More on the way…

Take a look at the how to use Contacular guide, and if you’re interested, go ahead and download Contacular. The latest version is always at the top, with that download page also containing the Contacular change log.