formers/former

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1333 stars · 201 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Former is a PHP form builder library with a fluent API for creating and formatting HTML forms, primarily targeting Laravel but usable stand-alone. It automatically generates markup compatible with CSS frameworks like Bootstrap and Foundation, and handles field repopulation and validation error rendering.

Use cases

• build HTML forms in Laravel with a fluent API
• generate Bootstrap-compatible form markup in PHP
• repopulate form fields after validation errors
• render validation error messages next to affected fields
• create forms in PHP without a framework
• add HTML5 validation attributes to form fields programmatically

When to choose

• you're building server-rendered Laravel or PHP apps with lots of forms
• you want automatic Bootstrap or Foundation form markup
• you need built-in repopulation and error message handling

When to avoid

• you build SPA or JavaScript-rendered frontends where forms are handled client-side
• you use modern Laravel form scaffolding or Livewire/Inertia instead of server-side form helpers
• you need a CSS framework other than Bootstrap or Foundation

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

form-handling templating ui-components web-development frontend developer-tools php laravel-package form-builder bootstrap foundation fluent-api web-server

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