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_{JAutomations – Workflow Automation for Joomla}

Build advanced workflows using Email, Telegram, Webhooks, WhatsApp Cloud API, and Convert Forms integrations without writing custom code.

Designed for Joomla 5 and Joomla 6, JAutomations includes a scalable queue-processing architecture, execution logs, monitoring tools, retry handling, delayed actions, and smart conditional workflows.

🚀 Core Features

✔ Multi-step automation workflows

✔ Automation conditions and smart filtering

✔ Step-level conditional execution

✔ Delayed workflow actions

✔ Background queue processing

✔ Retry system for failed jobs

✔ Execution logs and monitoring dashboard

✔ Real-time workflow statistics

✔ Telegram notifications

✔ Email actions

✔ Webhook integrations

✔ User events automation

✔ Joomla 5 & Joomla 6 compatible

✔ Lightweight and scalable architecture

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⚡ Supported Events

Content Events

• Article Created
• Article Updated

User Events

• User Registered
• User Updated

Form Events (Pro Edition)

• Convert Forms Submission

JAutomations is built on an extensible event architecture that allows future support for additional Joomla and third-party integrations.

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New in Version 1.3.1

• Improved Frontend Article Trigger
• Better Email, Telegram, Webhook and WhatsApp messaging
• Improved reliability and execution stability
• Full update support for Joomla 5 and Joomla 6

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🔀 Smart Conditions & Workflow Logic

JAutomations supports advanced conditions at multiple levels.

Automation-Level Conditions

Run workflows only when specific conditions are met.

Examples:

• Category equals News
• Article status is Published
• Author equals specific user
• Custom content filtering

Step-Level Conditions

Each workflow step can define its own execution rules.

Examples:

• Send Telegram notification only for Featured Articles
• Execute Webhook only for specific categories
• Send WhatsApp notifications conditionally
• Execute actions based on form values

This allows highly flexible and intelligent Joomla automations.

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🔧 Actions & Integrations

Available Actions

• Email
• Telegram
• Webhook

Pro Actions

• WhatsApp Cloud API

Current Integrations

• Joomla Content Events
• Joomla User Events
• Convert Forms (Pro)
• Telegram Bot API
• Meta WhatsApp Cloud API
• External APIs via Webhooks

Additional integrations and action providers are planned for future releases.

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⚙ Multi-Step Workflow Engine

Create automation workflows containing multiple actions executed in sequence.

Features include:

• Unlimited workflow steps (Pro)
• Step ordering
• Delayed execution
• Continue-on-failure support
• Action chaining
• Workflow branching using conditions
• Frontend Content Triggers
• Native Joomla 5 & Joomla 6 Update Support

Build simple notifications or complex business processes directly inside Joomla.

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📋 Convert Forms Integration (Pro Edition)

JAutomations Pro integrates directly with Convert Forms.

Features include:

• Trigger automations from form submissions
• Support multiple forms with dedicated automations
• Form-specific workflow mapping
• Dynamic field payload processing
• Email, Telegram, WhatsApp and Webhook actions after submission

Perfect for lead management, customer notifications, CRM integrations, and workflow automation.

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⚙ Queue & Background Processing

JAutomations includes a built-in queue engine designed for reliable workflow execution.

Features:

• Background execution via Cron Jobs
• Delayed actions
• Retry attempts for failed jobs
• Pending / Success / Failed tracking
• Execution history logs
• Queue monitoring dashboard
• Asynchronous processing
• Improved execution reliability and workflow stability

This architecture allows automations to execute safely without affecting website performance.

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📊 Monitoring & Diagnostics

Track automation activity through:

• Execution Logs
• Workflow History
• Dashboard Statistics
• Queue Monitoring
• Success & Failure Tracking
• Automation Diagnostics

Quickly identify issues and monitor workflow performance from a centralized interface.

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🚀 Free vs Pro Edition

Free Edition

• Multi-step workflows (limited)
• Email actions
• Telegram notifications
• Webhook integrations
• Queue processing
• Logs & Dashboard

Pro Edition

• WhatsApp Cloud API Integration
• Convert Forms Integration
• Unlimited Automations
• Unlimited Workflow Steps
• Advanced Workflow Capabilities

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💡 Example Use Cases

• Send Telegram alerts when articles are published
• Notify teams about user registrations
• Trigger external APIs automatically
• Send automated emails
• Process Convert Forms submissions
• Send WhatsApp notifications
• Connect Joomla with CRM systems
• Build approval workflows
• Automate lead generation processes
• Create marketing and publishing automations

JAutomations transforms Joomla into a complete workflow automation platform, allowing developers, businesses, and organizations to automate Joomla processes, integrate external services, and build enterprise-grade workflows without custom coding.