What Is Regular Labs and What Does It Offer?

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Regular Labs is a developer of extensions for Joomla!, the open-source content management system. It offers a catalog of 21 Pro extensions plus several free-only tools, covering module management, placing articles and modules anywhere on a page, custom code embedding, caching, CDN integration, modals, and more. Most extensions ship in both a FREE and a PRO version, and the site states its extensions are used on more than 100,000 websites. If you run Joomla and need finer control over where content appears or how the site behaves, Regular Labs is a relevant vendor to evaluate.

What kinds of extensions does Regular Labs offer?

The catalog groups into a few practical jobs. The table below maps the main extensions to what they do, based on the product list on the Regular Labs site.

Job Extension What it does Editions
Module control Advanced Module Manager Take control over modules in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Content placement Articles Anywhere Place articles anywhere in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Content placement Modules Anywhere Place modules anywhere in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Content placement Users Anywhere Place users anywhere in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Content relations Articles Field Connect other articles to your content item FREE & PRO
Code embedding Sourcerer Place any code in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Search and replace ReReplacer Advanced search and replace for Joomla! FREE & PRO
Search and replace DB Replacer Search and replace in your Joomla! database FREE & PRO
Conditional display Conditional Content Restrict content based on your conditions in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Content authoring Content Templater Make predefined content in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Content authoring Snippets Content placeholders in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Layout elements Tabs & Accordions Make content tabs and accordions in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Layout elements Modals Make modal popups in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Layout elements Tooltips Add tooltips in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Navigation Quick Index Add a table of contents quickly in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Performance Cache Cleaner Clean cache fast in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Performance CDN for Joomla! Use a Content Delivery Network in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Access and identity IP Login Auto login by IP address FREE & PRO
Access and identity GeoIP A geolocation library for Joomla! FREE
Privacy Email Protector Safely cloak email addresses in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Admin utilities Keyboard Shortcuts Hotkeys in Joomla! FREE & PRO
Admin utilities Better Frontend Link Link to the frontend page you need FREE
Admin utilities Extension Manager Install & update your Regular Labs extensions easily and quickly FREE
— What? Nothing! Just does nothing in Joomla! FREE & PRO

Several of these carry a "JED Top 100" or "JED Top 500" label on the site, referring to placement in the Joomla Extensions Directory rankings. That is a popularity signal, not a guarantee of fit for your specific site.

How do the free and Pro versions differ?

The site labels most extensions "FREE & PRO," meaning a free edition exists alongside a paid Pro edition. The product pages are the place to confirm exactly which features sit behind Pro for any given extension — the home page does not break down feature-level differences. A sensible approach is to install the free edition, test whether it covers your use case, and only then look at Pro.

Two extensions are listed as FREE only: GeoIP (a geolocation library) and Better Frontend Link. Extension Manager is also listed as FREE and is the tool for installing and updating the other Regular Labs extensions.

What does the Pro bundle cost?

The site advertises two bundle offers that include all 21 Regular Labs Pro extensions:

  • €49 per month, described as saving 70%
  • €299 per year, described as saving 85%

Payments are handled through Paddle. These figures come from the bundle offer text on the Regular Labs site; check the purchase page for current terms, renewal behavior, and what the discount is measured against before committing.

Who is it for?

Regular Labs extensions target Joomla site builders and administrators who find the core system's placement and display options too limited. Typical situations:

  • You want an article or module to appear inside another article's body, not just in a template position — Articles Anywhere and Modules Anywhere.
  • You need to embed PHP, JavaScript, or other code in content that Joomla's editor would otherwise strip — Sourcerer.
  • You want to show or hide blocks based on conditions such as user group or device — Conditional Content.
  • You want faster page loads through caching and a CDN — Cache Cleaner and CDN for Joomla!.

If you do not use Joomla, none of this applies; these are Joomla-specific extensions, not a standalone platform.

How do you get started?

  1. Identify the one or two jobs you need to solve from the table above, rather than installing the whole catalog.
  2. Download the free edition of that extension from its product page on regularlabs.com.
  3. Install it through Joomla's extension installer, or use the free Extension Manager to install and update Regular Labs extensions.
  4. Test the free edition against your actual content and template.
  5. If you hit a Pro-only feature, compare the monthly and yearly bundle prices and check the purchase page for terms.

Documentation, FAQs, and ticket support are linked from the site's Help section if you get stuck during setup.