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Sigsiu Online Business Index 2 (SOBI 2) Hot ComponentcomponentModulemodulePluginpluginLanguagelanguage
Rating
246 votes
Developer:Sigrid Suski & Radek Suski Version:RC 2.8.6 (Updated 107 days ago)
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Compatibility:Compatible with Joomla! 1.5 LegacyCompatible with Joomla! 1.0
Views: 436,942 License:LGPLv2.1
Favoured:
273
Type:Non-Commercial
Date Added:Sep 11, 2006
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Sigsiu Online Business Index 2 (SOBI 2)
SOBI 2 - Sigsiu Online Business Index 2 is a directory component for the WCMS Mambo and Joomla! to show entries of companies, clubs, persons, shops, products, aso.
The entries are divided into categories, which can contain subcategories. One entry can be entered in several categories. The companies/clubs/persons enter themselves in the index. Registered users can modify or delete their entries. Entries can be renewed by the user if they expire.

Using the integrated Category & Entry Manager in the back-end, all categories and entries can be managed comfortably. Entries and categories can be deleted, unpublished and moved.

A Fields Manager can be used to configure each field entirely. This concerns the ordering, obligatory fields, fees, field length (width of field and number of characters), field type (textfield, textarea, checkbox, checkbox group, select list, text code or calendar), search methods, in which view a field should be shown (Category View and/or Details View), and much more. An unlimited number of new custom fields can be added.

For each entry two images can be uploaded (besides the linked images in the description). The images will be resized to a predefined size. With the URL field "image" it is possible to add fields for linked images.

An alpha index is available to show only entries starting with a specified letter. Also only the most popular entries and categories, the recently updated entries, the new entries or entries by tags (mata keywords) can be shown.

To let the customer pay for the not for free options easily, a connection to PayPal is integrated.

In a menu module all categories can be shown in tree view or all main categories in a flat view. An extended search function gives the possibility to search within the existing values of one or more fields or within a specific category.

SOBI 2 works with "Register Globals" and "Register Globals Emulation" off.
SOBI 2 is the big brother of SOBI and suitable for those users, which need the wide possibilities of configuration and subcategories.
Features:

* Multi-Level Categories (unlimited nesting depth)
* Adding Multiple Subcategories at once
* User definable fields (textarea/inputbox/checkbox/checkbox group/select list/calendar)
* Wide possibilities of configuration
* Dynamic Page Titles (SEO)
* RSS Feeds (configurable to show latest, random, etc. entries)
* Configurable Way Search (Routing) Function
* Integrated Google Maps connection
* Security Image for spam protection (not Joomla! 1.5.x)
* Extended Search Function
* Category Search
* Integrated Version Checker
* Anonymous entry and/or for registered users (only)
* Edit and delete functions for the user (via front-end)
* Quick Edit/Edit in Place function
* Show all entries of one user
* Integrated Wysiwyg-Editor (front-end)
* Meta Keywords & Description (SEO)
* Show entries by tags (meta keys)
* Image Upload (max size configurable)
* Supports field URLs http, email, linked image and linked media file (video/audio)
* Text code field for Add/Edit Entry form to show individual information
* Connection to Paypal
* Category & Entry Manager
* Fast Sigsiu Tree for categories selection
* CSS file editable within back-end (w/o Codepress)
* Templates for Details View and V-Card, editable within back-end (w/o Codepress)
* Template for Add/Edit Entry form, editable within back-end (w/o Codepress)
* Template Parser with Syntax Checking
* Language Manager to install new languages
* Confirmation emails for author and/or system operator
* User group for system emails selectable (multiple selection possible)
* Email Templates with placeholders for various data, editable via back-end
* Alphabetical index for category and entry selection
* Show most popular entries and categories (or entries only)
* Show new & recently updated entries
* Cache Function for acceleration
* Debug Mode
* Plugin Manager and Plugin Interface for 3rd party plugins
* Extension for OpenSEF available
* Menu module (tree or flat view) available
* Searchbot (plugin) for standard Joomla! Search function available
* Various plugins available
* Various modules available

The following language packages are available:

* Arabic (frontend only)
* Basque (frontend only)
* Brasilian-Portuguese
* Bulgarian UTF-8
* Catalan
* Croatian
* Czech (frontend only)
* Danish (frontend only)
* Dutch
* English (already integrated in the SOBI2 full package)
* Finnish
* French
* French (frontend only; without apostrophe)
* German formal (already integrated in the SOBI2 full package)
* German formal UTF-8
* German informal (already integrated in the SOBI2 full package)
* Greek
* Hebrew (frontend only)
* Hungarian
* Indonesian
* Italian
* Polish
* Polish UTF-8
* Portuguese
* Romanian (frontend only)
* Russian
* Serbien (frontend only)
* Simplified Chinese
* Slovenian
* Spanish
* Swedish (frontend only)
* Thai UTF-8 (frontend only)
* Traditional Chinese (frontend only)
* Turkish

Please note: not all language packages are fully translated. Missing texts are always in English.

Demo Sites:
SOBI2 as Extensions Directory http://mambo.sigsiu.net/
SOBI2 as Companies Directory http://joomla.sigsiu.net/

SOBI 2 is released under the GNU/LGPL license.

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Love it by antonio_at, March 5, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
SOBI2 is the most adaptive, the fastest, the most usable and tweakable directory extension for Joomla.
I use it for a business site I have.
I love the templating system within it. Very easy to adapt and integrate it to your website. The code is valid XHTML which I have tested and run in almost all popular browsers. Overall I have to say this script impressed me, and is the best free script I have found.


Competent and friendly developer by pirovic, March 4, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
I installed Sobi2 on my webserver and bought the Radius Search Plugin from Mr. Suski. It is easy to install and fullfills all of my requirements. More important is the service provided to sobi2 clients. You may contact Mr. Suski and he will provide you with competent and quick solutions.
Waiting for further releases of Sobi2.


One of the best directory components out! by imtravie, March 4, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
Sobi2, is most probobly one of the best directory style components out there at the moment. Perfect for any category based listings system, such as yellow pages style directories. The ability to have an unlimited number of categories is fantastic, instead of being tied into the section / category system of Joomla, which might suffice for normal sites, but falls apart when you look at multiple level directories. The modular nature of the component, through plugins available makes adding extra features such as Radius Search, or Featured listings very simple, bringing further options to your site.

I would highly reccomend this component to anyone wanting to start a business directory.


Exactly what I was looking for. by Stuff4Toys, March 4, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
Installed, configured and ran just as advertised. These guys did a wonderful job. Enough Superlatives? Not Yet!


5 stars by wolon, March 1, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
Almost all of the reviews are 5 stars. You simply can't find a better component than SOBI2.
Great features, easy customization, mega support, and they are always working on a new version.
Next release is going to be amazing.
Ease of setup,installation was a breeze, very rich in features, better than expected!


A Truely Amazing Component by wriavicr, February 28, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
Just explored this programm, and messed around with it.
It is simply amazing, the most advanced component out there so far.
It is hard to believe that this system was put together by two person.
The quality of the Javascript, PHP, design, software design, graphics, and even the documentation is like that of a highly-tuned.
I have to agree wiht so many other here: easy to install, excelent documentation, flexible. Simply said, a great program.
I really mean PROGRAM, because it is not a script anymore


Good Business Directrory component by opensourcefan, February 23, 2008
Good Business directory component, but lacks some logical features like sub category search. Needs customization

Bugs I found
Search wont work, throws txt output on screen


Wonderfull component by charlynancy, February 23, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
The number of functionalities is incredible.
It's a "must have" component


This is an excellent extension by ice_d, February 14, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
I'm using this extension since about 6 months and I have to say it's very great. It is easy to install and use.
This is one of the first really professional components I installed and I've even bougth many commercial components. It is a very good directory and the support is really great.
The templates providing a lot of flexibility and make it possible to customize the directory and adapt it to your needs.
Templates are easy to tweak with even basic HTML/PHP knowledge and the documentation for the templates on the homepage is very clear and provide many examples.I'm missing only the templates for the categories self and I really hope that it will be implemented soon.
The best in this component are the custom fields. You can define so many fields as you need and since there is also template for the add entry form it is possible to use this directory for almost all. This product is first class.
Very easy to configure and works like a charm.


Very customizable by Maja84, February 13, 2008
I very impressed about the possibility to customize this component.
I saw it as Yellow Pages, software directory (similar to this site), as classified ads component, as offers directory on car dealer site, as software reviews and ranking site, and even as bug tracker. It is indeed very impressing. And I probably still didn't saw all ....


first class component by dany_p, February 11, 2008
Very easy to configure and works like a charm.
This component is simply first class and the support by authors is the best. An absolutely perfect edition to my site.


very good by goryl, February 6, 2008
Really great program and very customizable. If something doesn't work for you like need it, you can customize it and fit to your needs. You will get the best possible support in the forum and the documentation is really great.
Just missing Joomla 1.5 support but it will be implemented (see roadmap)


Good stuff! by Laus, February 5, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
I am no expert Joomla Programmer, I have only a few months worth of experience so I was a bit worried about taking on this Business Index and getting it to work for me as I wanted it to list Tourist Sites and Accommodation.

It took me about a day to get my head into it, but when I was up to speed it did everything I asked of it and more, the CSS and Templates are so easy to edit that it is a joy to work with. The back up is also very good, always get a reply same day, which you rarely need as the support forum has most things covered already.

It has a few rough edges and minor bugs which do not effect its usability one bit, and if you look in the forums, they are all covered with good explanations.

I was so happy with it I felt brave enough to join the Beta Testing Team. And the amount of people supporting that is vast so the only way is up for future releases.


Looks real good... but not for a big directory by georgew, January 23, 2008
The package looks really good, but it falls apart with a small number of categories.

A typical yellow pages has over 10 thousand categories. Sobi2 grinds to a halt at around 500 categories... before you even get around to putting directory entries in!

Even if you have a nested tree of categories, where the top level has only a small number of categories, it can't handle the large number of subcategories.

It is useless for a large site.

For a small site it looks real good!


Owner's reply:
I never saw directory having over 10 thousand categories because it does not make sense. If You need so much categories You should consider Your design because Your design is evidently wrong.

However we have tested SOBI2 with over 50 000 (sub)categories and it is no problem.

Of course it will not work correctly on a free, or very cheap server. You cannot run Quake 4 on a machine with Pentium 300 MHz CPU and 32 MB RAM .... sorry

Cool thing by jKin, January 22, 2008
1 of 1 people find this review helpful:
This is the most configurable component I ever installed on my Joomla site.
And it is absolutely professional. You can set all debug levels to maximum and you will never see warning or even small notice.

Kudos to the developers


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