This is a great component that is easy to install, configure, and manage.

From function to style Community Builder is highly recommended component.

I would like to recommend this community tool to any newbies like me. I don't know how can anybody say it's too complex. Ok, it took me about 30 min to read the installation package, but then step by step you install component, modules and that's it... All is needed to be done is to play with it and change the fields as you wish. It's really simple and I fully recommended it to newcomers to Joomla or CB. I was bit scared reading other's comments about complexity, those who write it's complex, haven't seen the complex yet.
5 thumbs up

I installed this after reading all the raving reviews and must say that its good. I have yet to figure out all of it but from what I can see it's good. I'll come back soon to make futher comments

This is an incredibly useful and in my opinion easy to use and set up tool that greatly enhances the somewhat limited default Joomla user management functionality. I cannot recommend this highly enough

Ugly Tabs, not very eye candy. a little confusing at times. but seems to be the only community type extension available. am thinking about using it again, but it is so ugly.

C.B. is very good. I think it should be the core component of Joomla.

This is a great component.
You also have to use a little brain, and READ the txt file before installing and upgrading.

Also, you have to read and learn about CB. This is not just a simple "click and run". If you want to use the power of CB, you have to learn about it.
Its not hard, but takes a little time, and its great.

They are quick. After the 1.13 update, they came with a quick fix, due to joomlas new "options".

Thumbs up

This easily brings the most to your site, once you install this their is probably a hundred add ons for it, I have an xbox gaming community and this has been part of the reason for its success. Thanks to the creator!

Excellent component, infinite number of configurable fields. So now I have the database and some test users registered. So How do I get in the region of 800 members from Excel via CSV to the database?

CB Juice doesn't work for me for some reason.

My fields are identical to the ones in the Excel file (I made sure of that) but juice keeps showing errors.
Come on CB incorporate an easy upload data feature and I will be able to say CB is Excellent in every way.

This is a great extension and it was easy to install. I now use it together with my Joomla community of friends and family all over the world.

It certainly serves as the HUB of my Communities which I run on multiple domains. It also allows me to fiddle less with the Global Configuration in Joomla, always a plus!

I also enjoy a community of extensions surrounding this which seems to ensure the longetivity of it. Thanks!

This is an absolutely awesome extension. Out of the box it overrides Joomla's default user management system, letting you add extra fields, allowing users to edit their profiles and upload avatars. Users can talk to each other via email and view each other's profiles. There are a huge number of lovely little touches, for example you can hide fieds when the user first registers so the user is not overwhelmed by a massive form.

Installation was easy but not trivial. A helpful readme file was included which took me through the process of publishing the correct modules and disabling the standard user login functionality. Overall, this is a very impressive piece of work and I'm looking forward to playing with it further!

I agree with many of the other users comments. Undoubtably it should be the de facto standard and incorporated into the joomla module from the start as boy!, is it scary to install.
Even practice loading it offline, prior to installing online did not give me much confidence when it came down to it. I had put a number of joomla extensions online over a 6 month period but this was the toughest mentally, though in the end, it wasn't so bad but I did end up posting a none existent problem to the joomopalis forum.
I haven't yet got the club secretary's go ahead to pay for the manual but I think it will be well worth it (and necessary) for the future. The loading of the plugins through the program was, in itself, something new for me. Why is it necessary to have separate plugins for a security capcha and registration feedback? as this combines to make the whole installation process even tougher. I've also installed the birthday module, which I'm stll working on and haven't quite sorted out, the option for it not to be displayed.
As yet I haven't used joomla 1.5, but certainly it would be a more powerful attraction if this was the standard user login.
Club members can now securely enter personal details and admin officials can easily access them. There are so many options, which is great but there are also awkward terms such as synchonise the database and other difficulties that frighten the newbie and may put off potential users. Once in place, the package appears excellent and it is likely, that more developers will create addins but the run up is very hard and I'm still pouring through the free manual and scared the package is going to turn around and bite me for my troubles

Hello,
I love this component it make my work very simply.
Very simple to install and It work fine.
Just on suggestion try it.

Thank,
Richard

Community builder is a necessary feature of any joomla site trying to have a community (not just content driven) feeling. I needed to create a daily coaching media component for our website and ol' faithful Community Builder allowed me to gather the required information about the user (which I needed to determine gender and their fitness level) by just adding fields to the profile. I also found the plethora of plugins tailored to work with community builder like Mamblog and CB Profile Gallery to be just what I needed. They all integrate into the person's profile, so it feels like a cohesive unit. This is more than a component, it is like myspace within joomla because it has so many plugins available for it