Great product and great support.

We have been working with Rapid Recipe at allfoodsnatural.com for well over a year –the fact we could use such a great component was one of the reasons why we decided to install Joomla!

This component was easy to install, it works as it is supposed to, upgrades have been straightforward and support answers fast if you have any question –and to any suggestions. The product has been improved continuously –we like very much the recent SEO friendly URLs.

I had a few issues with the install. This is written for Joomla 1.0 and simply will not install under 1.5. I wrote for support and received it quickly. Once installed I was very pleased with the ease of use.

Owner's reply:
I need to clarify V.J.’s post here, we have a version Rapid Recipe for Joomla 1.0.x and a Version for Joomla 1.5.x, and you cannot install Rapid Recipe for Joomla 1.0.x into Joomla 1.5.x.

This is a good product because it does exactly what it's supposed to do. It will allow you to organize all of your recipes, it's easy and the out put is clean and attractive. The administration layout flows very well from description, to ingredients, to steps and has room for additional comments. Then you click some check boxes to categorize your recipes into categories that you create. I just don't see how it could be much easier.

I wanted to move the eval version to another domain and had some issues but support was very responsive and my site is up and running now with about 30+ healthy recipes and I'll be adding more at HelpAFatGuyOut.com in the next week or so. This is my first step away from another CMS so I'm learning Joomla as I type.

I'd like to see a few additions to this product and I might approach them about that but it works fine and is worth the small cost.

Easy to implement. I did have some questions about the configuration and needed some help with the most recent upgrade - Rick and his team were fantastic. In most cases answers and/or fixes were delivered in less than 24 hours.

This is an extension that does what it says with very little customization.

Keep up the good work!

I purchased their extension, it installed easily and ran smoothly. I did have a bit of an issue using the trial version because I had a different extension installed that does not work with AJAX, though this is not a reflection on Rapid Source - Just worth mentioning in case someone else is in the same position, fortunately the 'conflict' only presents itself on the trial. =]

I also had Rick do some customization for me, and he did a fantastic job. Answered my questions thoroughly, had a speedy turn-around, explained everything in a clear & understandble manner - and basically could not have been better to work with.

I have recommended this software to others on my own and have no reservations recommending it within the Joomla site. Many extensions are free, but when they involve the massive amount of code and design that this one does, along with updates and a help desk, the nominal feee that Rapid Source charges for this extension is absolutely within reason and acceptable. Hopefully they will add more extensions to their collection!

This is a must have extension. Installation and setup is VERY easy and straight forward. The documentation on their web site is excellent. Rapid Recipe is fully and easily customizable and it effortlessly and seamlessly integrated with my site. Most important the support is awesome! Thank you Rick.

I tried all the other recipe items listed here but Rapid Recipe was the best. I wasn't thrilled about having to pay for it but after trying the others I just wasn't satisfied. I had trouble installing it at first but Rick just installed it for me - great service, by the way - and I've been using it ever since.

The only reason I rated this 4 stars (instead of 5) is that I think the price is a little high. Note however, that I paid the $60 bucks.

Upgrading, service, and everything else, including the ability to customize this product has just been great. A great experience overall, particularly for someone just getting into their own website.

The extended family has decided to create a family recipe book and now I'm glad that I have Rapid Recipe; My in-laws are not that web-savvy and this product will make it easier for them.

My choice for recipe management indeed.
Matt

Pros:
- Install was simple and direct. I was up and running in minutes.
- Effective UI. Learning to navigate the system was easy (less than 10 minutes). Adding recipes was straightforward and "hooking" them into the Cuisine/Ingredient/etc catalog was direct.
- Depth: A carefully edited tool set which provides all the structures and features required to catalog and administer 1,000s of recipes.
- Well thought out CSS. For design reasons I needed to tightly integrate rapid-recipe into my existing website. The rapid-recipe CSS made my modifications easy and straightforward.
- I get to focus on content. The tool has allowed me to think more about my recipes than the website. Exactly what I wanted.
- Customer service. I contacted them regarding a feature request and found them to be the most responsive and receptive I've encountered in the industry in 20 years.

Cons:
Not many & certainly not major. But based upon my experience with their customer service -- I trust that they will listen and balance my suggestions along with other customers' requests.

Bottom line:
I'm a happy camper.

Rapid Recipe is hands down the best Recipe component for Joomla that I have used. Before trying Rapid Recipe I suffered through the lack of flexibility with the Ricettario component as well as the complete lack of support. Rapid Recipe successfully diagnosed any support questions that I had immediately and returned a solution. As stated in a previous review the also added some of my suggestions into the new version! Wow!!!

The learning curve for this component is very short making it easy to apply to your site. Also the different modules also make displaying your Recipes in an exciting manner a reality.

I recommend Rapid Recipe to EVERYONE...

Special thanks to Konstantinos for his continued support and implementation of my ideas! Great work guys!

I have to tip my hat to Rick for his excellent customer service. Never before with any other 3rd party product has service been so great. The software is nothing less either. It is very easy to navigate and learn. It offers an easy solution to maintaining your recipe database. I highly recommend this product as well as the different packages, where you can bundle several things together for a discount. Well done!

This is a great tool for building a recipe site and a huge time saver. It was extremely easy to use and I had the site up and running in no time. It's also very easy to use on the front end when people are adding recipes. Highly recommended.

Rapid recipe is the simply the best recipe software for Joomla. Support is simply amazing. I have not had this kind of support even with over 20 extensions that I have bought or other internet support. The software is updated quite frequently and even some of my suggestions were incorporated into the new version! Also, the new version has RSS feeds of the recipes just received, which makes promoting the site even easier. The recipe site using the software is doing quite well in Google, being indexed quickly. The backend is organized very well, with a ton of categories only requiring a click to add your recipe to them. Highly recommended!

Hi,
I am using this component for my site. I have to say its fantastic and very easy to work with but not sure how to fix some of the parts. Like how to show the home>recipe>category...in the top of the page.
Except some minor glitch this component is a charm. Thanks

I was looking for a recipe indexing script a long time, and then i found this one. it's really a great one, with even better support (the support is almost instant!!). I also bought it and i must say that i'm very satisfied.

I wanted to setup a recipes website but i had no idea on how to do it, as i was absolutely no familiar with programming languages. First i found Joomla and it saved me a lot of time, then after i've tried other Recipes administration modules i wanted to give a try to Rapid Recipes. No way guys, you better don't waste your time with something else because this module does it all. Self installed in 2 minutes, other few minutes to figure out how ot work in the admin panel and after 10 minutes i went online with my first recipe. That's all, no hassle, no programming needed. When i wanted to make some changes i've asked for help to the Rapid-Source support and i couldn't believe they would be so fast, kind and helpful. Thank you guys, keep up with the good work.