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 Developer:Franz Koessinger Version:1.1.0a (Updated 142 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 NativeCompatible with Joomla! 1.0
Views: 9,328 License:GPLv2.0
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5
 Type:Non-Commercial
Date Added:Jan 11, 2008
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It is rather more a raffle than a lottery extension and allows up to 5 answers to one question. You can define various raffles running until individual deadlines. Most of it ought to be selfexplaining. It comes with german and english language files. Help in further translations would be appreciated. Also the english version nedded some 'native' support. Joom!Fish xml file now ready for download!
Added a patch for download comprising a captcha and a minor change of the layout (looks better in IE now).
A native alpha-version of the component for Joomla 1.5.3 is available for download for registered users. It allows up to 6 answers and the option of a text answer, and it uses some of the advanced features of Joomla 1.5.3 in the backend administration. Please test it and give me some feedback.

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User Reviews (3)
Finally a component for simple competitions by simon_slee, March 11, 2008
I have been looking for a component to manage simple competitions for along time and this component does the job very well.

While I agree with the other reviews that there are a number of enhancements that could make this a more powerful component (such as text based answers), I can say that after contacting the owner and discussing some modifications the owner was very helpful, was able to make the modifications I needed and the level of support was excellent!

I recommend to anyone that if this component is close to what you need contact the owner and discuss enhancements.


A component with potential by stulic, January 13, 2008
I like this component and its basic features, although I must say there's a lot of work to do to make it an excellent extension for Joomla.

At the moment there's an option of having several different raffles at the time, but no option of having several different questions under one raffle. This would allow the use of the component as a quiz also, not only as a raffle with one question.

There are also some code changes essential, but knowing this is a new component, I think it has potential for growth and improvement.


Owner's reply:
Thanks a lot for your review and please let me know which code changes are essential from your point of view. I am an absolute joomla newbie, so I am gratefull for any hints on improvements for the next version.

I am currently planning a revised version of the component, in regard to functionality as well as security.

I am still unsure, whether I should implement the feature of several different questions. I posted the component in this category, because I could not find any closer, but it was originally not intended to be a quiz-component. There have been other people wishing for poll-features, and I think that is done fine by the poll-component. Of course one could implement all kinds of features. In bavaria we call this attempt "Eierlegende Woll-Milch-Sau", meaning a pig that gives eggs, milk, wool and meat at the same time.

A good one! by Seroc, January 11, 2008
I have been looking for at component like this for a long time now and was happy to read about this. The installation was easy and very straight forward. Creating a lottery with a question was also easy and so was publishing it. One thing I did miss out first time was that I forgot to look at the parameters after adding the lottery to my menu - a note about this would be great!

One thing I miss is the possibility to have more than one question. Maybe this is an upcomming feature, but since I donīt know German I donīt know.

With some added features such as multiple questions and maýbe other ways to answear, like in a textfield this will be a really good component!


Owner's reply:
Thanks a lot for your review. I will put more clearly in the next readme-file the role of the parameters of the menu for the component.

I am currently thinking about the possibility of more than one question, but am not sure yet whether I should implement it and what would be the best way to do so.

What would be the functionality you would expect from other ways to answer, like in a textfield? How to evaluate the answer? Parse it for some given keywords?. Or just store it for some unknown later evaluation?

I will open a new english forum on my page for the discussion of additional features and other improvements that could be done for the next version of the component.