The extension is easy to install and setup. But it has a really important limitation.

The definitionbot only finds terms that are written exactly like in the definition. But this is not enough in technical fields and languages like french spanish or german. Example: "maladie infectieuse" should also be found in "des maladies infectieuses", or "antiviral" also for "antiviraux", thorax/thoracique ... Many more examples almost every definition on my page don't work.

It must be possible to use alternatives for same defintion. Without it this extension is not so useful.

Just a little problem when ' and " are used in definition.

Good "extension". Isn't it ? is stored in the database like this : Good \"extension\". Isn\'t it ?

in frontend javascript can't display the result : 'Good \"extension\". Isn\\'t it ? '

That's all, good work, thanks.

We installed this on one of our sites and few days ago. It was super easy to install and configure and actually have it working. We discovered a problem today that our tech team is still working on. It seems the bot may have issues when using non-joomla products such as Docman and Artforms. Really hope we can get this working as it is a great product!

Good plugin but it has some php short tags in the sources. You will have to correct it if your server does not accept php short tags.

Backend:
admin.definition.php (328,360)
install.definitions (92)

Fontend:
definitions.php (356, 359)

I was looking for this kind of thing for some time, and it's PERFECT for how I am using it. To highlight words and allow definitions to instantly popup! Multiple sites will have this running.

I was looking for a component/plugin combination to create acronyms for my entire website.

My company is a non profit organization that deal with renewable resources with a lot of technical terms and policies (acronyms). I like the fact that the plugin allows you to customize the css and give you user friendly options for the look and feel of your mouse overs.

I really need to donate to these folks!

Very easy module, perfect for a technical site as I have full of jargon and acronyms. The download showed 4 files, one appearing to be an earlier com_mod. Only need the two. Did notice that if you turn the image to none, then you also need to turn parameters to no picture. Otherwise it shows the no image "X" beside the term but only in IE7. Doesn't matter in FireFox. Thanks for the extension.

It was very easy to install and even customize. I liked the extension very much and I am using it on two sites. Many thanks to the author - I made a very small contribution to this one by adding a content elements xml file allowing the users to translate their definitions through Joom!Fish.

This is an excellent extension for any website that contains technical terms that should be explained to the users. Installing it and setting it up was a matter of minutes, and it works without problems. There are sufficient options to customize the style of the popup boxes, and I particularly like it that one can decide whether it should only show a popup for the first instance of the term, or for every instance.

For the problem with Chinese characters, mentioned by a previous reviewer, there is a simple fix on the forum which will also be included in the next version.

So I give this extension full marks.

This is a very good component!

I rated it 4 stars because I found one flaw: it can't show definition for terms in Chinese characters.

I tested this component by creating two terms: one is English, one is Chinese. The former can be found in the article and shown definition, but the latter can't be recognized.

Hope the author will fix this soon. Thanks.

Good job !!!

Works great. Experienced some problems with é,à and others while seing \ being added in front of '.

Been able to fix the \' problem by adding stripslashes() in front of tdefinition variables in the pluging and the component. Tried to post that fix on the developpers forum but it wouldn't let me create an account...

For the accents, problem is not with the terms but only with the menus (edit, create, and else). As i'm using firefox, i changed the encoding on the fly and noticed the encoding of these items was in Western ISO-8859-1. Tried to change encoding in the php files but it wont work.

Anyhow, this add-on is great !!!

Thanks,

PL

So far, it's taken me a little bit less than half an hour to read about, download, install, configure, and write my first glossary definition, then test. It worked like a charm. I'll be looking for problems as I go, but for now I have to give this extension 5 stars. Bravo!

Im a beginner user and have installed the 6 zipped files that come with this component.
Got it working, started manually writing in each term with its category. Linked it to the main menu started viewing the product.
My concern is the extra level of navigation when you click glossary. Terms are not listed its a search through system.
Not really what i was after. Also there is a link at the bottom called Definition which when click re-directs user to the site of the downloaded component.
I was not really keen on this product.
Give it a go doesn't hurt to try if you can use it better then tell me how.
sincerely

I have been hunting for something like this for several months now. This is very easy to install, even easier to configure and use. 5 Starts to the author.

I was searching for this kind of functionality for a really long time. It is really easy to install and it works as it is supposed to work. You might have some troubles with some templates as it doesn't show in the right position, but you can choose to use your browsers tooltip bar. It works really well.
Thanks for this great component and plugin.