I have used this component on 1.0.x and had little trouble, and it was usually my own.

Since the ByoSTech site has gone "Charter" pay per use, I have seen no real improvement in the product, very little forethought and even less progress in the current 1.5.6 version.

The installation "guide" is not current, the Zend Optimized files don't work with my Zend 2.2 install, and I can't get responses from the company.

The forum is stagnant and unanswered. After using JACL for many years, I can say, its not worth it ANY more...Lets just hope that J1.6 and beyond can handle this internally so that we no longer have to wait for hacks and rip-offs to accomplish what a site needs.

This component will make you appreciate the sites that really do support their work for free! If you don't donate to their cause, you'll wind up with JACL...and very few can use it.

First I'd like to give some fair and accurate information concerning this company:

1.) The support is good,and despite sometimes being lost in their system, they are attentive to discussions.
2.) Vlad and his team will try to help you work out your problems.

But, I'd like to point out issues with this component before you pay for it.

First, it DOES NOT synchronize CB after initial registration. It won't pass user groups, or synchronize passwords upon new password requests. This component costs too much to customize to work with JACL or AEC to pass periodic changes in a user account, profile or access level.

This is NOT a synchronization component in its truest form. It will initiate passing of names/usernames and general information to subsites upon registration (or in reverse if requested) but it doesn't compare email addresses, and it won't deliver any changes to the CB database, the user group or passwords.

It's a great product concept, but it is misrepresented on their website, by name and forget getting it customized without a great deal of problems. We've been working on getting these issues through them, but it has taken almost two months to get a working product, only to find out that you get charged more if they don't understand your request.

I applaud their effort but warn against using this component if you have specific needs, because their website description is a little unclear. Make sure you ask the direct and succinct questions about your needs, or you will be disappointed and out valuable money for a product you can't use the way it is represented.

This has been a real timesaver, and allows for extended content. The only problem I have is that titles for the modules should be optional.

Other than that...BRAVO

Wolf

The component is excellent. The only real problems I see are the lack of a save/apply button on the "Add Album/Single" administrators panel, and that there isn't a more direct upload for the artists themselves.

I'm hooked, and will be on board to help as needed...but hope that this continues to grow, because I have a client that is greatly interested in this process.

Wolf.