This is a great solution for the webmaster who wants to restrict access to content based on user level. It works very simply. Just install it, and select the categories that should have restricted access. You don't need to drop tags into each story -- access restrictions takes place at the category level.

When content is restricted, the introtext is still visible to the user, followed by a link urging them to log in to read more. This is better than simply making the content invisible, since it lets you show non-members the breadth of content you have available while still requiring registration to read more.

I used to use a mambot called "accesstotext" for this, but it didn't work with Joomla 1.5 and the developer seems to have dropped off the radar. "Login to Read Fulltext" does the same thing, but works perfectly with Joomla 1.5.

I contacted the developer and asked if this could be developed to restrict access based on usergroup (author, etc.). Within 24 hours he responded with a modified version that does just that. Between this plugin and Joomla's built-in restrictions for registered vs. unregistered, I actually have three easy-to-use access levels: guest, registered, and whatever level is set in "Login to Read Fulltext." I have some content that everybody can read, some content that only registered guests can read, and some that is avaiable only to "members" of my site -- people I've added to the "author" group.

Thanks for a great tool!

Does exactly what it says -- no muss, no fuss. Works intuitively and seems to play nicely with everything else I have installed. Very flexible in terms of fields you can add.

Installs easily, looks great. Gives you a lot of control over how comments are implemented on your site. Tech support is very resposive.

The one little glitch I had was must a simple misunderstanding. The control panel has an option to let you "Limit comment on the following categories." It really should say "Limit comment to the following categories," since only categories you check will have comments enabled.

Does what it says -- no muss, no fuss. And it's smart enough to distinguish between a true external link and an external link in a wrapper (the "wrapped" content doesn't call a new window). A great tool.

This is a very nice addition to Joomla. It does exactly what it says, and does it simply. It's very easy to modify the names of the module positions on the "PDA" template so they don't overlap with existing positions in your default template. Once that's done, you can customize your PDA visitor's experience. Easy installation, no snags. Nice work!