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Phoca Guestbook with Captcha 
Version
1.3.2 (last update on Dec 31, 2008)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
60
Favoured
43
License
GPL
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
82245
Date Added
14 November 2007
Requirements:
- Joomla! 1.5
Documentation
http://www.phoca.cz/documentation/category/3-phoca-guestbook-component
Demo:
http://www.phoca.cz/demo/
byzed2009 on April 20, 2009
extremely easy to install & set up, and does exactly what you need. the captcha system works great and the layout is perfect.
a no-fuss, no-hassle module that is simple yet perfect.. well worth the download!
a no-fuss, no-hassle module that is simple yet perfect.. well worth the download!
byBeachDaze on April 19, 2009
Very easy setup for a really great extension. Documentation is so much better than most. Thanks for all of your work with so many extensions!
byiliasmp on April 12, 2009
A really good extension!
It is incredibly easy and fast to set up a basic guest book and you can have lots of options to change!
It is incredibly easy and fast to set up a basic guest book and you can have lots of options to change!
bythelordofweb on March 27, 2009
It is excellent component. Thank you for it!
After trying a lot of guestbooks, this one worked instant. Add a guestbook, configure some settings, uploud language file and you are up and running.
Good work!!
Good work!!
byerstokke on February 9, 2009
Jan is making great extensions (look up everything named "Phoca"). It seems that his programming always is clean and simple.
After testing several guestbooks, I decided to use Phoca Guestbook because it works without any fuzz.
You can edit the captcha tables to remove letters and numbers that are easily confused like 1/l, O/0
After testing several guestbooks, I decided to use Phoca Guestbook because it works without any fuzz.
You can edit the captcha tables to remove letters and numbers that are easily confused like 1/l, O/0
bysnelsnel on February 5, 2009
Done well Jan. Easy installation, configuration and last but not least a great support. I highly recomment this component to all webbuilders.
bypsycho_chicken on January 15, 2009
Best ever, imo there isn't any other guestbook for Joomla who comes near to this one!
Great support in case of issues, bugs or problems as well.
Great support in case of issues, bugs or problems as well.
byavrohom on December 9, 2008
After trying to install a different guestbook and getting nowhere with 404 errors and a closed forum, Phoco Guestbook is a BREATH OF FRESH AIR. First of all there is wonderful documentation that tells you step-by-step how to install Phoco Guestbook. Second of all, this documentation anticipates problems people might have, and explains step-by-step how to work around them. That's why I say it is GREAT! Like a great teacher anticipating what the student needs to know and wonders about. And, needless to say, it installed smoothly with no problems, and works flawlessly (so far).
bycracky on December 7, 2008
It's very easy to use, you have some bretty cool stlyes, you can change Style to make it fit to your template, AND!!!
you have very Good Support on their Homepage! Even if your Problem ins't at the Guestbook comonent!
Very greatfull, to found this one!
you have very Good Support on their Homepage! Even if your Problem ins't at the Guestbook comonent!
Very greatfull, to found this one!
byShash on November 26, 2008
Great product, easy to setup and easy to manipulate css setting to match my current site.
byjonas.ryser on November 15, 2008
Offers a lot of features I missed with other components, such as multiple guestbooks and a lot of configuration options, which can be set from menu manager.
thanks for that good work!
thanks for that good work!
byVisiGod on November 7, 2008
This is one component I recommend. Really nice guestbook with all the functionality you need.
Recommended
Recommended
bygaunitz on October 27, 2008
Installation was easy and everything works except the "use global" setting in Menu » Main Menu » Phoca Guestbook » Parameters - Component.
It would be nice if Phoca came with a default guestbook already present after installation since it took me a while to understand that I had to create an empty guestbook to get started. I didn't get a useful error message, just 404 page not found.
None the less Phoca easliy beats the other guestbooks I've tried due to
- Simple installation
- Native Joomla 1.5 support
- Backend settings actually work
- Wide language support
Best regards Andreas Gaunitz
It would be nice if Phoca came with a default guestbook already present after installation since it took me a while to understand that I had to create an empty guestbook to get started. I didn't get a useful error message, just 404 page not found.
None the less Phoca easliy beats the other guestbooks I've tried due to
- Simple installation
- Native Joomla 1.5 support
- Backend settings actually work
- Wide language support
Best regards Andreas Gaunitz
bystillrach on September 18, 2008
Having read all the wonderful reviews I finally thought I'd found the answer to my guestbook problems in 1.5.x!! Installation was smooth, documentation is good. Used it for the first time - error with HTML purfifier - so I went on the forum and found lots of other users have the same problem. Support in forum replies that "..this is an external application used by Phoca Guestbook which protect the guestbook against internet attacks like XSS attacks...", "So I cannot say what can be wrong with the html purifier on your site" !!!! Very frustrating.... I'd give it miss until this issue is sorted out.
Owner's reply
Hi, check your server settings, if your server supports ctype functions (HTML purifier uses these functions - http://cz2.php.net/manual/en/ref.ctype.php )
BTW - with your "very poor" rating, you in effect say, I should not implement security functions. If I don't implement HTML purifier library, so the guestbook will work for all without any problems and Phoca Guestbook will not get "very poor" rating... BUT I SAY NO, I will implement every security library which can help users to protect their sites... So if e.g. HTML purifier have some problems on the server (e.g. no ctype functions are installed) it is still better to do changes on the server then not using it and waiting for possible future XSS attacks ... :-(
byzeekcavazos on August 29, 2008
I had been going down the list of guest book extensions, installing and uninstalling one after the other. When I got to this one, I stopped. It not only installed smooth, but you can create more than one guest book. None of the other ones I saw can do this. I am extremely happy with it. THANKS!
byOrakel on August 10, 2008
The guestbook in it self is easy to install and has a nice and clean interface.
I would like to have a bit more css classes instead of the fixed styles that are part of it at the moment, hoping for it in the next release.
When it comes to the Captcha part it is not up to scratch.
The backend does it jobb well but the images produced are way to easy do "decode" probalby why some other people have complained.
Hoping for a better system i later releases?
I would like to have a bit more css classes instead of the fixed styles that are part of it at the moment, hoping for it in the next release.
When it comes to the Captcha part it is not up to scratch.
The backend does it jobb well but the images produced are way to easy do "decode" probalby why some other people have complained.
Hoping for a better system i later releases?
Owner's reply
Hi, try to use the combination of standard and math captcha
bymity on July 16, 2008
Excellent Guestbook!
byjacoviza on June 24, 2008
This is mi first review ever made. But I just have to say that this extension is really good, simple to install and use. I recommend it. The only thing that I think could make it even better is a textfield or select for a contry/city input. But I've just submited to feature request on the phoca's website.
byTLump on May 30, 2008
PROS:
An easy to install and very useable guestbook. Any questions I had were were already asked and answered on the Phoca forum and it's nice to see that the developer is active on the forum and replies to queries.
CONS:
The only reason I didn't give this maximum points is that within two days of my guestbook going up I got a lot of spam and feedback from some (would be) posters (friends) complained it was initially difficult to understand what the math captcha was.
In summary, this is a good guestbook. I'll post my feedback to the developer and, as he seems to take great pride in his work, I'm sure the next version will be even better.
An easy to install and very useable guestbook. Any questions I had were were already asked and answered on the Phoca forum and it's nice to see that the developer is active on the forum and replies to queries.
CONS:
The only reason I didn't give this maximum points is that within two days of my guestbook going up I got a lot of spam and feedback from some (would be) posters (friends) complained it was initially difficult to understand what the math captcha was.
In summary, this is a good guestbook. I'll post my feedback to the developer and, as he seems to take great pride in his work, I'm sure the next version will be even better.
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