YOOeffects Module

The YOOeffects Joomla! plugin provides a simple integration of the lightbox, reflection and spotlight feature into any template. The Lightbox feature allows you to show overlay popups of any kind of media content on the page you are currently at instead of linking to a new window. It is based on the Shadowbox and supports all of the most popular web media formats including images, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, Flash, Flash video, and even external web pages. This plugin makes it easy to add these eye-catching effects to your Joomla! website.

Exclusive YOOtools features:
* Very fast loading using gzip for JS and CSS files

And of course:
* Compatible with any browser (Firefox, IE6, IE7, Safari, Opera, Camino)

Can be downloaded by anybody in the YOOtools Free Stuff Section!

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byArioman on September 22, 2009
i check all other shodowbox plugin and all of theme have problem with flv player and specially with IE7 , 8

but this one is work perfect and don`t need any advance setting !!
byCraig Davis on August 28, 2009
I tried Ninja's tool and the shadowbox from the london site and these did not work in IE8 or IE6 and were full of bugs. I grabbed Yooeffects and was worried I'd be out of options. It Works in IE6, IE8 and Firefox. I will try more browsers but these seem to be the biggies now.
GREAT job guys!
byjoomlastorm on January 17, 2009
This is great extension, but it has a serious code flaw in the plugins/system/yoo_effects.php file. After you activate this plugin, check to see if you're getting an error with your rss feeds. If you, this will likely fix it.

1. open plugins/system/yoo_effects.php

2. Locate this code at the bottom of the file:
$document =& JFactory::getDocument();
if ($javascript) $document->addCustomTag($javascript);
if ($lightbox) $document->addStyleSheet($plugin_base . 'lightbox/shadowbox.css');
}

3. Replace with this code:

// add javascript and css
$format = $_GET['format'];
if ( !$format=='feed' ) {
$document =& JFactory::getDocument();
if ($javascript) $document->addCustomTag($javascript);
if ($lightbox) $document->addStyleSheet($plugin_base . 'lightbox/shadowbox.css');
}
}
bymikeall on October 25, 2008
All I wanted to do was to be able to simply make images popup like I see on other modern web 2.0 sites. This plugin does it without installing other javascript libraries of fussing around writing complex html code.
It's a great extension. However, there's a conflict between addcustomtag() function and the pdf core generation.

To fix it, just open the yoo_effect.php file and, at the end, put a conditional so replace:
if ($javascript) $document->addCustomTag($javascript);
if ($lightbox) $document->addStyleSheet($plugin_base . 'lightbox/shadowbox.css');

by

if ($_GET['format'] !=pdf ){
if ($javascript) $document->addCustomTag($javascript);
if ($lightbox) $document->addStyleSheet($plugin_base . 'lightbox/shadowbox.css');
}

That's all.
Great tool. Brilliant in all aspects I thought, until...

Fatal error: Call to undefined method JDocumentRAW::addCustomTag() in plugins\system\yoo_effects.php on line 56

Seems to not play nice with other Extentions / Components. Google'd the error and was astounded by the extent of this occurence. The "pretty" usefulness of this plugin is outweighed by the need to have functioning components on a website.

Will have to remove it and try again when this is fixed.
bymaexchen on April 19, 2008
all i can say is that it brings fancyness to your content, i like it a lot!
I really like this plugin, the fact it includes 3 different features all rolled into one. It's easy to install and the script is compressed makes load time really quick.

I have to admit the spotlight feature I don't really like but the lightbox and reflection I use thought my site.

The lightbox in particular creates a really stylish affect, great for displaying youtube videos or content from other sites without letting the user leave your site.

Downside?
You do need to join a membership site to get this. But with membership you to get access to lots of other modules and templates.