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J!Credits 
Version
1.6.2 (last update on Nov 11, 2008)
Rating
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6
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13
License
GPL
Non-Commercial
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Date Added
22 April 2008
JCredits! is an update fork of The Joomling Club's Joomla Credits. Now 1.5 compatible (legacy mode). J!Credits displays credits for each installed Joomla! extension on one page. Includes the extension's name, author, version, e-mail and website as well editable introductory text about the website. New version includes additional parameters for greater configuration and control.
Changelog:
SEF File Added (11 Nov 2008)
1.6.2 (04 May 2008)
* Changed frontend to only display XML load errors if J!Credits debugging is set to true.
1.6.1 (03 May 2008)
* Moved configuration to table-based query.
+ Introduced admin menu icon.
1.6.0 (02 May 2008)
+ Added ability to modify Intro Text through Admin area.
+ Updated admin area to be more "Joomla-friendly" including standard toolbar.
+ Added InfoTip instructions to each field in the Admin area.
+ Modified code to accept langugage files.
* Streamlined display code (jcredits.php).
* Changed admin to display "Mambot" if Joomla! 1.0 and "Plugin" if Joomla! 1.5.
# 10835: Powered by Graphic was for Joomla! 1.0 only.
# 10921: When unchecking Intro Text in admin, it still showed on site.
# 10925: Author e-mails were showing up as links even if author e-mail was blank.
# 10926: Links to some author sites failed when in XML starting with http.
1.5.2 (24 Apr 2008)
# 10833: Corrected bug not displaying mambots in Joomla! 1.0.
1.5.1 (21 Apr 2008)
+ 1.5 Legacy Compatibility.
+ Added ability to show Admin Templates.
+ Added ability to add Intro Text.
# Fixed Array Variable Issue.
+ = new
- = removed
* = changed
# = Bug Fix (Bug Number:)
byadamjakab on June 20, 2009
I find that this extension one of those that reflect the most the idea that is behind open-source and in general GPL distribuited products. One day i looked through nearly all 4k extensions on this site and the one that most attracted my attention was this. I really appreciate the work the open source community is doing (i am refferring not just to Joomla) and i think everyone who make use of open source products could, at least, give 'em some credits.
This is why when i installed this component i was very happy than i don't need to hardcode credits anymore.
I gave it some modding. I did an italian translation if anyone needs it and i introduced another column "license" that shows the tag from the xml file, links it to GPL o GPLv2 or if it has in xml than links it to that. That's all.
Drop me a line if you want this mod.
adam
This is why when i installed this component i was very happy than i don't need to hardcode credits anymore.
I gave it some modding. I did an italian translation if anyone needs it and i introduced another column "license" that shows the tag from the xml file, links it to GPL o GPLv2 or if it has in xml than links it to that. That's all.
Drop me a line if you want this mod.
adam
bydeejay_ on April 15, 2009
The component is nice and very useful but it contains some bugs. The bugs are excluding some components/modules/thems/plugins in the list because the J!Credits component is looking for an xml-file with a defined name, in case of an component the name of the component, and if this xml-file is not found the component will not be shown on the credits list. I have allready fixed this bug and mailed the corrected version to the author.
But all in all J!Credits is a component I can recommend it all users of Joomla. And the best of all is that it's free :-)
best regards Daniel Janesch
But all in all J!Credits is a component I can recommend it all users of Joomla. And the best of all is that it's free :-)
best regards Daniel Janesch
Owner's reply
Thanks Daniel. I was aware of the xml file issue but hadn't taken the time to fix it yet. I will review your files and should have a corrected version posted soon.
In addition, as you have asked in your email, a native version is in the works. Originally planned as a complete re-work, the native version will be completed first with the re-worked version to be completed next.
by2ninerniner2 on August 16, 2008
Excellent! This should be a 'mandatory' install or hard-coded into Joomla! :) Just my opinion, but I believe it is only the proper thing to do to provide recognition to all those who made our sites possible. I inform my clients in advance that this information will be included in their site and to date, no objections.
A snap to install (remember to turn on Legacy Mode for 1.5.x), configure and produces a fantastic page; exactly what I needed to replace a whole lot on manual work on my 'Credits' page. Can't wait for the 1.5 native!
A snap to install (remember to turn on Legacy Mode for 1.5.x), configure and produces a fantastic page; exactly what I needed to replace a whole lot on manual work on my 'Credits' page. Can't wait for the 1.5 native!
byjcarnes on May 5, 2008
This is absolutely wonderful. It generates a perfect page of credits for the site. The programmer is extremely responsive to issues and when my site had some poorly programmed extensions that generated warning messages, the component was modified in less than an hour to skip over extensions that didn't follow the exact Joomla protocol. Now that's service.
This component should be on everyone's site to give credit to all the coders who work so hard to provide enhancements to our Joomla sites. Thanks for a great component!!
This component should be on everyone's site to give credit to all the coders who work so hard to provide enhancements to our Joomla sites. Thanks for a great component!!
bykd3 on May 4, 2008
As I said installation and configuration was a breeze!
Good work.
Good work.
bystrangelove on April 23, 2008
No errors on install. Previously, I was listing credits in my "About" page, but this handy extension does it all automatically. There is some redundancy in the template section that needs cleaning, and would be nice if one could edit the output without going to the .php file.
New users could use a bit of "How-to" information upon install. For example, how to integrate this into an existing "About" page.
Nonetheless, this should be built into Joomla! as it helps promote the entire programming community.
Well done!
Dr. Strangelove
www.strangelove.com
New users could use a bit of "How-to" information upon install. For example, how to integrate this into an existing "About" page.
Nonetheless, this should be built into Joomla! as it helps promote the entire programming community.
Well done!
Dr. Strangelove
www.strangelove.com
Owner's reply
First of all, thank you very much. I would be remiss if I didn't pass some of the credit along to the original developers at The Joomling Club.
I agree with you that a how-to should be available and that the intro text should be editable without going into the php file. I intend to make that a part of the next full version which will also be 1.5 native.
How to integrate into another page is something I hadn't considered. That would likely require a module instead of a full component. I will take this into advisement as a feature request.
Thanks again!
Jeff