Simple Image Holder Module

Have you ever wanted to just put a jpg image or a gif animation without having to deal with the banners component each time you want to add an image.. look no further.. this simple module offers viewing any image (jpg, gif, png ...etc) (such as advertisements or announcements) in a module. the admin can resize the image to any size, he can also link this picture to any page, he can also specify how to open the new link (new window, or same window), its even possible to publish and unpublish the image according to dates!.. its an extremely useful replacement of the rather complicated (banners) component, and now, you can even add flash files!.


### Features (latest version) ###
for all media types:
* simply place any image type (jpg, gif, png, ..etc) or any flash file (swf) in any module position on your site.
* you can change the size (width and height) of the (image/flash) to fit your need.
* you can choose to publish and unpublish the (image/flash) according to dates: (a specific date, a monthly date, a yearly date, ..etc).

for images:
* you can link the image to a URL address.
* you can change the opacity of the image.
* you can add a (mouse over) opacity to the image.

for flash files:
* you can enable or disable flash looping after the flash finishes playing.
* you can choose the flash's quality: (Low, Medium, High, Best, Auto Low, Auto High).
* you can choose the flash's display type: (Window, Opaque, Transparent).

If you like the module, please take the time to write a small review.. any suggestions are welcomed..

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### Change Log for 1.5.10
* fixed an issue with flash files when width and/or height attributes are left empty..now, If they're left empty in the module admin area, they will be set to 160 px each, so that the flash can be displayed proberly on most browsers.
* fixed an issue where when the link contains the "&" character, it breaks xhtml validation.

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### Change Log for 1.5.9
* Added flash support!. now you can put flash files inside Simple Image Holder.
* Fixed the unpublish date, as it unpublished the image the day after the (end date) instead of the (end date) itself.
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### Change Log for 1.5.8
* fixed an issue with SEF Sites in which sometimes the image wont show in deep directories.
* fixed a minor css issue.
* added the (title) tag to the image.
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### Change Log for 1.5.7
* added (Image Opacity on Mouse Over) field.
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### Change Log for 1.5.6
* Added the option to publish the image according to dates (start date) and (end date).
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### Change Log for 1.0.5 & 1.5.5
* Added Image Opacity field, the admin can now edit image opacity.
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### Change Log for 1.0.4 & 1.5.4
* Added Module Class Suffix field.
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### Change Log for 1.0.3 & 1.5.3
* Code was rewritten to be valid X

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I had the path to my flash file wrong and received a very fast response with instructions as to how to fix it. I love it.
bysmahaf on November 1, 2009
Installed no problem and did just what I wanted it to do.

Thanks for your hard work
byborhan on October 14, 2009
Great job Omar brother. I've been looking exactly for such a simple solution for placing internal ads and announcements on my site. jazakallahu khaira for that.
I am new to Joomla and found it frustrating that I could not place an image easily and effortlessly. This plugin was exactly what I was looking for.
At first I did not have the correct file path in my image info box and could not get the module to work. I emailed the developer and he replied quickly with the correct file path that I needed.
Very impressed with the plugin and the support from the developer. Great work! Thank!
bynarain on October 12, 2009
Thanks guys. some time we really wonder about what we actually want . we really go thinking very high but in those case u guys really give a simple solution to the problem. than u.
bymanos25 on October 2, 2009
It does exactly what it says - easy to install and configure - absolutely love it! Very good job!
byGGCath on September 25, 2009
This extension is excellent, if you’re looking for a….simple image holder! It does exactly what it says! It’s simple to use and looks really good! Excellent!
byjjmcmullen on September 18, 2009
Quick, easy, works like like a pro. Excellent module tool for me.
Owner's reply

thanks for the great rating :)

I had been using it since the first version came out. Every new version is simple better than the last one, I just don't know if its possible to update the module to new versions without losing the images that are already created with older versions. I tried but the old modules created by older versions just disappeared when I used the new version. Anyway this component is really great and the best option to put images on your website.
Owner's reply

hi Cepae..

you can update the module manually, by extracting the module's contents to you hard drive, and then upload the files via ftp to SIH's directory in: (siteroot/modules/mod_sih) replacing the old files..
this should keep your existing copies of the module.
thanks for the review and top rating :)

bypardus01 on September 10, 2009
it is simple and very good. thanks a lot from Turkey
Owner's reply

you are welcome :), thanks for the top rating

byhfourie on August 29, 2009
I spent quite some time looking for something like this. Found a few that either errored, or wasn't customizable. This module is great. Very well done. I will probably look to use your other ones as well. Thanks
Owner's reply

happy that i was of help.. thanks for the top rating.. and you are welcome :)

This is a easy module to use and does what the author says. One great thing is that it has an option to center its position within the module. So many other module extensions don't have that option and some still don't play ball when you try and change the code to align center. The transparency option and mouseover is handy and so is the ability to include whatever link you want under the pic.

Thanks for the easy to use extension.
Owner's reply

welcome.. thanks for the great review:)

byMishka3366 on July 9, 2009
Does what it promises and so easy to use! Thank you!
Owner's reply

welcome.. thanks for the top rating :)

bymitolino on July 8, 2009
I downloaded it and it works really perfect! Less than 30 secs I had my image where and how I wanted. Being fighting many hours with the module random image and the image never appears. With this one, what i said, max 30 secs and you have your image. Great work! Thanks for this great module!!!
Owner's reply

you are welcome.. thanks for the great review and rating :)

byReventon on June 21, 2009
Exactly what I needed. Thanks !
Owner's reply

you are welcome.. thanks for the perfect rating :)

byKev-ogsl on June 19, 2009
This extension really does the job. Fast installation, fast setup, great results!!! I'll no longer use banner module.

Suggestion : It would be great to get a setting for the image "title" tag. The "alt" tag only work with IE.
Owner's reply

thank you for the great review and rating :)

now v1.5.8 assigns the alt text to both the alt and the title tags.. thanks for the note ;)

byKoot on May 27, 2009
Thank you very much for creating this! Download, install and test in less that 15 minutes! Please keep up the exellent work.

Cheers
Owner's reply

thank you for the great rating :)

byiamruprt on May 4, 2009
Love it! Does EXACTLY what it says it will without fuss, bother or trying to be too clever.
I used this to have a weekly featured product on the homepage. Perfect.
Thanks you so much for this!
Owner's reply

you are welcome.. thanks for the perfect rating :)

bymorcom on April 30, 2009
A really nice module which does the job exactly as stated without any problems. Thank you...
Owner's reply

you are welcome.. thanks for the great rating :)

byrostov4joomla on April 27, 2009
Hi. this is definitely a handy extension.
in the TO-DO list, may be worse adding the scheduling ability, so image gets automatically published and removed at scheduled dates.
if this is not too complicated! Thanks.
Owner's reply

its doable i guess, although it would have been nicer to give a top rating just like everyone else :(

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