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Joomla Content Access Control 
Version
2.40 RC2 (last update on Jun 22, 2009)
Rating
Compatibility
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25
Favoured
43
License
GPL
Commercial
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Date Added
17 September 2008
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Difference from default Joomla ACL: Read more from here: http://www.opensource-excellence.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17
Now supports PhocaDownload with this add-on:
http://www.opensource-excellence.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_new.tpl&product_id=15&category_id=3&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=14
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Version 2.4 RC2 New Features:
* Add a control over the PDF view of the articles
* Add a plugin to allow users to be automatically assigned to one user group when they create an account.
* Add a search plugin to hide intro text for restricted content
* Component minor bug fixes for Windows server
* Shows public menus and group members' menu in the main menu module
* Add a patch pack to hide non-allowed articles (categories) in the category list (section list) layout
* Add a plugin to hide the Edit button for user that does not have the access level.
* Bug Fix the menu control plugin
* Added slider effects in each of the policy.
* Re-order all categories, sections and menu items in each of the policy, categorized users into different groups and present them with the slider effects.
* Added a home page field and a login plugin in each of the policy, allowing different users being redirected to different pages after they login.
* Rewrting the menu module so that it works as the Joomla main menu module, but shows the allowed menus to users only.
A simple but powerful Access Control component that can be widely applied. Currently there are three types of users that need this component. Add more controls over the WEB 2.0 architect.
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Application 1 - Subscribers / Certain Users only!
Websites that only want to restrict users' access to a specific article, or articles in specific categories and sections to subscribers only.
Application 2 - Customers Testimonials
Websites that wants to allow customers to add customer testimonials and show it on a certain section.
Application 3 - Web 2.0 Institution Websites
Websites of Universities, Colleges and Schools which wants to introduce the web2.0 concept, where staff from the organization provide information to the website.
Application 4 - Multi-users Blog
Websites that wants to allow more than one user to create their blogs.
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
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byEric Tung on June 23, 2009
This is THE best and easiest ACL extension that I have used for front end user control.
I had a technical issue and Helix was able to solve it and show me how he fixed it within a day. A++ on quality and speed support.
This extension is well worth the money.
I had a technical issue and Helix was able to solve it and show me how he fixed it within a day. A++ on quality and speed support.
This extension is well worth the money.
bypeyrol on June 2, 2009
Good work, I installed it with little difficulty but with the rapid support of Helix, does is work as we expected. I assigned right to read one page to one user and the access control is perfect.
I hope they will improve the installation. Best wishes to Helix and his Team.
Peyrol.
I hope they will improve the installation. Best wishes to Helix and his Team.
Peyrol.
byYuliush on June 1, 2009
I have been looking for the extension that can give access for my fellow contributors to upload the articles from the front end. I found this extension works as it says. Installation is easy. Then application, I got one issue however the support is fast and excellent!! The extension works well now! Thanks Helix and Open Source Excellent!!
byrednotdead on May 15, 2009
After messing around with the various free ACL packages (noixACL came close but the lack of documentation made it so difficult) I gave this component a whirl. Best £25 I've ever spent. The component just works, does what it says on the tin and the support from Helix is first rate.
I have a very complex site with 300+ users and various categories that certain users need to maintain. This component allows me to restrict publishing rights to the necessary categories by user and also make content available to selected users regardless of their Joomla usergroup.
Do yourself a favour - forget the others. This is the only ACL component you need.
I have a very complex site with 300+ users and various categories that certain users need to maintain. This component allows me to restrict publishing rights to the necessary categories by user and also make content available to selected users regardless of their Joomla usergroup.
Do yourself a favour - forget the others. This is the only ACL component you need.
byintraday on May 11, 2009
Shopped around alot before trying this component. It is absolutely fantastic and the support is out of this world. Being unsure which product to choose, Helix gave full suggestions based on our needs and then even installed the correct component and set it up....absolutely refreshing and very high end support. Totally perfect integration with Virtuemart and subscribers (once confirmed as a sale) have direct access to only the content to which they have subscribed. Some of the best $ EVER spent on a J! com!!!
byeccles2000 on May 5, 2009
I have tried the various non-commercial ACLs and a trial one which used ioncube, but this is well worth spending the money on. I had a few problems, mostly self-induced, but the support from Helix was second to none.
All in all a great extension if you are looking for access control on your site.
All in all a great extension if you are looking for access control on your site.
byDelliana on March 23, 2009
First, I need to say that a more precise access control like this should be a part of the !Joomla Core.
I have Never run into a more helpful, pleasant !Joomla developer! My site is a little complex, and he was more than willing to go in there and find the solution to what I needed. His response is almost instant, his support is incredible. It took some work to figure out how exactly we should do it because of the blog program I am using, but now users can truly only edit designated Articles. Who wants a site where users can edit almost anything and everything?!
This is the second product I have bought from him, (Anti-hacker Firewall) and I must say, The Best money spent in building a more secure website.
Thank you so much for creating this essential tool. If only more developers were as helpful and efficient as you!
I have Never run into a more helpful, pleasant !Joomla developer! My site is a little complex, and he was more than willing to go in there and find the solution to what I needed. His response is almost instant, his support is incredible. It took some work to figure out how exactly we should do it because of the blog program I am using, but now users can truly only edit designated Articles. Who wants a site where users can edit almost anything and everything?!
This is the second product I have bought from him, (Anti-hacker Firewall) and I must say, The Best money spent in building a more secure website.
Thank you so much for creating this essential tool. If only more developers were as helpful and efficient as you!
bykn0164 on March 23, 2009
I bought this component because one of my clients wanted more flexibility and restrictions for the registered users.
Last week the a new Beta version was released. With this Beta release the editor only sees the section and categories in which he/she can submit or edit articles. This is a major step forward.
Off course the Beta version had some (installation) bugs but as mentioned by others the support is quick and excellent!
The component works nicely and does what it should do.
Last week the a new Beta version was released. With this Beta release the editor only sees the section and categories in which he/she can submit or edit articles. This is a major step forward.
Off course the Beta version had some (installation) bugs but as mentioned by others the support is quick and excellent!
The component works nicely and does what it should do.
bymtlebo on March 20, 2009
All I can say is (I'll write more), excellent product and tremendous customer service.
My design incorporated Joomlaworks' Tabs and Sliders and upon the first install, JCAC did do want it was supposed to do. Jack from the Open Source Excellence, said I should remove it as that apparently was causing the problem, and if I wanted a refund he would gladly offer it up. I missed an email, but he had provided a solution. I was all set to ask for a refund because removing the JW Tabs & Sliders was not an option. Being a relative Joomla NOOB, Jack asked for FTP access, I granted him that, and with a couple of hours, everything was working as planned and I didn't have to uninstall anything!
Now I know why they have "Excellence" in their name.
THANK YOU!
My design incorporated Joomlaworks' Tabs and Sliders and upon the first install, JCAC did do want it was supposed to do. Jack from the Open Source Excellence, said I should remove it as that apparently was causing the problem, and if I wanted a refund he would gladly offer it up. I missed an email, but he had provided a solution. I was all set to ask for a refund because removing the JW Tabs & Sliders was not an option. Being a relative Joomla NOOB, Jack asked for FTP access, I granted him that, and with a couple of hours, everything was working as planned and I didn't have to uninstall anything!
Now I know why they have "Excellence" in their name.
THANK YOU!
bytceko1 on March 10, 2009
I strongly agree with mantissa!!!
I originally didn't want to pay for this component, but after testing all the free ones out there, decided to give it a shot.
When I contacted the developer, Helix sent me an email within a couple hours explaining that my concerns would be fixed in the upcoming release in less than 2 weeks. Then I got an email from him (in less than 2 weeks) with the updated version. This truly is the answer to front end access control! If you want to control which sections, categories, or articles your users can post, edit, or publish, this is for you!
as mantissa put it... you've tried the rest, now try the best!
I originally didn't want to pay for this component, but after testing all the free ones out there, decided to give it a shot.
When I contacted the developer, Helix sent me an email within a couple hours explaining that my concerns would be fixed in the upcoming release in less than 2 weeks. Then I got an email from him (in less than 2 weeks) with the updated version. This truly is the answer to front end access control! If you want to control which sections, categories, or articles your users can post, edit, or publish, this is for you!
as mantissa put it... you've tried the rest, now try the best!
Owner's reply
Sincerely thanks for choosing us, and thanks you all for your financial support, so that we can employ more developers to sit in front of the computer, and improve the software. Many many thanks again!
bymanos2666 on March 9, 2009
I bought this component after searching the whole World Wide Web to find an according extention to do the job!!!This is by far the best from all of the existing extentions that i have seen, not to mention the outstanding support from Helix (Administrator)who solved all my problems, and trust me they where not a few...:P
This is a must have feature that i strongly recommend to everybody who needs such an extention!!
Awesome work Helix and development team!!!Keep up the good work!!!
This is a must have feature that i strongly recommend to everybody who needs such an extention!!
Awesome work Helix and development team!!!Keep up the good work!!!
bymantissa on March 7, 2009
I downloaded this component as I couldn't wait for Joomla! 1.6. I must admit to being a little wary of having to pay to do so, but as I had tried most other access control components out there, apart from the ones that hack your php, I was running out of options.
Once installed on my test site, I found that the component didn't behave as I expected, so I emailed the author. That I received a reply in just over an hour was amazing enough, but when he went on to clarify what it was I wanted it to do and then sent me an updated version an hour or two later, I was dumbfounded!
What followed was a couple of days of me testing, feeding back results and then getting another version to test. I felt like part of the development team. At no time was I met with the 'that's what it does, you're stuck with it' brick wall response, it was always a case of 'OK, what would you like it to do?'. In the end I feel as if I helped to create a very useful component by one of the friendliest, hard working and competent developers I have come across.
OK, so what do you have? An easy to use component accessed from the back end where it is possible to restrict Authors, Editors and Publishers to performing their tasks in specific areas of the websites; not just sections or categories, but right down to specific articles.
The beauty of this component is that it is 'just' a plugin, there's no nasty php hacking or mangling of your installation.
You've seen the rest, now try the best!
Once installed on my test site, I found that the component didn't behave as I expected, so I emailed the author. That I received a reply in just over an hour was amazing enough, but when he went on to clarify what it was I wanted it to do and then sent me an updated version an hour or two later, I was dumbfounded!
What followed was a couple of days of me testing, feeding back results and then getting another version to test. I felt like part of the development team. At no time was I met with the 'that's what it does, you're stuck with it' brick wall response, it was always a case of 'OK, what would you like it to do?'. In the end I feel as if I helped to create a very useful component by one of the friendliest, hard working and competent developers I have come across.
OK, so what do you have? An easy to use component accessed from the back end where it is possible to restrict Authors, Editors and Publishers to performing their tasks in specific areas of the websites; not just sections or categories, but right down to specific articles.
The beauty of this component is that it is 'just' a plugin, there's no nasty php hacking or mangling of your installation.
You've seen the rest, now try the best!
Owner's reply
Thank you so much for your detailed review, and we need to thank you for helping us to improve the component and benefit all users! :D
byrosanna on March 5, 2009
I bought this extension when it was version 1 but I started to use it only now that is release versione 2.x
I had a some problem with plugin so I have used forum to find support. Helix (admin) is great... he have solved my problem in few time. Extension for me works very good and does exactly what it says. Great extensions and great support. Thanks a lot for your works.....
(Sorry for my bad english! :-)
I had a some problem with plugin so I have used forum to find support. Helix (admin) is great... he have solved my problem in few time. Extension for me works very good and does exactly what it says. Great extensions and great support. Thanks a lot for your works.....
(Sorry for my bad english! :-)
Owner's reply
Helping you to sort out your problem is one of our jobs, we are very happy to help, :D
bydillsill on February 18, 2009
You can select any section, category or article to be viewable, editable, or creatable for any one or multiple users. Exactly what my website needed. Also, the customer support is about the best I've ever had. They were fast to help out with any and every question. Great component and great company. Highly recommended if this is the feature you are looking for!
bysmark520 on January 16, 2009
The free version was a good extension, but of course it wasn't fully functional. (read other reviews) When the developers got the bugs worked out, they want to charge more than $100USD for the product!
In today's economy, I couldn't imagine paying that kind of money for a product that is no more necessary than this one is.
It is their creation, and they can charge what they think is fair, but a lower price would probably sell 100 times more.
In today's economy, I couldn't imagine paying that kind of money for a product that is no more necessary than this one is.
It is their creation, and they can charge what they think is fair, but a lower price would probably sell 100 times more.
Owner's reply
Hi, first of all, we are not selling at more than $100USD. It is now GBP24.00 for one year membership. Even the normal price is only GBP 48.00 for one year membership. In the current economy, this is about $75USD, right (where is the more than 100USD from)?
Second, this is released under GPL license, which means that you pay one price and get UNLIMITED COPIES and INSTALL IT ON UNLIMITED WEBSITES, RIGHT?
Third, we provide a free version to the public for those small websites as a contribution to the opensource community. We charge a price for those users that needs services and supports.
Finally, as we state, we charge this fee for services and supports. All our customers are satisfied with our services, rapid responses and supports. In this economy, paying only GBP 24.00 for the whole year's service and support, is it still expensive?
We leave all these questions to all other web developers.
bymlroberts on January 14, 2009
A great component that is very well supported. It integrates very well and is easy to use. Support is very friendly and ultra-efficient
byalfito on December 19, 2008
Great job!!!!
It is quite easy to install and use, giving a so needed functionality to joomla.
The only problem I have found is that Creation restriction does note work correctly. No matter in wich section I am, creat button on the front end will always show "Acces denied". Not sure if it is a bug or I am confused about the function.
Thanks!
It is quite easy to install and use, giving a so needed functionality to joomla.
The only problem I have found is that Creation restriction does note work correctly. No matter in wich section I am, creat button on the front end will always show "Acces denied". Not sure if it is a bug or I am confused about the function.
Thanks!
byBray on December 16, 2008
Install is a breeze! It works!
It will be in the top 10 once the user group control function has been added.
Pros: Lets you control who can add or edit articles a certain section. Much like other commercial extensions but published under GPL.
Cons: The only one I see is having to set permissions individually to users but that looks like its going to be fixed in the final release.
Awesome work guys!
It will be in the top 10 once the user group control function has been added.
Pros: Lets you control who can add or edit articles a certain section. Much like other commercial extensions but published under GPL.
Cons: The only one I see is having to set permissions individually to users but that looks like its going to be fixed in the final release.
Awesome work guys!
bytorgivus on November 13, 2008
It does exactly what is said and is very easy to install and deinstall.
Read the description carefully, it does not yet (v1.00 beta 1) restrict from seeing the content, just editing and creating. But that is done very well.
The E-Mail support was very fast!
Thank you very much and please continue the good work!
Read the description carefully, it does not yet (v1.00 beta 1) restrict from seeing the content, just editing and creating. But that is done very well.
The E-Mail support was very fast!
Thank you very much and please continue the good work!
byipodfrik on September 20, 2008
Finally, a free and easy alternative!
It would be great if we could choose multiple sections.
Right now I have to add same user several times to restrict within several sections.
Also, having categories selection would be nice!
And when the user tries to post in the section he/she is not allowed to post in, there should be better 403 page, instead of current displaying the names of files...
or, do not display the "not allowed to post in" sections and categories at all.
Keep up the good work!
It would be great if we could choose multiple sections.
Right now I have to add same user several times to restrict within several sections.
Also, having categories selection would be nice!
And when the user tries to post in the section he/she is not allowed to post in, there should be better 403 page, instead of current displaying the names of files...
or, do not display the "not allowed to post in" sections and categories at all.
Keep up the good work!
Owner's reply
Thanks for your comments first.
Yeah, you are complete right! Those are what we want to improve in the final version. We will make it and inform you then. :D