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Ive used this bridge on all my vB forums in the past with no issues whatsoever. I wanted to add im also running this on the latest vB4.0.x with excellent results. Save your money on the vB CMS and go Joomla Open Source. with this bridge your home page will be more tightly integrated with Jfusion then it will be for a long time with vB CMS.

This extension is the greatest development since sliced bread.

We have used this to integrate, Magneto, Moodle and Elgg while everything didn't go flawlessly it did work out in the end, most of the issues we experienced we due in part to our lack of understanding. But for what it does I really don't think there is anything better at bridging the gap to integrate other frameworks that Jfusion.

Till yesterday I was using Jfusion alpha :)which worked like a charm for basic needs of bridge with phpbb3 but never managed to make user sync 100 %, I tried few times to go to next version but I had problems and did not had time to read more, and did not want to kill all I had done
So I finaly decided to give it one more try and I did it with easy and with no problems at all, I even managed to set up 100 % working dual login and user sync, now even I decided to put who is online. It is just for all a MUST HAVE !!!!
and after I see what is all suported I am thinking of enchacing my site with few more stuff :)

Thank You !!!

I found Jfusion easy to install. It took me a little learning to figure out how to setup the user sync's. Some data needed is a little hard to find but necessary. A google search sufficed to figure it out. I love the feature where you can upgrade Jfusion without a reinstall (you can upgrade right from the component.) The only thing a little irritating about that, is it does reinstall all the plugins that you might have removed before.

As for issues. I primarily use Jfusion for doing a Gallery 2 embedding. I don't use it much for it's primary function which is user sync'ing. It works fine on one of my sites for embedding. On another where it is more complicated it fails to work properly in frameless mode because it won't pass commands properly to from the Item/Article menu and therefore those functions fail. I have posted the issue on the forums, and tried to post a bug but couldn't get that portion to work. That being said Jfusion has some typical problems of freeware. Namely the Gallery 2 Jfusion developer disappeared off the face of the planet (or Jfusion anyways) and doesn't respond to support issues any longer. I believe Gallery 2 was one of the last items brought into the Jfusion fold and unfortunately the rest of the staff is less knowledgeable about this particular plugin. All responses from developers have been kind or helpful I just hope this particular bridge continues to be supported.

Yes, Jfusion may not work with all targeted softwares versions but something you really cannot say (in answer to the previous review) is that their support is poor.

You always get an answer from the support forum. It might not solve your problem but they always try. and remember, this is a free component

I've been using jFusion since its earliest conception, and for me it has been an absolute lifesaver.

Coming from a Joomla 1.0 install with a SMF bridge I was afraid we would have to loose usersync when converting to Joomla 1.5. Luckily the jFusion Beta came along, and we were quickly able to convert our site to Joomla 1.5/phpBB. With this combination jFusions killer features really shines: user/group sync, discussion bot and forum search. It all just works with no serious bugs or signs of instability!

Man what an awesome addition. I would love to have a SocialEngine addition so I can incorporate a social network with Joomla to give the users something really kick ass to use. ;)


Thank you

I have jfusion half working properly and quite frankly the support on their forum is really poor. When ever I go on there, there is only ever about 2 users on, no one answers my questions or helps me fix my problems. New or old.

I am now stuck with a half working jfusion... Great.

Installed JFusion last weekend with an existing phpBB forum and a new Joomla install.
Installing worked like a charm, including migrating the phpBB users to Joomla which will become the master. Had everything up and running within 30 minutes. Only issue we had was with an incorrect redirect which was solved pretty quickly (need to sit down to clarify this more extensively in 'lame man's terms' then the current entry on the 'redirect_loop').

Can't wait till version 2.0 is released so we can also integrate our Mediawiki!

My sincere congratulations to the whole team for such a great job. I was eager to replace ***bridge ;) with 1.2.x, and I finally got the opportunity to enhance my website in the early days of 2010.
My expectations are fully satisfied, the product works like a charm and its setup is really straight forward.
I can't wait for the next versions !

my gallery and wiki is now fully integrated into my joomla site, no iframes anymore!!!
thanks for this cool extension, I really appreciate your work......

Had to come on here and praise the jfusion component / team and support. I have been using the component for over a year now and have always been very impressed with the development.

On looking through the extensions reviews I was very disappointed to read DamienDarwick's assassination of the teams support.

I have had problems caused by other companies paid for components (The component interfered with the phpbb3 forum) and Marius rewrote a whole file of code to ensure that the other paid for component would not prevent the forum software from working. The problem was not with jfusion however the team worked faster on a fix and even discussed the problems with the other components developer in 'technical speak' in an attempt to get a resolution. 5 stars just isn't enough for the support that I received. For me its one of those must have Joomla components. Keep up the great work and roll on 2.0

I'm currently using JFusion with Zen Cart and I love it. I'm using the OSCommerce bridge that comes with the program.

Because of Zen Cart's peculiar way of doing logins, it's not possible to do the "Master Login". JFusion's Doc files explain why. But at least all my Zen Cart users are imported to Joomla properly. My customers do have to login to Joomla separately, but I think that's OK as long as they don't have to register separately.

Setup is a little fussy with JFusion, but it's worth the learning curve because once it's done, you can really walk away and forget about it. JFusion is very reliable and works flawlessly.

I used an earlier version of JFusion about a year ago: I used the VBulletin bridge. Since then, I see that they have improved installation and setup so it's much easier now. And you can install upgrades right over the existing JFusion, without having to uninstall first. I like that!!

JFusion won't be a solution for everyone. If you want to have Zen Cart as your Master program, then it's a great solution.

If you choose Joomla to be the Master program, then there are problems because Zen Cart does not have Usernames. And almost all Joomla programs need them. So if you want to setup a full social site or a bulletin board to work with Joomla, you may run into complications because none of the users will have a USERNAME. And you don't want the email Address to be broadcast to all visitors as the user ID.

JFusion allowed me to set the Joomla login for EMAIL instead of USERNAME. So it works with ZenCart without a hitch.

I am only using Joomla to add a blog, private messages, a game, Twitter link and Ecards. These are things that Zen Cart does not have and I wanted them.

If you wish to have a fully integrated Zen Cart and Joomla social site, you would probably do better with one of the fully integrated packages for Zen Cart/Joomla, which are mentioned in one of the Joomla Forum Threads.

Thank you to JFusion for such an amazing bridge program. It's one of the most awesome products in this Joomla extensions directory.

It's all installed and seems to work fine and the control panel is good, however I'd like to resolve a couple of niggling issues that I thought could perhaps be dealt with on the product's forum site at jfusion.org, but alas I cannot seem to get a registration or confirmation email.

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Do not think by my review's title that I think JFusion is complicated, but there are a few well thought out steps required to make installation and configuration a success. That being said, it is possible to get it right the first time. I installed JFusion 1.2 on J!1.5.15 (J! as Master) with slaves phpBB3.0.6 and Gallery 2.3. By the plug-in credits it appears that the author of the famous Gallery2 Bridge had his hands in the creation of the Gallery2 Plugin for JFusion, and by all means JFusion is THE WAY to get G2 fully bridged with bidirectional logins, fully embedded integration, and FULL USE of G2's SEF URL's, all in Joomla 1.5 full Native Mode. This is the first time I've been able to get G2 to work "perfectly" with J!1.5, period.

This software is so good, it deserves more of my time that simply clicking a rating button.

Easy to install, simple to manage plugins (hint: use the wizards, they rock!)

Started the bridging process with a competitive (free) plug-in that is popular ... 1H of file copying in, I decided it just wasn't worth it. Luckily found JFusion and after 10 min work total (including some confusion on my part), it's done.

One piece of advice for phpBB3 users ... JFusion will tell you to "disable registration" since it is a slave. I could not find a JFusion switch to do this. Had to log into the phpBB3 control panel, go to Registration Settings and set registration to disable. Now I get the green light. However, phpBB3 login is not disabled and there appears to be no easy way to do that.

Thanks JFusion team! Can't believe you give away such an excellent product.

i needed users who create an account on my joomla site to not have to create another account on my moodle site. jfusion gave me a lot more than i was looking for, with jfusion, when my users log into my joomla site, they are automatically logged into the moodle site! it's great!
and i've never been on a support forum of any product which helped me sooo much. when i first followed the directions on setting it up for moodle which are found in the forum, it didn't work, but the support was great and they helped me figure out that i had inconsistent urls and they told me what i needed to change in my moodle configuration to get rid of the problem. after that, everything was smooth sailing.

A must have. I wouldn't have used joomla it this extension weren't there. I am already using it to integrate phpbb3 and gallery. Never had to go to support forums because it's working without any problem.

I'm surprised at the few negative reviews here for JFusion. I am NOT a professional web designer/developer, I simply volunteer for some of my kids' programs to do their websites for them and my own podcast sites.

I was already using Joomla! as my CMS for these sites, but when we wanted to add a forum to one of the sites, the native Joomla! extensions didn't seem right for me, I kept wanting to use phpBB3. When I discovered JFusion I knew it was time to get it set up.

With a little help from Google I was able to get JFusion up and running and had phpBB3 and Joomla's user accounts synced, and was getting logged into both. Encouraged I tried it with Gallery2 with the same success. So now I have a Joomla! website with both phpBB3 and Gallery2 integrated into it using JFusion and all three are working perfectly.

The one thing I'd like to do, and I've seen references to this but I can't find the plugin for it, is the Universal Frameless integration. I have a few websites that I'd like to use in my Joomla! site but I really don't like the standard Wrapper as it uses frames. Once JFusion's Universal Framelss is released (if it's not already) I'll be quick to get that set up.

I need to say again, I DO NOT do this for a living and found it incredibly easy to get configured and working. Thanks for a great solution to integration.

I tried this component for about 2 months and it never has worked nor will it. Support on the home site was awful and no one would offer any help with resolving the situation.

My problems start with the install itself. I encountered a 500 server error while trying to install the product in the first place. I asked about this, nothing was said about it. I asked if it could be the problem, no one answered that part of my question. I realize that maybe a problem with my hosting so I let that go. I checked all the files manually via FTP and ended up uploading a few files that did not get placed into the install. This may also be the problem as well. But the response (or lack thereof) I got is what has me pissed off mostly. Instead they pointed out the obvious that I could see myself and did not need it pointed out that the plugin said that the user did not exist. The problem is I was using my admin account and the user DID and DOES exist in the tables. I posted this information and crickets. I never got any support of help that was actually helpful. I did not post there with an attitude or anything else and I understand and realize that the 500 error maybe a server issue, but one would think that would have at least some response or a possible fix for this. Apparently not I guess. I'm not an idiot and did appreciate being treated like one in the posts there. I install, upgrade & skin these things for a living and have been doing this for over 9 years. I will never recommend this product or others from this group ever to my clients again.