The Joomla! Extensions Directory ™

Easy install. Just do what the other reviewer recommended to remove URL on front end pages. Took about 5 seconds.

Thanks so much for this FREE security extension!

This extension is released under the GNU public licence... therefore, that means you can modify it according to your needs... You can remove the publicity by removing these lines in /plugins/system/jhackguard.php

function onAfterRender() {

$output = JResponse::getBody();
if (!(preg_match("/sgfooter/", $output))) {
$pattern = '//';
$replacement = "Secured by Siteground Web Hosting";
$output = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $output, 1);
}
JResponse::setBody($output);
return true;
}

About plugin: this is exellent plugin to protect Joomla.
About footer link :) you can remove it, if dont like it.Problem is that people dont know where to remove and try to tell bull thinks like that first review about footer link and some charge $49.
:) dont be stupid, this plugin cost free, no body ask about money, use it and be happy of FREE...

Was disappointed with this as once installed an 'Extensions by Siteground hosting' link appeared on every page and even in the backend!

When I uninstalled the plugin it was still there and they wanted to charge $49 to advise how to remove it!!

This is a great, anti-hack (or anti hacker) security plugin.

However, I agree with everyone here who said that the back link is simply cheap, and makes the developers look more greedy than credible. Should be an option.

Note to the JED Team:

Please consider reviewing your criteria for a non-commercial plugin. The back link should optional for user, otherwise all our sites will look like link farms. The great gallery component Phoca, and many others are in the same boat.

This pulgin shows sitegrond link on every page.I have uninstall this plugin but still siteground link display at bottom of the page. Developers please note how to remove this link.

I really don't know if this plug-in work or not? But I do know it creates a great deal of errors when it comes to the components and plug-ins that I have. When logging out of Jomsocial 1.8.7 it create an illegal key error, plus created another error when I was using Virtuemart 1.1.5 the new version. So until it has a little more wear and tear I am not going to use it. Because I can't have my members running into errors pages.

Another thing: placing the Siteground link on one page is fine, but when it places the siteground link on all my pages and throws my template out wack, I was left with one choice remove the link...

But what good is this plug-in when everything you have or want to use conflicts with it? Just do a search on this plug-in and it clear more than 50% of the people thats using it or have used it have un-installed it. And I still don't know if it ever worked! But I do know the link to Siteground website worked! And no one in this review section knows if it works or what it does? There no read out or any that shows what it blocked or prevented! Wait, here a thought and a scary one at that maybe the hackers was supposed to see the Protected By Siteground and run away...or find another website to hack into...

No one that have downloaded this plugin knows what this plugin does?

Why people put bad review? You can always cut away footer link and use it. Try to vote for tool not emotions.

[ First time to give a rating and I never thought that it would be a "Very Poor" one. ]

Like all the high quality security extensions I've tried and installed on all the sites that passed through my hand, I'd love to use this one.

But adding a "Secured by Siteground Web Hosting" footer on all the pages is a huge turn off.

First, and as was said before, it's misleading. Second, does it have to be on all the pages?

I really liked it when I looked at the code, it's just sad that I can't use it, more so recommend it.

I hope you'll add an option to disable the footer. If that's not possible, maybe you could provide a commercial version so that people who really want to use jHackGuard can do so but without the Siteground footer.

This plugin adding link to all of the frontend pages footer when installed.

I used this component before it was added here, it is great, but since my site is not live yet, I asked my web host to use it because of their name appearing, they read the review and they highly recommended to use it. Great job, keep it up :)

i install this plugin,then i uninstall it because this plugin put Secured by Siteground Web Hosting every page,this is not a security plugin but a advertise plugin to sell hosting.

In your plugin code a tag (center) is not closed.Anyway your plugin is goood!

Have installed the plugin. Any protection is good. For the Kiwi Bloke you can comment out the line in jhackguard.php

I have reluctantly uninstalled this as it display this message on your pages'Secured by Siteground Web Hosting' This too much in your face for my web host who is not Siteground. Its a shame as security is a concern for all of us. A parameter to show or hide this would then make it optional but this is not available. Please do consider this.

Thanks for developing this plugin! Don't really know how to test it, but I rely on you guys :)