FlexBanner
Version
1.5.68/1.6.18 (last update on Feb 1, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
76
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
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123655
Date Added
30 December 2008
Uses 1.6 Updater?
- Yes
New Feature! Let your customers see the statistics for their banner from the front end.
Single installer for component and module.
FlexBanner is a powerful banner advert management system. You can add banners for new clients or links from one screen - no more multi-step banner adding. You can also restrict banners to particular articles, categories or sections, as well as all the default Joomla restrictions (using the itemid system). It also works well with Google AdSense code - copy the Google code into the custom code box, and it just works.
Supports different banners for different languages! Perfect for use with Joom!fish.
German translation now also available courtesy of Mao PU.
Spanish translation available.
Chinese translation available at http://www.joomlagate.com/.
Spanish translation available at http://www.eldiadezamora.es/descarga/es-ES.com_flexbanner.rar
Swedish translation available at http://www.joomlasverige.se/joomla/nyheter/115-svensk-oversattning-flexbanner courtesy of JOKR Solutions
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1.6.18 Corrects install issue.
1.6.17 Corrected bug that stopped selection of multiple items.
1.6.16 Corrected front end stats display.
1.5.68 Corrected error introduced in 1.5.67
1.5.67/1.6.15 Added module view to allow use of template overrides
1.6.14 Includes live update
1.5.66/1.6.13 Display now shows more information about impressions and clicks.
1.5.65/1.6.12 Now counts impressions for Custom Code ads
I installed the very good component: Flexbanner 1.6.16 onto my Joomla site 1.7.3 and it worked without problems. Now, I've upgraded Joomla to version 2.5.0 and also there was an update for Flexbanner version 1.6.17 and I tried to install it, but I got the following message:Invalid package type.
I informed - on a Sunday - Andrew to tell him that the update of the new and latest version of Flexbanner didn't work ( through the component installer and through the Joomla installer).
Within the hour I got a completely new component ( for free ). And this components works very well under Joomla 2.5.0
Thanks a lot Andrew for your professional support and quick reply. Flexbanner ... a great component. Worth a donation !!!
I informed - on a Sunday - Andrew to tell him that the update of the new and latest version of Flexbanner didn't work ( through the component installer and through the Joomla installer).
Within the hour I got a completely new component ( for free ). And this components works very well under Joomla 2.5.0
Thanks a lot Andrew for your professional support and quick reply. Flexbanner ... a great component. Worth a donation !!!
I am using the component in a touristic portal in joomla 1.5.23, and I must say I had it running well in just minutes after viewing a video tutorial on the tube.
Just loaded my swf file, create a client, banner, position and a custom size and configure module parameters and voilá! Banner running in front page.
Pros:
Easy to install and set up
Spanish translation available
Works as it says
Dont need any support at all
Fantastic for 99% of the users with banner managment needs.
Cons
Haven´t found any yet
Just loaded my swf file, create a client, banner, position and a custom size and configure module parameters and voilá! Banner running in front page.
Pros:
Easy to install and set up
Spanish translation available
Works as it says
Dont need any support at all
Fantastic for 99% of the users with banner managment needs.
Cons
Haven´t found any yet
I first became happy because the swf file frontend could appear as a flash banner. But that was wrong. The module converts flash to gif, so the frontend, I have still no display of flash.
Apart from this, I see it as positive that the module html coding seems to validate with web standards, which far from all the modules do.
Apart from this, I see it as positive that the module html coding seems to validate with web standards, which far from all the modules do.
Owner's reply
I'm glad you like the component.
Actually FlexBanner doesn't convert the swf to gif. It floats a gif in front of the swf so that it has a mechanism to count clicks. Without doing that it would be unable to measure click throughs.
hi, i saw the flex banner component in the joomla extension directory.
i think that is one of the bests solution for banner management. but I would just suggest some change. In fact would be interesting if the banners would change according to the url or even pages joolma, and if so can allow users to buy advertising space sector (for example, allowing you to place your banner in a specific section of the component Ads manager - example: car-ads in a given language). in this way alerts are relevant to 100% with what you see .. What do you think about it?
sorry for my bad english.
regards,
francesco leonardi
i think that is one of the bests solution for banner management. but I would just suggest some change. In fact would be interesting if the banners would change according to the url or even pages joolma, and if so can allow users to buy advertising space sector (for example, allowing you to place your banner in a specific section of the component Ads manager - example: car-ads in a given language). in this way alerts are relevant to 100% with what you see .. What do you think about it?
sorry for my bad english.
regards,
francesco leonardi
Owner's reply
I like your suggestions but it is unlikely that I will add them for a long time. I'm currently rebuilding FlexBanner to latest standards and nothing will happen until that work is complete (75% done so far).
I thought this was a pretty cool component. Just installed it because we needed a way for clients to view their own stats. Thought it was easy to install and configure and free (awesome)!. As far as creating a target=_blank as mentioned in some of the comments... its in the module people so when you assign it to a module positions its an option there. Which is perfect.
I do have one thing I thought would be good to see. In the joomla default banner manager they list how many impressions used of x impressions (ex: 50 of 100). It would be cool if this displayed in the client table as well as the preview table in the banner manager. Just makes it simple / at a glance.
Other than that.. Good Job.
I do have one thing I thought would be good to see. In the joomla default banner manager they list how many impressions used of x impressions (ex: 50 of 100). It would be cool if this displayed in the client table as well as the preview table in the banner manager. Just makes it simple / at a glance.
Other than that.. Good Job.
Owner's reply
I've implemented this suggestion in the new release.
This extension work very well, but you are make a big mistake in my opinion. This extension need the target "_blank" for each banner and no for module. In this case allow you to put different banner in the same module/location with different target. This is what we want on 100% of the banner management. If you do this implementation your extension is on TOP. Please consider my review a suggestion and not criticism.
I've been reviewing your product reviews and based on most reviews I am tempted to download your product and give it a test run. The only suggestion I will make at the moment is that you NEED to place a link to a workable demo of your product so weary ppl such of myself will feel even more confident in trying your product.
Although the module supports 1.7 and has the nice feature of using swf files, there's no built in way to center the banner. From the forums I got half answers at best suggesting hacks in the .php and .css files but with a frequently refreshing template this is no option (as this would mean adding the hack each and every time). Also I've found the (swf) banners not to link properly in Chrome (they do in iExplorer, haven't tested it anywhere else). From what I said in the title the module is good on it's way but should add an built-in option to align the banners (three basic options left, center, right) and link properly.
Excellent extension for Joomla and will be used on a number of sites.
One suggestion for the developer is to add in the ability to sort ad placement by author just like it does by category. That way multi-author sites can allow the individual authors to have specific ads on their articles no matter the category.
One suggestion for the developer is to add in the ability to sort ad placement by author just like it does by category. That way multi-author sites can allow the individual authors to have specific ads on their articles no matter the category.
This extension is great, I have a suggestion.
When I put a link on a banner, and I click it opens the site on the same tab, and should open on another tab or another window.
I use a IE9 and is working perfectly...
When I put a link on a banner, and I click it opens the site on the same tab, and should open on another tab or another window.
I use a IE9 and is working perfectly...
Owner's reply
There's already an option to do that. Look at the settings in the Module.
The plug-in installed just fine as expected. Upon exploring the administrator component the Manage links and Manage clients options returned 404 until created from a banner.
Banner did not display in any position. Though when it was placed in the footer space was reserved but no other indication of anything attempting to display.
Overall impression was good feature set but needs work for OOTB functionality. Not in the mood to sign up for another forum.
1.6.0, 1and1 hosting, nothing fancy installed
Banner did not display in any position. Though when it was placed in the footer space was reserved but no other indication of anything attempting to display.
Overall impression was good feature set but needs work for OOTB functionality. Not in the mood to sign up for another forum.
1.6.0, 1and1 hosting, nothing fancy installed
Owner's reply
Sorry you didn't have a good experience with FlexBanner, we're still working on the 1.6 version which is a beta. If you aren't prepared to engage in a forum about the product perhaps a beta version of a component really isn't for you.
flexbanner works like a breeze right out of the box. I like components that leave me a lot of freedom for my own decisions and I'm totally pleased with the flexibility this component gives me and the nice features it has
...5 stars from me.
I had a minor issue that I needed support for... I can only recommend you to the offered forum. The support is lightning fast, friendly and motivated. More than I expected from a free extension... 5 stars for the support.
Thank you for contributing this to the community!
...5 stars from me.
I had a minor issue that I needed support for... I can only recommend you to the offered forum. The support is lightning fast, friendly and motivated. More than I expected from a free extension... 5 stars for the support.
Thank you for contributing this to the community!
It is just great when your client asks you for something that seems impossible and then you dig around and find exactly what you are looking for.
I needed to have specific banners display on specific pages and this extension does exactly that. You can display specific to Section, Category or Article or even a blend of all three. Its just brilliant! Another happy client! :)
I needed to have specific banners display on specific pages and this extension does exactly that. You can display specific to Section, Category or Article or even a blend of all three. Its just brilliant! Another happy client! :)
This component work very well and is the only one who are really a full banner management. Of course it is simple and look like the default Joomla Banner component...anyway I don't need more. The killer feature is the fact we can display banners according to the language used on the site (using Joomfish) and is what I looking for.. Ads can be often annoying for users...but annoyance is very increased when ads is displayed in a language not understandable for end users. Andrew the developer give a very nice and fast support. Recently I suggest (some other people ask also the same thing) to him to add the ability to see "Banners stats" from frontend.. In just few weeks this feature was planned and must normally be released very soon... Many thank for this great stuff !!
It does exactly what it should do and is far more better then the standard Joomla module.
Don't understand the critical review below. I had no trouble at all installing and configuring this extension. It works right out of the box. Just take the time to review the settings and create your banners! Great job, wel done.
Don't understand the critical review below. I had no trouble at all installing and configuring this extension. It works right out of the box. Just take the time to review the settings and create your banners! Great job, wel done.
This tool is almost flawless thank you for creating. Just one further extra would make it unbelievable. In the component front end it would be nice to be able to sort the colums. So it is easy to see the latest banner and also to check the highest % clicks etc.
This take this to the extra level, but it is a great tool. I use it on all my sites.
This take this to the extra level, but it is a great tool. I use it on all my sites.
Owner's reply
Thanks for the feedback. I'm currently totally rebuilding FlexBanner to work with Joomla 1.6 and it will have the sort facility you want.
Well, the module still needs a lot of work.
It could be very useful but the content restriction doesn't work , plus it doesn't intergrate well with Joomla. For example if you set a position for the module , even if the module has no banners to display it still takes up the place having an empty gap where you should have your article in full width.
It could be very useful but the content restriction doesn't work , plus it doesn't intergrate well with Joomla. For example if you set a position for the module , even if the module has no banners to display it still takes up the place having an empty gap where you should have your article in full width.
Owner's reply
Thank you for your feedback but I can assure you it isn't accurate. The module does not behave as you suggest and at no point have you tried to seek support in our forum.
We have a busy active support forum that allows people to get help with any issues you have and you will see that we always get to the bottom of problems.
The large number of good reviews should make it clear that we do the very best for our users and I think a more positive engagement would help everyone.
This worked exactly as it said it did. Before I downloaded this I went to the support forum on it and looked at everything and then also printed out the page that is provided with information about set up. I was worried at first because I am NOT an expert by any stretch at this and some of the reviews made me think it was harder than it was. I had no problems figuring out how to set this up and how to make it work. I had everything up and running in under 30 minutes! Thank you!
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