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I'm having trouble installing... The download to this isn't a ZIP file so I created zip files for the main folders... Some uploaded correctly and some I can not get to upload... What I do have uploaded (system, users, virtue int) doesn't have the backend that is showing on those pictures...

On the surface it looks like a great component, but the functionality has quirks.
1. You must be a Joomla registered user to become an affiliate via Amigos if you are using the free version. It took a long time to find that information.
2. The free and paid versions are currently sending blank welcome emails.

It seems there's a real lacking of decent affiliate tracking software for Joomla. I never mind paying for anything that works well and gets good reviews. This components has great intentions but just doesn't deliver.

Installation was fairly simple when following the instructions on their web site. However, there are a couple of question marks where the "integration settings" are concerned in the configuration in the backend. It's just not explained well.
Also not explained well is the solution for the dashboard display problems. In cases like these, explicit instructions are often required, and in this case, all that is offered is vague steps that leave you guessing about where to put what template and why.
Finally, when someone registers as an affiliate, they get an email message that says simply, "email message" in the body. There is no place anywhere to change this in the backend or elsewhere. It's silly and a total mystery to me. Really useless.

After two full days of trying to get all this working on my web site, I have decided to disable the link in my menu that leads visitors to the page where they sign up as an affiliate. I am not able to actually say whether or not it works at all, or what it's limitations might be, because I have not been able to install it properly.

On this note, when a component like this is given for free, you can't expect too much because it leaves the user (people like us trying to get it working on our sites) to follow instructions, take initiative, and work out the problems on our own. I always hardly expect support of any kind with free extensions. However, with this component, only vague instructions are given on their site leaving more questions than answers.

In cases like these, I always like to pass along the knowledge I've learned about installing and configuring problematic components/modules, but in this case, after two days, I haven't learned anything to pass along.

All in all, it seems like it would do what I want it to do, but getting it to do it is another matter.

:-(

I tested out this component in my website and it was quite easy to configure with Virtuemart.

However there are certain issues I did face:

1. There is no way of adding up each affiliate's commission and display it. I have to manually calculate the commissions and add them up prior to payment.
2. Sometimes entering the affiliate link is not generating anything in the LOG entry. It's kind of wierd, and a different affiliate is getting the commission... i don't understand why this is happening.
3. The dashboard of affiliate is showing wrong timings. It's not matching with the real server time of my website.

I did post in the forums but the replies are quite late and sometimes, there is no reply at all. The other members (apart from moderators) do reply, but i don't get what i am looking for...

I appreciate your efforts for creating such a great component commercially, but it will be also wise to look after certain modifications that we are suggesting for the free version.

Apart from this (they are most important), the component works fine and is a good choice for affiliation. I just wish the SUPPORT FORUMS are a bit more active. Congrats to the team :)

congratulations to the author, apart from one small issue getting this setup, it works very well. just install and add php code to your order confimation page for any custom checkout. differnt setup options are available, and the documentation states to use this URL in your php on you confimation page :

http://www.youramigosdomain.com/index.php?option=com_amigos&task=sale&amigosid=$GGG&amigos_ordertype=$XXX&amigos_orderid=$YYY&amigos_orderamount=$ZZZ&amigos_ipaddress=$NNN

but in the URL where it states (amigosid=$GGG)
this needs to be replaced with (amigos_id=$GGG)
in my case at least, this worked.

but overall this is the best extension i have used so far. and i have used a few!

thank you so much!

Although this component is represented as Free, the only way to get information to fully configure it is to purchase a subscription. How is that free?

Its nice upgraded version but some their are some bug in administrator on Log Tab.

This looks like it can be a very nice system, once a few bugs are worked out of the system. also the choice of payout is hardcoded into the system and for some reason i have not yet found, as soon as a user logs into the site the cookie storing the agmigos id gets deleted, but beyond that, nice system i do recommend it