IDoBlog Free
Version
1.1 build 37 (last update on Feb 2, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
23
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
98297
Date Added
6 August 2009
IDoBlog options:
- Separate rss-feed for each blog
- Friends feeds
- Buit-in commenting system, using a powerfull comments editor with BB-code
- Ability to make branches in discussion
- Friends management system
- Easy navigation through the pop-up menu
- Easy and intuitively form for new articles writing
- Separate image file archive for each user
- Article tagging system
- Flexible new comments and post notification system
- The minimum amount of load on the server, using ajax inserts;
- Built-in templates management system
- Multiuser blogging
- SEF-links and bread-crumbs
- Users can publish Google Adsense ads in they personal blog
and much more!
2 February 2011
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Was fixed 1 bug with a comment settings. Switching between displaing name/username doesn't works correctly.
Thanks to Marin Stanev for report about the problem.
New IDoBlog build 37 can be downloaded here: http://idojoomla.com/download.html
15 March, 2010
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Was fixed 1 possible vulnerability of SQL-injection. Big thanks for reporting to Alejandro Lopez.
You should to update the next files:
* your-site-directory/components/com_idoblog/controller.php
* your-site-directory/components/com_idoblog/models/entry.php
* your-site-directory/components/com_idoblog/models/profile.php
* your-site-directory/components/com_idoblog/idoblog.xml - that to know IDoBlog version
New IDoBlog build 36 can be downloaded here: http://idojoomla.com/download.html
March 9, 2010
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Was fixed 1 possible vulnerability, where IDoBlog writes files an folders to 777 and leaves them there.
You should to update the next files:
* your-site-directory/components/com_idoblog/helper.php
* your-site-directory/components/com_idoblog/xajax.idoblog.php
* your-site-directory/administrator/components/com_idoblog/install.eventlist.php
* your-site-directory/components/com_idoblog/idoblog.xml - that to know IDoBlog version
Also you need to update all folders and subfolders permissions for your-site-directory/images/idoblog from 777 to 755.
New IDoBlog build 35 can be downloaded here: http://idojoomla.com/download.html
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IDoBlog Free is a good component. It looks nice. IDoBlog Pro was even better because it had Community Builder integration and some cool features. The developer abandoned it. That leaves only one viable blog component for Joomla, a very expensive and not necessarily better system. And for that one you have to buy the comments system separately.
To the developer, why not start developing the Pro component again? Price it at about half of what it was before and you can maximize your profit because a lot of people are looking for such a sleek blog system that works and works with CB. Thanks!
To the developer, why not start developing the Pro component again? Price it at about half of what it was before and you can maximize your profit because a lot of people are looking for such a sleek blog system that works and works with CB. Thanks!
Totally MVC and has all of the features of other paid blogging systems. My new choice for a blogging partner.
Love it!
Love it!
Good points:
Easy to use, good user/admin interface.
Bad:
Hasn´t CB integration, because they have their own community project.
Community support has no answers from developers.
I like it and will use it. But is so hard make a CB integration, till Community be done to use?
Easy to use, good user/admin interface.
Bad:
Hasn´t CB integration, because they have their own community project.
Community support has no answers from developers.
I like it and will use it. But is so hard make a CB integration, till Community be done to use?
This component is worth looking at. I wanted something simple, flexible and Joomla native with tagging and comments. I tried several others in this directory without much luck. This totally fits the bill for me. Thanks!
I installed this component then uninstalled it because there are security warnings about Idoblog at Secunia and Milworm. SQL injections are the problem. I have not seen anything addressing this vulnerability from the component maker or on the Joomla forums. Has it been fixed?
The good parts first.
1. Really easy to install
2. Feature rich - user defined tags, built in commenting system, built in avatars, intuitive user interface.
3. Classy layout and fun - I love the Avatars
I really loved this component. The next part of my review will sound harsh but it is only because this component comes the closest to bridge Joomla's lack of a blog and falls just short!
Where Idoblog fails:
1. There is no Idoblog search. Serious handicap as the default Joomla search has a different URL and these are rendered without the avatars and tags.
2. Multiple sections are not possible. This is a huge drawback as there can be only one section and the categories are the user ids.
3) There is no analytics at the backend. So you have no idea how many comments or hits a particular blog has received
4) Very few plugins and modules - plugins like ratings (no joomla default and votitaly don't work in the blog mode), most commented or most viewed modules would have been really useful.
5) Documentation - the documentation is not very well laid out. There's not much info in the forums/communities
1. Really easy to install
2. Feature rich - user defined tags, built in commenting system, built in avatars, intuitive user interface.
3. Classy layout and fun - I love the Avatars
I really loved this component. The next part of my review will sound harsh but it is only because this component comes the closest to bridge Joomla's lack of a blog and falls just short!
Where Idoblog fails:
1. There is no Idoblog search. Serious handicap as the default Joomla search has a different URL and these are rendered without the avatars and tags.
2. Multiple sections are not possible. This is a huge drawback as there can be only one section and the categories are the user ids.
3) There is no analytics at the backend. So you have no idea how many comments or hits a particular blog has received
4) Very few plugins and modules - plugins like ratings (no joomla default and votitaly don't work in the blog mode), most commented or most viewed modules would have been really useful.
5) Documentation - the documentation is not very well laid out. There's not much info in the forums/communities
I was looking for a blog system that could easy be integrated with my website and this was just brilliant, because it allows the creation of themes, the integration with my website was perfect, thanks allot for this extension.
Just one feature missing from this blog extension, the oportunity to preview posts, but since users can edit the post, this isn't much of an issue, hopefully it will have this functionality in the next versions.
Keep up the good work.
Just one feature missing from this blog extension, the oportunity to preview posts, but since users can edit the post, this isn't much of an issue, hopefully it will have this functionality in the next versions.
Keep up the good work.
I have wanted a blog section that would allow comments for sometime. There are some that allow that but you have to pay first...The guys at IDoBlog know what they are doing!! This is excellent! Not only is it easy to install (the way it should be) but they show you how! Video instruction!!! Now how hard was that. I tried SmartBlog but I must be stupid cause that one had no instructions and it was impossible to figure out. This is super easy and on top of that it shows you how. And it is FREE, beautifully laid out, and just what I wanted. Of course there is a paid upgrade, but at least they let me try it and of course that convinces me to use the upgraded model also.
It is clean, easy, complete with a tag cloud for SEO purposes and basically, I have tried others, IDoBlog takes the Oscar, Gold Medal or whatever award you want to give.
Thanks IDoBlog, you make life simple!!
It is clean, easy, complete with a tag cloud for SEO purposes and basically, I have tried others, IDoBlog takes the Oscar, Gold Medal or whatever award you want to give.
Thanks IDoBlog, you make life simple!!
I have kept on finding a useful blog component and I think this is the most suitable one for me.
Thanks!
Keeping going
Thanks!
Keeping going
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