ohanah 
Version
2.0.3 (last update on Feb 21, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
50
License
GPLv2 or later
Commercial
Type
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361103
Date Added
12 May 2011
Editor's Note
- Changes MySQL database to MySQLi.
Highlighted key features: Custom registration, ticket selling, payment gateway, event listing, modular architecture, self adapting template, geolocation, multilanguage. Restful APIs, full Mobile app included, at the door capabilities, HTML5 microdata, communication tools, MailChimp integration, frontend event creation and moderation.
In a nutshell:
Ohanah app installs directly into a Joomla (1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5!) website and fully uses its module architecture and template engine to automagically adapt and style. Events can be created in few seconds, with custom registration forms, ticket selling through payment gateways, email & attendees management and much more. Ohanah app is fully equipped with strong REST APIs, produces JSON for you to integrate further, comes with a full HTML5 mobile web app that gives you the basis for developing your ultimate mobile event experience. Built around leading technologies like HTML5 semantic web markup to rank your events higher then using any other solution without having you to write a single meta description or keyword! HMVC to bring MVC code on the next level. Available in more then 30 languages Ohanah app has everything packed to get you covered even on your toughest events needs. A fully dedicated support team will take care of your needs to never let you down.
Learn more: http://app.ohanah.com/index.php?src=com_ohanah
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I paid for this extension about 8 months ago. It became pretty clear that the extension was not upto scratch right off the bat as it was missing many basic features. Support kept saying that these features would be fixed in their new version that they were developing. Many of us put our projects on hold to wait for the new version to come out. When it did finally come out we all get an e-mail saying it's going to cost us. This after a lot of us spent so much time helping the support know what was lacking in the first version. I spent countless hours contributing and this is the slap in the face I got. Stay away from ohanah as all they care about is money. Sure they can fix fundamental flaws in their product but it's going to cost you! I recommend maybe waiting 5 years or so when they have ironed out all its flaws, then pay the money.
Owner's reply
Hello grohl39, if ohanah wasn't fit for you you could have just asked for a refund straight away 8 month ago and we will have just refunded you :) ...we aren't about the money, we just are about gr8 products and gr8 support.
The v2 is a completely new product and come packed even with a full mobile app that work together with the extension and just this alone is worth every penny. We appreciated you as a customer of the old version and therefore kindly offered you a super discount offer if you needed or wanted to upgrade. There are plenty of awesome website out there made with the v1 and upgrading is not mandatory, as stated we will keep giving you lifespan support and fixes for the old version you bought, we just won't stop supporting it!
We are sorry to hear about you being disappointed What we can suggest you is to please open a ticket on the support system and if money is everything that matter to you, we will be more then happy to refund you even now after 8 month.
V1 a very capable and easy to use component for any kind of event planning.
V2 astonishingly easy to use.
Very clean admin layout, very little clutter and the way it integrates with your template is amazing. You really need to check out the neat Module injectors.
Support has been super quick with some questions being answered same day. Amazing.
Check out the Mobile App, very clever though I have yet to find a reason to use it. But trust me I am looking as its a cool feature.
Only think I would like to see is a way to download and export your events, contacts, venues etc. in a CSV formsat would be nice.
Never the less if your looking for quick and simple component that has everything you might need to manage events then look no further than Ohanah.
V2 astonishingly easy to use.
Very clean admin layout, very little clutter and the way it integrates with your template is amazing. You really need to check out the neat Module injectors.
Support has been super quick with some questions being answered same day. Amazing.
Check out the Mobile App, very clever though I have yet to find a reason to use it. But trust me I am looking as its a cool feature.
Only think I would like to see is a way to download and export your events, contacts, venues etc. in a CSV formsat would be nice.
Never the less if your looking for quick and simple component that has everything you might need to manage events then look no further than Ohanah.
When using an extension, more important thing then the extension itself is quality of the service of the 'support team' I think. Because, if a support team is fast and full of 'love' with the application, you will get whatever you need. I think there can not be any excellent extension which answers your all questions, but with such a support team you can really do whatever you need. Ohannah support team is very fast (really fast) and they love their extension like me! I DO LOVE BOTH OHANNAH and SUPPORT TEAM!!!
Pros: This is a nice extension. I love the interface and ease of functionality. I had some major issues with the installation but those were quickly resolved through a fast response from support.
Cons: There is no function to purchase tickets at varying prices. Example: If you want to charge a price for a single person but a lower price for multiple tickets. There is also no function for a coupon code.
Unfortunately, that is a major flaw that I missed when purchasing this extension (I bought the 12 months support too.) It's a feature that is really, truly needed on my site and is available through comparable extensions. When discussed with support, I was not under the impression that these features would happen any time soon, despite multiple requests for them on their support message boards. Please be advised of this if those features are important to you.
If that feature does not apply to you, this extension could really work.
Lastly, support is really on it for current features.
Cons: There is no function to purchase tickets at varying prices. Example: If you want to charge a price for a single person but a lower price for multiple tickets. There is also no function for a coupon code.
Unfortunately, that is a major flaw that I missed when purchasing this extension (I bought the 12 months support too.) It's a feature that is really, truly needed on my site and is available through comparable extensions. When discussed with support, I was not under the impression that these features would happen any time soon, despite multiple requests for them on their support message boards. Please be advised of this if those features are important to you.
If that feature does not apply to you, this extension could really work.
Lastly, support is really on it for current features.
When I first installed on Joomla 2.5.1, no problems with install. Create a test event and try publish to menu, click on the menu item from front end, blank page appears.
Wrote to Ohanah, they insist on backend access to resolve the problem. I asked them to remote on my computer to view the backend instead as I would never trust someone on my backend access with access to all root folders. Then they ask for info on my site, i gave all the php info, system info, turn debug on and everything, found out their module injector is in conflict with other modules. Then they replied "Can you send me a backup of the site using Akeeba so I can find out which extension is causing the conflict? "
All these bugs has been going on for a week, I uninstalled from my site, very rude customer service says "I'm being difficult for not giving back end access"
What's so difficult in remoting on my PC and solve the problems? They claim they need developer tools to resolve it. Hey I'm a web developer and i should have all the tools you need
Now obviously my problems with module injector is not working fine and I have uninstalled it from my site and when I ask for refunds, they said NO because they claim I didn't cooperate to resolve the problems. Hey guys, this component is not a BETA release! We are not here to become your tester!! To become your tester to test bugs, we are supposed to be paid instead!
Here's their reply on not giving me a refund
"The module injector is a feature no other Joomla extension has, and it could create conflicts with some of them given it is 10 days old.
Our beta phase has lasted 2 months, we can't possibly test every Joomla extension and see if it creates incompatibilities."
Well, if you are patient enough to install this component and willing to give your backend access to them to solve this problem, and you not knowing what they do to resolve the problem, then you may buy it? If you ever need to reinstall your site, and if you are no longer in support subscription, then you are doomed. This guys are really difficult to deal with. Alternatively I suggest you wait couple of months before their stable release!
Wrote to Ohanah, they insist on backend access to resolve the problem. I asked them to remote on my computer to view the backend instead as I would never trust someone on my backend access with access to all root folders. Then they ask for info on my site, i gave all the php info, system info, turn debug on and everything, found out their module injector is in conflict with other modules. Then they replied "Can you send me a backup of the site using Akeeba so I can find out which extension is causing the conflict? "
All these bugs has been going on for a week, I uninstalled from my site, very rude customer service says "I'm being difficult for not giving back end access"
What's so difficult in remoting on my PC and solve the problems? They claim they need developer tools to resolve it. Hey I'm a web developer and i should have all the tools you need
Now obviously my problems with module injector is not working fine and I have uninstalled it from my site and when I ask for refunds, they said NO because they claim I didn't cooperate to resolve the problems. Hey guys, this component is not a BETA release! We are not here to become your tester!! To become your tester to test bugs, we are supposed to be paid instead!
Here's their reply on not giving me a refund
"The module injector is a feature no other Joomla extension has, and it could create conflicts with some of them given it is 10 days old.
Our beta phase has lasted 2 months, we can't possibly test every Joomla extension and see if it creates incompatibilities."
Well, if you are patient enough to install this component and willing to give your backend access to them to solve this problem, and you not knowing what they do to resolve the problem, then you may buy it? If you ever need to reinstall your site, and if you are no longer in support subscription, then you are doomed. This guys are really difficult to deal with. Alternatively I suggest you wait couple of months before their stable release!
PDF ticket feature would be ideal, once a payment has been processed, the customer receives a PDF file via email that can be completely customized.
No mention of emailable PDF paid ticket to customers? please correct me if I have overlooked this
No mention of emailable PDF paid ticket to customers? please correct me if I have overlooked this
Had a few issues with my Artisteer template which turned out that the facebook SDK was causing issues. All of these problems were resolved by the support team at 11pm!!
Very good would recommend this Extension
ALL working fantastic. Looks great and easy to use.
Very good would recommend this Extension
ALL working fantastic. Looks great and easy to use.
The extension looks great and works fine, but if you have a problem you won't find an immediate solution. If you notice their forums are only available to users who purchase the extension. It isn't until later that you find out that most of the questions in the forums haven't been answered. When submitting a trouble ticket it will take a day or longer ( I still haven't received an answer to a question I posted).
I like the extension, but have paid far less for others out there and have received far superior support.
If their support were better I would give the extension a higher score.
I like the extension, but have paid far less for others out there and have received far superior support.
If their support were better I would give the extension a higher score.
Owner's reply
Hello Fishez, thank you very much for your review and for pointing us where to improve.
While forums are open so that the community can help each other, tickets are replied on a 24h basis. Even if for us is a very very busy period as we are finishing the v2 of ohanah (more then 1300 code commits have been made) we strive our best to give the greatest support.
There are a few things that I had difficulty with when installing and configuring the extension but the support was fantastic! They were right on top of my request to look around for the problem.
I've used other free event extensions, but this one definitely tops the others and should be much easier for my clients to use. Thank you Ohanah!!
I've used other free event extensions, but this one definitely tops the others and should be much easier for my clients to use. Thank you Ohanah!!
I went into Ohanah a few months ago, and after keeping updating to every new version the team was releasing, I was delighted not only because they fixed bugs but also improved or added features. Just look at the release notes: http://app.ohanah.com/release-notes, those guys are insane! Seems they listen and read a lot through the suggest ideas polls they host on their support system. They will release soon a v2, and from what we are discussing in the support with them, it's going to be a blast! More than 30 suggestions covered and seesm they have put ten so much more into it, looking forward to it!!
Keep it up guys, getting into your world was the best things I did, and worth every penny of it, thanks to be there, and thanks to care about my events!
Best
M.
Keep it up guys, getting into your world was the best things I did, and worth every penny of it, thanks to be there, and thanks to care about my events!
Best
M.
I actually rate this 4.5/5.0 stars.
I installed this component onto a Basketball Club's website and I was surprised at how easily it installed and integrated into my template. Usually I have to tweak a few CSS codes or HTML codes to get it to integrate properly but Ohanah worked right away -- Plugin and play so to speak.
Admin side: I am very happy with the GUI on the back-end. It seems to be well layed out and pretty self explanatory. I easily added a venue and event within minutes. I especially liked the feature where the venue was automatically added from the Add Event page when I typed in the details.
Front-end: I find this component superior to anything else available. I looked at a bunch of other components and they all seemed to be lacking something with design. Either the calendar view didn't look nice, or there wasn't a nice list view. I find Ohanah to be great with this.
Pros: There are some great things about this component. I've only installed the actual component as I had no need for front-end submission or MailChimp integration. However, the biggest pro that I find is that it is just so easy and simple to install and use right off the hop!
Cons: I find it missing a couple of features that I would like to see:
1. Registration for non-logged in users. This would be nice to have in the next version. At least the option of allowing non-logged in users to register for events.
2. I would like to see an Admin configuration option in the back end that allows you to display or hide the list of attendees. It would be nice when you click on the event and the details pop up that the list of attendees was there on the right (if the admin selected to show that).
3. At the very least I would like to be able to manage the list of attendees. For example I would like to be able to manually add and remove attendees manually from the admin side.
Overall I think that this component is FANTASTIC! It would be just a bit better if these features were enabled.
I like the idea of having payment integration too.
I installed this component onto a Basketball Club's website and I was surprised at how easily it installed and integrated into my template. Usually I have to tweak a few CSS codes or HTML codes to get it to integrate properly but Ohanah worked right away -- Plugin and play so to speak.
Admin side: I am very happy with the GUI on the back-end. It seems to be well layed out and pretty self explanatory. I easily added a venue and event within minutes. I especially liked the feature where the venue was automatically added from the Add Event page when I typed in the details.
Front-end: I find this component superior to anything else available. I looked at a bunch of other components and they all seemed to be lacking something with design. Either the calendar view didn't look nice, or there wasn't a nice list view. I find Ohanah to be great with this.
Pros: There are some great things about this component. I've only installed the actual component as I had no need for front-end submission or MailChimp integration. However, the biggest pro that I find is that it is just so easy and simple to install and use right off the hop!
Cons: I find it missing a couple of features that I would like to see:
1. Registration for non-logged in users. This would be nice to have in the next version. At least the option of allowing non-logged in users to register for events.
2. I would like to see an Admin configuration option in the back end that allows you to display or hide the list of attendees. It would be nice when you click on the event and the details pop up that the list of attendees was there on the right (if the admin selected to show that).
3. At the very least I would like to be able to manage the list of attendees. For example I would like to be able to manually add and remove attendees manually from the admin side.
Overall I think that this component is FANTASTIC! It would be just a bit better if these features were enabled.
I like the idea of having payment integration too.
Owner's reply
Thanks Jim for your nice review!
we agree with you about the cons and the missing aspects and the ones you outline are 100% covered on the upcoming v2 ;-)
Double purchased this extension by mistake and requested for a refund for one purchase. No hassles at all from prompt and friendly customer service. Thank you Romano; I really appreciate your cooperative and fast response. In regards to the extension; looks great on the site; design and layout wise, and works great as well! Would love to see a way of distinguishing 2 or more related events beyond the one categories option eg: how to differentiate 2 or more types of events in the one category, and then having them displayed uniquely in the "Events List" and "Calendar List" (maybe colour coded). Also, to have the option to hide the start and end time in the Events List. Besides this, a great component with many uses and a lot of potential. Cannot wait for V2!
This compoenent is a few features away from taking over the JED calendar and rsvp. It sucks in your css and makes the calendar look good in any template. Its super easy to install once you read the instructions and the user interface is better than all the rest. We will make this our default calendar system once the ics import and payment gateways are in place.
Bought this component a few days ago and could never get it working. Contacted the team and they were quick to respond Gave them access to my site and they came back and said I had to upgrade my IonCube loader. And then all works perfectly.
About the component, does what is says and I'm quiet well looking forward to more reporting features for admin.
For any events management system, the key is to report on their events. At the moment I dont believe there is a way to get a report on how many people are atteding an event and also there is no way of contacting attendees of an event.
This component also misses payment integration which is in their roadmap.
So overall this is a good component, however requires a few more key enhancements very soon.
Considering that the team is very active (at the moment) I dont see any issues in that happening soon.
About the component, does what is says and I'm quiet well looking forward to more reporting features for admin.
For any events management system, the key is to report on their events. At the moment I dont believe there is a way to get a report on how many people are atteding an event and also there is no way of contacting attendees of an event.
This component also misses payment integration which is in their roadmap.
So overall this is a good component, however requires a few more key enhancements very soon.
Considering that the team is very active (at the moment) I dont see any issues in that happening soon.
Owner's reply
Ho Feroz, thanks for the review, happy to see you like it sofar.
Probably you missed it, but you can indeed export all the list of your attendees per each event, just look in the event list view in the backend and you'll see number of attendees and CSV.
You can also send an email to all of them or few of them buy entering the attendees list view per event, form there select the one you like and click the send email button on the toolbar ;-)
If you prefere you can also use mailchimp to manage attendee mailing list. just install the ohanah mail chimp extension ;-) ( http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/content-sharing/mailing-a-newsletter-bridges/17316)
We are working hard to push everything even forward , as you says few thing still missing, but those should be all solved with the upcoming V2.
For anything else, just let us know.
Ohanah looks good and has potential, but:
- Lacks several important features such as; payment integration and the ability to allow non-joomla users to register for an event.
- There should be an FAQ on the website along with an admin side demo to prevent people from paying and requesting a refund after finding out Ohanah doesn't do what one would expect.
- An FAQ and an admin demo will also help Ohanah with support since many questions will be answered preventing the need to send a support/sales request.
The only way I found out what Ohanah doesn't do is by reading other's post here on the forum. I sent a support request with functionality questions and have yet to get a response. Granted, I sent the request just 3 days ago, but that's 3 days wasted when an FAQ and admin demo would have saved all of us time.
- Lacks several important features such as; payment integration and the ability to allow non-joomla users to register for an event.
- There should be an FAQ on the website along with an admin side demo to prevent people from paying and requesting a refund after finding out Ohanah doesn't do what one would expect.
- An FAQ and an admin demo will also help Ohanah with support since many questions will be answered preventing the need to send a support/sales request.
The only way I found out what Ohanah doesn't do is by reading other's post here on the forum. I sent a support request with functionality questions and have yet to get a response. Granted, I sent the request just 3 days ago, but that's 3 days wasted when an FAQ and admin demo would have saved all of us time.
Owner's reply
Hi,
we implemented in the v2 all the features you were looking for. We also intorduced a mobile app, a full frontend, mobile and backend demo; together with a comprehensive faq sections and features list on the website.
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