DT Register 
Version
3.0.2 (last update on Apr 25, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
174
License
GPLv2 or later
Commercial
Type
Date Added
29 March 2007
- Joomla 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.7 / 2.5 / 3.0 support
- Authorize.net, PayPal, PayPal Pro, Google Checkout, WorldPay, Quickbooks (QBMS), Sage, eWay, Saferpay, PSiGate, PayFast, USA ePay, TransFirst, Korta, iDeal, Moneris & offline payment options
- Paid and Free events
- Community Builder integration w/ plugin for showing registration history
- JomSocial Integration w/ plugins for showing registration history and activity
- Auto Joomla user creation options
- Built-in Calendar with OPTIONAL Jevents sync
- Frontend Management with extensive permissions structure
- Multiple Event Registration with one payment and cart feature
- Repeating event support
- Auto Email Reminders & Follow ups run via cron job (J2.5)
- Event image option for listing and calendar
- Multi-language support with JoomFish or Falang
- Frontend User Panel where users can view registration history, edit records, make payments, and cancel registrations
- UNLIMITED Fields giving more capability by far than anything else including fee changes
- Conditional custom fields - display dynamically based on other user field choices
- Auto-generated Confirmation Number with Barcode support
- Prerequisite Events - limit registration based on other events
- Attendance Check
- 4 Status options for each record: Active, Pending, Cancelled, Waiting
- Partial Payment/Deposit support with fixed amounts or minimums
- Archive Management
- Overlapping Date/Time Check to prevent users from double-booking themselves
- Timezone display options
- Private/Public events
- Discount/Coupon Codes
- Auto Tax calculation options
- Associate Joomla articles to an event for more details
- Location Manager w/ Google Maps
- Attach files to user confirmation emails
- Two-level Category structure
- Event Copy Function
- Event capacity w/ Waiting List
- Early Bird Discounts & Late Fees
- ability to allow users to upload files
- 8 Color packages of buttons
- Member Discounts ($ amount or %)
- Ability for setting up multiple pay options based on user selection of custom form elements
- Individual and/or Group Registration
- WYSIWYG editor for all customizable messages & emails
- Registration Cut-off / Open Dates
- Multi-category support for events (3.0)
- Support for more than 1 event moderator (2.5 and 3.0)
- Terms & Conditions
- Custom Emails to registrants using tags to pull in data (global or event-specific)
- Manual Registration support for offline registrations
- CAPTCHA support
- Module for listing Upcoming Events
- Plugin for embedding registration links in articles
- Customizable CSV export of records by event(s)
- Translations provided for: Arabic, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Free updates for one year!
- Additional paid plugins available for: MailChimp integration; I
This program is incredible! The support is super fast. I was clueless how to use it, but they walked me through the whole process. I am one happy customer!
I first decided to purchase DT Register a couple of months ago when building a site for a client with pretty exact requirements for a booking form. Everything else I looked at came close to offering the full package but fell down on 1 or 2 crucial areas.
DT Register is so flexible that it manages to funnel people into the correct pot for their booking (using the unique conditional fields), and also prevent overbooking on a micro scale.
Yes it has some quirks, but a bit of thinking outside the box usually means that it can cope with anything thrown at it. And coupled with developers who suggest alternative ways of achieving your goal, the end results are fantastic.
I had 1 or 2 small issues with support response times, but the way they came through and fixed ALL my issues, showed real commitment and a real desire to keep their customers happy.
I thoroughly recomend this extension!
DT Register is so flexible that it manages to funnel people into the correct pot for their booking (using the unique conditional fields), and also prevent overbooking on a micro scale.
Yes it has some quirks, but a bit of thinking outside the box usually means that it can cope with anything thrown at it. And coupled with developers who suggest alternative ways of achieving your goal, the end results are fantastic.
I had 1 or 2 small issues with support response times, but the way they came through and fixed ALL my issues, showed real commitment and a real desire to keep their customers happy.
I thoroughly recomend this extension!
Hard to say enough good things about an extension I use on a site where events are a key component. I have been using this extension for some time and have stuck with it as the developer is so diligent with adding new features and listening to what is being posted on the site in the forum. The road is bumpy occasionally but being an experienced Joomla developer myself, the features and functionality this extension offers have a few along the way and they are always promptly taken care of when brought to the developer's attention. The new PayPal Pro payment processor is awesome and the extension has rid itself of dependency on other extensions with its new calendar functionality. It accommodates any type of event I throw at it and has replaced over four of the so-called popular event extensions one client was using (one was custom) that made the site look unprofessional and could not be centrally managed. It also has front-end capabilities now that eliminated a custom registration listing being used and it also allows group registrations and shows them on the list. Keep up the good work and I anxiously await even more feature and functionality for a developer that knows his craft and knows what should be in an extension that manages online events and best of all, really listens to his users and what they post on his forum.
Once again Matt and the team at DTH come through with flying colors.
I recently launched a new site with DT Register and for some reason the credit card transactions would not submit.
I wasn't sure if it was a merchant account issue, host issue or software issue so i submitted tickets to all three.
Matt was the first to respond and had the issue resolved (even though it was a host configuration issue) in less than 12 hours.
Thanks again for the great work and the great software. Much appreciated.
I recently launched a new site with DT Register and for some reason the credit card transactions would not submit.
I wasn't sure if it was a merchant account issue, host issue or software issue so i submitted tickets to all three.
Matt was the first to respond and had the issue resolved (even though it was a host configuration issue) in less than 12 hours.
Thanks again for the great work and the great software. Much appreciated.
I took over a Joomla website that hadn't been updated in about two years. I had some problems with the upgrade, but the tech support person responded quickly and knew exactly what the problem was based on my description.
The software is incredibly flexible, and optionally connects to other components you may use like Community Builder and JEvents. You can put macros in all the outgoing emails to make sure all the needed info is in them.
I also really like that most configuration screens have a (i) icon that give an explanation of the field when you hover over. That really helped me learn it.
The software is incredibly flexible, and optionally connects to other components you may use like Community Builder and JEvents. You can put macros in all the outgoing emails to make sure all the needed info is in them.
I also really like that most configuration screens have a (i) icon that give an explanation of the field when you hover over. That really helped me learn it.
Not sure when these guys sleep... It just seems like they are always at it! DT Register is by far, the best registration system out there!
I was totally a Joomla beginner when I first purchased it 1 year ago, and not to say I'm anything but a beginner still, I feel like I've grown and learned a TON (and continue to) just from having this software installed. We put on dog competitions across the country and the competitors needed to be able to sign up and pay online. I needed something scalable and flexible and this system ROCKS! Not to mention the support is really fantastic! Of course you're gonna have times when they're busy and can't get to you right away, but it's not like they're off snow boarding in the Himalaya's...they're most likely working through the night to provide an update for whatever is ailing the system. It's funny because 99% of the time (probably 100!) that someone leaves a bad review, had they waited a bit they would have found that their problem was solved. These guys are constantly updating, re-updating and improving the performance of DT Register.
Another great thing about them is if you find that it doesn't do something that you want, submit a ticket and most likely you'll see YOUR SUGGESTION come to fruition!
And if that isn't enough, they have Webinars all the time which are soooo helpful! When you sign up for one you can put what you need help on and they go over it, plus you can ask questions while it's going on. I get on one as often as my schedule permits!
Bottom line, no doubt, I HIGHLY recommend DT Register!!!
I was totally a Joomla beginner when I first purchased it 1 year ago, and not to say I'm anything but a beginner still, I feel like I've grown and learned a TON (and continue to) just from having this software installed. We put on dog competitions across the country and the competitors needed to be able to sign up and pay online. I needed something scalable and flexible and this system ROCKS! Not to mention the support is really fantastic! Of course you're gonna have times when they're busy and can't get to you right away, but it's not like they're off snow boarding in the Himalaya's...they're most likely working through the night to provide an update for whatever is ailing the system. It's funny because 99% of the time (probably 100!) that someone leaves a bad review, had they waited a bit they would have found that their problem was solved. These guys are constantly updating, re-updating and improving the performance of DT Register.
Another great thing about them is if you find that it doesn't do something that you want, submit a ticket and most likely you'll see YOUR SUGGESTION come to fruition!
And if that isn't enough, they have Webinars all the time which are soooo helpful! When you sign up for one you can put what you need help on and they go over it, plus you can ask questions while it's going on. I get on one as often as my schedule permits!
Bottom line, no doubt, I HIGHLY recommend DT Register!!!
Easy to install, easy to set up - I was up an running in 5 minutes. The included modules and plugins make this an uber-component. The ability to create my own fields was paramount, as the info is often times exported to a third party system for processing. The support is fantastic too! Even when I fat-fingered the component's settings, they were quick to respond and very polite and helpful!
I've been using DTRegister for 11 months. I needed a little help to get started, but the response from tech support was great. I had an issue lately, but contacting tech support this morning (by submitting a ticket) I got a quick, friendly, and very help response! Everything is working great! I would highly recommend this product. They are constantly updating/upgrading. The latest upgrade now makes it ppossible to create events without JEevents...it's now an option! And in some cases this solves a lot of problems!
This seems to be a great very comprehensive module that theoretically caters to all of my needs... but there is crucial issue when using a supposedly "supported" payment gateway that has not been fixed or addressed.
I understand that they have been backed up on support tickets, but it has been over three weeks and I have not received assistance. I have been delayed from going live and have wasted $75 and a month's worth of possible business opportunities.
I understand that they have been backed up on support tickets, but it has been over three weeks and I have not received assistance. I have been delayed from going live and have wasted $75 and a month's worth of possible business opportunities.
Owner's reply
This user had submitted a ticket that WAS responded to right away. Then after some additional replies by the user, the ticket did fall through the cracks admittedly. We're not perfect :) She did send an email asking about the delay, which resulted in us digging out the ticket and responding right away. Unfortunately, she posted this review at the same time before finding our reply that her issue had been fixed and announced on our site and forum a couple weeks earlier. She did not pay attention to the announcements which would have helped. We apologized for the delay on the notification, but as with any issue that arises, we address it quickly and update the component very frequently. Thanks.
Ok people, if you need a registration system, THIS IS THE ONE!!!! There are enough bells and whistles on this bad boy to please anyone and everyone! We have always used DT Register and while it was a wee bit of a pain to operate two components in the olden days, this NEW system rocks! They have thought of everything, front end, back end, multiple payment configuration files even the ability to use bar code technology to print tickets! Seriously guys...HATS OFF FOR A JOB WELL DONE!
We knew when we purchased this we were waiting for the new release (2.7) but we purchased it anyway and waited for the new version before working it into our site . DT Register staff were put under a HUGE amount of pressure from users to release it ASAP which did happen . Only problem was it wasn't ready to go . So a lot of users banded together and informed DT Register staff of the problems and all the problems were fixed according to priority .
This is the best Event Manager out their in my honest opinion, as we had trialled a fair few before ending up with DT Register . I have nothing at all bad to say about this component as it does everything you want and more . Once you learn your way around, the possibilities are endless and coming off the 2.6 version which has always been reported as one of the best , these guys had to keep the new version in the same stead .
These guys have been working flat out trying to keep up with all the fixes , but to their credit, every fix has been perfect . And there upgrade process is a simple . Un-install , re-install and re link your menus . Can't be simpler .
I would recommend this to anyone looking for the best event manager out . Don't waste your time with others , Trust me ...we did.
After a 2 day sign on event this weekend with over $100 000 taken in registrations going off without a hitch , Well , You can see why I am happy .
Great Software , Great forum Support and a Great Team :D
This is the best Event Manager out their in my honest opinion, as we had trialled a fair few before ending up with DT Register . I have nothing at all bad to say about this component as it does everything you want and more . Once you learn your way around, the possibilities are endless and coming off the 2.6 version which has always been reported as one of the best , these guys had to keep the new version in the same stead .
These guys have been working flat out trying to keep up with all the fixes , but to their credit, every fix has been perfect . And there upgrade process is a simple . Un-install , re-install and re link your menus . Can't be simpler .
I would recommend this to anyone looking for the best event manager out . Don't waste your time with others , Trust me ...we did.
After a 2 day sign on event this weekend with over $100 000 taken in registrations going off without a hitch , Well , You can see why I am happy .
Great Software , Great forum Support and a Great Team :D
I've used DT Register since last summer and have always been happy with it. My clients were looking for a registration solution that would allow them to charge a base registration fee with the cost of individual classes added on separately. DT Register made this easy, and I doubt its competitors could match the features they offer.
So why one star? The latest upgrade, version 2.7, is nonfunctional. Bugs I experienced included:
* public registration not working
* 'pay later' registration not working
* no email confirmation of registration
* registration records did not show up in the back end
I had assumed the paypal info we set up previously would still be good, but the test paypal address they use by default belongs to someone else – thankfully our test registrant could reverse charges.
This 'upgrade' has been nothing but a headache. Even so, if I had received a timely response to my support tickets, I wouldn't be writing now. With 2.6, I received an answer within 24 hours; now it's been three business days gone by with no answer. There's a message on their site that says, 'We are still backed up on tickets so your continued patience is much appreciated,' so obviously I'm not the only one with issues.
The message for the latest patch says, 'As many of you know, the initial 2.7 release was a bit bumpy for many users. I think we fell to the massive pressure from so many users to release it and ended up releasing just a little too early.' Unfortunately, it still has issues and 'bumpy' is an understatement: this release does not work, period. I now have to find another solution and do not recommend DT Register at this time.
So why one star? The latest upgrade, version 2.7, is nonfunctional. Bugs I experienced included:
* public registration not working
* 'pay later' registration not working
* no email confirmation of registration
* registration records did not show up in the back end
I had assumed the paypal info we set up previously would still be good, but the test paypal address they use by default belongs to someone else – thankfully our test registrant could reverse charges.
This 'upgrade' has been nothing but a headache. Even so, if I had received a timely response to my support tickets, I wouldn't be writing now. With 2.6, I received an answer within 24 hours; now it's been three business days gone by with no answer. There's a message on their site that says, 'We are still backed up on tickets so your continued patience is much appreciated,' so obviously I'm not the only one with issues.
The message for the latest patch says, 'As many of you know, the initial 2.7 release was a bit bumpy for many users. I think we fell to the massive pressure from so many users to release it and ended up releasing just a little too early.' Unfortunately, it still has issues and 'bumpy' is an understatement: this release does not work, period. I now have to find another solution and do not recommend DT Register at this time.
Owner's reply
This review is completely false. I'm addressing it with the user and suggested that they contact the JED team to get the chance to fix it. The only part that was true is that it had been 3 days to reply to her ticket. True, we are behind currently, but working non-stop and have been addressing known 2.7 issues in a very quick manner. The package is definitely stable as seen by the many other people using it just fine. The user's ticket has been answered and it was a list of showing her that none of her problems were actual bugs. She just did not have anything configured.
1) She was not even using the latest package. We've released 3 bug release packages since what she had, yet she failed to update. We post all updates in our forum, Twitter, Facebook, Joomla People's site, etc. The forum shows full details of what is addressed in each update.
2) She clearly did not take advantage of our updated video tutorials which clearly describe all of the items that she has failed to setup. Everything she named in this review is due to HER mistake. Not bugs. This equals a completely invalid review.
3) Even the paypal issue she mentioned is false. DT Register does not ever load a default email address into paypal settings. Obviously, that would be bad practice. The address she said was there is totally unfamiliar to us and in no possible way came from us. Someone on their end would have had to have changed it.
This user clearly has made no efforts to learn about the many improvements in 2.7 which are provided in tutorials or our regularly offered live training webinars. I'm helping her through, but this review has no basis.
I was in desperate need of an event registration system that would allow me to set up various types registrations for some, but not all events posted on a calendar.
The relationship between JEvents and DT Register gave me just that, in a highly integrated yet very separate interface. (NOTE: 2.7 no longer requires JEvents, but it's what I need.)
When my needs became far more complex and I began to require complex pricing options for groups and individuals, I turned to the new 2.7 version with outstanding success as the Extra Fields revamp allows Change Fee fields.
PROS: Complexity and Flexibility. And amazing Support Ticket system. I got a response at MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEARS EVE!!! Two days later they fixed a bug in my install.
CONS: Complexity. This is tricky to explain to a client. 1. You can set up variable fees in the fields but the fee format is x|x|x|y, where x and y's are fees for different options. It's VERY complex, but must be for it's power. 2. Having to categorize events twice - once in JEvents and once in DT Register, why not sync?
5 Stars.
The relationship between JEvents and DT Register gave me just that, in a highly integrated yet very separate interface. (NOTE: 2.7 no longer requires JEvents, but it's what I need.)
When my needs became far more complex and I began to require complex pricing options for groups and individuals, I turned to the new 2.7 version with outstanding success as the Extra Fields revamp allows Change Fee fields.
PROS: Complexity and Flexibility. And amazing Support Ticket system. I got a response at MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEARS EVE!!! Two days later they fixed a bug in my install.
CONS: Complexity. This is tricky to explain to a client. 1. You can set up variable fees in the fields but the fee format is x|x|x|y, where x and y's are fees for different options. It's VERY complex, but must be for it's power. 2. Having to categorize events twice - once in JEvents and once in DT Register, why not sync?
5 Stars.
We used this registration extension for a regional conference we are hosting in Indiana. It has worked out perfectly for us. The many new options available have really given us the flexibility to host the event and have good control over the options the client receives.
Pros: Ease of use, very stable, great new features. Great support.
Cons: Can't really think of any - if I had any issues I guess I would list them here - but it's been very reliable to date.
Pros: Ease of use, very stable, great new features. Great support.
Cons: Can't really think of any - if I had any issues I guess I would list them here - but it's been very reliable to date.
We have been using DT Register in our school district's professional development center for over a year now and run multiple events on our calendar.
The developers at DT keep their ears finely tuned to customer requests and are continually adding new features and updates.
Customer support from DT is FANTASTIC!!! Most of the time I'm able to maintain and update our system on my own (I'm a new-ish/intermediate joomla! user), but I really messed things up with the most recent upgrade. The developer directly went into my site, brought things back up, and fixed the upgrade.
I've also sat in on his webinars before - he takes such care to make sure that users will have a great experience with the product.
DT Register is very user friendly and allows for very flexible custom field management. I just can't say enough good things about DT Register. If you have questions - help is available from the friendly DT folks. If you would like to see a specific feature, they listen and work on getting things into future updates.
Two thumbs up!
The developers at DT keep their ears finely tuned to customer requests and are continually adding new features and updates.
Customer support from DT is FANTASTIC!!! Most of the time I'm able to maintain and update our system on my own (I'm a new-ish/intermediate joomla! user), but I really messed things up with the most recent upgrade. The developer directly went into my site, brought things back up, and fixed the upgrade.
I've also sat in on his webinars before - he takes such care to make sure that users will have a great experience with the product.
DT Register is very user friendly and allows for very flexible custom field management. I just can't say enough good things about DT Register. If you have questions - help is available from the friendly DT folks. If you would like to see a specific feature, they listen and work on getting things into future updates.
Two thumbs up!
I have used all the other events components for Joomla, commercial and non commercial. This is by far the best, especially since version 2.7 now has front end editing and it's own calendar - easy for clients to manage their own site. The support is also top class.
The upgrades keep on coming, look no further!
The upgrades keep on coming, look no further!
I have to say…the new DT Register is one of the BEST written and fully functional products I have ever purchased for Joomla! It is without a doubt above Par…by a wide Margin both in quality and features at the current verison! I am impressed. I hope DTH Development will continue to evolve it AND also turn to developing other products.
If all Developers coded to this caliber, Microsoft would be out of business!
If all Developers coded to this caliber, Microsoft would be out of business!
There really isn't anything bad to say about this extension. It is stable, very functional and well supported. Very well supported! Every issue I've run into has been answered almost in minutes.
There have been a few rough edges here and there, but it is actively being developed and moved forward all the time.
Due to the sheer volume of options you have, it can be a little daunting to configure at first, but I'd rather have those options and go through setting it up than not.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone that needs an event registration system on their site.
Also, the cost is minimal for what you get. A year of support and updates and almost instant responses to your trouble tickets. Awesome stuff.
There have been a few rough edges here and there, but it is actively being developed and moved forward all the time.
Due to the sheer volume of options you have, it can be a little daunting to configure at first, but I'd rather have those options and go through setting it up than not.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone that needs an event registration system on their site.
Also, the cost is minimal for what you get. A year of support and updates and almost instant responses to your trouble tickets. Awesome stuff.
I have a site that needed a registration system for courses. They have multiple sites and many different products. I looked everywhere and nothing came even close to what DT Register was offering.
After reviewing the features with my client, we decided to give it a try and it has been a very worthwhile experience.
The installation process is clean. Configuration is simple to follow. We linked to the calendar without any issues.
A server glitch on our end caused a problem during an upgrade and within hours we had the answer to our questions and were able to get the site operational again within a day.
For the cost of this component, the value is superb. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to V2.7.
After reviewing the features with my client, we decided to give it a try and it has been a very worthwhile experience.
The installation process is clean. Configuration is simple to follow. We linked to the calendar without any issues.
A server glitch on our end caused a problem during an upgrade and within hours we had the answer to our questions and were able to get the site operational again within a day.
For the cost of this component, the value is superb. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to V2.7.
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