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Having used both DT Register and Registration Pro over the last few weeks, I strongly recommend DT Register.

I needed to build a site with nearly 1200 yearly events and decided to try Reg Pro. It crashed the site with less than half the events entered due to excessive memory requirements. Their support was at best accusatory and defensive...at worst, ineffective.

I contacted Nathan about DT Register to see if I could expect the same results. He assured me I would not and promised that he and his team would help me work through any issues I had. He also promised a refund if his product failed to work...good luck getting that support from Reg Pro.

DT Register worked exactly as advertised. The site is up and running with no issues at all. Since it worked so well I had no need to test the support. However, all of my presale questions were answered nearly immediately...less than 30 minutes to receive a response.

Great extension.

I admit I was initially put-off by the fee for DTR. Then, after trying (and fighting with) all the popular non-commercial components and modules I was ready to pay for anything that would just make some logical sense and work.

What I found was that even the process of buying DTRegister is easy. No convoluted series of links and back buttons to get all the various pieces and parts. Then, once installed, I found it to be much, much more than just the sensible, working component I'd been searching and hoping for. It's intuitive, infinitely flexible, and smart. In the end, the cost of DTRegister was worth every cent for my time and sanity.

Thank you, DTHDevelopment, for making this flawless, multiple option payment platform.

I'd like to say that I am very pleased with support that was provided to me. I was recently working on upgrading all of the components on my site so that I could disable the legacy support, and, as you can imagine, upgrading these components doesn't always guarantee that your data is going to be intact afterwards.

I was pleased to see that all of my data was preserved, I went through a very easy process. I had a few questions that I submitted support ticket for to the developer and I had responses, with clear details on how to get things done, within hours and some within minutes!

Not only is it a great extension and does the job, getting help is just a breeze. And the video tutorials top it off and make it easy to follow the instructions for those, like me, who like to see the examples.

Closing on excellent, dtregister does exactly what it promises at an astonishingly low price, particularly ehen compared to reg-online and similar "services". You do need jevents.

The developer listens to the users and adds feature, bug fixes and updates on a very timely basis. He also frequents the dtregister forum regularly and answers pressing but non-urgent questions accurately and provides detailed information .

When I experienced a glitch when I updated to the 1.5 native version from the legacy version the developer made sure I got back up and running with out any losses. I was down 3rd or 4th in the cue of a very few people experiencing that particular issue so there was a slight but reasonable delay, but he resolved the issue perfectly.

If they'll add barcodes so check-in at the event can become seamless, and implement % discounts rather than fixed rates so you don't have to define a separate discount category field for each price point, the component will be excellent.
If they then integrate event creation and end the reliance on jevents, the system would be near perfect.

The latest release supports Joomla 1.5 natively, and in conjunction with the new Joomla 1.5 native JEvents and the Community Builder extensions, it makes for a truly solid package. Best of all, support from the developer is extremely prompt and courteous.

The JEvents extension, with which DT Register works in tandem, is constantly evolving too and got a recent makeover of its calendar look, among other things.

Why oh why did I wait so long to get DT Register? Maybe it is because I use EventList and was reluctant to install JEvents as well... but whatever the reason I shouldn't have waited...

DT Register is absolutely brilliant (as has been the level of support I've had on some techy issues I raised). Very well thought out. Very well executed. Effective. Simple. Professional. GREAT COMPONENT. Seems to be going places development-wise too. Recommended without reservation!

I just wanted to drop a line to say thank you for putting out such a thoughtful, well designed registration program. For a minute it was a tough going between yours and Registration Pro, which I purchased, but in the end, DT Registration simply looked cleaner and the files were easy to follow and modify.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Registration Pro. The folks there are extremely helpful and the product is a good one. It could be a bit less pricey for what it does.

The one thing you have, however, that the others do not is an intuitive group registration model. Registration for an event is not like putting something in a shopping cart. That's just the way it is. It was that group registration that proved to be the tipping point.

My site is up and running. Keep up the great work!

I really appreciate how the developer was willing to help with any issues I had in developing the registration form on my site.

This component worked just as all of the features described!

I had a bit of trouble running DTRegister after installing (I'm a new joomla user). I submitted a ticket and it was answered in UNDER ONE HOUR with what I needed to do. Which was to install the CURL library. After that it worked great.

Also, a feature I was interested in was added within days in the next release. I went to their forum and suggested it. It was a simple request/feature, but I was happy to see that it was added and taken care of so quickly.

DTRegister's support, whether through email or their forum, is top notch. Whatever questions or needs I have they are answered promptly and with instructions I can follow.

A good functional product at a great price, and fantastic support.

Thanks!

Summary: DT Register is a good system that filled 90% of my needs, but to score 5 stars would have needed to have more features for that price. Having said that, I am still very happy with the purchase. A 1.5 native version has been in the wings for a while but still no sign - this also might have bumped up the rating. Perseverance through the vendor's website is also necessary to find the info you want and to find the demo site.

Details:
After extensive testing on their demo environment.
I purchased 2.4.2 and had a slight hiccup in installation which the support team resolved within 12 hours (overnight) very courteously and extremely efficiently. These changes were then rolled out in their 2.4.3 release.

The continual addition of features and bug fixes is great and they obviously listen to their customer base.

I would say the weak point for me is the need to keep payment records (apart from full payment) separate.

This is a great component.

I had to scope a solution for a fairly big 2 day conference with concurrent sessions. Whilst the solution may not be as super slick as the bespoke solutions that charge you 3 bucks a head upwards (this can get into the $000’s) it really delivers. Our marketing guy went to a presentation for one of those types of softwares and came out with some high expectations – auto population of reg forms, email notifications and back end booking. All this is possible with Dtreg.

I had a few problems, mainly trying to get my head around how to present a multi day booking with concurrent sessions. This was done fairly obviously once I’d got the pointers from DTH. Their simple approach is actually an elegant and functional way of doing things. (I was thinking too complicatedly)

They’re releasing an update every month or so at the moment, so features are being added or refined regularly. I’ll give it five stars.

BTW the customer support is great. If you have any problems they come and sort it out for you – amazing!

To be fair, this is the best option i've found. However, there's a few fatal flaws that I've found:

1) members cannot cancel their registration or update the # of people attending. For free events, this is a must.
2) no way to see a list of registered attendees on the front-end. Many times more people will come if they see that is coming.

The only advantage I can see of this over the free attend_events module is that:
1) you can group events on the front end
2) you can see the # of attendees on the front end.

Is that worth $60? Relative answer, to some it is, to some it isn't.

Superb component, worth every penny! It's just fun when something does what it should and you don't have to hack half of your site to get it to do so. Great work!

The guys at DTH Development hit a home run here! This extension is outstanding! Easy to install, easy to use, and had me up and running in no time at all. If you need to take online registrations for anything, This is Your Extension!

Thanks DTH!

I had an issue with the "Read Terms & Conditions". The DT Team looked at my site and discovered it was a problem with the footer in my template.
For $60.00, you get exceptional customer service, an exceptional product that is being continually updated to meet the needs of customers, and the ability to have a professional presence on the web that meets the needs of YOUR customers!
GREAT JOB DT TEAM!

You know that book "Joomla For Dummies"? That book was written for me - yet I was able to install and use DT Register quickly and easily. The amazing thing is it works perfectly. Their online tutorials answer every question. I set this up for a non-profit organization holding an event, with PayPal as the payment processor. Registrations are rolling in and everybody is happy. Especially me! I highly recommend DT Register.

I really can't say enough about this product, it's exactly what I needed and the support is really great.
I needed some help with the custom fields available with DT Register and the admin was on it immediately.

This is one of my favorite extensions.

Now every component has its issues. If you are paying less then $100 for one and you are not a real developer then there are always issues. At least for me. Thats where support stepped in. Nathan not only responded quickly to urgent matters, he actual fixed them and still dealt with some other non-critical issues of mine in a timely manner. All the while prepatring for a new release of DT Register. For the price the support is there. You MAY have to wait a few days but they always get back and if not they were always super responsive upon follow up.

My only complaints, and I have to play boths sides, is that the forms are built with tables and the design is not templated so that makes it tough to customize the layout for a less skilled developer such as myself. And I'm not too hot having to use Jevents (Beta for 1.5) and running Joomla in Legacy mode (why does this scare me?). I'm pretty sure all of these will be addressed soon. If your thinking, "I'll just wait" dont, buy the comnponent now, things work as they should once you understand how it all works. They also just set up a bunch of video tutorials for folks such as myself.

The bottom line is this Component has so much functionality its crazy. It turned a potential $10k project into a $60 project and brought some great functionality to a non-profit client trying to enrich a community.

Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to feature enhancements.

I am using DT Register for event registration for a commercial event and so far it's working fantastically. It's pretty easy to set up, even for a newbie, though it does have some complexity due to its impressive array of control and custom features. But every time I had a challenge, I got nearly immediate assistance through the DTH forum or directly from a support ticket. I plan to use DT Register for 2 upcoming non-profit events as well.

The component appears to work as suggested, however I am very surprised at the lack of configuration for formatting emails, and choosing WHAT gets emailed back to the admin upon registering.