Ambra
Version
1.1.0 (last update on Sep 10, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
14
License
GPLv2 or later
Commercial
Type
Views
38783
Date Added
10 April 2009
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
AmbraUM enables you to further categorize your users into user types (such as Buyers vs Sellers, Teachers vs Students), and collect information upon registration that is specific to their profile type.
As a front-end user, AMBRA enables your users to manage their user information, upload a profile picture, register additional information via your unlimited custom fields.
You can make any feature requests or have access to our SVN Repository by joining us here: http://projects.dioscouri.com/projects/ambracommunity
The FREE version of AMBRA UM has all of the above mentioned features, but the COMMERCIAL version has these additional features:
* Native User Points program, where users earn points for site activity
* Native integration with our PHPLIST bridge, so users can sign up for your newsletter upon registration
* Native integration with our AMIGOS extension, so users can sign up as an affiliate upon registration
* Native integration with Campaign Monitor, where users can choose to be added to the subscriber list of your choice on registration
* If you have installed the AllChimp extension (listed on the JED), your users can subscribe to any of your enabled MailChimp newsletters
We use AMBRA UM on Dioscouri.com to handle our user-registrations and login, so if you've registered with us, then you've seen the profile-select page and perhaps even uploaded your profile photo. And if you have visited since April, then you've also seen our AMBRA User Points Program in action. If not, then stop on by!
Cheers!
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Product is Okay, actually pretty good. However after installing and configuring (about 3 mins max), tried to register on my site and the emails never went through (sent) for frontend registration and backend. So I kindly asked them if there was an issue with the current Community Version (free version) and there response was "We don't support Non-Subscribers of our products". WOW. Really. It's your product, regardless if I subscribe (pay) for support. They should at least respond with some suggestions or insight rather than an general statement like "Pay and we'll play...."- if you will . Unbelievable.
FORGET THIS COMPONENT and ALL THAT IT COMES WITH and DEFINITELY FOR "Dioscouri Design" - They are not worth there products if they can't provide simple support for THEIR OWN PRODUCT. I could understand if it was a HUGE issue like some in-depth code related issue... But C'mon. Simple thing like the Beginning of their component and module as registering and sending of emails, is Big in itself to the product, but SMALL as an issue! Enough Said! DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR BUY FROM THESE GUYS, EVER.
FORGET THIS COMPONENT and ALL THAT IT COMES WITH and DEFINITELY FOR "Dioscouri Design" - They are not worth there products if they can't provide simple support for THEIR OWN PRODUCT. I could understand if it was a HUGE issue like some in-depth code related issue... But C'mon. Simple thing like the Beginning of their component and module as registering and sending of emails, is Big in itself to the product, but SMALL as an issue! Enough Said! DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR BUY FROM THESE GUYS, EVER.
Owner's reply
We provide the community with this extension (and several others) for free. We provide some decent documentation for free. We also provide a free user-to-user forum area, where you can ask questions for free.
Unfortunately, to have good developers that write good code isn't free. And our direct response support center staff also doesn't work for free.
You're more than welcome to use all the free resources but if nobody pays for any of this, then it won't be long until you have none of it.
I wish I had never bought this product, I thought that because so many people use it I would be safe, i really wish I would have read the reviews on here frist, this is the worst subscription system i have ever used, it's riddled with bugs and the company behind it is horrible, they make you pay for absolutely everything, they sell you crummy software then make you pay to get it fixed, seriously who does that, I dont mind paying for something buy I expect stuff to work and ifit does i expect it to be fixed since I paid for it, I dont want to be nickle and dimed to the poorhouse.
Owner's reply
Just to clarify ... the only thing we charge for is a support subscription. And for that monthly subscription you get unlimited issues/tickets while the subscription is active.
However, if you need features that aren't included in the package you will have to either pay for those features to be added or use the features that are available.
Feel free to ask us in advance (in the Support Center) if you are unsure if this extension will do what you need.
I spent a couple hours trying to get this extension to work. Looking in the forums I found several posting about the same questions I had that went unanswered. The documentation was also particularly poor.
Maybe for those that are looking to invest significant time, this extension maybe worth using, but someone that like well documented plugins that work well out of box should keep looking.
Maybe for those that are looking to invest significant time, this extension maybe worth using, but someone that like well documented plugins that work well out of box should keep looking.
Try the free version first on your site. If you can't register a new user using Ambra and only see a vague javacript error warning about mootools.js - then don't pay for the full version, it won't work either. Here's why...
It's a brilliant program that does exactly what they say it will...IF AND ONLY IF you do not have any other 3rd party plugins/modules/components installed that also want to use mootools.js. If you do...Ambra will not work and will only cause you headaches. Basically, it doesn't like to share mootools.js and won't work if it has to share that common javascript library with any other program.
Dioscouri charged me for a month of "support" to try to solve the problem (which I firmly believe they HAD to know about - how can they not know about an issue that large) with no results other than the obvious mootools incompatability issue. They basically ran the clock out on my purchased service time and then wanted more money to work on the problem THEY created. So...I say, "bad form" on customer service.
For those reasons I only give Ambra a "Fair" rating.
It's a brilliant program that does exactly what they say it will...IF AND ONLY IF you do not have any other 3rd party plugins/modules/components installed that also want to use mootools.js. If you do...Ambra will not work and will only cause you headaches. Basically, it doesn't like to share mootools.js and won't work if it has to share that common javascript library with any other program.
Dioscouri charged me for a month of "support" to try to solve the problem (which I firmly believe they HAD to know about - how can they not know about an issue that large) with no results other than the obvious mootools incompatability issue. They basically ran the clock out on my purchased service time and then wanted more money to work on the problem THEY created. So...I say, "bad form" on customer service.
For those reasons I only give Ambra a "Fair" rating.
Owner's reply
Just to clarify ... we never run "the clock out" on any support subscription. If you report a problem (even if it's one day before the subscription expires) we'll keep working with you to resolve that particular issue.
