JComments 
Version
2.3.0 (last update on Apr 11, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
378
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
6 October 2009
Features
* Advanced ACL system
* Antispam (CAPTCHA) and flood protection
* Multilanguage support (more then 20 languages)
* Smiles & BBCode support
* Avatars
* Easy migration from 3rd party components to JComments (50+ extensions!)
* Simple integration with 3rd party extensions (more than 40 extensions!)
* Joom!Fish support (separate comments for each language)
* E-mail subscriptions
* Quick moderation (from e-mails)
* Report to administrator
* Ban IP
* RSS feeds
* Automatic updates (require Joomla 1.7+)
Support avatars from 3rd party extensions
JComments Avatar plugin adds support avatars from Agora Forum, CommunityBuilder, ccBoard, Contacts, FireBoard, IDoBlog, JomSocial, JooBB Forum, JoomSuite User, K2, Kunena, iJoomla Magazine, Ninjaboard, phpBB3 (Blogomunity p8pbb bridge, JFusion bridge, RokBridge), vBulletin, Gravatar and more;
Easy migration from 3rd party extensions
JComments supports import of comments from third-party components: AkoComment, BeeHeard, Chrono Comments, ComboMax, Cinema, HotOrNot2, DatsoGallery, EasyComment, Ice Gallery, JA Comment, JMovies, JMyLife, JomComment, JoomlaComment, JoomGallery, J!Reactions, JXtended Comments, LinkDirectory, LyftenBloggie, MosCom, Mosets Tree, MusicBox, Music Collection, mXcomment, PAXXGallery, RDBS Comment, Remository, MightyExtensions Resource, RSGallery2, SOBI2, TPDugg, VirtueMart, UrComment, Webee Comment, yvComment, ZiMB Comment, zOOm Media Gallery, ZOO 2.0
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I've used JComments in one of my recent projects, it was quite easy to set up but required a nice deal of customization to match my client's needs. Good, overall, suggested!
For many years now I've used JComments, since Joomla 1.0, and never had to look for any other comment component. JComments is easy to set up, configure and Free... The ACL settings are amazing...
For me, there is no site delivered without JCommetns.
Cheers!!!
For me, there is no site delivered without JCommetns.
Cheers!!!
Used Jcomment for two sites and works nice and easy. Clear management options. One remark: enable notifications will lead to a problem with the Captcha image (will not show up, so no code)! Check the forum for a possible solution in thefuture..
Combined JComment with a social media plugin works perfect for me.
Combined JComment with a social media plugin works perfect for me.
can be set up and configured in a couple of minutes. EXCELLENT!
I have used jcomments on various sites since Joomla! 1.0. I liked it except that it lacked essential social features such as commenting as google/facebook/openID. I therefore moved to Disqus for a while, until I figured out for myself the many issues that make people hate Disqus.
So back to jcomments then.
Now all these years later, I am disappointed to see that jcomments has not made much improvements to build on its initial good design. It is a solid commenting system but it has failed to update to a more social era.
One example of this: importing from Disqus is a feature that has been requested since 2009, but has been left unadressed and posts about it are just ignored on the developer's forum. For me this is a game breaker obviously, in terms of my own system, but also because it illustrate a lack of development.
So yes, jcomment is good but it only does the bare minimum, which was great for Joomla!1.0 but is no longer enough.
So back to jcomments then.
Now all these years later, I am disappointed to see that jcomments has not made much improvements to build on its initial good design. It is a solid commenting system but it has failed to update to a more social era.
One example of this: importing from Disqus is a feature that has been requested since 2009, but has been left unadressed and posts about it are just ignored on the developer's forum. For me this is a game breaker obviously, in terms of my own system, but also because it illustrate a lack of development.
So yes, jcomment is good but it only does the bare minimum, which was great for Joomla!1.0 but is no longer enough.
I find JComments better than other comment components for 3 simple reasons:
a/ Its "tree" display (very clean).
b/ its immediate compatibility with many "content article" components.
c/ the possibility to import previous comments already existing on my website.
In conclusion, I switched very quickly an existing site with comments to a new comments display, clean and beautiful.
On top the comments are in my website ... no need to use an external platform like Disqus, Intensedebate, or else. The users do not need to subscribe another service to place comments.
Excellent component!
a/ Its "tree" display (very clean).
b/ its immediate compatibility with many "content article" components.
c/ the possibility to import previous comments already existing on my website.
In conclusion, I switched very quickly an existing site with comments to a new comments display, clean and beautiful.
On top the comments are in my website ... no need to use an external platform like Disqus, Intensedebate, or else. The users do not need to subscribe another service to place comments.
Excellent component!
I was looking for extension for adding site content comments but I couldn't find solution with expanded options for administrator. My friend said: Try JComments - it is the best extension. I have installed this extension and is perfect. Works very good and gives full options of administrators and users in comments. I am under big impressed. Excellent solution.
sincere thanks to the creators of Comments Component
sincere thanks to the creators of Comments Component
As a relative newcomer to Joomla! (but learning fast!) and a complete novice with php, etc., it was a pleasure to be able to install and configure JComments on my 2.5.8 website in a very short space of time and with virtually no hassle. The only problem I had was my own fault: I forgot to save my SETTINGS preferences before browsing to another tab, and so had to configure them all over again (not a difficult job, actually). JComments is amazingly fully-featured for a free component, and so far has worked exceedingly well. It's unusually customisable as well.
Pros: Very easy to install via Extension Manager, loads of features, email notification to users of follow-up comments, quick editing by admins of comments via email, built in kCaptcha, flat or tree view, good documentation, nice price (free!).
Cons: None really. I do concur though with 'donnan' below that it would be nice to be able to change the heading 'Add new comment' to 'Add comment'.
Congrats and thanks to the developers!
Pros: Very easy to install via Extension Manager, loads of features, email notification to users of follow-up comments, quick editing by admins of comments via email, built in kCaptcha, flat or tree view, good documentation, nice price (free!).
Cons: None really. I do concur though with 'donnan' below that it would be nice to be able to change the heading 'Add new comment' to 'Add comment'.
Congrats and thanks to the developers!
I've used this component on both joomla version 1.5 and 2.5 and can thoroughly recommend it. Easy to load and easy to use for even the novice.
I am trully impressed.
Ready to use out of the box, huge set of parameters to tune for demanding configurations.
Beautiful styling, no tweaking CSS needed (probably for the first time I have downloaded an extension).
Only thing I miss is paid version without author information in the footer.
Thank you for solid work.
Ready to use out of the box, huge set of parameters to tune for demanding configurations.
Beautiful styling, no tweaking CSS needed (probably for the first time I have downloaded an extension).
Only thing I miss is paid version without author information in the footer.
Thank you for solid work.
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