Easybook Reloaded 
Version
2.0.8.1, 2.5-2 (last update on Apr 30, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
56
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
135696
Date Added
21 July 2010
Features
* Full administration from the Front-end
* E-Mail notification with hashlinks (edit without login)
* ACL - select you own groups to set rights
* Introtext - can be loaded from language file (multilingual)
* GeSHi Syntax Highlighting
* BBCode
* Smilies - different smiley sets
* Automatic Word-wrap
* Moostar - Rating function with 3 styles
* Options to fill in various direct messaging services
* Badword filter
* Different templates
* Sorting of the entries
* Backlink can be disabled
Available Languages: English / German / Spanish / French / Hungarian / Dutch / Russian / Serbian / Italian / Norwegian / Turkish
Joomla! 2.5 Version: English / German / Hungarian / French / Dutch / Czech / Russian / Swedish / Italian / Finnish (frontend) / Spanish (frontend) / Japanese / Traditional Chinese
To avoid Spam Easybook Reloaded uses a light version of the famous plug-in EasyCalcCheck Plus which is available as a separate download (http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/captcha/11964).
The guestbook component is based on the original component provided by Easy-Joomla. This version has been reworked and optimized. All known security flaws had been closed and some more measures had been taken, to secure it.
See Project Homepage for complete changelog!
Version convention changed - now all releases for certain Joomla! versions have the same main version number as Joomla!.
Download
Joomla! 2.5 - http://joomla-extensions.kubik-rubik.de/downloads/ebr-easybook-reloaded/joomla-25
Joomla! 1.5 - http://joomla-extensions.kubik-rubik.de/downloads/ebr-easybook-reloaded/joomla-15
Plus:
Module "Latest entries" - Shows the latest posts at the guestbook
Search Plugin - Allows search of Easybook Reloaded entries (only for Joomla! 1.5 yet)
Support
The extension is completely free.
You need a subscription for support from the developer: http://joomla-extensions.kubik-rubik.de/subscription
Support from other users is free: http://joomla-extensions.kubik-rubik.de/forum
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Moved from other program because of spam, saw on documentation that this program with special plugin helps to stop spam but the spam is back. I have installed the special plugin to secure this guestbook but no changes concerning spam
Owner's reply
You are the first person in almost one year with this problem.
I don't have any spam on my demo site. Which "special plugin" did you use?
Why do you write such a review without asking for help in the forum?
good but something problems with joomfish...with not main language everybody can edit and unpublish message
Owner's reply
You have to set the right settings in Joomfish in the menu translation...
Why don't ask in the forum?
Thanks for the great guestbook. I like it.
Only one question: I want to limit the guestbook to registered user only to avoid spam. I set the Group for adding an entry to registered. However, I am still able to sign the book with any user name. The version is 2.0.8.1.
Only one question: I want to limit the guestbook to registered user only to avoid spam. I set the Group for adding an entry to registered. However, I am still able to sign the book with any user name. The version is 2.0.8.1.
Owner's reply
Thank you for your review, but...
...why don't you look into the support forum or ask for that?
For example here: http://joomla-extensions.kubik-rubik.de/forum/ebr-joomla-1-5/758-another-username-question
I tried three guestbooks and two "testimonial" extensions before choosing EBR. EBR takes a more common-sense approach than the others. It pretty much assumes you will be moderating your comments, so the captcha is really simple. It assumes you'll have only a single guestbook, so the database structure is quite simple, and nothing breaks when you add fields and import large datasets. The code is very nicely formatted. The front-end editing links in emails (secured by hashes -- brilliant) is a huge time-saver. The ability to post a brief reply is there -- yippee! If I had to come up with one criticism, it would be that the WEBSITE_RATING widget is very antiquated -- but hopefully someone will patch in a normal starbar soon. But this is truly a minor quibble... Bravo!
Owner's reply
Hello hkingman,
thank you very much for your review!
I will think about the starbar for one of the next releases.
Thanks for this great component. It is integrated into my existing Joomla! website and easy to configure the settings. I can even used separately which is great.
Owner's reply
Have fun with my extension.
I appreciate the straight-forward functionality of Easybook. I use it as a comment display board for my registered users and also used it’s module extension to display “previews” of the full comments in a public viewable area. I experienced a couple of small idiosyncrasies that may have been peculiar to my implementation and modifications, but they were quickly resolved with an excellent support forum system.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Owner's reply
Thank you for your review!
I love this extension, its exactly what I needed... What I love about it the best is the feature that allows you to add a paragraph to the top of the componnet, so that makes the plugin feature not necessary for me... because of the lack of a plugin, I didn't use a particular plugin... But this is great!
Owner's reply
Thank you for your time to write this review!
You really saved my life.
It's the best guestbook for joomla cms.
I was so sad when we loose the last one but thanks to you now all is ok ;)
I hope that one day you will add the recaptcha system ;)
Thank you very much ...
It's the best guestbook for joomla cms.
I was so sad when we loose the last one but thanks to you now all is ok ;)
I hope that one day you will add the recaptcha system ;)
Thank you very much ...
Owner's reply
reCaptcha system? Maybe in a further version.
Thanks for the review!
I choose this component for an additional feature: latest entries module. Component work so fine, and is very easy to use, but this module has saved me install a shoutbox, so "kill two birds with one shoot". Many Thanks!!
Owner's reply
You are right! Thank you for your review.
Great component. But I would like to ask what to I need to do to read greek. Since the last update it seems that it doesn't support greek. Thank you
Owner's reply
Yes, it supports greek! But I didn't get any greek language files yet.
If you are willing to translate, then please contact me on the project website.
Greetings
I'm very happy with this. One complaint. A little spam is slipping through. Not a lot, but about 2 a week. I grab it and take it down so client doesn't have to, but I'd rather not have to worry about it.
Owner's reply
Thank you!
Please update to version 2.0.7, then your client shouldn't get any spam entries!
After it has been dropt by the original coders and it showed critical security flaws, we had to migrate to another guestbook on a heavy site.
At the german Joomlaportal.de I found a thread about the "reloaded" version an didn´t thought, it would really be improved, as it said, but missing the functionality of the EB, we gave it a try!
Some monts ago, we started using the relaoded version and, despite some small flaws which had been corrected right away, it works seemlessly!
Bottomline: We migrated back to Easybook reloaded, the best Guestbook for Joomla!
Big THANK YOU for this excellent work!
At the german Joomlaportal.de I found a thread about the "reloaded" version an didn´t thought, it would really be improved, as it said, but missing the functionality of the EB, we gave it a try!
Some monts ago, we started using the relaoded version and, despite some small flaws which had been corrected right away, it works seemlessly!
Bottomline: We migrated back to Easybook reloaded, the best Guestbook for Joomla!
Big THANK YOU for this excellent work!
Owner's reply
Thank you for your kind review, X-Bit!
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