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FJ Related Articles Plus 
Version
1.0.9 (last update on Nov 6, 2009)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
25
Favoured
46
License
GPL
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
41601
Date Added
14 October 2008
* New! Show module on any page of any Menu Item Type (not just article layouts)
* New! Include articles based on Section, Category, Author, or Author Alias, unrelated to the current article in view or current Menu Item
* New! Only show articles that have a minimum number of matching keywords
* New! Pick Sections, Categories, Authors, and Author Alias values from a list instead of entering ID numbers
* Limit the list of related articles by count
* Limit the list to selected Sections or Categories (including the current article's Section or Category)
* New! Enter a list of keyword phrases to ignore when finding related articles. This is handy if you have some keyword phrases that are used in all of your articles.
* Sort the list by number of matching keyword phrases ("best match")
* Sort the list by keyword phrase
* Display the matching keyword phrases
* New! Include articles by the same author or author alias.
* New! Option to see article preview in tooltip.
* New! Option to see last modified date or created date.
* New! Option to include all articles in the same category as the current article.
* New! Option to ignore all keywords and just match on author or category.
* Numerous other options For more information about FJ Related Articles Plus, see the tutorial page at http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/freejoomla/wiki/?pagename=FJ+Related+Articles+Plus. You can download this extension here: http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/freejoomla/frs/.
bythelostswede on September 30, 2009
Well, I can't get it to work at all, no matter where I place this module, it doesn't show up.
I have entered keywords in my articles and alas, nothing...
I have entered keywords in my articles and alas, nothing...
byktsixit on September 3, 2009
It's a very usefull extension, it does what's supposed to be done and I am very pleased with it. It's way better than the core joomla module for related articles and it contains the parameters you really need.
I would suggest two things:
1) It would be great if a more complex ordering parameter was available, like: most recent articles first AND most matches first.
2) There should be some way to hide the module in case user is not browsing an article page rather that showing a "Text If Not An Article" message.
Cheers!
I would suggest two things:
1) It would be great if a more complex ordering parameter was available, like: most recent articles first AND most matches first.
2) There should be some way to hide the module in case user is not browsing an article page rather that showing a "Text If Not An Article" message.
Cheers!
Owner's reply
Thanks for the nice review. On your point (2), you can control this with the style attribute of the JDOC statement in your template for the given module location. For some styles, the module will always show. For other styles, the module will not show if there are no matches. On point (1), it would be great if you could submit a feature request in the project tracker. Thanks!
bylauroroger on June 9, 2009
in 8 years, this is my second "Excellent!" rating giving!
Congratulations fellas!
Just wonderful module!
Congratulations fellas!
Just wonderful module!
byGuriarte on April 22, 2009
If you are looking for a plug and play type of plugin that will display related articles based on keywords, this is the one. Thanks, great job!
bycaesartg on March 19, 2009
This is the best related items module I could find and I really like its keyword article listing option. 5 star!
I think that more of a support framework for meta-keyword relations (or taxonomies I think is the other CMS term) is required in the Joomla core to encourage major extension developers to support this kind of related item functionality (E.g. Events component developers, directory component developers, forum developers etc), so that when I read an article about some subject on a Joomla website, I can see the profiles of people who write about that subject, the events that are associated with that subject and even the forums that discuss that subject. As developers of related items modules show, this kind of functionality shouldn't have to be set up manually and the end result is it can integrate a whole site together with minimum effort on the part of the content administrators through simple key-wording.
I think that more of a support framework for meta-keyword relations (or taxonomies I think is the other CMS term) is required in the Joomla core to encourage major extension developers to support this kind of related item functionality (E.g. Events component developers, directory component developers, forum developers etc), so that when I read an article about some subject on a Joomla website, I can see the profiles of people who write about that subject, the events that are associated with that subject and even the forums that discuss that subject. As developers of related items modules show, this kind of functionality shouldn't have to be set up manually and the end result is it can integrate a whole site together with minimum effort on the part of the content administrators through simple key-wording.
byVashank@ on March 11, 2009
I am a power Joomla admin and this is a fantastic component. It should completely replace the Joomla related items component. Instant, perfect installation with every config option you could want (and then some). An absolute must for any major Joomla site.
bydanmark on March 2, 2009
Easy installation. The restriction of categories and sections is very helpful.
Maybe in the future a thumbnail view of this first image in the related articles could be added to the module.
Maybe in the future a thumbnail view of this first image in the related articles could be added to the module.
Thank you for this great module. Easy to install and it works perfectly ;)
byByeVas on February 8, 2009
The plugin offers the best handling of related articles(I tried a lot of the free extensions). Easy to install and simple to handle.
Highly recommended because is one of the best ways to keep visitors in your site.
Thanks to the developer, keep up the good work!
Highly recommended because is one of the best ways to keep visitors in your site.
Thanks to the developer, keep up the good work!