Acajoom 
Version
5.3.0 (last update on Sep 15, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
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Favoured
316
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
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613486
Date Added
25 July 2006
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
Acajoom has a lot of new powerful features:
• First time wizard to help you send your first newsletter successfully.
• Copy function for lists and newsletters which can be used to manage newsletter template.
• Special front-end user-panel (so users can easily manage the newsletters they are subscribed to)
• Auto-configuration of mailing settings
• Front-end edition of newsletter for Administrators
• Sending mailing report to list owner
• Personalize newsletter by greeting the reader with their firstname.
• Education center to help you write and design effective newsletters.
• Imports email list data from any source
• Import of subscribers and newsletters from previous newsletters system ( Letterman, phpList, ccNewsletter, etc...)
• Integrated Subscriber History
• Past newsletters Public Archive
• Backend and Frontend fully multi-language
• Conforms to most ISP restrictions for sending mail.
• Integration with JoomSocial and Community Builder (CB).
• Unlimited lists
• Unlimited newsletters
• Unlimited subscribers
Acajoom also include classical newsletters functionality:
• Handle registered or unregistered subscribers
• Attachment capability
• Email address validation when registering
• Sends test email to admin before whole list
• Ability to Ban emails
• Embedded images option
• Automated unsubscribing link
• Preview newsletter before sending either on the screen or send a test email.
• Statistics management (Number of Sent / Opened newsletters, HTML or text only)
• HTML or TEXT only mailings
FREE SUPPORT FOR ALL ACAJOOM USERS, LiveChat 24 hours during weekdays, ticketing system or forum.
Note: This is not the place to report bug or request new features, please go to Acajoom ticketing system to do so:
http://www.acajoom.com/index.php?option=com_jtickets&controller=ticket&pjid=4&Itemid=65
I am using Acajoom now since over a year - there is no otner newsletter tool for Joomla! that has these functions for free!
I plan to use the component for some newsletters of our soccer club in Germany and I relized and submitted successful the first edition for all registred useres of our homepage in halve a day (80% editing). The installation was easy, the help functions more than sufficient.
I only struggeled fist with the WYSIWIG Editor. I´ve installed the JCE Editor and it was not working with Acajoom News (no editor at all edit pages.) Then I installed the FCK Editor as recommendet. So done - I was really surprised! The JCE Editor was suddently working correctly as well. I don´t know why, but I was happy, so I´ll have to manage only one WYSIWYG Editor on our Homepage.
This is the only point I was missing: Better Information and compatibilty regarding the usage of different editors.
I only struggeled fist with the WYSIWIG Editor. I´ve installed the JCE Editor and it was not working with Acajoom News (no editor at all edit pages.) Then I installed the FCK Editor as recommendet. So done - I was really surprised! The JCE Editor was suddently working correctly as well. I don´t know why, but I was happy, so I´ll have to manage only one WYSIWYG Editor on our Homepage.
This is the only point I was missing: Better Information and compatibilty regarding the usage of different editors.
The component as a whole is quite good and does what it says on the tin. But testing the free version has thrown up the fact that acajoom is being targeted by spam bots and I am currently deleting up to 100 fake subscribers a day (yahoo and Gmail). Reading the forums at acajoom there does not seem to be any immediate plans to address this in the form of a captcha or challenge question.
Sadly the failure to respond to this issue by Acajoom has brought my rating of the component lower than it needs be.
Come on guys you have a good component lacking basic signup protection
Sadly the failure to respond to this issue by Acajoom has brought my rating of the component lower than it needs be.
Come on guys you have a good component lacking basic signup protection
Owner's reply
The Bad Behavior plugin offers a very good protection against spam attacks without the need of a captcha system...
http://www.acajoom.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,103/func,view/id,7089/catid,27/
Brilliant extension. Thanks for much. I have downloaded and tried many newsletter extensions. This is by far the best one.
The only thing I would like to see is the confirmation message to be placed on top of the page instead of on top of the main body. It's just that I have very long content on user1 and user2 of my template. People may not know to scroll far down to see the confirmation after they have subscribed.
If I can get any advice on how to change it, that will be brilliant.
Congratulations and thanks again for a wonderful extension.
The only thing I would like to see is the confirmation message to be placed on top of the page instead of on top of the main body. It's just that I have very long content on user1 and user2 of my template. People may not know to scroll far down to see the confirmation after they have subscribed.
If I can get any advice on how to change it, that will be brilliant.
Congratulations and thanks again for a wonderful extension.
Owner's reply
Maybe one solution would be to redirect the user to your own confirmation page (you can find the option in the Acajoom module)...
The setup is simple and the utilization is even easier! The free version packs a lot of options. It is quite a step up from Joomla's Mass Mailer. Allowing the use of HTML is quite a bonus!
The price for the Pro version is worth it. For what you get in the free version is worth the price of the Pro. Although I highly recommend the Pro version - the free version is powerful!
The price for the Pro version is worth it. For what you get in the free version is worth the price of the Pro. Although I highly recommend the Pro version - the free version is powerful!
This extension is great and it's easy to use. You just install it in Joomla and away you go. I haven't got enough members at my site as it is a new one to use it yet.
I did test it though and sent the newsletter to 2 of my emails. It was great and they looked professional. I just changed the header to include my logo.
I did test it though and sent the newsletter to 2 of my emails. It was great and they looked professional. I just changed the header to include my logo.
Easy to install and configure, sent a test email within minutes of installation and all emails were received to multiple recipients. This is how email should be done for free! I like it so much, once we start sending out our real blasts we're definitely gonna switch to the more robust paid for option.
I rated this component as excellent, despite I was unable to create lists from Safari, bug that I already reported.
However, I left a message at the Component Forum Boards, and it was replied within moments. Adrien asked me to give him more information about the version and such, and also asked me if I had tried from FireFox.
Before replying to him again, I did try from FireFox and everything works top-notch.
It's a great component, it's supported by an excellent marketing and user's support system and you can be sure that any problem you have, will be attended.
Contrary to other experiences I had with other components and extensions, the Acajoom team obviously care for their product and know how to sell it.
If am using teh free version for now, but I wouldn't doubt buying it when the volume of work with newsletter increases in the site I'm using it at.
However, I left a message at the Component Forum Boards, and it was replied within moments. Adrien asked me to give him more information about the version and such, and also asked me if I had tried from FireFox.
Before replying to him again, I did try from FireFox and everything works top-notch.
It's a great component, it's supported by an excellent marketing and user's support system and you can be sure that any problem you have, will be attended.
Contrary to other experiences I had with other components and extensions, the Acajoom team obviously care for their product and know how to sell it.
If am using teh free version for now, but I wouldn't doubt buying it when the volume of work with newsletter increases in the site I'm using it at.
This is quite a detailed component which allows for multiple newsletter sign ups, different thank you pages and different templates. You could use this if you were offering something free (mp3/pdf for example) which required users to leave their name and email before going to the page. (However if they looked in the page source they'd see the thank you page)
It also has a front end where you can subscribe to different lists. The only problem I had was with dissappearing sub menus.
If I link the component in main menu under Contact -> Newsletters on my site, the link goes to a subscribe form. Once the user has subscribed they're presented with a list of newsletters, however the newsletter subnavigation link dissappers. This may be a Joomla thing, but it meant I didn't use it. I used Communicator instead which did't loose the sub navigation, however this only has one list and was quite basic. If they fix this issue it would greatly improved.
It also has a front end where you can subscribe to different lists. The only problem I had was with dissappearing sub menus.
If I link the component in main menu under Contact -> Newsletters on my site, the link goes to a subscribe form. Once the user has subscribed they're presented with a list of newsletters, however the newsletter subnavigation link dissappers. This may be a Joomla thing, but it meant I didn't use it. I used Communicator instead which did't loose the sub navigation, however this only has one list and was quite basic. If they fix this issue it would greatly improved.
This seems like a good component but I wouldn't recommend it if you have already moved out of legacy mode with your J1.5 site as I have. It's not good enough to merit going back to legacy mode and for the PRO version (which costs $115!) I certainly would expect them to be more timely with a native 1.5 release. That said it's the only newsletter component I've found so far that lets end users choose up front if they want to receive html email or not. That's something. But c'mon guys, update the thing!
Owner's reply
Since Acajoom 3.0.4 (September, 22 2008), Acajoom is fully compatible with Joomla 1.5 native... (and still works with Joomla 1.5.x using legacy or Joomla 1.0.x)
We updated the thing! ;)
I just can't thank the team at Acajoom enough. Considering what we paid for this product, the level of support we got and timely responses was above and beyond the expected.
My hat off to the team at Acajoom and I highly recommend this product to anyone looking to build a subscription based newsletter.
My hat off to the team at Acajoom and I highly recommend this product to anyone looking to build a subscription based newsletter.
• Front-end edition of newsletter for Administrators
Read carefully!
No 'Send' option for administrators through the frontend! The ability to edit through the front is useless if you have to enter the backend in order to send the newsletter.
As a solely backend application the component is GREAT!
Read carefully!
No 'Send' option for administrators through the frontend! The ability to edit through the front is useless if you have to enter the backend in order to send the newsletter.
As a solely backend application the component is GREAT!
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