Glossary
Version
2.76 (last update on Jun 15, 2011)
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License
GPLv2 or later
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Date Added
5 March 2006
The latest version includes use of the "Markdown" editing scheme for styling glossary definitions; soundex option in searching; numeric items grouped together; more configuration options.
NEW! Glossary 2.7 has many new features, including efficient handling of much larger glossaries, ability to specify aliases, better control over multiple glossaries.
I used this on a J1.5 site, and it is really a very helpfull component - great work! Actually the only really usefull glossary tool available for Joomla, as it automatically tags words in your articles, if there are definitions in Glossary available.
Unfortunately its still not available for Joomla 1.7. Hope this will be updated soon!
Unfortunately its still not available for Joomla 1.7. Hope this will be updated soon!
Perfect, thanks a lot. Its code is sophisticated. So, I was able to change it, a little, regarding my needs.
BTW, it is time to publish Glossary for Joomla 1.7.
BTW, it is time to publish Glossary for Joomla 1.7.
I was happy with version 2.7, but after using it for a year, I noticed that for some reason the 1 2 3 4 .. NEXT navigation other than the Alphabet navigation was returning me to the starting page.
I just updated to version 2.76 and now it runs perfectly. I have used many glossary programs over the years. In my opinion, this one is the best.
Thank you very much Martin
davex
Note: If you update, you must follow his provided instructions.
I just updated to version 2.76 and now it runs perfectly. I have used many glossary programs over the years. In my opinion, this one is the best.
Thank you very much Martin
davex
Note: If you update, you must follow his provided instructions.
I think that this component is the best for this category but needs some improvements. His community seems that it's died and users can not have news about developers.
It is what i was looking for...
Evrything was goig very well....until i eneterd an entry with greek "K". The letter appears but when i click it ... no results. If i search the entry by the "K" in search machine i get it...
Some greek letters works some not..... :(
Evrything was goig very well....until i eneterd an entry with greek "K". The letter appears but when i click it ... no results. If i search the entry by the "K" in search machine i get it...
Some greek letters works some not..... :(
Works great. Although I encountered some javascript problems when enabling the plugin so I had to disable it. It would be nice to have an option of limiting the number of characters shown on the page of all the terms.
Because of all the responses here I've tried the installation as well. And I am personally not happy to say the least.
First the install doesn't work. Seems you needed another component as well.
After reinstalling I found that there was an error: it's unable to load some diskcache file.
I uninstalled and came to some shocking conclusions:
The installation forces 2 entries in the main menu(!)
The uninstallation is very buggy: the plugin is not removed neither is the module setting.
Althought product works fine for others, it failed for me (running J1.5.18).
Danny
First the install doesn't work. Seems you needed another component as well.
After reinstalling I found that there was an error: it's unable to load some diskcache file.
I uninstalled and came to some shocking conclusions:
The installation forces 2 entries in the main menu(!)
The uninstallation is very buggy: the plugin is not removed neither is the module setting.
Althought product works fine for others, it failed for me (running J1.5.18).
Danny
Owner's reply
I am sorry you had problems. In tests and for most users, the install does work. There is no pre-requisite component. The installation creates a menu entry in order to get people up and running as easily as possible - I know from experience that not every user is clear that a component will need a menu entry if it is to be accessed. It is easy to delete the entry or change it. The uninstall is not buggy, it does not remove related plugins and modules by design - please see http://remository.com/forum/func,view/id,16782/. Glossary is supported by both a forum and a trouble ticket system; if you experienced problems, I do not know why you did not make use of them.
I have launched the component ok. It is not clear to what should I do to change the glossary language. Could you kindly tell me that and, moreover, include a couple of help lines in the support?
Owner's reply
Glossary picks up the language automatically from the CMS (subject to there being a language file available) or this can be overridden through the configuration, set by the administrator.
Starting a health information site geared for the general public, including adolescents has its challenges - one of the big ones being vocabulary.
I had started my own text copy but fortunately hadn't gotten very far before someone on the Joomla! forums sent me a link to this Glossary.
Thank goodness! There are some minor cosmetic changes I'd like to see, personally, but they are not functional issues, and I love that it scans the whole site and automatically picks up on any of your entered words, plus being able to add different glossaries has been helpful. I have one for specifically medical terms, one for abbreviations, and so on.
A little tedious to enter everything, as soon as you save an entry it goes back out to the menu instead of giving you an option to enter another, but I'm hoping that will be the next update. Headed over to the developer's site to suggest it right now!
I had started my own text copy but fortunately hadn't gotten very far before someone on the Joomla! forums sent me a link to this Glossary.
Thank goodness! There are some minor cosmetic changes I'd like to see, personally, but they are not functional issues, and I love that it scans the whole site and automatically picks up on any of your entered words, plus being able to add different glossaries has been helpful. I have one for specifically medical terms, one for abbreviations, and so on.
A little tedious to enter everything, as soon as you save an entry it goes back out to the menu instead of giving you an option to enter another, but I'm hoping that will be the next update. Headed over to the developer's site to suggest it right now!
I am so glad I found this component, I was thinking I was going to have to write this kind of thing from scratch but you guys did a hell of a job!
Thank you very much for that tool!!!
It installs easily and causes no problems!!!
Great job!!!!
It installs easily and causes no problems!!!
Great job!!!!
How good is this extension?? It is so easy to use and the support is quick! I really needed this product for the tooltip plugin and it took me a while to work out where it was to download but I got a response from the forum within the same day - fantastic!
Thank you for this nifty add-on - it's great.
Thank you for this nifty add-on - it's great.
I used this extension on my site until recently - and it's true that it does what it says, and very well too.
However, there is just one feature that is missing - the ability to assign categories of Glossary Terms, to specific sections/categories.
We have a site that carries both scientific and non-scientific content and, sometimes, terms that refer to specific science processes have the same name as common terms and therefore there can be a degree of confusing and misinformation. Consequently, I have had to unpublish the bot.
The component allows the grouping of terms into categories, but then seems to make no use of this feature. The ability to assign these categories intelligently across a website, would make this component a "must-have".
Would love to see this Martin.
Cheers, David
However, there is just one feature that is missing - the ability to assign categories of Glossary Terms, to specific sections/categories.
We have a site that carries both scientific and non-scientific content and, sometimes, terms that refer to specific science processes have the same name as common terms and therefore there can be a degree of confusing and misinformation. Consequently, I have had to unpublish the bot.
The component allows the grouping of terms into categories, but then seems to make no use of this feature. The ability to assign these categories intelligently across a website, would make this component a "must-have".
Would love to see this Martin.
Cheers, David
Owner's reply
Version 2.7 is now available as a release candidate, soon to be a full release. You can write {glossid:3,5} in your content now to tell Glossary's content plugin that you want the article to be marked up with only the glossaries that have ID 3 or 5.
This is an awesome component that has almost everything I need. I don't have a need for multiple glossaries, but I like having the option.
I was going to say that the output is hard to read, but this has been fixed in the latest version.
I still would like more control over the appearance of the output, but its not a turn off that I can't control it.
The only downside I currently have is it doesn't work with shSEF404.
Make it compatible and its perfect.
I was going to say that the output is hard to read, but this has been fixed in the latest version.
I still would like more control over the appearance of the output, but its not a turn off that I can't control it.
The only downside I currently have is it doesn't work with shSEF404.
Make it compatible and its perfect.
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