Workflow for Simple Content Versioning
Version
1.73 (last update on Apr 12, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
8
License
GPLv2 or later
Commercial
Type
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28564
Date Added
28 May 2009
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
* Revise, edit and approve article changes before going live with those changes.
* Send article changes for approval via email
* Edit and save changes to published articles without affecting the live site
* Save notes regarding article versions
* Optionally stage all content changes automatically
* Automatically stage content from specific user groups
* Optional administrator email notifications of staged content that is ready for review
* Complete revision history with access to all staged and prior versions of article content
* Optionally disable on the front-end
Very clever solution but one that you need to be a pro to understand and use. We started off with the sister product of version control which worked fine, but when we came to use workflow the whole thing fell apart.
The forum support is all well and good but emails to the developer seem to disappear into a blackhole - plus the payment only gives you a few months of access to download and thats your lot - no good if you delete the download by accident.
So, a good product, certainly - and one that Joomla sorely could do with being as part of its core - but let down by the support channels. If Joomla formed a majority of my job, I'd probably have more time to sit down and learn it properly, so is defo one for the experts.
The forum support is all well and good but emails to the developer seem to disappear into a blackhole - plus the payment only gives you a few months of access to download and thats your lot - no good if you delete the download by accident.
So, a good product, certainly - and one that Joomla sorely could do with being as part of its core - but let down by the support channels. If Joomla formed a majority of my job, I'd probably have more time to sit down and learn it properly, so is defo one for the experts.
I needed a simple approval system for a client site. We wanted a system where employees could edit only their own pages, but any edits/updates/changes had to be approved by the admin.
This is excellent for this purpose. All the employees are set up as authors, so the only content they can edit is their own, and it emails admin when they make a change. Admin then selects the version to be published (usually the latest) and away they go!
The version plugin that comes with it is also great as it allows for the provision of rollback if you mess something up in an article.
I like it, simple, intuitive, and fills a big hole in core joomla.
This is excellent for this purpose. All the employees are set up as authors, so the only content they can edit is their own, and it emails admin when they make a change. Admin then selects the version to be published (usually the latest) and away they go!
The version plugin that comes with it is also great as it allows for the provision of rollback if you mess something up in an article.
I like it, simple, intuitive, and fills a big hole in core joomla.
This is the first time I've felt compelled to review an extension for all the wrong reasons.
Simply, it does not do what it says it will do. Add to that one channel of support, a forum, where nobody replies and you have a recipe for disaster.
I installed this on a client site after reading the one good review and was left with a trail of problems and unanswered questions.
Keep away from this extension!
Simply, it does not do what it says it will do. Add to that one channel of support, a forum, where nobody replies and you have a recipe for disaster.
I installed this on a client site after reading the one good review and was left with a trail of problems and unanswered questions.
Keep away from this extension!
Owner's reply
Sorry you had problems Gary. It actually does do what it advertises, as evidenced by hundreds of satisfied users. We did respond to your email and forum-based requests, our last unanswered post to you was "I've just tested this and haven't found any problems. Is there a place I can see this (not) working? Thanks!"
I've had a good look through the demo and tried it all out, it looks excellent. I've thought for some time that this is what joomla has been sorely missing if it wants to appeal to larger corporations and be more of an alternative to commercial CMS systems. And now with this it finally has it.
I looked through it thinking about what i felt it should do and after looking at the plugin found that it did everything i think it should!
The next corporate site i do is going to be getting this bought for it.
Top marks from me!
I looked through it thinking about what i felt it should do and after looking at the plugin found that it did everything i think it should!
The next corporate site i do is going to be getting this bought for it.
Top marks from me!