RWCards
Version
4.0.5 (last update on Feb 2, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
52
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
90341
Date Added
6 November 2007
Extract of some changes/additions/improvals...
• Many internal changes and some security fixes
• changed to standard Joomla configuration of component (parameters view), which makes it easier to add new config options. This means that the old configuration view has been removed.
• removed unused file in captcha component which allowed a XSS vulnerability
• fixed a database insert that used unfiltered code (sql injection)
• added SEF URL support for standard Joomla SEF
• removed all known PHP warnings
• allow "code" for downloads even when captcha is turned off
• the captcha only has to be done once per user. After that it's flagged in their session that they don't need to do it again.
• better handling of incorrect data in the URL
• fixed broken code for deleting out-of-date cards
• removed all use of _GET and changed to JRequest. This solves all problems with slashes and quotes in input strings.
• component can now be updated simply by installing on top of the old one (without uninstalling first)
• more component setup parameters are available when creating the menu item
• you can make a menu link to an individual category
• reduced use of "style" in HTML and moved the CSS into the style sheets, making it easier to override the styles from your template's CSS files
The Joomla1.6 version is clean and neat, would look good on any site, any problems go to Ralf's website and post in the forum. He is quick to respond and very helpful. This component is great and if you have a community site indispensable! I'll be putting it on all my sites.
I alwasys liked RWCards, but I knew it was simple and not feature rich. It did what it said it does, and very well at that. But add it to K2 and a few tweaks and you are looking at a very nice ecard layout.
Great Jobs Weberr!
Great Jobs Weberr!
installed it without any problem. Had to adapt the language file. Some needed adaptations for the card height, but solved via forum. Thank you ralf!
Great cheers to the creator of this E-cards component.
i use it on my fireworks website and the component installed perfectly had to change some language text but no problem.
it has no errors / bugs so far i seen.
5 stars, great e-card component
i use it on my fireworks website and the component installed perfectly had to change some language text but no problem.
it has no errors / bugs so far i seen.
5 stars, great e-card component
Quite a good extension, easy to install and use.
And it works right out of the box, just as you need it to do.
For me it lost few points in the customization. The template and css for the views are not quite well done. But if it comes from a pure developer then i am not surprised ;)
But the most important is that it works great.
cheers for that extension
And it works right out of the box, just as you need it to do.
For me it lost few points in the customization. The template and css for the views are not quite well done. But if it comes from a pure developer then i am not surprised ;)
But the most important is that it works great.
cheers for that extension
this a very classy & flawless extension which displays all your ecards on your site in a way which looks good & is easy for your visitors to use. it works well without any problems or bugs and is very easy to customize (the text files are in your sites language folder). support is excellent too.
if an ecard extension is what you need, this a must-have!!
if an ecard extension is what you need, this a must-have!!
This does everything I wanted it to do, and looks great too! Ralf's support for the couple of issues I was having was second to none. So much so that I was compelled to write my first review on here. Thanks so much Ralf!
Quick note to other newbies - make sure the categories and cards have descriptions and titles. Also, make sure permissions are set correctly on images.
Thanks again.
Quick note to other newbies - make sure the categories and cards have descriptions and titles. Also, make sure permissions are set correctly on images.
Thanks again.
When I first installed the component, I was very disappointed by the result, I couldn't work it out. I then contacted Ralf (the developer) and I received and immediate and great support.
Now that the component works fine on my website, I'm more than pleased with it.
Bravo Ralf!
Now that the component works fine on my website, I'm more than pleased with it.
Bravo Ralf!
This is a lovely program. There is excellent support on the forum: I got responses the same day as posting.
The only tip for new users: make sure your categories have cards in them. If you have any empty categories, the program might not show on the front end. Other than that little discovery, I had no difficulty installing and using RWCards. It's very nice, looks great, and very easy to use.
I make the ECards from photos that my users contribute, so it's also a community project. If you're using Jomsocial, there's a "userpoints" hack for RWCards in the Jomsocial support forums that gives userpoints when the RECEIVER of the Ecard goes to read it on your site.
RWCards can also work like an Invitation system. I created one category with invitations to my site, which any of my users can send to their friends. And, get userpoints!
I'm very pleased with RWCards. It turned out to be much more flexible and useful than I expected. Very, very nice!!
The only tip for new users: make sure your categories have cards in them. If you have any empty categories, the program might not show on the front end. Other than that little discovery, I had no difficulty installing and using RWCards. It's very nice, looks great, and very easy to use.
I make the ECards from photos that my users contribute, so it's also a community project. If you're using Jomsocial, there's a "userpoints" hack for RWCards in the Jomsocial support forums that gives userpoints when the RECEIVER of the Ecard goes to read it on your site.
RWCards can also work like an Invitation system. I created one category with invitations to my site, which any of my users can send to their friends. And, get userpoints!
I'm very pleased with RWCards. It turned out to be much more flexible and useful than I expected. Very, very nice!!
The component isn't working as it should on my site but it appears to be working for the developer and others so I won't be critical for that reason. Support has been very good. He responds quickly even though we're on different continents! Questions are answered but no solutions. So, the problem must not be with the component. All images are not showing on the front and backend. Images are selective as to what will convert to @rwcards or not. Have no idea why.
The images that are shown look great on the cards. I've been able to send ecards as a test and receive the confirmations of being sent and read. So, there's a glitch somewhere but apparently not with the component.
The images that are shown look great on the cards. I've been able to send ecards as a test and receive the confirmations of being sent and read. So, there's a glitch somewhere but apparently not with the component.
This is a very good component. I hope the author can improve the uploading feature, since if we have too many categories of e-cards, why not create sub-folders for each category ?
In addition, I think use Flash video file (.swf) to make E-cards is more beautiful. Please add support for SWF videos. When the receipient got the notification mail, he can click the link inside the mail to go to our website to watch the SWF video.
Thanks.
In addition, I think use Flash video file (.swf) to make E-cards is more beautiful. Please add support for SWF videos. When the receipient got the notification mail, he can click the link inside the mail to go to our website to watch the SWF video.
Thanks.
