sigplus 
Version
1.3.4 / 1.4.2 (last update on Apr 9, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
217
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
547926
Date Added
13 March 2010
Even while simple to use, sigplus offers an impressive set of features. Images suitable for gallery preview are automatically generated with cropping and/or centering, and clicking on a preview image brings up a pop-up window overlay (so-called lightbox) showing the original full-size image without navigating away from the current page. Images in a gallery can be displayed in fixed or flow layout, they can be shown on a slider or carousel/rotator, or an image can blend into another using a fancy transition effect. Appearance and behavior are highly configurable including image margin, border, padding, slider/rotator orientation (horizontal or vertical), animation speed, slideshow delay, image sort order, etc.
Despite its versatility, sigplus is completely free. It is a full-fledged product with all features included, there is no need to buy a commercial professional version with extra features or purchase club membership that grants you additional privileges.
Translations included: English, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew*, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak and Spanish* (asterisk indicates front-end only). Joomla 1.5 users should install plg_sigplus-1.3.x (and optionally mod_sigplus-1.3.x), users of Joomla 1.6 and later should use the package installer pkg_sigplus-1.4.x.
I don't give it a full 5 star as i still miss 1 important feauture..
i use this plugin for my website also and i have many photo's in many album's but the order of the photo's isn't as how i want to see them..
i would like to set a specific image order like 0.1.2.3. not 3.1.2.0 as order.. (hope you get the idea what i'm trying to say).
if this feauture was already inplanted then i would give it for sure a 5 star rating
i use this plugin for my website also and i have many photo's in many album's but the order of the photo's isn't as how i want to see them..
i would like to set a specific image order like 0.1.2.3. not 3.1.2.0 as order.. (hope you get the idea what i'm trying to say).
if this feauture was already inplanted then i would give it for sure a 5 star rating
Owner's reply
I am not sure I get the point. In general, it is best to read the extensive documentation sigplus comes with or contact the developer directly with questions not discussed in the documentation, rather than using the review system for this purpose. There is substantial delay before your review gets published and we are unable to read it before this happens, and there is absolutely no way for us to request further information should it be necessary, as is the case.
There are four factors that influence the relative ordering of images. First, galleries with fixed layout may have a horizontal or vertical orientation (i.e. in which direction the images slide), which gives a natural ordering of images. Second, you can use the "labels.txt" file mechanism to set an explicit order. Third, sort criterion (e.g. file name or last modified date) tells sigplus which image comes after the other. Fourth, sort order lets you have the images in increasing or decreasing order.
so simple, however, and very complete
It is one of the best extensions in the image gallery management, easy handling, with touches of professional qualities.
It is certainly a very good extension, adaptable to different situations of customizations in the distribution and presentation of image galleries.
Very good job
It is one of the best extensions in the image gallery management, easy handling, with touches of professional qualities.
It is certainly a very good extension, adaptable to different situations of customizations in the distribution and presentation of image galleries.
Very good job
I am using this extension for almost a year and finally found some time to do it justice here: It is definitely one of the best gallery extensions around.
I have played with other extensions in the past year, but I always came back to this one.
It works in all browsers (including Safari on iOS), and is highly configurable. So I found a way to do everything I wanted to do with this extension. Other gallery extensions always seem to have one or two restrictions which finally made me kick them out again.
It is very simple to first set up and get going. But if you start fine tuning everything and exploring the possibilities, it will take you some time to understand everything and make use of its full potential. But the time spent with that is absolutely worthwhile.
I have played with other extensions in the past year, but I always came back to this one.
It works in all browsers (including Safari on iOS), and is highly configurable. So I found a way to do everything I wanted to do with this extension. Other gallery extensions always seem to have one or two restrictions which finally made me kick them out again.
It is very simple to first set up and get going. But if you start fine tuning everything and exploring the possibilities, it will take you some time to understand everything and make use of its full potential. But the time spent with that is absolutely worthwhile.
I trawled the Joomla Extensions Directory trying to find a half-decent article gallery and I tried almost every one. Some had difficulty finding the image folder when I know for certain all settings were 100% working. This extension stands head and shoulders above the rest, it has numerous options; is easy to configure; IT JUST WORKS; it's free and it looks GOOD!! Hats off to the developer. Much appreciated.
Does what it says, no complicated setup. I went through at least 1/2 dozen extensions looking for a simple gallery. One even broke the entire site (backend/frontend) when I un-installed it! This one worked "out of the box" and was very easy to setup and get going. Thank you!
Sigplus is free and worth $100 or more. It allows you to tweak to your galleries to your hearts content. That the developer offers this for free, is of great benefit in advancing Joomla as a top level cms. The amount of care and accuracy put into it's creation, makes it a joy to use. Works well on the ipad. Once you see what it can do, you'll wonder why you messed around for so long with galleries that limit your creativity. Eternal kudos to Levente Hunyadi for all the work that went into this excellent extension.
First of all this has to be one of the easiest extensions to get up and running. It makes the creation of light box style pop up image galleries within Joomla! a breeze. Secondly the support is second to none. I am an intermediate level web designer/developer and Joomla! user. In developing a website for a photographer I contacted Levente regarding a modification to sigplus. His responses and guidance in developing the mod helped me attain an outcome that was above and beyond what I had expected. 5 stars for the extension and 5 stars for support. Thank you!
I have used this extension on various websites though in one instance the template breaks in internet explorer, it is one of the best photo gallery extensions you can find
What else ? Just have a look at all the different Lightbox popup options to be amazed... Try the "Pretty photo" boxplus theme to see that it is even different than the other SIGxyz versions !
Yeah, well, I guess that when you like a product, you can't be 100% objective... but I really like it :o) THANKS !
Yeah, well, I guess that when you like a product, you can't be 100% objective... but I really like it :o) THANKS !
No wonder many users say this extension good. In fact, it's really good!
users are able to change many parameters such as image size, border, animation and so on.
The most fantastic thing I like to mention is photo folder path. I've tried many other photo galleries. This Sigplus just need to copy paste the photo folder will do. No need to specify every jpg files. It's very convenient!
Unlike those swf, this is the photo format. It loads faster than those photo flash extensions.
Just click demo and take a look. In a word, you will like this extension more and more when you play with it.
Oops, sorry for praising so much ....
users are able to change many parameters such as image size, border, animation and so on.
The most fantastic thing I like to mention is photo folder path. I've tried many other photo galleries. This Sigplus just need to copy paste the photo folder will do. No need to specify every jpg files. It's very convenient!
Unlike those swf, this is the photo format. It loads faster than those photo flash extensions.
Just click demo and take a look. In a word, you will like this extension more and more when you play with it.
Oops, sorry for praising so much ....
and easy to use, even for a rookie
The extension installed with no problems. The thumbnail and picture quality is much better than some others I have tried. I had a small problem with the labels file which Levente answered very quickly and he even gave me some more advice about the lightbox. This extension works very well indeed.
Better than any commercial option! Way better! Easy to install. Easy to configure. A ton of configuration options -- from single image with lightbox to a gallery with slideshow. Intuitive syntax. Lightweight and fast. Good looking gallery and lightbox. Great for a series of images in articles. No need for users to go to a separate gallery component to view the images for a specific article. Well documented. He charges (very little) for support. But you can get all the answers on the support site. This plugin made my websites look 100% better. The only drawback is if misconfigured, say you point it at a non-existent directory or image, it fails rather harshly and displays the error to everyone.
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