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SANTINO

Reviews(86)
 
bySANTINO, November 30, 2011
Weever Apps
I will probably buy the PRO version at some stage, still getting to grips with the emmense capabilities of the whole process and application.

SUPERB JOB GUYS. A great component.
bySANTINO, October 12, 2011
Facebook Like Button
Excellent idea, works perfectly - thank you.

Keep up the good work
bySANTINO, October 6, 2011
Chess Puzzle of the Day
This is Brilliant. I thought as soon as I loaded it there would be issues, as there normally are.. but then it worked and I was like!!! CHECKMATE.

Really great work has been done here. I don't always have time to play a full game and 20mins of brain churning instead is perfect for my busy schedule. You should give yourself a pat of the back. It's the best Module for a Board game ever!

Thank you. I have loaded it into two sites already and I know I will use it daily. NICE WORK.

Works Perfectly in Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Opera
Owner's reply

I'm glad you like it, and thank you for the nice review, however, in the interests of only giving credit where it is due, I feel I must point out that I did not write the actual puzzles themselves nor the engine that displays the chess board and allows the puzzle to be played out. All I did was wrap up the 3rd party services (from Shredder, Gameknot, and ChessGames.com) in a Joomla module, with some parameters to control what gets shown. Still, I think it is useful to have, especially if, like me, you run a website for a chess club!

bySANTINO, October 6, 2011
PixSearch Ajax Search module
This is a really nice Module. Loaded first time which is really great. Worked straight off, even better. It would be nice if the Module could do more or maybe you do hacks to make alternative search boxes.

Would be nice if you could have a search box like YELL with two boxes, as I have a client who is in need of a two box search button like below.

Searching for... Plumber, builder etc
Find it in... City, County, Postcode

Do you do anything like this?

This one is really great! THANK YOU!
bySANTINO, October 5, 2011
RSGallery2
wow, what can I say about this Component other than 1 million thank you's. I tried several before this and I wish I had tried yours first, it would of saved a lot of time. Wonderful Component. Works first time on install, no glitches, issues, nothing.

Nothing short of Perfection. Donation on route!
bySANTINO, October 2, 2011
Art Text Rotator
I think this is a really fantastic and simple module and free. Always a bonus. As some ideas to enhance this Module. Could you think about adding the following elements.

1. Remove the underscore on the text, it is very annoying and could look much nicer without it.

2. Allow people to have different colours.
Black is fine, but if people had the ability to change black to blue, red, purple, orange etc, it would be a much nicer user experience.

3. Would be great if you could give people the option to have more than one line of links, at the moment they all link to the same place. How about adding an option to have them listed.

Just ideas, thanks for a super extension, great work and thank you,
bySANTINO, October 1, 2011
Zh GoogleMap
Worked first time with no issues. If you are looking at GOOGLE map and thinking.... OK, so a few people have given it 5 stars is it worth the hassle to download it? well, yes it is! SUPERB. THANK YOU.

I will be donating to your continued success.
Owner's reply

Thank you very much :)

bySANTINO, September 24, 2011
Ignite Gallery
I have installed and paid for a lot of slideshows since the early days of Mambo through to Joomla 1.7 and I can put my hand on my heart and say... THANK YOU for making a component that has the end user in mind. It is difficult to find a Component that works straight off without any issues whatsoever.

I am impressed... well worth the £26.71.
bySANTINO, September 8, 2011
AllVideos
When you stay in a 6 star rating hotel, you are entitled to luxury processes and dreams of life! Well this is it.... for the J1.7 World! Super Plugin. Worked like a charm. No issues with install, up and running in 5 minutes. Thank you.
bySANTINO, September 4, 2011
Admiror Frames
FANTASTIC CONCEPT, BUT NEEDS WORK :-)

I would love to give this a five star rating but i am unable to due to the developer forcing you to have their signature on the screen whenever you load their Plugin into the Content.

In the Plugin it says you can remove the Signature, but when you do it does nothing, so a bit of tweaking is needed to get it right or 1.7.

Other than that it is superb and I would happily donate to them if they could resolve this.

There are a few other small issues.. when you try to change the colour if the background to green or blue, you are only given red!

Like I said, this is a perfect solution of articles that need a clever way of using edges and borders to maximum effect. Keep up the good work.
Owner's reply

I'll check these issues as soon as I came back from vacation. You can expect these issues corrected and Joomla! 1.5 support soon...

Thanks all for great reviews!

bySANTINO, September 3, 2011
MooFAQ
Component is Fantastic, once you are given the correct version, but at the outset you are not and that is when you are given problems with downloads as you can read from other reviews.

I bought this after seeing the demo which looked perfect for one of my client websites so like everyone else, I looked and reviewed the service, read the reviews and then decided, yes this is it! :-)

The downside was downloading the latest version which said it was 1.7 but it was not, in fact it was 1.5.5 - I was fuming at this stage as I do not like buying components etc that are not what they are supposed to be, and I don't have time to register on forums for support when it should of worked in the first place.

It's like buying a Ferrari F355 and then when its delivered you have a Ford Focus with two doors and no wheels.

I registered on the forums and the developer got in contact after 24 hours, he also gave me a refund which is why the review is more positive than negative.

Emails back and forth over a day eventually got things MOO'ving and we are now at the point of no return with everything working perfectly - special thanks to Douglas for the support.
Owner's reply

Dear SANTINO,

I'm sorry you felt ripped off at first. The component was always compatible with Joomla 1.7, but the version number was still 1.6.0 and had a minor error in Windows servers (now fixed).

I'm sure you would have felt better about it if you had installed the correct version since the beginning.

Best wishes,
Doug

bySANTINO, September 1, 2011
JomSocial
I was apprehensive about using this as there were so many Modules, Plugins and Third Party concepts that I thought I would lose myself in the code.

How wrong I could be, what a superb and innovative component. worth every penny. Three cheers for the developers of this wonderful bit of software.

Hip hip - Hooray, Hip hip - Hooray, Hip hip - Hooray - OK, I know that was over the top... but if you don't buy this, you would be making the worse mistake of your life. Thanks Guys. :-)

I've only scratched the surface of this community networking system but wow..... what a beauty.
Hip hip - Hooray!
bySANTINO, August 28, 2011
Minitek FAQ Book
Had to apply for membership 4x on their website, it would not allow me to register. Used IE8,9, FIREFOX THEN OPERA. Other than the pain of registering. the rest was very easy. worked first time once installed. currently configuring for 1.7. Looks good so far!
bySANTINO, July 28, 2011
Simple Image Holder
Loaded Straight away. Worked as well, always a bonus. I will be donating soon. Thank You!
bySANTINO, July 21, 2011
eXtplorer
I've used this on every website until 1.7 and the extplorer does not work. I'm sure you will fix this very annoying bug very soon. Superb work so far.

Thank You for making this a FREE Component
bySANTINO, June 30, 2011
RSSeo! Suite
I paid for another SEO software called: Smart SEO - DO NOT USE IT. I was ripped off. Very unfair. The support was useless, the forums were not being replied to by the owner and no-one cared.

Not with RS SEO. What a fantastic bit of kit, a proper support forum and helpful people who "care" about the development of the soltuions they sell.

I want to thank you guys for really helping me develop my sites and help me understand SEO all over again.. hehe. No-one can ever know everything... but thankfully you guys can and do.

Thank you for a superb component. I also really like the ability to check Google Analytics whilst developing a site. Very Clever! :-)
bySANTINO, June 30, 2011
Smart SEO
When I pay for something I expect it to work, I don't expect to get a message on the Joomla website "support" button that the page does not exist and the support forums which no-one replies back to you. I now feel that I have just been ripped off, not a nice feeling.

Installs perfectly for J1.6 then I get this error and I cannot go any further.

404 - An error has occurred.
Component not found
Return to Control Panel

It is found as I just installed it and the Plugin and it still does not work. If this is in BETA it should say it is in BETA. Then I would not buy it.
Owner's reply

HI SANTINO,

We're unsure if you were the one to email us about this very issue. but if so, we have replied instantly.

If only you had watched the video or read the insturctions on how to use Smart SEO you would have known THERE IS NO COMPONENT as it is only used to update the database tables for the Plugin to use.

We're highly engaged with our users and offer support to the extant of providing nearly "custom" versions of our products to make sure everyone get their money's worth.

If anything isn't working for you please email us directly at info@jjextensions.com and we'll be right with you.

bySANTINO, June 30, 2011
ContactMap
Well... I nearly didn't use this as I had such a bad experience using this guy's other Component for Google Maps, but I am glad that I gave it a chance.

If you want a simplistic Component which is very simple to use then this is the one to go for.

Works Perfectly and I'm over the moon with joy. Thank you to the developer for adding a "proper" button which allows you to remove the author link.

I will be donating to the future suxccess of this Component and thank you once again for such an innovative solution.
bySANTINO, June 29, 2011
GMapFP
The only reason I am giving this a three star is that it could be much better with the coding on 1.6. It has taken me three hours to get it working...... and thats not a good start.

When I finally did get it working. The Mouse just does not sit on the map, the map moves away on its own accord, very buggy and a real shame as its quite nice component and plugin.

I also do not like that I have to go and find a code in the config on the Component to remove the authors name on a link, when you could of very easily added a button to remove author link with a yes or no and a donate button attached to it.

May be this can be done in future additions.
Overall, it looks nice and works to a point, but if you want perfection then go elsewhere.
Owner's reply

Hi,
I'm very surprise !
I found no questions or comments of you on the forum!
In Joomla 1.6, it is a beta version.
If you post your problem on the forum, I resolved it and everyone can enjoy!

And I not understand your problem with "the authors name on a link".

bySANTINO, June 29, 2011
Phoca Maps
500 - An error has occurred
Return to Control Panel

I re-installed it three times just incase and came across the same issue. I am only giving it a 3 star as most thing of Phoca's I have used have been perfect.Not for 1.6 - Sorry.
Owner's reply

Hi, if you get 500 on your server, just enable php error reporting to see which error you get on your server, see:
http://www.phoca.cz/documents/16-joomla/336-how-to-enable-displaying-php-errors-on-site

Jan

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