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byThumdar, October 22, 2011
Saxum IPLogger
Great idea, but there is no ability to not log guests. My site gets thousands of visits per day and I'm not interested in logging guests. The log file is going to make my database size huge! Give us the option to only log registered users and I would rate this 5 stars.
Owner's reply

Disabling Saxum IPLogger - System plugin results not to log guests. (This is the default status of this plugin.) Please read documentation.

byThumdar, October 15, 2011
JomSocial
Azrul has never been my favorite company. They have the most strict support policy of any I've come across. Truth is, I think they're over worked and spread too thin. Still, they charge a significant price and should support their product (in my opinion). The software works great but once your subscription runs out, you're on your own ~ you can't even access most of their forums. On top of that, they won't let you buy a support package - you must pay the full amount for the software again! I've bought three of their products and it's always a tech support nightmare. Still....., the best community software for Joomla. Ugh.
byThumdar, October 15, 2011
XIPT for JomSocial
This software does the job and the support is quick and excellent! Note ~ it is a little complicated and the documentation isn't the best but it does all work very well and if you get stuck, their support will save the day.
byThumdar, September 23, 2011
NinjaXplorer
I was a devoted eXtplorer user until I tried this component. There's no comparison. This component works perfectly.., just wish they would make a 1.7 / 1.7 version.
byThumdar, July 18, 2011
I've tried all of the site performance plugins and this one definitely works the best for me. I would give it 5 stars if I could get the css minify to work on one of sites, which is extremely complex. Great work!
byThumdar, July 17, 2011
JE FAQ
It looks good on people not using a RocketTheme template. I tried using it with the RocketTheme Kinetic template and it does not work. I went to their support area and there were multiple people complaining about the same thing. The component author fixed the problem, but only for the Pro version. Very unfortunate.
byThumdar, June 12, 2011
I use this plugin and really like it, but it has one flaw (in my opinion). With this enabled, the Joomla menu "Parameters (System) > Page Title" becomes useless. I feel the plugin should be overridden if this core Joomla functionality is used. I don't want all my main menus to have my site title included but do want my site title included after all other pages, articles, components, etc.

Other than that - excellent.
byThumdar, May 27, 2011
EasyBlog
I've been creating websites for 16 years and I have to say, EasyBlog is one of the best Joomla software titles I've used.

One of my sites needed to be migrated to Joomla 1.5 and many changes needed to be made. With over 10,000 members and tons of member content, it's been a big job. Almost every piece of software I've integrated has given me grief ~ but not EasyBlog.

I began the rebuild of my site using Wordpress for Joomla and it was giving me way too many errors and support was sparse (although those guys have done great work). After having too many headaches I decided to purchase EasyBlog and give it a shot. I am truly delighted. There have been two slight issues but their tech support is 1st class and fast. Bravo.

Bottom line is - this software is extremely well developed and has all the features I needed. I am impressed and will sleep better tonight knowing my member blogs are in good hands.
Owner's reply

Thank you!

byThumdar, March 31, 2011
Redirect
Talk about logical! Works like a charm. Simple to work with and truly effective. No wonder it's built into Joomla 1.6. Thanks for your efforts on this.
byThumdar, March 14, 2011
sh404SEF
I have used this component many times over the past 4 years and it always ends up the same: uninstall. With my latest usage I used the latest paid version and I kept getting endless loops when I created new content. I would be forced to purge all my URL's and be forced to recreate custom URL's, only to have to do it again the next time I added content. I also continued to find incompatibility issues with addons like jcomments and plugins such as Facebook Like. Once I disabled the component everything worked fine.

Very, very disappointing because this is clearly the most powerful SEF URL software available. Now I'm back to core Joomla SEF with article ID's in my URL's and not happy about it.
Owner's reply

Hi

Sorry about such a continued bad experience. Redirect loops when editing is not something we have reports of, that would be a rather no-go issue. Usually a missing $live_site in Joomla! configuration.php file value can be the source of this issue.
It is also important to point that because you have a problem when an extension such as sh404sef is running, and the problem goes away does NOT mean in any way that sh404sef is having a bug. It just means the problem is revealed when you run sh404sef and that's quite different.
Lastly, you don't need to recreate custom urls when you purge, they are stored separately and are not deleted, so I'm not sure why you would that. I can only encourage you to provide us with more detailed report of your issues so that they can be troubelshooted.
Rgds

byThumdar, February 3, 2011
bo:VideoJS
I recommend this module 100%.

I was searching for an HTML5 video player and this one completely fit the bill! I installed and had the same issue others have had and had to be sure to include all versions of my video before it would appear. With the popularity of the iPad, this extension helps so much. Also, I had a problem with the main menu appearing behind the module video and sent an email to Alfred asking for help. He quickly replied with the answer and all is well.
byThumdar, November 21, 2010
I was running the CB Captcha plugin and it had completely failed. I then discovered this plugin but needed to have the public be able to register without me sending out invites. I just changed the "_UE_PASSPHRASE_Enter_Label" in the cb.passphrase.php file to ask a question and now everything works fine.

Thanks for the great contribution!
byThumdar, January 2, 2009
RSGallery2
From what I've found, this is the best available gallery system for Joomla 1.0.15. That being said.......

Be for-warned - I just spent the last 2 hours deleting spam from the commenting system. I looked at my backend configuration and it was setup so that commenting was available for registered users but public commenting was set off. It didn't matter because the public was still able to add comments. By the time I came across the spam entries, I had about 5000 that needed to be deleted. This is a SERIOUS flaw.
byThumdar, April 27, 2008
Let's face it, this is a bridge, and as a bridge, it works as suggested, does it's job, fantastic. However...

I've been creating a Community Builder based website and need a powerful gallery like Coppermine that will be friendly with CB and all the modern functionality that a Joomla based website has to offer. After I installed this bridge and clicked the link to view Coppermine I was given an XML error. Doing some research I found that this bridge will not work with ajax and therefor my instant messaging (JIM) needed to be turned off. This is when I realized I can't use Coppermine.

Again, this bridge works great but us CB web designers are still without a powerful gallery.
byThumdar, April 6, 2008
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
It also works for me, but I agree with kingbt ~ I strongly wish someone would create a plugin that would put the avatar image in the "Written by" section of a content item. I have users who create articles and this feature would be fantastic.
byThumdar, March 20, 2008
I just finished having a great experience with my new friend Kinshuk, the creator of this CB plugin. After I installed it I noticed it only displayed one video per page which I thought would be better if there were more. I wrote Kinshuk an email explaining my idea and he wrote back within the hour and was already working on modifying it! He wrote back again 1/2 hour later and had added a field where you could choose how many videos to display. I could not give any plugin a higher rating. This is why I love Joomla!