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I give only 4 stars because I absolutely need to have a version for joomla 1.7 and actually is not possible.

They Club Member is not attractive because is only focused to get support and few plugin not always useful. I will be happy to subscribe to their Club for get NOW a J 1.7 version but is useless because generally even if Club Member get a release before Standard user, a new version is publicly released just 1 or 2 weeks after.

They roadmap is not very clear and we are in dark because we don't know when we can expect a release. Except to know they will support Joomla 1.5 at least until end of years, we don't have no more infos about Joomla 1.7. Their last blog post is old of 6 month.. It's a shame for a indispensable component like Joomfish.

I thinks this component should be 100% Commercial for be more less sure development follow in timely manner the development of Joomla.

Right now we are totally blocked and we can't launch new website because is not logic to start with Joomla 1.5 due to the fact this version is obsolete even if supported until March 2012. Of course we can start new sites using Joomla 1.5 but most developer have stopped development for J 1.5 and/or made separate component version for J 1.5 and J 1.7. So when the time to upgrade will come, it will just a mess for upgrading live big sites.

I just install and test this CB plugin and all is fine... However I agree with others reviewers and adding features who permit to:

- Warn Admin a user have delete his account would be great.
- Ability for let users to optionally communicate why he choose to delete his account would be great too..
-Display this plugin in another place (typically somewhere where users can modify his data) instead publish as a Tab. A new Menu will be great...

I would be happy to pay for that additions.. Hope developer will update this plugin soon.. I give only 4 stars because that... I will not use this plugin like that because this 3 missing features appear to me essential...

After testing many solutions I decide to give a try to this one.. This module work very well and is very powerful and flexible. Many params available for fine tune the displayed Faq Articles.

I customized the default CSS for fit my template design without any problem. Personally I use this module for display all my Faq using the {load position} tag inside a single article...

Many thank for this great stuff!!

I wanted display a module only in some pages conditionally with some specific rules without having a true solution for that. I discover Metamod and decide to give a try.. Using the recipe code provided by Stephen the developer I'm now able to do what I want...

I just make a little mess with my Menu Assignment and I asked Stephen in his forum more infos. In less than 12 hours I get a detailed reply about my problem...

This module and the support is rock!! Thank again Stephen.

This component work very well and is the only one who are really a full banner management. Of course it is simple and look like the default Joomla Banner component...anyway I don't need more. The killer feature is the fact we can display banners according to the language used on the site (using Joomfish) and is what I looking for.. Ads can be often annoying for users...but annoyance is very increased when ads is displayed in a language not understandable for end users. Andrew the developer give a very nice and fast support. Recently I suggest (some other people ask also the same thing) to him to add the ability to see "Banners stats" from frontend.. In just few weeks this feature was planned and must normally be released very soon... Many thank for this great stuff !!

I installed few week ago the previous 1.0 version and all was fine with this wonderful CB add-on. This plugin is very useful for avoid people to write a wrong email. By
experience I know most people do that and the consequence is immediate. User will never receive the CB activation/confirmation message and will not be able to register to your site. The user will also think the site management/administration is messy and not serious and of course he will never try again to register = You loose a member even if is not really your fault.

Anyway one feature was missing and it was the ability to make also a email check if user decide to change/update his email from his profile. This essential process was not managed reason why I asked, Andrew the developer, if this feature was planned. In less of few days Andrew make this update and now Confirm Email is fully managed in both registration process and profile update. This plugin work without problem in last CB version 1.3.1.

Pay attention to place the plugin in the right position Tab (Contact Info) and to place the field just after the standard primary Email CB field otherwise the plugin will not work correctly.

Thank again Andrew :-)

I agree with everybody Jmonitoring is very nice for who manage many Joomla install...Especially useful for me for know witch extensions and version are installed in all my sites...Many thank for this free stuff :o)

Just installed and test...Can be useful for propose to users a password generator...Anyway it was not what I thinking...A great value for this stuff would be to force users to choose a strong password (when they subscribe to the site or when they update they password) instead giving a simple password suggestions...For example a method to force users to include a least a number and uppercase character...

Just install and test...Work well and simple to configure...In fact I was on the JED for try to find a module/plugin like this one but for display a sticky message inside Backend and not Frontend..I would like be able to show some message to my Admin users when they are in some place in Backend but no addon seem to do that...Hope this will be possible in future maybe with this module...

Just install and test...Seem to work without problem..great:-) Many thank for this free stuff... Anyway I would like to have possibility to customize the module suffix who is actually not available. I would like typically insert this social icons on bottom of my pages WITHOUT any template style... Hope you will add suffix option soon...All the best

I just discover after days and days of search and forum help post this plugin generate issue with RSS Feed. I use default joomla SEF (with the 3 option enabled that mean Search Engine Friendly URLs + Use Apache mod_rewrite + Add suffix to URLs) the feed displayed by module mod_syndicate don't work. If I disable option "Add suffix to URLs" the feed work...but normally if you decide to enable SEF is better to enable also "Add suffix" if not the SEF is purely useless. You can see the discussion about this issue in Joomla Bug Tracker here:

http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=18815

Conclusion...if your website require to have SEF enabled with Add Suffix enabled and if you want propose to your visitors to subscribe to your Feed using a syndication link don't use this plugin. Another point is probably also the fact the development of this plugin is no more active and absolutely no support is provided... Too bad because I will be happy to pay for a working plugin without this issue...

I have try several Backend user control but this one is totally THE best! It is very powerful, flexible and reliable and is possible to restrict/hide/customize almost everything. It is necessary to play around a little bit because the use is not always intuitive but when the concept is understood the result is simply terrific. If used in conjunction with Page and Item (free) you increase again the potential of control of your Backend (and Frontend too). Best of all this component can be installed on many website, frequent release are published (included in your purchase), the price is very affordable and Carsten the developer make a incredible customer support... If you need to restrict your Backend you can't go wrong with this component..

I have try almost all free and paid Form component and this match totally my need. I was searching a simple form for a specific project and this is the best for me. It is very flexible and versatile and Douglas take care to his customer... I like the fact no millions of feature/options is available (sometime very useless when you want simply a form).

A must have..Thank Douglas !!

Just install and test. I like this component because is not a derivate stuff of default com_contact and so is totally independent and is not required to point contacts with Joomla registered users...Who really need a clone of com_contact can use some others components..

The only reason because I don't give maximum rating is because it use 2 captcha system I don't like:

Recaptcha is a third party stuff and require a registration and key for work..and is pretty big with ugly display. Probably is efficient captcha method but maybe too complex for users. The goal of captcha is to avoid spam and bots...not avoid users to submit a form..

BigoCaptcha are simple but can not be well customized and his development seem to be dead. This plugin was before published on the JED but now unpublished for unknown reason.. I don't like too much the "flag effect" of this captcha image. No button or link for reload and ask a new image (in case is not well readable) are present.

Anyway captcha are not developed by AlfContact so if captcha don't fit my need is not the fault of developer...but maybe Alfred can add another more friendly captcha ? :-)

Last point: Since version 1.9 a custom header/footer is available...so is now possible for who need (like me) to add in footer Google Maps using iframe. This is really a great value !

Just install and test...I need a component like that for a small garage selling they own cars and no more..For this use this component appear to me great and is more less the case..

PRO:

- Easy to install and use
- Multi-languages

CONS:

- No SEF url
- Thumbnails not fit the configured size
- No working search module (management make/models ajaxified work sometime yes sometime no)
- No thumb/cars showcase featured or random category module
- And the worst point absolutely no support

With paid version maybe the support are more decent..but I don't need this version because it contain more options useless for me...In my case the free version are quite enough..

I like the fact it is simple to use/manage and are SEF supported. This kind of stuff are really necessary in the JED for who have small website. The ultimate gallery are Phocagallery and Joomgallery but are too much complex for who need just a simple gallery for publish some picture without million of options/features. Anyway this addon need some improvement because some point are not well making difficult to use in production site.

- When you upload a small image (like 480 pixels wight for example) you get a GD error because the size of popup image are hardcoded by default to 500 pixels so any image below this size will cause an error.
- Ability to customize easily the size of thumbnail and popup image and keep really that size. In fact pictures are scaled and not totally resized to default hardcoded size.
- Public location of all stored images. Actually all image are stored inside Administrator folder making impossible to protect this folder with htaccess (like is often suggested for increase security) because all image will not displayed.
- Ability to choose slideshow ON / OFF instead ON hardcoded by default
- Add pagination features
- I agree with review of craig2006 telling ability to change default name Lightgallery

I think this component can have great potential if developer keep it simple like it is. Maybe a simple random image module can be also proposed in future. Personally I will very happy to pay for this component if all this point are solved. I will follow the development and hope some improvement will be done in near future.

I have switch from JCE to FCKeditor and am very happy with this addon. Very flexible, well supported, simple to install and manage and FREE. The addon consist to a simple plugin when JCE require a component and many other dedicated commercial plugin for extend feature like resize picture and upload files. The new Image Manager are great and permit to perform many task on images.

The only thing must be absolutely added for become the real best editor are probably:

-Ability to remove picture from Image Manager because actually when you upload a picture you can not delete them. The only manner are to use default Joomla Media Manager and this is very annoying.

-Ability to change/customize easily the size or thumbnail when a image are uploaded using Image Manager. Actually only 2 size are proposed by default (550x350 and 1000x1000).

-Ability to create popup image using Slimbox or Modal for example. The problem for implement a popup features are probably the fact this require to manage 3 images for generate a popup...That mean if a user upload an image (most probably a picture coming from a camera and so with a big format size like 2000x900 pixels for example) is necessary to set an intermediate image (the one that will be displayed in popup) and so to choose appropriate size and finally a thumbnail where user will click for display intermediate image. Ability also to choose to not keep the original big image can be nice...this for save disk space and avoid useless files.

Anyway this editor are the best one...should be included in Joomla core instead the poor Tiny editor.

Nice component and simple to use. Unfortunately not again enough mature for my need because some point are missing: No javascript check about validity of email (correct syntax like mail@domain.com instead mail@domain) and for number (e.g ZIP code or phone number). Captcha sometime don't work correctly I don't know why...If I put correct displayed code I get error in a next page telling "Sorry, the code you entered is invalid." with a back link...If I click on that link I come back to form and loose all data...always boring when you have fill a big form and must re-fill again. Sometime Captcha are not readable and a little "refresh button" near to the code can be cool for get another image code. Except all this points this component are great and can be used maybe internaly of the site (registred users) like that you can disable captcha code. Hope in next release all this points will be solved...