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Login radius makes it super easy to have a bazillion different logins to your Joomla site. Setup takes some time because you have to gain permissions from most sites before can use their login services (like Facebook, etc.), but once you are past this login is a breeze.

Even though LoginRadius isn't Joomla specific (it can be used with other platforms, too), the developers are quick to respond. They fixed a conflict with another plugin in just a couple days with minimal hassle. I also like that they don't ask for more permissions than are needed (like asking for permissions to post things to Facebook for users -- this is usually a turn-off when authorizing facebook logins).

Really, you can't go wrong with this service. I definitely recommend it.

I really love the idea behind this extension. It allows you to:

1)Edit languages from the frontend, in context, with any easy-to-use interface.

2)Edit "Hidden" strings. These show up in a box off to the side -- strings that aren't visible but are loaded (like in scripts, etc).

I am definitely using it!

Here are some things that need to be polished, though:

1) Since the plugin replaces HTML inline, sometimes the resulting edit icons and/or popups aren't visible, say in a div that hides overflow. If a jtext string is used in a button that pops up something else, you'll never even see the edit box. SOLUTION: The developers could fix this by adding all strings to the side panel by default, so strings could be edited no matter where they are located within the page. But won't this make it harder to figure out where the text is used? Well, not really! In fact, a more reasonable approach might be to place a NUMBER inline (instead of an edit icon), and then have box on the left have NUMBERED ENTRIES that correspond. Instead of a popup edit box, they could then implement a slidedown form - much cleaner as far as the interface goes. You still have feedback about where a string is used!!!

2) Since this extension relies on jquery, it has potential to conflict with other extensions. It doesn't do any checking about if jquery is already loaded or not. At a minimum, it would be nice if jquery were running in a no-conflict mode.

I look forward to this extension becoming more polished. It is a no brainer that this is a terrific way to help translate a site -- edit language strings in context where they are actually used.

Sleek interface that is classy. Easy functionality. Flexible in terms of placement within content (even before/after the title, etc). This is a no-brainer for anyone who wants to add vote up functionality to their site, and possibly other things like tags.

The only plugin that will update your facebook stream when an article is published. Works well, is simple, and easy enough to setup. I'd recommend it if you are looking to send your facebook friends to your site.

Here are a few suggestions:
1) Static URL option - there may be some people who (like me) may want to take people to the frontpage rather than the article itself, so I hard coded in a static URL instead of the dynamic URL (this also circumvented a problem I have with URLs - the URLs I generate by creating articles on the backend are not SEF optimized with Joomsef and those on the frontend are).
2) Option to skip posting - need some kind of option to skip posting - there may be an article that I create and save that I don't want posted to facebook - a dialog would be simple enough.
3) More customized posting options - now I can add static text before the post, but it would be nice if there were variable tags and a parser so I could have custom text in any position, perhaps something like this, as an example: just posted a new article "" to his website. Read it here: Which would generate: "just posted a new article "Cool New Joomla Plugin AutoFacebook" to his website. Read it here: http://www.website.com"

Disclaimer: I purchased this tool for $10 - apparently you can get it for free if you try it and write a review here. I'm too lazy to email and bother getting it for free, so I bought it. I like it better than facileforms or any of the other form tools out there. I've pretty much tried them all, and this one is easy to configure, easy to get up and running, and fairly flexible. It isn't quite as powerful as facileforms, but in return the setup is much easier and there is practically no learning curve. I like it, and recommend it as an excellent find at $10.

I install JCE on every Joomla site I create.

The features I appreciate:
1) Easy image upload and file management compared to the default editor.
2) Better image options when placing it into text.
3) Easy inserting of video/flash.
4) More options for cleaning up HTML or not than the default editor.

I recommend it for sure!

This is a great component that I use to translate my site into Japanese. One thing I miss compared to multiple languages from my PHP Nuke days is having the ability to hide an article if there is no translation completely. If this feature were added, I think it would make the plugin perfect. As is, with some usage, you'll have it down in no time. Great component!

I used this on a Joomfish enabled site with three languages. It does a beautiful job of cleaning up those *nasty* joomla links and creating beautifully formed ones. I'm not sure about other people with problems with tons of links, but I haven't had any problems at all. Everyone worked like a charm.

I love all the settings related to Joomfish. Very nicely done.

It took maybe a 1/2 hour of setup time (probably the most time trying to figure out the .htaccess file because I just blazed through without carefully reading the directions in hopes of a 5 minute setup).