katandmouse
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bykatandmouse, June 23, 2009
This looks like a great extension and I'd love to give it 5 stars, but I can't get it to do what I want and that is create the categories like it shows in their demo. I followed their instructions to the letter and it's still a no show. Unless you speak Italian, there's not much help in the forum either. So, if you want it to show categories, I'd think again. I wasted 2 hours trying to get it to work. For showing individual photos, it was very easy to do though.
bykatandmouse, January 18, 2009
Like others, I tried other forms and couldn't get any to work other than a commercial form, RSForms which I think is the best. This one is not too bad except that I don't think it sends email confirmations to the person who submitted the form. There is a place to fill out what you want the confirmation to say, but no way to set that up, at least that is obvious anywhere. Typically when you set up form fields, you get the option of selecting an email field. That way the software knows where to send the message. You do not have that option in this app so it can't know where to send it. Also, can't find any way to configure the final, thank-you page with my own message. I need both of those features, so I can instruct my users to send in their deposit. Other than that, it appears to work.
The usability could be better. Be forewarned that "template" means "form" and "form" means "template." The developers must not be English speaking.
The usability could be better. Be forewarned that "template" means "form" and "form" means "template." The developers must not be English speaking.
Owner's reply
M4J is a GPL component which is developed in our spare time therefore it's for free.
All named and missing features are in process.
Being not a native english speaking developer do not have a bearing to the usability.
At least the form template is a template because it can't be use as a stand alone form.
A form is a form because this is what you can publish as a form by using a TEMPLATE.
This is the same method joomla is using.
Maybe we should rename joomla templates into content and publish template sites instead of content ;-)
bykatandmouse, January 18, 2009
I have to rate this as 1 star. It appears the developer is active in the forum, so that's nice but I wasn't able to register for the forum to be able to post a question. (The registration there didn't work.) The problem I had with jform is that it didn't send the mail notification. A suggestion in the forum said I needed to turn on the mail plugin in the jform admin. When I did that I got a server error. The database plugin is checked by default, but grayed out so I can't uncheck it. I couldn't get the database connection to work either. So with no notification and no way to get help from the developer, I'm off to find a different form solution. Not a bad form interface though. Easy to put together a simple form. I would've liked more power to customize the layout though.
bykatandmouse, September 11, 2008
I tried a few different SEF extensions and this one works the best. However, watch out for their credits. They make it far too easy to install the version with their credits than without, even if you buy it. I purchased my version and never ever installed their free version (at least to my knowledge), and I've yet to get their credits off every single one of my pages. There are many delays going back and forth with emails trying to remove it.
Here's the problem so you all can avoid it. After you go through the purchase process, they land you on a page to enter your license number, but that number is already filled in. Don't be duped into thinking it's the license you purchased! It's not. It's the one that comes with their credits. Look in your inbox for the license number. I did, but that email went to my spam folder so I didn't see it. Thinking I didn't need it, I submitted the license number they gave me, and then my site was infested with their credits, not only at the bottom of every page, but even in other unwelcome places. Three days later, I'm still trying to get help removing it.
Other than that, it's a great program. Just proceed cautiously on install.
Here's the problem so you all can avoid it. After you go through the purchase process, they land you on a page to enter your license number, but that number is already filled in. Don't be duped into thinking it's the license you purchased! It's not. It's the one that comes with their credits. Look in your inbox for the license number. I did, but that email went to my spam folder so I didn't see it. Thinking I didn't need it, I submitted the license number they gave me, and then my site was infested with their credits, not only at the bottom of every page, but even in other unwelcome places. Three days later, I'm still trying to get help removing it.
Other than that, it's a great program. Just proceed cautiously on install.





