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bykray, January 20, 2012
jomCDN
When you purchase, you are asked to give a URL. I gave the URL I was testing the software on thinking I would simply change it later, as this has never been an issue with any other software company I have dealt with.

But because the software didn't work and I asked for support, they would not let me transfer the support licence to the correct domain less than 2 weeks after my purchase.

They claim they can't switch the domain because it would cause abuse on their ticket system with unsupported domains, which is a load of crap because they still only have one URL to support if they changed it, and would no longer be obligated to provide support to the old URL.

I just got the final site from my programmer and now can't even use the software I purchased for it. They want me to purchase another licence despite it being blatantly obvious that I am not running it on the other domain and not wanting any further support for it. Not to mention that the support they did provide didn't even fix the problem.

The only help provided was pretty much 'turn on caching', 'clear caches' and 'flush caches'. They never visited my site or provided in depth support on anything. They spent more time defending their policy than it would have taken to change the URL and get the problem fixed.
Owner's reply

It is understandable that we would not make any effort to fix the issue on a domain that did not have an active license. For information regarding what we do and do not support, please refer to our TOS ( http://www.corephp.com/corephp-terms-of-service.html ).

We provide support a development site for each license but the two sites for which support was requested were completely different and did not appear remotely related in design, naming, URLs, or content. Our policy is to not change the "Supported site URL" after it has been supported because a user could then change the site every time they wanted support on a new domain and we might end up supporting several websites per license. Our products' prices are calculated knowing that we will be supporting one installation per license.

You said in your ticket that you were having the same issue on both of the sites you requested support on. Since one of them has an active subscription, we could fix the issue on that site and you could fix it on the other site if you wish to not purchase another license.

I believe most of the issue comes from the statement "I gave the URL I was testing the software on thinking I would simply change it later" which is something we do not do. This is why we encourage any prospective user to familiarize themselves with our aforementioned TOS and ask any pre-sales questions they may have.

If you need anything else, have any questions, or would like us to look into your initial technical issue, let us know.

Kindest regards,
Andy Poorman

bykray, November 19, 2011
Logout/Login Link
I was looking for exactly what I got here. A quick Logout button to put in the header of my site after people logged in so they could logout from any page if they wanted.

Thanks
bykray, March 29, 2011
obFullTextRSS
I tried 4-5 different extensions to pull content from RSS feeds into my site, and this one was by far the best.

It actually worked as it was supposed to, and made my life a lot easier.
bykray, October 5, 2010
SectionEx
Makes my sections a whole lot nicer to look at and find information. Recommend for anybody looking for a good solution.
bykray, August 21, 2010
AJAX Register
As with SEF Advance, this is a well thought out and executed extension. Have not required support yet, but I'm sure if I do, it will be excellent as always.
bykray, August 6, 2010
Zaragoza Face and Tweet
Exactly what I was looking for! Facebook and Twitter buttons that don't take up half your page.

Thanks for this! The only thing I would like to see is to have the option of FB 'Like' or 'Share'
bykray, July 27, 2010
J2XML
Download didn't work. Can't unzip the file and Joomla does not recognize the file. There is no contact information on the site, and none of it's in English.

The JED should really start screening what gets posted. If you don't have documentation or contact for customers to get ahold of you, you should not be allowed to post.
Owner's reply

Thanks for review. All suggestions are accepted. Now you can contact me.

bykray, July 18, 2010
Freestyle Support
Live Chat for support these days is HUGE. Even if it only connects with IM like MSN or GTalk.

Other than no live support, this component is fantastic and full featured. Keep up the good work.
Owner's reply

Thanks for the review! :-) just to let you know we are currently developing a live chat for support module as we speak! so keep a look out for it - won't be long now!

Emily

bykray, May 11, 2010
ZOO
Zoo 2 is an amazing system, but without frontend submissions, many developers will find it useless for clients that need to be able to post their own content without accessing the admin side of things. The Zoo team says it will be added when Joomla 1.6 is released.

The other thing I thought was kind of lame was the 'Free Release' with only Blog and Pages, and you have to pay 99Euro (Same Price as Zoo 1) to get anything useful out of it (the Apps). They should really sell the apps individually since 99% of purchasers are only going to use one, maybe two of them.
bykray, April 8, 2010
Report Card
While a few extra features are needed (According to the developers, they are coming too!), this is the best Testimonials extension I have used to date.

If your looking for an easy to use and implement system for testimonials or reviews, this is a great start!
Updater Client for Joomla
This is a great piece of software for a few reasons.

1. You can update Joomla with the click of a button
2. You can stay up to date across multiple sites you run with the subscription service (Can you say time saver??)
3. You can keep your extensions up to date with their subscription service too!

Check it out, I am very pleased with this product.
bykray, September 7, 2009
RSform Pro
While there are a few things I would like to see added to the system, this is an amazing setup for doing forms quickly and easily. LOVE the plugin for reCAPTCHA, everybody that makes plyugins for Joomla should have this if their P/C/M requires people to fill out forms!

well worth the money
bykray, August 18, 2009
Vip Quotes
OK, I don't know why it took so long, but somebody finally got it. Easy, simple to use, front end additions, my god, why did this take so long!

Thanks for your hard work and clear thinking when coding this component!!!
bykray, February 8, 2009
obPHPlist
The component is good, but PHPlist gave me nothing but problems. After 3 re-installs and over a week of troubleshooting I gave up and went to Acajoom.

PHPlist forums were NO help at all, and Unfortunately JoomLord has no 30 day money back guarantee. Now I am out the money and have a component I will never use.
bykray, June 20, 2008
Ninja Clicky
I had some issues right out the gate (Not to do with the module though) and the NinJoomla team was fantastic at helping me get everything up and running!

Great alternative to Google Analytics with more features!
bykray, June 16, 2008
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
SimpleLists
If I could use my current set of Sections and Categories and the content published within those, this would be the perfect Component for what I need!

Maybe future versions. Nice component though.
Owner's reply

Actually we decided not to use regular Sections/Categories because they are a little bit limiting. SimpleLists offers a different content-type which is not the same as an article.

What you're looking for is something like SimpleLists allowing you to choose different layouts for regular articles. For sure we look into solving this with SimpleLists, but I wonder if this should not be a different extensions.

bykray, May 27, 2008
googleSearch module
This module and component combo are essential for anybody wanting to add AdSense for Search to their site!

Easy to setup, easy to get going. The Developer is super friendly and helpful as well. Thanks for helping me with my issue!
googleSearch component
Very easy to install and setup. Team it up with the GoogleSearch module and you have a winning combo.

I had a few issues right at the start (Because of my country setting) and kksou was very kind and helped me figure out everything.

We need more Joomla! developers like this!
bykray, May 21, 2008
XCloner-Backup and Restore
I will admin, I am horrible at maintaining backups. But XCloner has taken that worry away from me. After testing out the demo, I immediately purchased a full version of this software.

Now, both my Joomla site and my forum get backed up nightly at Midnight. Thanks for the awesome work!