I am happy to review this excellent product. I found AceSEF while looking for extensions for sh404SEF, so I of course went to Denis Dulici's site. It was only through email exchanges with Denis that I discovered AceSEF. I am very happy that I did.

For anyone who is frustrated with the less-than-user-friendly interface provided by sh404SEF, this product will be a breath of fresh air. The UI is well thought out and logical, which makes it so much easier to find what you need. It is much more aesthetically pleasing than other packages I've tried.

But the real power of AceSEF lies in the fully modular design, built upon a plugin framework. Unlike sh404SEF, where you are forced to copy files to specific folders on your server and the function remains hidden, AceSEF allows you to install plugins to support your site components - right from the back end, and just like you're used to doing! Each pluing is configured right through the back end in modular fashion.

This is not just a URL rewriter, either. It also generates and manages metatags for ANY component you may have running!

If you've ever used any extensions created by Denis in the past, you should be familiar with the combination of excellent work and superior service he provides. I have found that to be the case yet again with AceSEF. Denis has always been very responsive, polite, and very patient with those of us who are less technically-literate. I can guarantee you will not get this level of service with any of the other SEF extensions out there. To me, that sealed the deal. I love this extension!

I can confirm what other reviewers have said. This plugin is incredibly useful and works absolutely perfectly. I have a school district client, with each building in the district having their own area of the site. Each building has similar modules, but each module point to their own content. Without this plugin, I was struggling to find which module went where (i.e. - 8 modules all titled "Upcoming Events"). You get the drift. Now, I can easily describe my modules, making my job (and my end user's) SO much easier.

Many, many thanks to Bigshot for this AWESOME plugin!!!!!

Rick

First of all, as with everything Guillermo develops, this extension works perfectly. Until I found this plugin, I never really saw how useful a linking component based on Xmap was. Now I see that it makes tremendous sense. Xmap is mapping out most (if not all) of the content on your site anyway - why not use it to create links to that content? Bloody brilliant idea!! Thanks to Guillermo for this, and everything he puts out!

I have tried EVERY bookmarking tool on the JED. This one is perfect!

Finally, someone has integrated CB search into the core framework. Very easy to use plugin that allows for customization of fields searched and results. I installed this, made changes to suit my needs, and had it all up and running in 15 minutes. Works like a charm!

This extension just saved me (and therefore, my client) a whole bunch of time. I was trying to figure out how I was going to pre-populate their user and CB tables with their existing data. I figured I'd have to write several queries and push data all over to get it to work.

That's when I found CBJuice. It did ALL of the work for me, and did it absolutely perfectly. All I had to do was name my fields in my TXT import file to match the user/CB field names and CBJuice did the rest. Perfectly imported and set up all of my custom CB data!

Not only that, but it allowed me to define a custom email to automatically be sent to each user imported, letting them know exactly what was done. This was perfect, as it allowed me to give the users specific instructions pertaining to my client's wishes.

A very BIG thank you to the developers of CBJuice!!!

If you have any history using CB, you know that the biggest downside to it is the amateurish look of the profile pages. Go to any CB site, and you'll know it right away by the look of the profile pages. And changing those pages is no easy task. That was until I purchased this extension.

Profile Pro takes a very ingenious approach. Rather than trying to mash-up and edit the core CB templates, they went the route of utilizing a standard Joomla article to allow customization of the profile pages. So, if you're comfortable with creating Joomla articles, you can use this extension quite easily.

They have made the process extremely simple - create an article to be used as your CB profile page. An included plugin gives you a button right in your text editor to select and insert CB fields. Just set up the page the way you want, and use the button to insert the fields. That's it!

The included CB plugin will provide a tab so you can insert your custom template into the profile. This is the best - you can still maintain all of the CB tabs you want! Granted, they still may not look as good as you'd like, but at least they are there (an upcoming release will allow for the insertion of standard CB tabs as well - according to the developers, so keep your eyes peeled).

Oh, and don't forget the fact that you can set up any number of profile views and even allow your users to choose the one they want! I've seen other reviews about allowing end users to customize their own layouts. This does not allow for that functionality. However, I did not want that.

Once I downloaded this extension, it took me literally 10 minutes to get two beautiful templates set up and running on my site. Now my profile pages do not look like every other CB profile page. Many thanks to the development team for a much-needed, well conceived and executed product. If you are at all serious about using CB on your sites, even just one site, then do yourself a favor and purchase Profile Pro.

One of the big drawbacks of CB, and one that I cannot believe they have not addressed, is the ability to allow non-registered users to send emails to member profiles. The posts I could find on the CB forms suggested hacking the core to allow this, but anyone who has taken a look at the code (specifically, comprofiler.php) knows that it is not the easiest logic to follow. Plus, what happens with upgrades?

Along comes this little beauty! Does EXACTLY what it says on the tin, and does it well right out of the box. Within minutes of downloading it was functioning perfectly. I am developing a website for a school district, with the teachers and staff having profiles. Parents and students will not be registered users, but they need a contact form to get to the teachers and staff. This extension saved my behind on this job! Thanks!!

It's always nice to find extensions that solve the 'little' problems - ones that just work right. This is one.

One suggestion for the developer - I utilize the CB reCaptcha plugin, and I would love to be able to use it here as well. Keep up the fantastic work.

I had a client need for a website to list vehicles. At first, I went out and purchased Autostand Pro. It was a nightmare. After several weeks of frustration, not the least of which was due to incredibly bad support, I decided to bite the bullet and buy RD-Autos Pro.

RD-Autos was a breath of fresh air. First of all, the program worked exactly as the developer said it would - no exceptions that I could find. The interface was clean and understandable. Documentation is a bit lacking, but they make up for it with tremendous support.

I was able to easily install the component and module and started adding vehicles right away. They displayed just the way I wanted them to, with a nice lightbox effect on the pix as well.

The client I am providing the site for is not particularly computer literate. However, I was able to show them how to manage their fleet in less than 30 minutes. By the end of that day they had their entire inventory on line. Rob really did a good job in making the interfaces intuitive.

Another thing worth mentioning is that the code is clean and easy to follow. Good commenting is included. The only, and I mean only, issue I found is that there is not included a viable price format options for the US market ($X,XXX.XX). However, a few quick coding changes got me the results I wanted.

If you have a need to sell or display vehicles on the web, this is the extension you need!!

I have been using this extension for a long time. Still do, even on new sites. Has its quirks, like anything else, but is really a rock-solid extension.

What has me concerned is that their site has been down for an extremely long time, and does not show any signs of that changing. Has active development of this product ceased? Will we ever see the site again? If we cannot get answers to these questions, it may be time to find something else.

I have been a member of NinjaForge for a couple of months, owing to some other extensions I needed. This extension, however, is worth the entire membership amount I paid.

If you've used Joomla for any length of time, you'll know what a pain it is to provide an easy to use and customizable article submission form. This does it perfectly. However, the best part of this extension is the ability to FULLY MANAGE YOUR ARTICLES FROM THE FRONT-END!

No more logging into the admin area to delete, reorder, or archive your articles. This extension gives you the same functionality from the site front-end. And, to make it even better, it looks and acts the same as in the back-end. No learning curve!

You will have this extension up and running in minutes, and you (or your clients) will love it! Add a very powerful and professional touch to all of your sites. Get this today!!!!

You won't find an easier extension for generating a site map. Installs and configures in seconds, plus it provides the ability to add plugins for other components. Very nice work!

Although I've spent years in the Joomla world, including loads of installs of CB, I had never had the need for a PMS system. That changed last week.

A new client had a requirement for integrated PMS, so I spent some time looking around the JED and stumbled upon uddeIM. With all of the great reviews, I decided to give it a try. I am very glad that I did.

The installation was clean and seamless. There are loads of configuration options, but everything is so well documented and described that I was able to blow right through it to get exactly what I wanted.

Integrating with CB is absolutely mindless, and as it comes with all the plugins you'll need - right in the single download. Again, everything is documented so well you should have no problems.

I have paid substantial money for extensions that did not provide half of this level of professional development. If you want integrated PMS for your site, you have GOT to give uddeIM the first try. You will not need to go anywhere else! Thanks to the developers!

The developer took what was a very nice tool (AllVideos), and turned it into an absolutely indispensable tool. While AVR is extremely simple to use, don't be fooled! There is a ton of power behind the scenes. As other reviewers have said - this is the only tool you'll need to simply and effectively integrate video into your site.

Many thanks to the developer. Highly recommended!!!

Unfortunately, I would have to agree with cefnlly. I also found the food extension items buried all over the code, in addition to other snippets

For the price, I did not expect robust docs or instant support. All I ask for is an extension that does what it says.

I have spent the better part of a couple of weeks trying to get this to look/work correctly, but I'm afraid I have to abandon ship. Even after the last 'update' from Nuno, I still continue to have the same issues.

Simple things are just not handled. For example, if a user inputs a price with a separator in it (i.e. 15,000), then the search by price feature will not work. Prices need to be entered without the ',' or other separator. Of course, the system does not TELL you this, you'll get this surprise later. So, you say, just enter the price without the separator. You can do just that - if you want your front-end product display to look amateurish. It's a no-win.

The component does not play nice with many templates, and I could not even get it to perform well with the developer's own.

Simply put, please be VERY careful about paying money for this.

Oh, and my forum posts didn't receive adequate answers, even when they received a response. As cefnlly says, take a look through the forums and see the sort of answers Nuno gives. He can be extremely condescending - so be warned.

These guys just keep doing it! This little beauty does exactly what it says. Integrates real-time chat into your site with no overhead on your server. Plus, the customizable available/unavailable module is nice - easy to integrate into your site look and feel.

Not sure what Kendrascahefer is complaining about. I have been a member with Shape5 for a while now, and their site is not difficult to navigate. And to complain about signing up for accounts? Please! This is all offered totally FREE. If you want to take a few less steps, then PAY FOR SOMETHING. And, sorry to say, there is certain code which needs to be installed so this can all work so smoothly.

In the end, this extension is wonderful, and is yet another testament to Shape5, who continually seem to fly under the radar for reasons I just do not understand. Their entire offering is brilliant!

If you are using Joomla, than you need this extension. Period. Do not even attempt to use any other editor. Every time I think the developers have done the best they could, they prove me wrong.

JCE is still under constant development, and bugs don't last long with this group. Routine releases correct any reported issues, with nary a hiccup.

And if you're still using just the free component/plugin, you are missing the true value of JCE. Fork over the measly subscription ($20 per year right now) and get hold of some awesome plugins. Pay these guys to keep up the development, because this extension is worth so much more.

In the end, you and your users/clients will be much, much happier with your end product if you integrate JCE. Thanks to the developers on this one!!!

Great work here! I love it. One of the most intriguing extensions I've seen in a while. Sure makes development easier. Thanks!!!

As has become the norm with Shape5 extensions, this one is fantastic. Easy to configure and beautifully styled. Don't mess with other weather extensions, just use this one!

Mike has done an outstanding job on this plugin. Absolutely perfect! Enough said.