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It's not hard to justify the small fee for this excellent extension as it saves so much time when migrating websites. I have used it on a few websites including one where I needed the userIDs to be consistent so that Kunena, JoomGallery and JEvents data was attributed to the correct user account on the new Joomla 2.5 website. It works the first time without any hassles. Thanks, I have quite a few more migrations to do and will be using SP Upgrade from now on!

Thanks, I found this excellent free extension was just what I needed to show off a client's original artwork. What I like most is being able to add text below the image (after a small tweak), it's W3C compliant and free! I also managed to get it working with Nice Watermarks which was a bonus.

Rockettheme haven't updated RokSlideShow for Joomla 1.7/2.5 so I went looking for an alternative simple slideshow extension and ShowPlus is it!

It has a small footprint and because it uses MooTools, there's less chance of conflicts with other extensions.

I have installed it on a few websites now including some customisation on one website and the available documentation was clear enough for me to do this without help from the developer. Thank-you!

I have used JoomGallery on a few websites now and have come to realise how versatile it can be. For example, on one website, the home page features a Ken Burns style slideshow with photos randomly selected from the gallery. All this comes with it for free! Thanks JoomGallery!

I am installing Xmap on all the websites I build now so I can add the appropriate link to Google Webmaster Tools. Xmap is very well supported in terms of operating with other extensions and offered for free! Thanks Guillermo!

JoomPlace Testimonials has become my Testimonial extension of choice for Joomla 2.5.

I have had the odd technical issue on different websites but these are always fixed in a reasonable amount of time including the latest issue which had more to do with the hosting than the extension but was fixed with no fuss anyway! Thanks JoomPlace!

I installed and configured Rentalot Plus today and am very impressed with the clear and concise documentation and ease of set up. One question I had was answered very promptly by the developer and overall I am very happy with my purchase.

If you're not sure if this product is right for you, I suggest you check the quality and content of the User's Guide which is a free download.

Specifying different pricing for each day of the week can be tedious but I was able to create daily prices to the end of the year, export the pricing table using phpMyAdmin, quickly make the required changes and then import the data back into the table without too much fuss. Ideally, a pricing CSV import feature would be ideal but not a show stopper for me.

I rarely post a negative review but this extension has cost me so much time and I really regret recommending it to one of my clients. Here is a run down on my challenges working with this extension and DTH.

DTH advise the best way to ask for help is via their support ticket system but submitting the form returns "Forbidden Access". This seems to have been happening for a while now. It is very frustrating not being able to communicate with an extension author after they have taken your money.

After receiving no response in the forums for 12 days in regard to a post-purchase Joomla 1.7 plugin compatibility issue, I wrote a follow up post asking if a negative review in JED would help with getting some attention. The follow up post was promptly censored (not cool!) but it did elicit the required response. It turned out that the plugin was not compatible with Joomla 1.7 and the web page was updated fairly quickly to reflect this. DTH Development say they will update the plugin as soon as possible. Thank-you.

The form validation on some of the fields on the add event form was broken and it literally took hours pouring over the forums to figure out the mandatory fields and what was required just to successfully save an event. A new version has been released that apparently fixes these issues. Thank-you.

An event must have an end time and date. This may suit some clients but will not work for all events for my particular client.

To disable registration for a particular event, you must set the "Registration Open Date" to any date after the event. This works, but judging from the number of confused users in the forums, it's not just me that finds this unintuitive.

Installing the new version requires uninstalling the old version. Event data and configuration are preserved but most other extensions I am using these days are happy to be installed over the top of the existing extension.

I try to do my bit with supporting the extensions I use and have fixed broken code in some of the modules and shared the changes back on the forums. Unfortunately this has been ignored and the changes have not been included in the latest release. This means I have to reapply these fixes each time I upgrade the extension.

If you buy a DTH product in good faith expecting it to work out of the box and it doesn't, it would seem reasonable to ask for a refund. Unfortunately, the refund policy on the DTH website states that you have to give them up to 30 days to fix the issue before they will consider issuing a refund. This is not ideal if you want to try a competing product before your project deadline expires.

To be fair, DTH do offer a demo website so you can try out their products before you buy. I saw so many positive reviews here that I didn't try out the demo as thoroughly as I should have. Don't make the same mistake as me.

I suspect that some of these problems are teething issues associated with recent updates for Joomla 1.7 and 2.5. Hopefully the product will settle down again and reflect the majority positive reviews found here.

Thank-you, I have been using JMonitoring for a while and am excited to see the new Joomla 1.7 version. JMonitoring makes it very easy for me to ensure all the websites I look after are up to date and to ensure that I am not running any extension identified as "vulnerable" in the Vulnerable Extensions List. Keep up the good work!

This extension is installed on one of my clients websites and I was excited when a new version was finally released. I thought that an issue with IE8 would finally be resolved. Unfortunately, the issue has not been fixed. The problem has been reported on the forums for over a year so the developer is aware of it but does not seem motivated or able to fix it. This is not great service for a commercial extension.

I will be using this on most of my websites now for a few reasons. 1. I have realised a module is better than a plugin for social networking as plugins don't always work consistently across all components whereas the module can be set up to be displayed consistently on every page. 2. This module is W3C compliant and this is unusual with social networking extensions. 3. I install the "PGT SocialWeb" module to provide "Share" functionality and "Social Media Icon Links" uses very similar icons so that they compliment each other well. Thanks for providing this excellent free extension!

I will be using this on most of my websites now for a few reasons. 1. I have realised a module is better than a plugin for social networking as plugins don't always work consistently across all components whereas the module can be set up to be displayed consistently on every page. 2. This module is mostly W3C compliant and this is unusual with social networking extensions. 3. I install the "Social Media Links Module" to provide "Follow Us" functionality and "PGT SocialWeb" uses very similar icons so that they compliment each other well. Thanks for providing this excellent free extension!

I look after a few websites with free registration and open forums (Kunena, phpBB etc). The forum posts are moderated so I get an email each time a post needs to be approved. Since installing EasyCalcCheck PLUS, spam posts have reduced to ZERO and my inbox is looking a lot nicer now. I like the simple calculation prompt better than a "captcha" which can be hard to read and sometimes deter genuine visitors. Thanks!

When selecting extensions, I test out the most promising free ones and then if I can't find anything suitable, usually buy a commercial extension. AiDaNews is the best in it's class and is commercial quality but given for free! Thank-you!

I have used a few user import tools and this one is as simple as it gets and does what is says with the minimum of effort. And it's free. Well done and thank-you!

I used to use Sam Moffat's excellent Update Manager component on every website I build but there's no Joomla 1.7 version yet. So I had to go looking for something else and Akeeba Admin Tools is it! There are several tools but the most useful and time saving one for me is the Joomla Update tool to make it easy to keep up to date with security patches. Admin Tools seems to be built to the same high quality as the other Akeeba tools so I will be installing this on every website I build, confident that it won't let me down. Nicholas, you are a huge asset to the Joomla community.

I just built my first Joomla 1.7 website and was saddened to find that there's no ninjaXplorer for 1.7 yet. I prefer ninjaXplorer compared to eXtplorer so was very happy to find OSE FileManager. This will be the first thing I install on all my Joomla 1.7 websites. Thank-you.

I am creating a website for a client who manufactures and sells biodiesel and wanted to be able to display the daily fuel price in a digital LCD font that he can change easily. Text Magic came to the rescue! The client can easily edit the Custom HTML module and update the price every day and the display looks fantastic. The plugin allows me to display the digits with transparent backgrounds which fit nicely with my transparent template. Now that I understand what this plugin does, I can see myself using this to create feature titles on pages with special fonts to (for example) match a logo. And it's free and works with Joomla 1.7. Thanks very much!

I just wanted a simple visitor counter for a client Joomla 1.7 website. I tried several and found that this one is perfect. There are a few styles to choose from so I am able to make it fit in with the template I am using and it looks great. Thanks!

I wanted a captcha implemented in Payment Form and added a request in the forums. Tuan was kind enough to include it in the latest release and this eventuated within a few weeks. Keep up the good work!