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First - SOBI and SOBI2 took advantage of Joomla's core capability and put it on steroids- J1 and J1.5 sites were taken to a new elevation with these excellent components.

Now - SOBIpro - without a doubt, is the most powerful extension Joomla has to offer. After endless grueling years of grinding this component to perfection, SOBIpro takes all benefits of J1.5+ and gives endless possibilities to webmasters.

With a moderate learning curve, once this component is familiarized - a door opens up to much more advanced realization.

Used car salesman to full 2.0 automotive site - done. It can be modified to be even better than cars(dot)com

Real Estate agent? No problem. Create your personal listings and make the upload form simple for your agents. Don't want simple? Make an MLS! YES - SOBIpro has the power to do this.

Take any item you're selling, any idea you're promoting, any niche you're growing... SOBIpro ads the Socialized, web 2.0, whatever you call it, makes it possible, and runs as smooth as butter.

On one site, I have:

- Used car section
- local business listing with reviews
- FSBO for real estate

On another, I have:

- Video game directory, with reviews
- Gaming clan directory
- User blogs

This component aint no joke. I've been using it for years - if you use it too, the results will cause you to leave a review as positive as mine. =)

I've had a 5-star rating in my pocket for this extension for years. This is the very first automatic article extension to be created for Joomla it was just never published to JED. It's simple and intuitive.

I can't wait until they implement a cron-like system in the Joomla backend like some of these other extensions.

This is the only RSS article generator that completely strips HTML from title tags - so that you can do keyword searches with Google Blogsearch etc... and turn them into finely tunes RSS results that are consistently coming in. I've tried each one.

I found a small bug and the developer fixed it within 10 minutes of sending an email.

5 stars for the product and support. I am a satisfied customer.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Geez.... I've been waiting for a multi-blogging system for the longest time. I didn't want something complex that opens up in new windows, I didn't want something that had compatability issues.

I just wanted my site users to have their own personal blogs. I wanted it to have comments, and picture uploads. I wanted it to be a Joomla component.

Smart Blog has everything I need, it looks great, and it's easy to understand, now my users can blog away.

Thank you so much, this component works GREAT!

When I first tried out this component I was upset that the component add-on prices seemed high, so I canceled my license and received a refund.

Weeks later, I realized how vital this extension is to my site and came crawling back to purchase it all over again.

This is such a smooth extension and is so well integrated with Community Builder that no matter how upset you are with prices or support, that once you try it out, you will realize you don't just need it, you require it.

The interface is simple and understandable to the end user. It's powerful, pretty, and clean.

If you are looking for a CB gallery plugin than this is exactly what you need.

This component is really helpful with getting user feedback on my reviews- its simplicity to the user makes it easier for them to participate in my reviews. Not too mention it is completely free!

The developer says he is currently developing the component so registered users can leave reviews from the frontend of the site, I can't wait.

This is one to keep an eye on!

I have several folks that I work with that needed training
on various job tasks. This component worked perfectly. Making tests were super easy. I was able to train the trainer in about 5 minutes. For the users it was easy also. Just login and see which tests are available.

As it says. It is the only FREE LMS that Joomla has- and it does its job. Minus a few compatability issues and the lack of forum support, this component stands out through its standing capability and its price.

I will most likely upgrade to silver edition if this product works out for my office.

If you need a directory, a list, a blog, a file management system... ANYTHING. If you are competent in HTML and know a little CSS, SOBI has the capability to whatever project you need.

I absolutely love it, and praise the developers for keeping it opensource!

From checking out the demo this is the final polish I needed to my site.

I regrettably purchased a membership so that I could gain access to the installation instructions and discovered that installing any of the requirements is beyond my understanding.

If you are not competent in server management or use shared hosting like I do, I would suggest waiting until the component allows third party videos.

Superb component for the seasoned folks out there I guess.