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bysparky_hd, October 29, 2007
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Featured Articles Module
This is a great idea for a module, and so far seems weel executed. That said, i have some suggestions for it to be better.

i wish i didn't have to type parenthesis around the content item ID list, to be consistent with the functionality of the built-in "Latest News" module.

i'm disappointed that i can't add a module class suffix like i can for most modules. i'm glad this module is built to be CSS-aware, but i don't want to add CSS as parameters- i want it to pull from my theme. The template chooser module, for example, is not very compatible with this module because this module's style is specified in the module parameters.

Also, i would prefer if the div and table versions were included in one release, with a parameter to select the variation.
Owner's reply

Module is now CSS aware.

This is good component with readily available customer support. There are directions on the website for customizing the language file, CSS, and parameters. I was able to strip it down and arrange it how i wanted, with help from customer support. The componenet is encrypted and needs the latest ionCube engine loaded on your server although I didn't know that at the time of purchase. Fortunately the modules are not encrypted and there are enough parameters in the component to customize it well anyway.