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First off I have been looking at photo gallery components since June (last 6 months) I have tried the free ones the paid ones and the rare ones. I have had to go to my bank and get money back multiple times because of misleading and false features listed.

All I want is a component that...

-Installs with out me having to code or do anything other than click my mouse button.

- be able to create multiple albums without having to code or designate a primary image folder. Just want to click new type the name of the album and start uploading

- be able batch upload. You would not believe how many of these stupid photo gallery components out there only let you upload one photo at a time unless you know how to code, want to FTP, or zip a folder to upload.


This component hits all of these marks. EVERYONE ONE OF THEM!!!!!!

Seriously in under 2 minutes literally I had 3 albums created and 54 pictures uploaded to my site spread out across 3 albums. This is a well thought out component and does what it says it does.

The only thing that could make this better and propel this developer well beyond the competition out there is if they made front end controls that would allow you to batch upload and create albums. That would make this the "PERFECT" gallery.

To all coders take note this is how you design a component.

Took me less than a minute to download install on my website and find out that I can not create albums, or upload more than one photo at a time no need to look any further as this is an archaic component

This is what I am looking for in a gallery

A)downloads and installs on its own EASY!!
*This component took 3 mouse clicks to install*

B)Allows me to create multiple albums in gallery
*This component allowed me to create 2 albums in under a minute* But when u scroll through photos it wont stop at end of album starts with pictures in next album not a fan of that.

C) batch upload from front end or back end

*NO BATCH UPLOADING have to upload every photo one at atime. NOT INTERESTED
D) Displays photos respectively

*Display is perfect which there were more options but i would settle on this component if it would allow me to upload mutliple pics at a time.

E) Is free---this Component is free

Am I really asking for too much in a gallery???

Seriously install easy, create multiple albums, upload multiple photos at once & display decent pictures? Isnt that a prerequesit in developing a photo gallery component????

All I want is a gallery that downloads and installs with mouse clicks. I dont want to have to set up databases or extract and FTP files all over the place.

This program is almost there. I downloaded it and installed and created one album for my gallery in under 2 minutes.

GREAT RIGHT???????

Except the resize coding doesnt work, and because of this it displays oversized photos very cheasy looking. I thought after days of searching I finally found a winner. This minor thing could be fixed I am sure by admin/support, but then I started searching a little farther into into.

Its free which you cant complain too much then, but the watermarking doesnt work, and everything else is alacart. $14 for facebook pluging, $24 for batch upload because who wants to upload one photo at a time, $24 for this, $16 for that. So really its not free.

Its ok, but if a little more time would have been spent on the coding part I would have settled for it. Thats how frustrated I am in trying to find a photo gallery that

A)downloads and installs on its own
B)Allows me to create multiple albums in gallery
C) batch upload from front end or back end
D) Displays photos respectively

that i am finally willing to settle for one that kind of works. Am I really asking for too much in a gallery???

Seriously install easy, create multiple albums, upload multiple photos at once & display decent pictures? Isnt that a prerequesit in developing a photo gallery component????

If you are looking for something that can do multiple galleries KEEP LOOKING. LET ME REPEAT KEEP LOOKING.

I have been all over joomla extensions for 2 days now looking for

A)something that downloads and installs EASY
B)Free with chance to upgrade
C)Hosts multiple galleries
D)Batch uploading from front end and backend
E)Displays pictures well


This one hits A,B, & E that is it. It is so simple and easy to install in under 2 minutes I had it downloaded installed and uploaded two pictures till i realized I can only do one gallery and since i have over 1500 pics i want to put on my website this is not going to work.

I am guessing this a one time use thing and I am only disappointed that this does not have a multiple gallery option or a batch upload option. if it did my search for the easiest most functional photo gallery on joomla would be over.

First off dont even look any farther if your looking for a job board in joomla. I am not a coder I am not a programmer and I hate purchasing extensions or components that require me to be either of those things to make what I purchase operable.

When I buy something i expect it to work like this. I download to my computer I upload to my website and it works nothing else. No bugs to fix no support no nothing. If you hear from me I generally am pissed off and want my money back.

This was not the case with Joombah Jobs. I originally spent the $105 on the Jobs Basic becuase I figured the higher price tag meant a better product. That couldn't have been a more wrong assumption. Where Jobs Basic lacked Joombah Jobs excelled in EVERY Category including support.

Like EASYBLOG Joombah Jobs appreciates my/your business and when a problem did arise they stepped up to the plate and immediately resolved it. Even though it wasn't their fault. It had nothing to do with their code or product it was my hosting company with some htaccess.file. Once fixed Joombah Jobs has worked outstanding.

It is very sleak & lightweight. It comes with a small price tag & a alot of top notch Support. It is very customizable and is ready out the box. You do not need any coding knowledge or programming skills. Download then upload then let your customers use it. Very easy very nice and exactly what i was loooking for.

And a side note since paypal is so quick to shut down merchant accounts or freeze accounts I wanted a job board with a google checkout plugin and this comes with moneybookers, googlecheckout, & a host of toher paypal alternatives. I wish it had alertpay, but it has everything else. Very nicely down and well thought out extension.

I dont write reviews unless the coder deserves it by going above and beyond and the admin at joombah jobs deserves all of our support as they actually know what the public wants in a product.

Thank you admin I truly appreciated your time, help and product. Your competitors dont stand a chance as long as your around.

WHISPERS

First off I have two websites that need a job board so I have been all over Joomla extensions demoing and researching my options. I finally decided to pull the trigger on getting this one. Its advertised as ready out the box and its the most expensive at $105 so I figured it would be fairly bug free, extremely user friendly and streamlined to the max.

For the most part this is a good extension, but it is only 3/4 complete. Yes, you will get installed eventually yes you will get it up and running and as long as you use paypal you will have no payment issues. Yes it has a ton of options but it is just like phoca it has so many options its complicated and NOT user friendly. You have to read manual after manual just to figure out how to fill in the fields.

It is a digital product purchased using paypal, which by the way offers IPN (instant payment notification) however this coder doesnt care. And after I spent $105 I had to wait almost 24 hours to get permission to download the product I purchased.

After that I needed support to change their download package because after 5 attempts and multiple browser crashes I still hadnt been able to download anything from them. I could download all i want from any other source tho. After finally getting the download to my computer I had to go tell my host to activate my IONCUBE according to Jobs support staff. Whatever that is, but my hosting compnay knew what it was and activated it.

Then I figured ok smooth sailing........NOPE

I uploaded and installed on my J1.6 backend, but the upload failed because I didnt put a key code in somewhere that was on page 80 of the manual somewhere that I finally got sick of reading. So JOBS support staff finally went in and took care of my installation after 16 hours of fighting with them.

Should be smooth sailing now right?? NOPE......

Now as I go to list my first category theres a default status that needs to be answered but when you hit the drop down menu to select something there is nothing there to select.

After another hour of reading and forum support I finally figured out how to fix that. Then it took another 2 hours of reading and forum support to get a menu button up on the site because it automatically doesnt do it. Ok I got a menu, I got a dashboard, I got it installed should be smooth sailing from now on right............


O yeah after setting up all my categories and restrictions and credit packages now lets go do one final test.

The shopping cart if you use google checkout doesnt reset its queue so when I tried to go checkout on a sample purchase it was trying to buy 7 quantities of one package because of all the "sandbox" attempts I did earlier. There is no box to uncheck or check to switch quantity. After 4 hours of forum reading and no support I finally gave up. THen I recieved this for support.


Can you please create seperate ticket for this issue? It is hard to answer 3 issues on one ticket

Thanks

Maybe if you had all the bugs worked out I wouldnt need to put multiple issues on one ticket.

Ok ok so maybe if it was just this one issue I wouldn't be writing such a negative review, but on top of this heres a real award winning bug.

When an employer creates a portal to accept applications is created. When you go back into that portal to view applications you get 3 hyperlink clickable words that bring you back to your job you posted. The only way you get to look at job applicant resume is if you click this icon that is a pencil & paper and when hover over it it says "EDIT"

so you have to click edit to view a job applicant resume.

And after much forum review and yet another ticket o by the way I have only had this download for 4 days the support I get is directions on how to go into the code and change it myself.

I am not a coder and I am not going into the code to fix a bug that shouldnt exist with a price tag of $105 upfront.



If you are not coder or programmer stay away from this component. If you are I am sure the potential for this component is limitless but for the every day user this component is horrible. It would take over a week & constant support to iron out all the bugs and get it to full functionality.

I asked for a refund 2 or 3 times after and was denied instantly everytime.

I do not recommend this to anyone.
There are two other components that are just as comparable and carry a price of $35 and $20. There is no need to spend $105 on this non functioning component.

Usually when you download a program your on your own to figure it out or you have to spend hours and days on a forum getting help from less then expectable sources.

THAT IS NOT THE CASE WITH EASY BLOG. I purchased this 2 days ago and I already have it installed with all the settings configured the way I want them. It was super easy to install just click the mouse button and let it do its thing.

I had one minor issue and that was because of the Joomla template theme I am using was displaying a word button link for Easy Blog that I did not want. I posted on the forums and EasyBlog Support/Staff got right on issue. Not only did they walk me through on how to fix it they also offered to fix it for me.

That goes a long way with me. I actually felt Easy Blog Staff appreciated my business, & that is very rare nowadays.

Thank you very much EasyBlog Staff you are top notch in my book and alot of other companies and coders could learn from you.

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