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byyerg, July 13, 2010
This component is not a site "Membership" component at all, so if you are seeking this then look elsewhere.
The wording on their site is most ambiguous so please read and reread everything on their site carefully and ask lots of questions on their forum if you are unsure as to what is on offer.
We purchased 2 components + support and our support 'subscription' expired before our issue was resolved (it took 3 weeks for an understandable response was received) and we then had to pay again to find out with one response that this component requires JUGA (more $$) to function as a site membership component.
The component may work as a subscription for files or specific content but IS NOT a membership solution.
Yes my review is contrarian but the time and money wasted serves as an alert to others ... buyer beware
Owner's reply
This fork is NOT a spoon.
If you are looking for a spoon, then do NOT try this fork.
Yes, this fork may work for stabbing broccoli or chicken breast, but it will NOT work with soup. I want to use this fork for soup and I am furious that the soup escapes through the prongs.
Buyer beware... this fork does not work with soup.
byyerg, July 6, 2009
Pros
It does what is says ... period
It makes life so simple without all the old hacking options
Support in the forum is top notch
Cons - (I have to find one)
As with all O/S projects like these keeping the documentation up to date with all the possible combinations is difficult and so there may be some things that are not there in the finest of detail for many of you. You will need to walk through the install and setup carefully.
byyerg, March 5, 2009
The support I received was above and beyond anything I've received from any component/module developer to date.
Gives me more than enough confidence to highly recommend my clients and others to use Dioscouri components.
It just works !
---- Caution ----
I'd suggest you don't follow their suggestion about the first step ... Install a new fresh Joomla 1.5 without any content sample.
What happens is that all the default modules are not installed
I install with sample data, log into the admin and remove all the content, menus, sections, categories and empty all the trash. In the modules/plugins sections remove all the non system modules/plugins.
Then install the migrator and migrate. It just works!
byyerg, May 7, 2008
This solution is way easier for non technical people who are looking for downloads related to articles.
Pros:
Files are tied to articles
Article expires so do the files
Cons:
I wish I found it earlier
byyerg, February 17, 2007
No problems installing or usage by "non technical" authors which is what I want.
Suggestion: Keep it simple, don't get sucked into trying to be an all singing dancing solution. It's not a full gallery its a "Simple Image Gallery"
byyerg, September 22, 2006
Pros:
• The javascript image mouseovers
• The information presentation for the public view
• The free/paid options
• The simple Paypal integration for paid ads
• The need to get the structure right before you publish the component
Cons:
• The need to get the structure right before you make it go live (uh? read the comments below)
• The need for users (general public in our case) to get their head around image sizing
This component is the same as Joomla, in that you need to get all the information and the structure you want sorted out "BEFORE" you begin using the system.
Support:
Exemplary, magnificant words fail me. Having received abisimal service from some commercial component suppliers and commercial software providers in the past the service Kathy provides is to die for.
As we are running this as a commercial classified application we needed some customisation ... nothing was too much of a problem.
I've given it a 5 star rating