MetaMod
Version
1.0g/2.12/3.13b (last update on Nov 26, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
153
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
1 November 2007
…by date, time, recurring time, GeoIP (country of viewer), browser type and language, user name, group, page within other component (e.g. Virtuemart), on-page text, article keywords, by article, section/category, domain, referrer…
…and much, much more!
MetaMod is a "Meta Module" - a module that includes other modules, according to a set of rules.
By installing the free GeoLite Country or City database from MaxMind, you can switch modules based on country names/cities/states etc.
Suggested uses:
★ VirtueMart: hide or show different modules at checkout, cart, product pages, categories etc.
★ Timed modules: recurring daily/weekly times and dates (great for radio/TV/broadcasting sites)
★ Languages: show different menus/modules based on the front-end language the user has selected (e.g. with JoomFish), or according to their browser language
★ Users: show a module for users registered for more (or less) than a certain time period, or target modules to certain users or groups
★ Switch between 2 modules for logged-in users and guests
★ Section/Category-specific modules: target modules according to the section/category of the displayed article
★ Domain & referrer: display different modules depending on which domain is being used for the page, or which site the user linked from
★ Browser detection: switch modules depending on the user's browser & browser version (e.g. show a different module for people viewing the site with Internet Explorer IE)
★ Control modules based on text found in the main component of the page
★ Control modules such as RSForm (show a different form based on where in the world someone is connecting from, etc)
★ Target modules onto specific pages in JReviews, CommunityBuilder, SOBI and almost any other component
★ Dynamically control the parameters of other modules on the page as well as whether the modules appear or not
★ and so much more!
Many more uses can be found in the documentation on the site, and in the forums. See you there!
VERSION NOTE:
★ v3.x is only compatible with Joomla 1.7/2.5/3.0
★ v2.x is only compatible with Joomla 1.5.
★ Please download and install the right module for your Joomla version.
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS
v3.13b (27 Nov 2012)
* fixed crasher in GeoLiteCIty support
* added support for VirtueMart 2.0.14; JomGenius now detects new pagetypes notify/recommend/manufacturer product listing.
v3.12 (19 Nov 2012)
* Now Joomla 3.0 compatible!
v3.11 (03 Sep 2012)
* Added compatibility with JoomFish for J2.5
v3.10 (23 Jul 2012)
* Added Categorizr support to JomGenius, for detecting mobile, desktop, tablet and tv devices.
v3.9
* Multiple improvements to JomGenius support for VirtueMart 2.x
v3.8 (14 Feb 2012)
* Added J2.5 support
v2.12 (31 Oct 2011)
* Virtuemart: improved page detection on sites using One Step Checkout
v2.11/3.7 (3 Oct 2011)
* Improved detection for "articlesubmit" page type
* VirtueMart: base
Had to show certain access links to different user-groups and in the same time all to the admin, what worked really good. The documentation is complete and understandable. Took me about ten minutes to configure how needed.
And a side-effect: Did me make think over my complicated access structure, what was fun!
And a side-effect: Did me make think over my complicated access structure, what was fun!
MetaMod helped me overcome one of Joomlas big "little" bugs...
I wanted to display a menu module on every page, based on the parent menu item - without having to change the visibility in the module paramenters, every time a new submenu item is created...
and thanks to MetaMod and Stephans help in creating the code for this particular use, this problem was solved!
Sean.
I wanted to display a menu module on every page, based on the parent menu item - without having to change the visibility in the module paramenters, every time a new submenu item is created...
and thanks to MetaMod and Stephans help in creating the code for this particular use, this problem was solved!
Sean.
Stephen - Has been excellent - providing excellent support and very quick support.
PLEASE DONATE and support this component - I will certainly do so...
I am using the component to run a demo site for a radio station (University).
Loading modules for each individual user logging in - and controlling the times the module will be active for ie; 9.00am - 11.00am & 4.00pm - 6.00pm.
While admin users can have all the stations (modules/articles) active.
1 thing that I came across is that the module HAS TO BE PUBLISHED before you can used METAMOD. What I did was published the module in a position NOT USED by the template to get it working correctly.
Best module ever !
PLEASE DONATE and support this component - I will certainly do so...
I am using the component to run a demo site for a radio station (University).
Loading modules for each individual user logging in - and controlling the times the module will be active for ie; 9.00am - 11.00am & 4.00pm - 6.00pm.
While admin users can have all the stations (modules/articles) active.
1 thing that I came across is that the module HAS TO BE PUBLISHED before you can used METAMOD. What I did was published the module in a position NOT USED by the template to get it working correctly.
Best module ever !
Metamod is one of the greatest modules i've ever worked with.
The developer was very helpful in assisting me with custom php code to achieve what we wanted.
We wanted a module to be displayed ONLY if a certain member was online and also a module just to display to guests.
I have also heard that the developer will be placing this custom php code on his website for other members to benefit from.
Stephen...... A* mate!
The developer was very helpful in assisting me with custom php code to achieve what we wanted.
We wanted a module to be displayed ONLY if a certain member was online and also a module just to display to guests.
I have also heard that the developer will be placing this custom php code on his website for other members to benefit from.
Stephen...... A* mate!
I must jump on the 5-star bandwagon for this gem. I've used three techniques to display different content to different member levels. First I played with 3rd party ACL components but that made upgrading much more complicated. Second, I used Jumi, another Joomla gem. This required creating more PHP to be maintained. Now I've switched to metamod with a mod_custom for each member level. This is simple to maintain and works perfectly. Great solution and highly recommended.
I needed a way to show one module once a week for an hour (linking user to online radio broadcast of my client).
After trying many option with out any results..I found this module.
This MetaMod hit the spot!.. It was just what I needed!!
After getting a chance to explore MetaMod even further I came to the conclusion that this needs to be part of the Joomla core.
On first look you may not see a use for MetaMod but i have had it a week and can see that i have spent many hours trying to come up with ways to do all kinds of module placement stuff that this module will do in just a few moments.
Can I give it 6 or 7 stars?
After trying many option with out any results..I found this module.
This MetaMod hit the spot!.. It was just what I needed!!
After getting a chance to explore MetaMod even further I came to the conclusion that this needs to be part of the Joomla core.
On first look you may not see a use for MetaMod but i have had it a week and can see that i have spent many hours trying to come up with ways to do all kinds of module placement stuff that this module will do in just a few moments.
Can I give it 6 or 7 stars?
This extension is a "must have". I'm very new in Joomla and was a bit lost because I'm a teacher and really need someway to filter access and content to my users but couldn't find anything easy enough. With Metamod all my problems are solved and it's so easy that even I could put it to work in a nick.
This is a great extension. We use it for special functionality and special offers based on country. The dev. is exceptional and fast. He has even now enabled MetaMod to work with X-Forwarded from squid reverse proxy server. This is how to enable GeoIP functionality using squid! Now we have scalability, speed and security of using a caching server along with full on geoip functionality. Thanks very much to metamod. We have put our money where our mouth is and made a donation too!
I design and build Joomla websites everyday for a living. It is a rare pleasure to come across extensions as useful as this one. I'll no doubt be using this module on many websites from now on.
Even more amazing is the support from it's creator who emailed me the some custom php within half an hour. Plus I'm in the opposite time zone!
I look forward to using this and all it's future variations for many years to come.
Highly recommended :)
Even more amazing is the support from it's creator who emailed me the some custom php within half an hour. Plus I'm in the opposite time zone!
I look forward to using this and all it's future variations for many years to come.
Highly recommended :)
Owner's reply
Thanks morktron. For the benefit of other readers, I sent him a rule that allowed him to put up a module on any page that showed an article from a particular category, where the article's "created" date was older than a certain date. Dunno exactly why he wanted this, but it's a great example of the versatility of MetaMod!
- Stephen
Have been using this extension for about a week now and have not yet been able to use it to it's maximum capacity, but what I have been able to use it for as been great. The potential here is awesome.
The second comment to make is that the support for this extension so far has been amazing. I had a small display problem when using the extension, e-mailed Stephen and had a response within 15 minutes. WOW!! All fixed up and ready to go again. If a pro version does eventually come out (as mentioned in a previous response to a review) I will be one of the first to sign up. Keep up the great work and support!
The second comment to make is that the support for this extension so far has been amazing. I had a small display problem when using the extension, e-mailed Stephen and had a response within 15 minutes. WOW!! All fixed up and ready to go again. If a pro version does eventually come out (as mentioned in a previous response to a review) I will be one of the first to sign up. Keep up the great work and support!
I used MetaMod to hide specific modules that were public and replace them with modules for members only. Of course this module is super functional and you can do much more with it.
I contact the publisher ones for support and it was fast and professional.
Many thanks for this great value adder to Joomla! – excellent.
I contact the publisher ones for support and it was fast and professional.
Many thanks for this great value adder to Joomla! – excellent.
For a while I have wanted to find a way to show some modules only when a user is not logged in and this was a quick and easy solution.
And Stephen responded really quickly to an email I sent him which was fantastic!
Great Module
And Stephen responded really quickly to an email I sent him which was fantastic!
Great Module
This is just what I was looking for.
I needed something to display my login module on all pages of my website but one. I have signal login installed and for some reason, despite being assigned to mosets tree in the backend it would not appear on all my mosets tree pages.
Using this module solved all my problems. The documentation on the website is comprehensive and the support I received from Stephen at Brandon Consulting was excellent: prompt, concise and more to the point helped me to get this module working in the way I needed.
I cannot comment on the huge capabilities of this module as I have very limited Joomla/PHP knowledge, but I'm sure Stephen would be able to help if assistance is required.
Thank you!
I needed something to display my login module on all pages of my website but one. I have signal login installed and for some reason, despite being assigned to mosets tree in the backend it would not appear on all my mosets tree pages.
Using this module solved all my problems. The documentation on the website is comprehensive and the support I received from Stephen at Brandon Consulting was excellent: prompt, concise and more to the point helped me to get this module working in the way I needed.
I cannot comment on the huge capabilities of this module as I have very limited Joomla/PHP knowledge, but I'm sure Stephen would be able to help if assistance is required.
Thank you!
Superb extension that every Joomla owner should install. It lets you do one very basic permission-based rule that Joomla core doesn't - display content targeted only at non-registered users! This is great if you'd like to have calls to action and such, material you wouldn't want to display to your existing customers.
Oh just wanted to mention one more thing. The mod's homepage states the extension works with Joomla 1.5.3 - 1.5.7 ... well I got it working on my 1.5.8 without any fuss.
-Marc
Oh just wanted to mention one more thing. The mod's homepage states the extension works with Joomla 1.5.3 - 1.5.7 ... well I got it working on my 1.5.8 without any fuss.
-Marc
Owner's reply
Thanks for your message Marc. I've changed the wording on the MetaMod home page to state that it works on 1.5.3 and up.
I'm delighted that MetaMod helped your site. Targeting non-registered users is just one of hundreds of functions that MetaMod can use to customise which modules appear on which pages of your site.
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