Just the tool I needed. Almost every Joomla! website that I put up was hacked into and I had started learning some simple website security techniques. It comes as a relief that I don't have to carry out those techniques manually anymore. Admin Tools is doing it for me... thanks a million

All I can say is WOW. This is one of the most useful components that I have downloaded and highly recommend this to everyone. It makes updating and securing your website so much easier. Items of this nature should be made part of the Core of Joomla. Very well done. Easy to install and even easier to understand and operate.

I installed Admin Tools and Akeeba back-up around 8 months ago and have found both to be absolutely superb and the support is the best I've ever encountered yet.

This makes life a lot easier for updating to the latest Joomla update and for many other tasks.

I like it, e.g. upgrade of Joomla! was never so easy! Also other tools are useful, thanks.

I really really love this extension and it's family. Always use Admin Tools with Akeeba Backup and Akeeba Kickstart. Running smoothly from remote to local site. Great job. God bless you!

Nicholas ... you are a god! Truly you have made my life better, not to mention the time I will save with upgrades. After being hacked I will sleep better at night knowing that I have this in place.

Thank You.

This is a great all-in-one, well integrated extension with very useful and easy-to-use features.



My favorites are:

- Updating Joomla with such ease with the option of also using FTP

- Administrator's login protection

- Repairing/Optimizing databases

- Setting files/folders' permissions



What I don't like, which isn't a great deal really especially taking into account it general usefulness, is the fact it it inserts code into the .htaccess file, that "## EOMBAK - Do not remove this line or this file" line.



I don't know if the FREE version of the extension actually makes use if it really or if it used only with regard to some special option, but I generally don't like the messing with Joomla core files; it shouldn't happen, especially if the utility of such action is not present.

Moreover, I somehow ended up with three such lines of "## EOMBAK - Do not remove this line or this file" in my .htaccess file.



Another thing I have come to value in Joomla extensions is the effectiveness of their uninstallation. If I choose to uninstall an extension, I don't want anything staying behind, because then it is just garbage I don't need to have.

I uninstalled Admin Tools (while looking for a solution to a problem I had) and the database entries were maintained along with two folders and two files in the Joomla directory.



Large benefits, small disadvantages, yet right now I am looking to replace it with a simple admin login protection extension, while other features offered (of those that I personally use, that is) are not difficult tasks for me to accomplish, even though not as easy and fast as with this extension...



I've just grown to value extensions that "keep to their own"...

...of course this may be choice one has to make when opting for a do-it-all extension...



Great product overall, and it is important that it is actively supported and regularly updated. It certainly makes the user feel more secure and comfortable.

This set of tools is presented in a helpfully user-friendly way. Using it gives me a greater level of confidence in my site security - though I value the illustration of a bullet-proof vest!



Together with the well-presented documentation (though I think I did spot a minor layout fault!), I have used the facilities I need in less than a day, without any problem.

Nicholas accurately describes Admin Tools as “a true Swiss Army Knife for your site,” but even that is an understatement. Admin Tools offers basic protection for any Joomla! site, even in places you didn’t know you had vulnerabilities. It also does the heavy lifting on tedious chores that often get put off until the last possible moment of inevitability, including 1-Click Joomla! core updates and Database maintenance.



You will probably find other extensions in JEDland that offer various subsets of this multi-tool’s functionality and feature set, but none that I am aware of provides its reach and scope in a single, clean and integrated package for the nice price of free.



From one newbie to another, this is truly exemplary software no Joomla! site should be without. But for even greater protection, you would do well, as I did after testing it on a couple of personal sites, to step up to the Professional edition which does so much more. It’s incredibly inexpensive protection for all the other investments and commitments you make in the work you do.

This extenstion should by default be "in the box". Some of the options should not even be necessary (like changing the database prefix and Admin id) but since they are I am very happy with this easy solution!



Thank you, and thanks again Nicholas and Akeeba developers!