After installing and trying to get this module working I was frustrated and disappointed. I have a bit of understanding of html and css, but clearly not enough to get it going like I wanted. Found the documentation to little. There are two youtube videos, a third, like they promised in the second video apparently never was made. The support and documentation buttons on this joomla extension page lead to an 404 error...

So, all not good.

However support sorted me out and got the module working in no time. When it is configurated well I find it the prettiest newsslider on the market.

So all in all a good product, but you have to have a bit more than just a basic understanding of html and css to get it working. Would be great if there would come a new version that would be more friendly in usage.

This module is just what I was looking for when creating a news-style site. It was not at all difficult to set up once I understood what was needed. The instructions were OK but I think they could have chosen better examples but when read in conjunction with the supplied templates it was fine.



Two things are missing that would make this a 5 star module... firstly, if you have lots of modules all with the same layout changing the layout means you have to change every module in turn. It would be great if you could save a custom template for use in other modules. Secondly, I have yet to find out how to stop automatic animation on multi-page modules. I would like to have the viewer just click the arrows or select the page they want to view. I have raised a support query for this one.



Overall a great product that I will use again and again.

I love this module, I use it on nearly every site I build from making slideshows to carousels and even smetimes for displaying client testimonials its really powerful. Backed by a great team who are always eager to help. So now as we move to J3 I'm keen to see how they rollout the new version.

This is a great module! but i'm having issues configuring pop up video effect, how should be an article set up, so videos pop up??? thank you in advance.

I don't really understand the bad reviews for this and the good reviews for all other extensions that are supposed to do the same thing but are immensely more tedious to set up and easy to screw up.



Deluxe News Pro works wonderfully: easy to set up, highly customizable, doesn't misbehave esoterically (i.e., it behaves exactly like it's supposed to; there are some others which simply "quit" working misteriously, with no reason or explanation and don't work again even when you reset the module to the previous state when it was working; but that's not the case with Deluxe News Pro), I mean, it's just perfect.



I don't know how I could live without this extension, the only Latest News extension for 1.7 which does the job flawlessly.

This is a great tool - I can't understand the negative reviews here.



For those who want a few basic presets to get up and running quickly, they're here but not exhaustive.



The real power is being able to add simple syntax to your own basic HTML into a designated custom box, to create the sliding articles as you wish - it worked brilliantly.



I used it for a custom front page slideshow: I was able to designate my 4 featured articles to rotate, always showing links to all 4 on each, and assign a different background to each by grabbing the first image in the intro part of the article.



If you're not prepared to tinker with the HTML and CSS then you're not seeing it's true worth.

I saw the demo for the Deluxe news Pro and opted for a subscription to joomla xtc, big disappointment, for a product that is so not for the basic user, it's surprising there's absolutely no documentation at all, i have payed 90$ for a subscription in thought that there would be code samples in the user forum, but there's absolutely no info, or samples, and no tutorials at all...

big disappointment,

I am hoping i will get info soon from the developers - i have asked them to add more information on how to use the product in the forum

This was my most disappointing purchase yet.



The demos look great and function well.

and I am sure the module would to the same thing on my site if I had several hours of patience to configure it.



The problem is that You cannot simply select the style / color and layout you want.

and then Presto a nice News module!



no, you have to code each module on your own, They just give you the integrated ability to add animations and select the category/section.



Everything else has to be custom code to match your site.

every little aspect of the module needs to be configured. Which is great for really advanced users but impractical for regualr joomla users.



so if you want a quick and easy to use module to display news slides, and you are not a CSS expert..then DO NOT BUY.



I would considered my level of CSS knowledge to be a 6 on a scale of 1-10 and I had many difficulties with this module and alsoi the compatibility of this module and my template.



I want a customizable news slider, this was described as that but entirely too difficult to get working.



had screen shots of the admin section been displayed I would have not purchased this.



It does say on their site that this is for moderate to advanced css users, but it doesnt mention that this is a complete do it yourself module.



I knew wihtin 15 minutes that there is no way my users could ever figure this out to modify it easily on their own.



Which is too bad because other products from JoomlaXTC perform well.

This module certainly looks wonderful... and to be fair it was in Chrome, Safari, Opera.... But in IE (and I'm talking IE8!) it wasn't working for me. The support guys did try VERY hard but no solution. In the end it was unworkable - I couldn't have my IE8 users not see things properly.... The very sad thing though, is that JoomlaXTC would not EXCHANGE the product after this experience. I asked for an EXCHANGE for one of their other products rather than a REFUND (Really in appreciation for the help they'd tried to give!!!) - BUT this was denied me. So I really can't rate this higher than a 1 I'm afraid. Good potential - Looks great on THEIR site - but proceed with care!!!!!!