Is there any free or commercial extensions for joomla to manage users from front end ?
I'm using joomla 2.5
thank you
amilaishere Take a look at DM Frontend User Manager http://www.dmjoomlaextensions.com/ its commercial one. It has good AJAX feature & many more. It kicks ass when it comes to customize this extension. I have developed such component for one of our project. So if you want I'll share it with you.
Take a look at this.Its a commercial extention
http://www.joomlarra.com/joomla-2.5-user-export-import-documentation/joomla-25-user-profile-fields.html
check these too
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/contacts-and-feedback/forms
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**Can anyone tell me in, human understandable language, what extension Joomla K2 does?**
I see this popup as a "popular" extension, but don't have a clue on what it does.
The discription states: "The powerful awarded content extension for Joomla! with more than 1.2 million downloads so far (and counting!)". And below is a list of features below.
I feel like missing out something. Why should I use this, explained in a few simple words.
Best Regards,
K2 is basically an extended and feature rich version of your default Joomla article manager. It comes with many more features, making life easier for administrators to manage their content on their website. It also integrates with a lot of other 3rd party extensions. Some of the key features that K2 includes are:
Commenting system
Tags (handy for a blog)
Drag n Drop
Extended user profiles
Powerful API
So to answer your question simply, it's better to use K2 as it prevents having to install multiple 3rd party extensions such as Community Builder (just an example) for extended profiles and JComments (just an example) for the commenting system.
Have a look at the K2 Site and even give it a test to what what you can achieve with it.
I'm a web designer and so I learnt everything essential needed for designers and now I can design the websites using joomla.
But I want to move myself to programmer. I have very basic knowledge of php and mysql. I wanted to know how can I enter into development with joomla.
Joomla has been very popular in the world but also it has not implemented so much effort for the users. It is providing a tutorial but randomly, so I'm confused how to start. There is no any sites step by step tutorials for joomla.
So, anyone please help me how to start on the topics. Could anyone provide a lists what to learn as to become a developer of joomla?
Well first of all, you need to know about the versions.
There are 2 types of Joomla releases. Long Term (Joomla 1.5 and 2.5) and Short Term (Joomla 3.x)
Joomla 1.5 is old and unsupported now so there is no need to look into it.
If you want to start developing for Joomla, then you simply need to read up on the documentation and start messing around with pre-made extensions. You will also need to do research on how MVC works if you are not already familiar with it.
Hope this helps
you can get help from a nice book such as Joomla! Programming
I'm starting a journey with CMS. I would like to create a few simple web sites: my pastime blog, programmres blog (but I would be something more than just a plain blog) & three web sites: for my father's & uncle's shops + simple web sites that helps to learn English :)
When it comes to by programming background, I was PHP developer for 2 years so I thought I could use that experience. I found WordPress & Joomla as probably the two most popular platforms. However WordPress is usually recommended as best bloogging platform. What about being a CMS? So perhaps one of them is better as CMS? Or there's something else ever more suitable for my needs (Drupal)?
On every day basis I'm ASP .NET MVC 3 developer, so perhaps you could recommend a good MVC3, active CMS project?
EDIT: How about ASP Project: Orchard?
I would always advocate Drupal over Joomla for CMSs. They are similar in what they offer. WordPress in more beginner friendly but is (currently) less "customisable" and has a different, more blog-oriented, focus. Drupal is very full featured and is easy to manage and install. I believe Joomla is getting better with the release of 1.7 and/or 2.5LTS.
Drupal's community is more comprehensive and as such you get plenty of support. You can choose a very wide range of functional complexity with Drupal that you can't with WordPress. Joomla is similar in this regard but there are a few key things that I prefer from a development perspective with Drupal over Joomla:
Modules and plugins are more plug and play with Drupal and easier to manage.
When you develop a module in drupal you there are code "hooks" to bind to the core where as Joomla you extend the core
The drupal website admin is more intuitively designed and easier to manage modules etc.
Installation and update/upgrading of Drupal is more universally developer friendly (i.e. you don't need to be an expert and if you aren't you are not too likely to destroy your sites!). That said Joomla seems to be starting to follow Drupal more closely now so it will probably start getting better.
The main reason I would advocate Drupal for your needs it your requirement for a variation of functionality. You can enable and disable functionality very easily in Drupal and you can drag and drop themes etc. with ease. I use Joomla every day in work and my experience Drupal is king!
It's not very difficult to use WordPress as a CMS. A good resource is http://digwp.com/. The blog itself should help, but the Digging into WordPress book has a chapter about how to turn WordPress into a CMS. The great thing is you'll get a lifetime subscription of the book, so when new versions of the book come out, you will get the updated PDF for free.
My personal preference is with WordPress. It seems to have the largest user community, which means more answered questions, more plugins, more places to find cool themes, etc.
If you have PHP experience, it's probably your best bet.
As far as WP being a CMS, it has definitely goot the tools you need for a fully functioning website. A lot of the times I use WP as a CMS for clients, because it's so easy for them to catch on, and there is always a way for them to google any question they might have and find an answer without having to contact me for support.
Additionally, WP is great if you know some PHP code and can write your own custom plugins.
There are TONS you can do with it. Take a look at the most recent change log. It's got some great stuff.
http://wordpress.org/ for more info and download.
As far as ASP CMS, I've used Sitefinity in the past (only because I HAD to for work). I didn't find it to be nearly as intuitive as wordpress, and frankly I just don't like ASP. I find it to be clunky and not nearly as easy to modify and theme as PHP. Just my personal opinion of course.
Also, I'm not sure Sitefinity is free, so there is always that to consider. I'm not sure there are many free ASP CMS options as there are for PHP.
Although for simply blogging WordPress is the leading choice, for a CMS I would go with Joomla. There are many extensions that you can use with Joomla, the templates are very easy to edit if you have past experience with PHP, and the native CMS that it comes with is very verbose. Joomla has a strong community behind it, and they support many different aspects of a CMS and are constantly adding new features. Implementing a Blog in Joomla is very easy.
WordPress is certainly the leading choice... if you weren't wanting to use your developer skills. Writing a plugin for WordPress is rather agnostic to programming style (or ability), and is great for entry-level designers, but if you're looking to apply your MVC skills, of the two Joomla would be the choice.
The reason I say this is that Joomla more or less forces extensions to be MVC compliant. They also have a very strong and healthy community (the WP community in comparison is cut-throat, dog-eat-dog, the loudest-jackass-wins kind of a thing) and recently have abstracted the PHP framework layer away from the CMS, so if you're into really hardcore architectural web application coding, you can play with just its framework independently.
WordPress == get it done fast, elegantly (novice & designer focus)
Joomla == get it done right, with some work (business, programmer, and hobbyist focus)
Drupal == build every function of your site from the ground up, then rebuild it again when the next version comes out (engineer focused)
Bottom line is that you won't find good MVC driven CMS at this point in time. I have done very similar research and went through a range of vendors (both commercial and open source).
Yes, Orchard is available and based on your requirements it might be up to the job, however, I'd say that it's mainly for small size businesses that want some basic content management functionality.
What is the quicket way to pick up Joomla? Books, training etc? We want to train 10 Mid-to-Senior level Java developers in Joomla.
If u are trying to save time, dont start with official joomla documentation. Go to http://www.scribd.com/search?cat=redesign&q=joomla and read some short basic tutorials for a basic understanding. After that, the best approach is to install Joomla on local machine and play around for few hours, installing/modifying modules, components, installing templates and etc. Practice and only practice makes learning efficient. After that, when you will want to go deeper into specific topics, start reading more advanced documentations, forums, try to understand Joomla from the code behind. You may also use video tutorials for a basic understanding. Any developers won't have problems learning Joomla,as it's has fast learning curve.
a good source of video tutorials is Lynda
For backend development, I like taking the core components and examining them.
Joomla Component, Module, Plugins Development Video Tutorial Playlists
Joomla 2.5 Custom Plugin Development
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kkxuLFYIDPI3OmqbpQ05--24cAfJa2y
Joomla 2.5 Custom Component Development
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kkxuLFYIDOrj395REpd0golrCV7XLcY
Joomla 2.5 Custom Module Development
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kkxuLFYIDMUAfxq1aT-SkE3DW8N5IUk
Joomla Miscellaneous Video Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kkxuLFYIDMGYYo7B1oDNSFluBiOpRx8
JMM Joomla Mysql Manager Extension
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kkxuLFYIDOroSTgEskA1Gr8CW13O0u3
I find that I pick up new a framework fastest by reading tutorials and watching video screencast.
http://www.joomlatutorials.com
http://docs.joomla.org has a ton of info. Im not sure what you are looking for but there are tutorials and documentation for all aspects (webmaster, programmer, etc). Here are some other good resources...
Great beginner tuts
http://www.siteground.com/tutorials/joomla/
Beginner to advanced
http://www.youjoomla.com/youjoomla-blog/joomla-tutorials.html
Create custom extensions
http://docs.joomla.org/J2.5:Developing_a_MVC_Component/Developing_a_Basic_Component
http://www.techguywebsolutions.com/create-a-custom-joomla-2.5-module.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvx_tN_mcss
I was just reading about Magento, a free framework for easily creating an ecommerce site. I was wondering if anyone knew of a similar, easy to use framework that is designed specifically for social networking sites.
Thanks in advance for your wisdom!
I've seen a few people mention MonoX (based on ASP.Net), but I've not had a chance to evaluate it yet myself: http://www.mono-software.com/Pages/MonoX-ASP.NET-Portal-Framework.aspx
Ning.
Edit. The Ning business model is, they host your community for free and they get the revenue from adverts on the site. If you want to host it yourself you can, but you need to license the software.
Edit 2 I recommended Ning because I participate in a community hosted there. A minute's Googling through Elgg which seems to be more what you're looking for, but I haven't had an direct experience of it.
Laconi.ca (micro-blogging - which could be considered a subset of social networking). It's an open source option on which you could base a project (plugins have already been developed).
You could try something like JomSocial, which is built on top of Joomla.
Having just looked at this question again, you might find that Drupal is pretty useful in building a social networking site too.
We have recently built a private social network for a client, based on Drupal, and lots of the functionality is a pretty good match, particularly if you include modules such as User Relationships and Organic Groups.
I hope that helps!