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How to choose an extension : Jday Germany 2013
- 2. How to choose an extension?
- 3. Who am I ? Mike Veeckmans Twitter : @MVeeckmans FB : /mikeveeckmans Mail : mike@joombiz.eu What do I do ?
- 6. JED ??
- 9. Meet the JED! Started in 2006 7000+ extensions About 3.000.000 visitors About 100 new extensions/month Reviews Commercial & Non-commercial Archive
- 12. Basics
- 14. Development
- 16. Features
- 18. Documentation
- 20. Support
- 28. Experiences
- 36. Nice job !
- 37. TIPS
- 41. Be clear !
- 42. Be creative!
- 43. Visit a JUG!
- 48. FEEL GOOD !
Editor's Notes
- - What : JCM , CCT, events, business wise : building & maintaining websites, project management
- Let’s talk aboutyou
- Let’s do a littlepopquizNewbie ?Websites forclients ?Ever usedan extension ?Who had somereally bad experiencewithit ?
- What is the JED ?
- This is the correct JED…
- Extension howtochooseTie a tie, has several stepsSame for extensionGuidelines not a perfect set of rules
- BASICSJoomlaversionCommercial non commercialComponent, module, pluginDoes it fit me ?
- LicenseComp/plug/modComponents are the largestand most complex extensions of themall; theycanbeseen as mini-applications.Modules are more lightweightandflexibleextensionsusedfor page rendering. These modules are mostlyknown as the “boxes” that are arrangedaround a componentPlugins are more advancedextensionsand are in essence event handlers
- DevelopmentIs devongoing?What’s on the roadmap ?When was itupdated ?Does it fit me ?Versioning?Do they follow the joomlaversioning?
- Version (+ last updated)CompatibilityUsesupdater
- FeaturesWhat do youneednow ?What do you want to have ?Whatwouldbeniceto have ?Implementationwithothercomponents / extendable ?Feature roadmap , what will be next ?Eg : Form vs CRM if you just need feedback, no need of CRM, if you want to manage customers , relations, incoming leads you need more than just a form.
- DocumentationIs documentationavailable?Is the documentation accurate ?Does it cover troubleshooting ?Do i reallyneedit ?
- Does anyone gives support ? -> Y : stand up , No : don’t we all wish …
- Q : Ever had bad experience with support? Or bad clients ?
- Andplease…
- If it is available of courseWhat types of support :Support by forum, ticketsystem, …Direct contact with dev?Subscription? Payed ?
- Ticket system
- forum
- ExperiencesReviews?Whatabout new extensions?Blogs?
- It fits…
- Some tips & trics
- Only download from the JED or trusted resources, no P2P, warez, etc…
- J1.5 archiveBut reallyisn’tit time to upgrade ?
- Test on localhostXampp / wamp / mamp
- Whencontacting support, beclearandstructured.A mail like “doesn’t work” , just won’t help…
- Be creative :thinkoutside the box sometimes
- Visit a JUG nearyou, exchange experiences , askquestions.
- Also in the jed extension specificadd ons- vm, sobipro, …
- Don’tinstallevery extension youcomeacross, somemightberubbish, but itwillcostyou a lot of time as well
- Last but notleast !!Always backupbeforetesting a new extension… youjust never know
- Questions?
- It fits…