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Roockbuilder - Joomla Drag and Drop Page builder

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:40:52 +0100

Time to celebrate! Beautiful and simple first Joomla page builder. Ladies and Gentlemen Roockbuilder PRO version launched. We're proud to introduce Pro version of First Joomla Drag and Drop Page builder. Powerful and modern web technologies, Love to web development, we took all the best from web, and placed it in Roockbuilder. In Roockbuilder PRO version users will get 9 Amazing plugins which allows create from Home to Contact page and 6 page layouts. 50% discounts for first 50 users! Coupon code:

Menu Pro 4.0.0 update released

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:25:06 +0100

Extstore is glad to announce the immediate availability of Menu Pro 4.0.0. Since the stable release of 3.0.0, it might have seen a lot of changes which have helped to support the users extremely well. We added the great new Mootools Dropdown CSS3 plugin to the latest version. Along with Mootools Dropdown plugin, now you already have 2 default plugins included the Menu Pro module. New Features: � 21 clean and lively preset styles. � Choose the favorite Gradient style: Linear or Glass. � Various options to customize from the basic style by changing the Gradient Start, Gradient End, Hover and Text color. � Flexibility in animation settings. Other plugins such as Mootools Dropdown, Mootools Accordion, jQuery Accordion, Mootools Mega Menu and jQuery Slide Menu still get fully support as well. See demo: http://demo30.extstore.com/modules/index.php/menu-pro/dropdown-css3-menu Or get the new version here: http://extstore.com/joomla/modules/menu-pro

Celebrate Mother's Day with Discounts

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:48:04 +0100

Celebrate Mother's Day with StackIdeas this week in a limited time 30% discount on some powerful Joomla extensions. EasyBlog, EasyDiscuss and Komento are available at 30% less so this is the best time to show your love for Joomla and use the money saved to get that wonderful gift for mommy dearest. Read the StackIdeas blog for more details at http://stackideas.com/blog.html

Skyline Nested Accordion for VirtueMart and HikaShop

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:23:15 +0100

If you would like to build a flexible e-Commerce site based on Joomla, Skyline Nested Accordion specified for VirtueMart and HikaShop could be the perfect choice for you. These powerful modules display HikaShop/Virtuemart categories as multilevel accordion menu and number of products within them. The accordion effect is written in native mootools javascript so there�s no javascript conflict when you use them. Moreover, you�re easy to find a product via Skyline Nested Accordion by expanding/collapsing categories and sub-categories. All the options to navigate the accordion menu are fully customizable. Moreover, the module supports up-to-3 themes and custom CSS to help you find the right looking for your site. Other features: � Fully compatible with Joomla 1.7, Joomla 2.5, Joomla 3.0 and later versions. � Show preview image on mouse hover in themes list. � Option to add more than one module in a page. � Right to left language support. � Support unlimited items and categories. � Mouse hover delay control � Change speed of slide. Visit our website to get more info: � VirtueMart: http://extstore.com/joomla/modules/virtuemart-accordion � HikaShop: http://extstore.com/joomla/modules/hikashop-accordion

jAnswers Factory updated to version 4.0.0

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:09:13 +0100

jAnswers Factory provides the perfect Question and Answers Solution for the Joomla CMS integrating features from the well know Yahoo Answers system. Users can ask questions, Community provides answers. Once a question placed, this can be extended (as period) if not answered. A Ranking system for answers is also available. Users can Report offensive text, mark Favorite Questions or use the extended search through the Knowledgebase. jAnswers Factory brings also several charging possibilities, so that the webmaster can transform his site to a profitable business. From this features it worth's mentioning the followings: Pay-per-Question Pay for featured Question Pay-per-Contact Support for beer money payments Multiple Payment Gateways including Paypal and Moneybookers Native SEF integration (all question links are SEF!) Other noticeable features are the extended User profile (avatar, location, yahoo id, paypal email), Community Builder Integration and multi-language site support. On the back-end side, the solution brings also important features and settings to offer the needed flexibility for the site administrator. Here a short list: set avatar size set time period for questions block offensive questions/answers manage abuse reports manage payments import/export questions answer manage extended profile user statistics The component comes also with a free 5.000 sample records database to provide a valuable start-up (due to this the downloadkit is approx. 5 MB). This is not a limitation of the database, it's sample data which can be imported so that the site can start already from 5.000 existing questions with answers. Bigger sample database packages are available upon request for an additional charge. Again, this is not a limitation of the database, just sample data which can be imported! Available modules are: Latest Questions Popular Questions Open Questions Random Questions Featured Questions Tag Cloud, etc. Requirements: Joomla 3.0.x Installation: DO NOT USE directly the received downloadlink as a install kit! The file jAnswers_Factory_CHECK_INSIDE_4.0.0.zip contains inside two zip files, who are the actual installation kits: jAnswers_Factory_4.0.0.zip (Install Kit), jAnswers_Factory_sample_data.zip (archive including the sample data).

Micro Deal Auction Factory 2.0.0 update released

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:03:08 +0100

Micro Deal Auction Factory is a scaled down alternative to our flagship extension, Auction Factory. It works by allowing users to sell services or products at a fixed price throughout the website. The fixed price is set by the admin and cannot be changed/increased by the users. The users can however post items in a quantity and buyers can purchase one item at a time. Payment is not done like in an ordinary auction between the buyer and seller, actually, the seller offers his services via the website and all his earnings are kept by the website until he chooses to withdraw the money. The admin is notified whenever a user wants to withdraw an amount. From the backend, the administrator can set a minimum value at which the seller can withdraw his earnings. A commission can be kept by the website if desired, the commission percent is set by the admin. On the �Earnings� page the seller can see exactly the commission he will be charged, the minimum amount he can withdraw and also the currency in which deals are made on the website. Also on the earnings page the user can view his total earnings, total withdrawn and pending withdrawals which the admin has to issue, in a single tab. Two more tabs are available which show his Sold and Bought deals, the email is shown here so that users can get in touch for product delivery. Users can set a finalized deal as Solved after delivery. In short, Micro Deal Auction Factory allows you, as admin, to: Set commission for withdrawals Set a unique price Set currency Set minimum withdraw sum Test your website by using Paypal Sandbox before going live Manage payments with a simple to use user list, and filter users which have requested payments Add any number of categories Publish/unpublish and edit ads Select between different date formats Configure pagination for deals, comments and earnings Set image width and height Send automated notifications for all actions on the website Keep a payment log Easily manage user reports for deal and comments The user frontend experience is also quite intensive for such a small extension. When posting deals the user can upload a picture, set start and end date, set a quantity for the item he is selling and also a description and a title. The deals are posted in categories for easy management and browsing. Also there is a quick search by title module. Besides the comments users can leave on the deal, they can also rate it by using the friendly thumbs up/down system. If a rude deal or comment is posted, other users can report it and the admin will take care of it. Requirements: Joomla 3.0.x GD2 Library installed and enabled.

Raffle Factory now available for Joomla 3.0

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:59:51 +0100

A raffle is a competition in which people buy numbered tickets. Originating in southern Italy, it is a popular game in numerous countries and is often held to raise funds for a specific event, charity, or occasion. The raffle involves many people buying tickets for a chance to win a certain prize or prizes. At a set date, the winners are drawn from a bucket containing a copy of every number or a tombola (from Italian: tombola ['to:mbola]). The ticket is then checked against a collection of prizes with numbers attached to them. Raffle Factory is our solution to online raffles. Organize your own raffles on your website, or allow others to come and post raffles. Tickets can be sold at any price with limited or no costs related to the actual raffling process, compared to real life raffles or lotteries. The tickets can be chosen at random by the script, or the raffler can pick the winning ticket from a list. If chosen manually, no details are shown related to the ticket other than the number until the raffle closes, to prevent fraud. Built from Reverse Auction Factory, Raffle Factory also features the powerful Smarty Template engine and custom fields system. This allows the webmaster to customize the extension to great extent without any actual programming knowledge. The admin can enable or disable a multitude of features, for instance: Choose between Manual and Automatic winner selection Set default values for public/private and published/unpublished fields Enable the approval system Configure Pagination and Listing Countdown displayed on raffles NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) and Attachments Google Maps Guest Messaging can be restricted Messaging can be completely disabled Community Builder Profiling Add or Remove currencies and many more... The Raffler can set a price for each ticket, set a number of available tickets and also a ticket limit for each user. Borrowed from Reverse Auction Factory is the Reserve Price feature, which closes the auction without a winner if the reserve price isn�t met by the expiration date. Pictures can be uploaded and also attachments to provide additional details about the listing. The extension uses a CRON script to close raffles and choose winners, more about this can be found on the administrator page of the extension and our documentation wiki. The extension is a closed action system, meaning details can be seen but very few or no actions are available for the unlogged user. Before buying or listing can be done, the user must fill in a Raffle profile. Requirements: Joomla 3.0.x CRON (a general CRON Tutorial is available in our documentation section).

Brand new job recruitment component released: Jobs Factory !

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:28:27 +0100

Jobs Factory is our Joomla solution for a Job Recruitment system which is intended to help companies manage their job offers and help candidates to submit their online applications. As a Platform to Employment, our extension Jobs Factory, allows users to choose from two different groups: Companies (which are the employers) Candidates (which are the job seekers). Companies can add as a recruitment criteria the experience, study level or language known by candidates and also specific information about the job offer itself, like position, job type, category and further details. For Candidates to apply to a job it is as easier as it gets, they will have to fill in the profile including personal information, experience and education; the more details they add the bigger the chances to an acceptance. Afterwards they will have to search for the appropriate job and simply click on a Send Application button. From the backend, the administrator can add an unlimited number of job categories, job types, experience levels and study levels which are helpful for both the companies and candidates since these can be added as a search criteria. For monetary gain, the webmaster can enable payment items to enable the payment for listings, featured jobs or the payment per contact. To help you with the payment process, Jobs Factory comes with multiple Payment Gateways that are available out of the box and also due to the plugin system each webmaster can create further payment gateways in order to integrate them: PayPal Skrill (MoneyBookers) 2Checkout Bankwire Sagepayments.net With Jobs Factory you can enable and manage as an administrator the Location Management feature which will allow you to add Cities and Areas, assigning them to the list of enabled Countries. Having this feature disabled will require users to fill in their City manually. Jobs Factory also comes with several integrations, extending the capabilities of the component. Google Maps integration offers companies the possibly to add the location of the job directly on map by just pinpointing it, allowing users to find it by performing a simple Radius Search. With Radius Search users just have to add a part of the address like a city for example and input the radius for the search. As a candidate, you can watchlist a job you are interested in, making it more accessible, then depending on the backend settings to receive notifications for actions like when the respective job is cancelled, closed or when it will expire. Full of features and with an easy to use interface, it is the best option for a Jobs Recruitment extension for Joomla. Here is a list of the main built-in features that Jobs Factory has to offer: Unlimited custom fields Settable date format Predefined locations Locations Management Google Maps integration which allow users to perform Radius Searches Attachments for both candidates and companies Pay-per-Contact Plugin, Pay-per-Listing Plugin and Featured Plugin Multiple payment gateway Javascript countdown for jobs Tags Job Archive Backup jobs and locations Export jobs and locations in .XLS files Access Control List reCaptcha Mailhide Currency Manager that uses Google Conversion eMail Notifications CB Integration CRON Jobs and many more... Requirements: Joomla 3.0.x CRON service (a general CRON Tutorial is available in our documentation). GD Library installed and enabled.

How to Get EasyDiscuss for Free?

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:25:12 +0100

We are giving away free licenses of EasyDiscuss, the versatile Joomla extension that works like a forum or like a question-and-answer for your Joomla website. To get EasyDiscuss for free is easy! Buy any of our Joomla extensions and we will add the EasyDiscuss license to your account within 24-hours. More details at http://stackideas.com/blog/how-to-get-easydiscuss-for-free.html Simple terms and conditions apply.

Extstore - Ready for new changes

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:53:17 +0100

It�s been a long time not to see you, my beloved readers! For a couple of months, we�ve been working very hard to bring you a lot of great news. Let�s check out one by one to see what they are! *Joomla 3.0 compatible extensions* You are now no longer struggling with confusion because Extstore was made in order to support your Joomla migration. Right on the official page http://www.extstore.com, you�re easy to find out your favorite Skyline extensions which are compatible with both Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.0. - Testimonials: The set of component allows your customers submit their testimonial about website, services with various backend config options and display testimonials in nice-designed slider. Hence, notification and Captcha Settings let you control the testimonials beneficially for your business. - Menu Pro: By default, the module includes Mootools Dropdown Menu which works the same as mod_menu in Joomla but also support to transform to ther types of menu such as dropdown menu, slide menu, accordion menu and mega menu. All of above plugins are available for Joomla 3.0. What�s more? Check out the following list: � Advanced Poll � Simple Download � Keyword Linking � Facebook Likebox Popup � Virtuemart Accordion � Hikashop Accordion � Categories Accordion � Snow Falling � Twitter Tweets � jQuery Slide Menu � Mega Menu � Mootools Accordion � jQuery Accordion � Content Advertisement � Redirect Confirmation � Scroll to Top � Google Analytics You can see the demo here: http://demo25.extstore.com/components/ Then you can get all the products at: http://extstore.com/ *New free stuff* With regard to give wider options to Joomla! users as well as a part of our effort to contribute to Joomla community, Skyline Team would like to suggest 3 more commercial extensions for using entirely free. - Content Advertisement: There is no doubt that people are always attracted by eye-candy banner ads. Accordingly, nothing can be more effective than direct ads slots into your Joomla contents. Google Ads, affiliate program, individual sales advertising work well in Joomla, K2 and Zoo articles. - Facebook Comments: The plugin makes it easier for you to setup, administer and customize Facebook comments from your Joomla site. All you have to do is configuration for some small settings and it will work perfectly without any hassle. - Facebook Fanbox: The module allows users to like the page without visiting the Facebook page. Furthermore, it is one of the best ways to attract, gain Likes or increase traffics for your Joomla site. *We want to know what you think* We would like to receive your feedback on our new changes. If you find anything unexpected or confusing, please let us know so that we can make your experience on our website as good as possible. Give us your feedback: http://support.extstore.com/