JomSocial vs Community Builder
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- Sam Taylor
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Hi,
I am still trying to convince my client to get JomSocial Pro. I am gonna wait till 1.1 is released and some more info is available. I also just noticed that CB launched their J1.5 native version.
Is there an advantage of one versus the other?
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- Roeland_A!
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The advantage is in pricing and user base, CB is (still) free and still has a larger userbase, but if you want to use it for a paid user subscription site you need another component costing $100. While the cost of Jomsocial is still $150. A lot of people are moving to Jomsocial and there are many positive reactions to it. There are however several items still missing that are a pre for it to become the major community building component. One major item that is missing is a captcha, which is kind of holding me back in using it. I have already bought it, because I could get it at a discount. What is also bugging me is that there is no real documentation available, but their user forum takes care of a lot of that.
I am only wondering what the new version is going to have for extra options. Several developers have stepped up to develop plugins and mods for Jomsocial, so I believe it is really gaining in momentum. - *Karma comes in many forms, my personal favourite is the random saucepan from the sky* J.Spencer 17-02-2009
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- Terp
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Roeland Aernoudts wrote:
One major item that is missing is a captcha, which is kind of holding me back in using it.
The beauty of JomSocial is that unlike CB, it doesn't rule your DB and take over your user tables and the like; JomSocial using the core J! user tables, so you could simply use any Joomla login module that offers captcha - no special login module required.
Azrul is releasing a major update mid-Feb, which will inclue:
-full content reporting features, any addons can add a reporting feature to their apps
- enhanced privacy control
- more developer API
- more control over point system
- new templates
- improved group features
- many more...phpbb3 plugins should be out soon, considering SVN access for upgrades, more external SEo support (sh404, et al), etc, etc, etc....just not enough hours in the day.
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- Terp
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...and lest I forget geocoded Googlemaps; can't wait to implement some proximity searches.
Here are a few added features in the works already accepted/planned/started:
uservoice.jomsocial.com/pages/general/su...ions/filter/accepted
If you would like to have something added, post your wish list on Uservoice!
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