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Joomlapolis is one of the oldest & most respected companies in Joomla sine the Mambo days. Super stable, well tested & extendible extensions in their forte & Community Builder is their Flagship extension. Community Builder combined with 17+ team addons that the CB team themselves develop & maintain, along with GroupJive make for som...

Hey guys, We have released the new version 2.4.5 for the most popular JMailAlertsplugin "Latest News plugin (jma_latestnews_js)" today. This reease includes the most requested features on the JMailAlerts forum. So go ahead, download and use this free plugin. :) Features implemented in this are - #9344 Show Intro text in "Latest news" plugin output#...

Hey Everyone! The first Alpha of Quick2Cart is here!

Quick2Cart is a super flexible E-commerce solution that lets you set up a Shopping cart Quickly. With integrations for Almost every CCK for Joomla including Native Joomla content, you have the freedom to manage the products as you want while Quick2Cart handles everything related to Cart & Checkout.

Hey Everyone, Its finally here ! J!Bolo 3.0 is a complete rewrite which introduces a completely different approach & improved architecture . Logon to the Alpha Testing Site & Help Test it today ! There is a Forum available at the Alpha site for your Bug reports. Note that this Alpha on the improved architechture will help us quickly roll ou...

Why Another Cart?

In all the years we have been working in Joomla. Be it in Product development or Providing services to customers, we have always felt the need for a flexible, scalable Shopping cart solution. There are lots of Carts in the market, but for most applications, they are just too huge & come with a lot of overheads. Since we couldn't find anything that fits the bill, we decided to Build one ourselves.

We decided that at least at first, we don't want to do the Product management. So we have provided integrations with Just about all the CCKs that Joomla has at the moment, including Joomla Content as well as a Widget that you can place just about anywhere. Which means you can use any system of your choice to manage your Products.

With Quick2Cart, we shall concentrate on a fast & easy checkout process with all the necessary bells & whistles like Discounting, Shipping, Taxation & Lots.. we really mean lots of Payment Gateways. 

Hey All ! Here is a polished version of Invitex 2.5 Alpha. The frontend has a new look with Bootstrap! and also there is a Dashboard which tells you everything about the statistics. Do download the latest beta & take it for a test run & let us know your feedback ! Here are some screenshots.

We have released JBolo 2.9.8 today that includes support for new community - JomWall. This Jbolo - JomWall integration release includes following feautres- - Supports both Gmail mode and Facebbok mode - Avatar integration with profile URLs - Activity feed on Facebook type chat bar - Quick links on chatbar to the commonly accessed areas of JomWall. ...

Checkout the awesome new Invite Statistics Dashboard in the Upcoming Invitex version ! Feedback Appreciated :) What other stats do you need ? Let us know ..

Invitex 2.4.4 is here & it brings some really exciting new features. We feel that having a clear goal about a product is extremely important in making the product a success. And that goal has to be in sync with your goal as a site builder !

The Invitex Goal is simple.

" Invitex should do anything & everything necessary to increase the User base of a Website"

And thats exactly what we do :) . Lets take a look at Whats new in Invitex 2.4.4.

New in Invitex 2.4.4

Invitation Reminders - Manual & Automatic

Manual Reminders : Now Admins can Manually send Invitation reminders from the backend interface. They can filter Invitations sent by date & chose whom to send Invitation Reminders. The Invitation content can be controlled via a separate Invitation template.

Automated Reminders : You can also set Invitation reminders to go out automatically after set delays without having to worry about sending them manually. You can set the first reminder to go after X Days & then repeat 'N' reminders every 'D' Days after that ! The standard Invitex cron takes care of sending these too !

JomSocial Friend Invitations as part of Invitex Anywhere

This fills a major gap in Invitex anywhere, now allowing you to completely replace the native JomSocial Invitations system with Invitex. Whatever you are using Invitex Anywhere with- Be it Groups, Events, SOBI Business Listings or Joomla Articles, you can now let users Invite their friends on the website using the Invitex Interface. Invites are sent via JomSocial PMs.

Manual Control on Unsubscribe List

The ability to Unsubscribe is a very important feature from the perspective of end users. The respect for a website grows in the mind of an end user when they see an option to unsubscribe from any kind of a site email. Sometimes it may be necessary for the admin to manually add or delete users in the Unsubscribe.

Custom Invitation Landing Page Support

Now you can set any page on your website as the Landing page after a user is invited to your website. No need to compulsorily show the Joomla/ JomSocial/ CB Registration page. You can make your own beutiful landing pages & greatly increase the conversion rate !

Per User Invitation Limit

Want to built that exclusivity & restrict number of Invites sent on a per user basis or want to give certain users the ability to send more invites ? The Per User Invitation limit lets you do that. If set, this will override any global Invitation limit for that specific user.

Other Features in 2.4.4

1. Allow admin to delete the Invitations in backend
2. Allow admin to Select/deselect "Invite using URL" method.
3. Invite During Registration should be optional. Ability to Skip.
4. Provided Instructions in plugin backend advising "How to get APP ID and APP secret key"
5. Added Footer and Jomsocial toolbar for the namecard view.

Read on for the full changelog

Get on Board & experience Invitex today & the get the most cutting edge & innovative Viral Invitations system for your Joomla site today & its very affordable too !
45$ 6 Months Subscription | 80$ 12 Months Subscription. Buy Now !

Get a 10% Changeover Discount

You have already Invested in a competing Invitations system & want to now switch to Invitex ? We have a sweet deal for you ! Email us the proof of purchase to [email protected] & we will give you a 10% change over discount coupon. This coupon is also valid on our other products.

Recommended Integrations

If you are using Invitex or planning to use it, we recommend you also go in for the following products.

People Suggest - Improved Suggestions with Imported contact analysis

People Suggest has a Invitex integration feature which lets you use Invitex import data to Suggest new friends to your website users. The Imported Contacts Analysis method is successfully used by Facebook as one of its many suggestion algorithms. People Suggest coupled with Invitex can give your users an enhanced Suggestion experience. Read more about this feature here . Read More about People Suggest here.

SocialAds - Ads in Emails

In a viral invitation system, your Invitation emails are sent to scores of people who might never have heard about your site or visited. These emails are potential advertising real estate for you ! Increasing the advertising reach many fold, Invitex emails are a great place to push ads from your site in. If you are using SocialAds, you can setup AdsInEmail today ! Read  Monetizing your Invitaton Emails . Read more about SocialAds.

j!MailAlerts Plugins - Rich targeted email content to increase conversions

J!MailAlerts plugins are supported in Invitex allowing you to send Rich, targeted content in your Invitation Emails. Latest Site users, Latest Photos of the Inviter, Latest site News.. The list is pretty long as to what can be sent. Dynamic content that the Invitee can relate to is a sure shot way to make that conversion. Use this intelligently like Facebook & LinkedIn do & you will see steady growth in conversions. These can also be used in Invitation reminders.
Paid J!MailAlerts plugins (General) | JomSocial Specific Plugins | Free J!MailAlerts plugins.

We are pleased to announce the availability of SocialAds 2.7.5 Stable, which brings some greatly anticipated features to SocialAds. SocialAds has been leading innovation in Joomla Advertising since its inception & can boast of several ground breaking features today. If you are not running Ads on your site using SocialAds, you are definitely missing out. So if you are not on board yet, give it a try today !

Whats New in SocialAds 2.7.5

Media Ads - Support for Flash & Video Ads

SocialAds is probably the only extension offering Video Ads. Besides video, we have also added support for Flash Ads.

Affiliate Ad Support

Add some more punch to your site monetization by running Affiliate Ads alongside regular Ads. Support all kinds of Affiliate codes including Google Adsense.

GIF Animations Support for Image Ads

You are not stuck with plain old static images any more. Now you can add vibrant GIF animations to your Image/ Media Ads.

Social Engagement & JBolo Integration

With this cool feature, users can now share your ad using Add This. JBolo Integration adds deeper engagement

Payment Slabs

Define Day ranges to let people pay by the week or by the month

Authorize.net Recurring payments

Use Authorize.net recurring payments to automatically bill clients on a set cycle.

Backend Ad Editing

Allow your site admins to Edit ads from the admin area.

Improved Promotion Architecture

Easy ability to add Promote anything in a Joomla site with place anywhere widgets. Brings back the much asked for Promote this Group/ Promote this event feature for JomSocial

Allow Ad owners to see their own Ads

One of the features of SocialAds is that it does not allow Ad owners to see their own ads in order to make it fairest to site owners as well as other advertisers. This used to cause some confusion so we now let the admin disable this

Optimized Stats table

Automated archiving of Stats in order to optimize the stats storage & improve performance

Admin Jotpad & Quick to Do list

Single place to see a quick to do list of SocialAds tasks for the admin in the backend.

This is just the Tip of the FeatureBerg !  Checkout the full Changelog here !

Special Offer for Switching to SocialAds

Using another Commercial Joomla Ad Management system ? We have a special offer for you, if you are willing to switch to SocialAds email us the proof of purchace & we'll give you a 30% Discount on your SocialAds purchase.

Not Advertising Using Joomla Yet ?

Dont worry ! Its a good time to start. We are offering you a chance to buy SocialAds at a 15% Discount with the Code EARNWITHJ! . Note that this code is only valid  till 12th of June. So Hurry ! You can also look at getting the Earn with Joomla Pack & save even more !

I was pleasantly surprised to see an email from twitter focussing on J And Beyond today in our inbox ! Looks like JAB12 rocked twitter enough this year to get picked up by their filters to send an email digest nicely collating the happenings at JAB12. Probably that or this is a new feature twitter introduced just in time for JAB12 ;) This was our s...

Hi guys! We have come up with another Beta of Invitex for you to test. This beta has Per User Invitation Limit , Any invite URL support. Here's a changelog of the same Features in 2.4.4 Beta 2 Per User Invitation Limit supportAny invite URL supportAllow admin to delete the Invitations in backendAllow admin to Select/deselect "Invite using URL" meth...

Hello All !
SocialAds has been going through some heavy development in the last few weeks & this release is sure to make your heart beat faster ! Do download the latest beta & take it for a test run & let us know your feedback !

Social Engagement & JBolo Integration

With this cool feature, users can now share your ad using Add This. JBolo Integration adds deeper engagement

Affiliate Ad Support

Add some more punch to your site monetization by running Affiliate Ads alongside regular Ads. Support all kinds of Affiliate codes including Google Adsense.

GIF Animations Support for Image Ads

You are not stuck with plain old static images any more. Now you can add vibrant GIF animations to your Image/ Media Ads.

Media Ads - Support for Flash & Video Ads

Yes ! We now support Flash as well as a variety of video formats besides standard Image formats.

Payment Slabs

Define Day ranges to let people pay by the week or by the month

Authorize.net Recurring payments

Use Authorize.net recurring payments to automatically bill clients on a set cycle.

Backend Ad Editing

Allow your site admins to Edit ads from the admin area.

Improved Promotion Architecture

Easy ability to add Promote anything in a Joomla site with place anywhere widgets. Brings back the much asked for Promote this Group/ Promote this event feature for JomSocial

Allow Ad owners to see their own Ads

One of the features of SocialAds is that it does not allow Ad owners to see their own ads in order to make it fairest to site owners astatsss well as other advertisers. This used to cause some confusion so we now let the admin disable this.

Optimized Stats table

Automated archiving of Stats in order to optimize the stats storage & improve performance

Admin Jotpad & Quick to Do list

Single place to see a quick to do list of SocialAds tasks for the admin in the backend.

This is just the Tip of the FeatureBerg !  Checkout the full Changelog in this Blog & participate in the discussion. Read on for the changelog.

Our partners Fastw3b have an awesome offer for you till July 1st.  Use the code techjoomla15 to get a sweet 15% off all the extensions at http://fastw3b.net/  .  Do take advantage of this awesome offer !

Woohoo !!! J!Ticketing 1.1 is here & it packs some really awesome features. This is one Box you would realy love to open ! These new features set JTicketing a class apart in the world on Event Ticketing for Joomla. Let me give you a peak into the most exciting features J!Ticketing 1.1 has to offer.

• Guest Event Payment & Registration ( With the Option of Silent Site registration)
• Ticket Types - Ability for Event Owners to create multiple type of tickets with varied pricing
• CSV Export of Attendees
• PDF Tickets with QR Code Support
• Admin Coupon Management
• Support for Techjoomla's Common Payment API system with support for following new payment Gateways ( We already support Paypal & Authorize.net)
  - 2Checkout
  - LinkPoint
  - JomSocial Points Payment Gateway
  - Alpha User Points Payment Gateway

 Quite a bit isnt it ? We have now put J!Ticketing on an accelerated development path which means that you are going to get a lot of features sooner. So if you havent subscribed yet, jump on today !  You can get J!Ticketing for just 39.9$ (6 Months) | 69.9 (12 Months) if you buy  before the 31st of May. So Get it Now !

Current subscribers can download J!Ticketing from the My Subscriptions Area. If you want to read the full changelog, please read on.