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Yes, it's here! Fully RTL support! We have received so many request from our customers about this feature. Good news for you, EasyBlog now fully support RTL language.Take a look at the image.

This feature has been added in latest release, 1.0.108. You can download it from member's area.

Folks, we've been burning the midnight oil once again and this time, one of the upcoming features will include a like engine for our comment system. How does it work? Really simple, you just need to like a comment! That's it. It will handle the likes nicely and display below the comments.

 

Like engine

SectionEx Maintenance  Release 1.6.8

Today we are proud to release latest version for SectionEx, v1.6.8. This release fixes several bugs in template override and page title. With this new version, you can simply choose to use theme from template override folder or other themes, configurable in your menu item parameter. With this option, you have more freedom in choosing your preferred styles without limits.

After you have installed EasyBlog, you have to configure your blog to match your requirements and branding. Here we will show you to configure the basics settings for your blog.

We no longer offer SectionEx 6-month plan effective today. New users who wish to subscribe to our support can only purchase the 12-month plan from today onwards.

For existing users subscribing the 6-month plan, you may still continue using it, but if you need support, the 12-month plan will be the renewal at $24.99 for twelve months worth of support.

If you need further assistance, do drop us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Meanwhile, do check out this spanking new blogging tool for Joomla! - EasyBlog. Learn how EasyBlog can complement your social media activities HERE.

Yeah, it's coming!! In the next version, we will be including integrations with 3rd party external commenting systems from Disqus and Intense Debate . Here's a screen shot with Disqus .

 

Disqus integrations with EasyBlog

 

 

Yes, you've heard it right, we have released quite a number of modules which you can download for your site in conjunction with Joomla! Below are the list of available module downloads available in our downloads area

  • Archive - Displays a recent list of months
  • Latest bloggers - Recent bloggers from the site
  • Latest posts - Recent blog posts throughout the site
  • Most commented - Most commented blog entries
  • Popular posts - Popular blog entries measured through the views
  • Tag cloud - Tag cloud listing

Stay tune for more updates ....

As the name suggests, EasyBlog is a powerful Web 2.0 platform blogging engine for your Joomla! site. To elaborate it further, this component makes blogging and sharing EASY across the mainstream social medias like Facebook and Twitter. More details on EasyBlog are HERE.

We're inviting you to try EasyBlog Alpha version. All you need to do is to login to our forums and download the component

 

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Since the launch of SectionEx months ago, we have receive numerous feedback in our forums. We'd like to thank each of you especially to our paying customers who love and believe in this wonderful extension. These input are very valuable to us looking at how new SectionEx is and we know there's lots of room for improvements.

Besides sending us emails, you are welcomed to visit our forum and see what others have to say about SectionEx. We will be there on standby to listen to your comments, help you when get stuck, or simply present a tip or two about the component itself.

Please visit our forum at http://bit.ly/ac5WsH Oh, you need to register as a user before posting any comments in there. We'd like to know who we're responding to :)

See you there! ;)

 

In today's world of design, less is more. And we'd like to think that simplicity is the key to effective communication, hence, this new blogging component for Joomla will surely get that message across.

Every blog post will include an avatar of the blogger and if vanity you're looking for, this is the right blogging engine for you. This awesome component works seamlessly with other avatar systems too so you dont have to create another avatar for this.

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If you are a blogger, and Joomla! is your cup of tea but in terms of choice for a blogging engine, you dont have much to play with. Here's an extension for your already-powerful Joomla! website, a peek at the part where you put your thoughts to words.


We kid you not, it's a powerful blog editor to use!

Friendly and interactive, we love WYSIWYG because it makes life easier to bear when you need to quickly cook up a story for your viewers to see.

Stay tuned for more spyshots of the new blogging component for Joomla!

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We are requesting all owners of SectionEx that is using prior to 1.6.6 to download the latest release 1.6.6. It includes a security patch for the latest exploit which may allow attackers to list files on the server. To upgrade, you just need to install it via Joomla's installer. To download the latest release, proceed to http://stackideas.com/downloads.html

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We have received numerous reports reporting that Artio JoomSEF support does not work correctly and causes 500 errors on the site. We have immediately rectified this and provided a fix for this at http://bit.ly/azgEvR. In order to download the fix, you will need to register first.

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Very recently, there was an inquiry about SectionEx not being tableless. This is really a good question and I thought it would be best for me to share it here. Why we actually used tables is mainly because originally the component itself was written in this manner and we really do not have any intentions to massively modify the template structure as it will definitely break sites that upgrade from an older version. Another reason why table is being used is mostly because of the cross browser compatibility. Another note that we should really consider is simply because there are tons of template providers out there for Joomla and by using normal xhtml codes, we are more prone to conflicts and having a table layout simply helps us minimize conflicts.

However, we will try to add a couple of new templates that uses the tableless structure in the future for the paid version.

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translatorsWe are currently looking for translators for our existing and upcoming products. If you are interested, do write us an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . What would you be benfited by being a translator? All translators will be given premium access to our downloads and proper priority will be given to our helpers.

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vote_usWe are pretty much right on track now and we would like to request you to vote for us in Joomla's extension directory. By voting, you are also helping us to continue serve the community better and let us know what you think about the software. It's not necessary to be very long , just a brief description on how it helps your site.

The team would also like to give a BIG Thank You for supporting us all these time and we will strife to provide more features as we move along!

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We have been tweaking the site quite a bit from time to time so most of you might have noticed that the site design has been changed. Our blog area is now fully functional and the team will be starting to write new blog entries from time to time. Get ready for a nice ride with Stack Ideas as we unleash more ideas and products

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After taking over SectionEx for less than a month, we have worked very hard to redesign, have a couple of bugs fixed and added couple of new features to rebrand SectionEx as one of the best Joomla components around. So what's new in 1.6.3? We have quite a number of issues resolved in our internal bug tracker system and you may read the full changelog here .

On top of this wonderful news, we will also be offering our loyal subscribers a total of 30% off our normal subscriptions price. You can compare the differences between the free and paid version at http://stackideas.com/products.html . To get your 30% off, simply use the coupon code NEWSECTIONEX during your purchase and it will automatically update the price for you. Hurry, this promotion is only valid until 25th February 2010.

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We have been in discussions with the original author of SectionEx and since the project isn't progressing lately, we will be acquiring SectionEx and continue to support it. The name of the extension will remain the same simply because we love it and we will respect the original author's decisions. What are the differences from now on? SectionEx will be handled and maintained by us and we will still be providing it for free download (Registration required).

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Since the launch of SectionEx months ago, we have receive numerous feedback in our forums. We'd like to thank each of you especially to our paying customers who love and believe in this wonderful extension. These input are very valuable to us looking at how new SectionEx is and we know there's lots of room for improvements.

Besides sending us emails, you are welcomed to visit our forum and see what others have to say about SectionEx. We will be there on standby to listen to your comments, help you when get stuck, or simply present a tip or two about the component itself.

Please visit our forum at http://bit.ly/ac5WsH Oh, you need to register as a user before posting any comments in there. We'd like to know who we're responding to :)

See you there! ;)

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