The news about JReviews/EasySocial integration is excellent (2 great products) and raises a question about Categories/Tags in EasyBlog (as well as EasyDiscuss).
The Category and Tag systems in EB/ED are currently separate from Joomla AND each other, making search for content from 3rd party template modules impossible without modifications by the template provider (Joomla/K2 are the standard optiions).
I have been waiting (very) patiently since June/July for Joomlart to update their modules and allow access to EB content via category/tag (promised with August template) as EB is their preferred blog component but frustration makes the JReviews own template an option.
However I wondered: (any of the below questions):
1. If the same problem of lack of access to EB/ED via category/tags would apply with IReview 2 (the JReviews template)?
2. If Stackideas will be bringing their category/tag systems together into one unified category/tag system throughout all their products?
3. If Stackideas will be providing a plugin (similar to the current search plugin) to make the EB/ED category/tags available in the core Joomla component?
Questions 2 and 3 are my preferred options, a unified Category system and Tag system across all Stackideas products that can be accessed through the Joomla core system (presumably with a plugin). It just seems logical with the integration of platforms following the launch of EasySocial.
When, for example in Joomlart, EasyBlog is not given the same access via category/tags modules to all areas of a template (as with K2) it is a major restriction on the use of the component.
I am looking forward to using JReviews with EasySocial, but am hoping there will be a benefit for EasyBlog and EasyDiscuss categories and tags.
The Category and Tag systems in EB/ED are currently separate from Joomla AND each other, making search for content from 3rd party template modules impossible without modifications by the template provider (Joomla/K2 are the standard optiions).
I have been waiting (very) patiently since June/July for Joomlart to update their modules and allow access to EB content via category/tag (promised with August template) as EB is their preferred blog component but frustration makes the JReviews own template an option.
However I wondered: (any of the below questions):
1. If the same problem of lack of access to EB/ED via category/tags would apply with IReview 2 (the JReviews template)?
2. If Stackideas will be bringing their category/tag systems together into one unified category/tag system throughout all their products?
3. If Stackideas will be providing a plugin (similar to the current search plugin) to make the EB/ED category/tags available in the core Joomla component?
Questions 2 and 3 are my preferred options, a unified Category system and Tag system across all Stackideas products that can be accessed through the Joomla core system (presumably with a plugin). It just seems logical with the integration of platforms following the launch of EasySocial.
When, for example in Joomlart, EasyBlog is not given the same access via category/tags modules to all areas of a template (as with K2) it is a major restriction on the use of the component.
I am looking forward to using JReviews with EasySocial, but am hoping there will be a benefit for EasyBlog and EasyDiscuss categories and tags.