Must-HaveJoomla Extensions

Ken Lyle

Joomlapolis/Gracefultech.com

Three Categories

Universal/Basic - extensions that no site should be without; the ones that make things work better, either on the frontend OR the backend

Function Specific - best of breed extensions to address site functions that you may or may not need

Specialty/Vertical Market - if your business or organization falls into certain "vertical markets", you will want to have these extensions

Credits

Other "Top Tens", Editors' Picks, and recommendations: Joomla Extensions Directory JED Barrie North, in Joomla! A Users Guide Dan Rahmel, in Beginning Joomla! softmarket.ro

Disclaimer

New extensions are released every day, so it's impossible to know them all

and most importantly - Pobody's Nerfect

Context

Going to focus mostly on 1.5 Not going to mention some features of Core,

like Newsfeeds, Polls, or Item Rating, because talk is about EXTENSIONS

Basics

extensions that no site should be without - "Must Have?"

These extensions improve one or more of : frontend, backend, bottom line

Think of these as the Second Level of "Core"

Enhanced Editors 

JCE* J SM WysiwygPro B other enhanced editor*

Admin Efficiency Tools

AdminPraise Admin Template*

SEF Tools

sh404 J OpenSEF DR Artio Joom SEF SM

Enhanced Registration Process

Community Builder* B J SM(for registration process, if nothing else)

File Browser

JoomlaXplorer B SM/Extplorer J NinjaXplorer* (fork of JoomlaXplorer)

Backup Program

JoomlaPack * J SM

User Comments

JomComment B AkoComment DR

Site Map Component

Joomap B DR Google Sitemap Generator DR SEFServiceMap DR other site map component

A mailing list system

Acajoom*B YANC B iContact/J!Contact ccNewsletter

Common Requirements

Things you may not immediately realize that you need

Download Manager

Remository B DocMan RokDownloads (Beta)

Site Management

 Joomla! Tools Suite Jx2

Localhost Development Platform

JSAS SM WAMP B

RSS Feed Display System

RSSFactory

Calendar

JCalPro *B DR

Event Registration

Register Pro DTRegister JHRSVP CiviCRM - Worth a look!

Mapping

Plugin GoogleMaps*B

E-Commerce

VirtueMart J DR ECJoomCommerce*

Directory function

SOBI2^ Mosets Tree B J

Blogging, esp. Multi-user

MyBlog

Database Query Results

DBQ

Forum

Fireboard DR SM or phpBB3 with the rokbridge or the Juser bridge or

with the CB Connector bridge SMF/Bridge DR

Paid Subscribers

JContentSubscription CB Paid Subs (JP) AEC

Translation

Manual Joom-Fish J

Automatic JTransPro Edvard's GTranslate

Specifics/Verticals:

If you need one of these, they could be "Core" to you

Forms

Performs B ChronoForms FacileForms BreezingForms

AdSense

joomlaspan.com B

Joomla Stats Extensions (all per DR)

AstatsPro JoomlaStats Entana Statistics BSQ Sitestats

Non-Profit

CiviCRM*

Community Systems

Joomunity JomSocial Community Builder

Eye Candy

SlideShowPro B or FrontPageSlideshow or SimpleImageGallery* or JPGFlashRotator2 B

SmoothGallery or Simple Image Rotator A real image Gallery- Easy Gallery DR or Gallery2

DR with Bridge or ????????

Advanced

Control when modules show, to whom, etc.: MetaMod*

Embed advanced custom content: Jumi B or JEmbed