sh404SEF is the New JED Editors Pick

27 Comments

1. derred makes this comment

   2008-07-25 01:13:51

   Hi,
   
   I am wondering why Mosets Hot Property that lowly rank is still on Editor's Pick? Not that I am against Mosets but I believe the directory that powered JED is Mosets Tree?
   
   So my suggestion switch Mosets Hot Property to Mosets Tree. There are so many reasons for this and some of good ones I could think of are:
   
   i) Mosets Tree has a more "general" look of Joomla directory component. Mosets Hot Property leave an impression that it's only for Property type of website.
   
   ii) Mosets Tree has more users therefore much more frequently updated compared to Mosets Hot Property.
   
   iii) Mosets Tree is the one that powered JED.
   
   Hopefully Steve will consider this suggestion.
   
   and oh, yeah I am one of mosets user.

2. phreak makes this comment

   2008-07-26 09:25:55

3. bigodines makes this comment

   2008-07-26 15:50:22

   Quote:

   "It meets all the basic criteria we look for when recommending extensions to JED users ... its free to download, well-supported, works on both 1.0 and 1.5 and almost all types of server, including IIS."

   
   why is Hot Property a editors pick then?

4. Nicholas makes this comment

   2008-07-26 17:30:51

   While Mosets Tree is a very nice component, it is possibly not quite right for the JED Editors Picks - For the simple reason that it is not released under the GPL, it's not even available for free. I think that even Mosets Hot Property should be removed from the JED Editors Picks page.

5. SuperGoofy makes this comment

   2008-07-26 19:03:32

   I agree with your review except point 3) of 'Why was sh404sef chosen'. Have you tested it before writing your review? I don't think so 'cause for example sh404sef doesn't work well with CB and MyBlog. MyBlog's fix is posted over @ azrul's forum and not in sh404sef's one.
   Most of all, sh404sef's plugins for most of the components are outdated and buggy. I'd suggest the developer to take more time to develop plugins for components. However that seems to happen with all SEF components. Developer create awesome components which work well with Joomla's content but not with Joomla's components. On the other side developers of J's components should offer sh404sef's plugins with their products. For not speaking of some developers who already stopped supporting J1.0.x. It's all a mess out there.

6. steve.burge makes this comment

   2008-07-26 20:51:48

   Hi derred and bigodines. Hot Property is a legacy pick made before most of the current JED editors joined. In all likelihood it will be phased out of the Editors Picks shortly.
   
   Hi phreak. Glad to hear you're donating! It really is almost a full-time job for Yannick.
   
   Hi Supergoofy. Agreed, it is a bit of minefield. The ideal situation I guess would be if extension developers maintained the sef_ext.php files as they know their components best.

7. Nemo makes this comment

   2008-07-28 11:35:18

   Fully agree with SuperGoofy. In Joomla 1.5 I wasn't even able to enable this component. Just getting: "Column count doesn't match..". The SOBI2 plug-in cannot create URL for "Alpha Listing", "Tagged Listing", "User Listing" and much more. This functionality in SOBI2 exist, as far I know, since over 1 Year. Most users are very happy with this component .. first 2 months. After few months a site with sh404 needs own dedicated server because the performance of this component is terrible.The support in their forum is very simple "This is a bug in the component.....". This compoment ignoring the sefRelToAbs function and they believe it's a feature. IMHO it's a bug. If some component use Ajax it's results in most cases with error 404 because sh404 translating this Ajax call in FURL and do it fully wrong. I think the component developer know better if his address should be translated to SEF url or not. There are many much better components with excellent support (See e.g. SOBI2).

8. steve.burge makes this comment

   2008-07-28 19:41:56

   Thanks for the feedback Nemo. Sobi2 is under consideration. Regarding sh404SEF, it does work very well many but not all components. What does the commmunity say? sh404SEF (285 votes, 4.5 average, 178 reviews) and sobi2 (257 votes, 4.5 average, 119 reviews) ... very, very similar.

9. Nemo makes this comment

   2008-07-29 07:37:21

   Sobi2 was just an example. What about Fireboard (the first real Forum for Joomla), JoomlaXplorer, JoomlaPack ... I don't think that the number of votes or reviews should be the real criterion. There is more people using/needing SEF component as an Forum component. So it's clear that sh404 has more votes and reviews as Fireboard. And as I said, because sh404 seems to works fine at the beginning (with J10, with j15 does not works at all), the reviews are not bad.

10. Rick Oosterling makes this comment

    2008-07-29 09:48:12

    Still missing the support for the famous eventlist! Further on the best SEF comp available!

11. steve.burge makes this comment

    2008-07-29 12:15:01

    Thanks guys ... Mosets Tree, Sobi2 and Fireboard seem to be the main three suggestions at the moment. More welcome ...

12. Khan Kardam makes this comment

    2008-07-30 17:14:10

    I would vote for more aesthetic extension like eventlist or quickfaq - the developer of these is very reliable person and these extensions are of high class.

13. Radek Suski makes this comment

    2008-08-01 12:57:59

    Oh my. I was just wondering we (SOBI2 and all the plugins) getting so many votes (probably all are bad votes) without reviews last time.
    I think I know now why
    
    Regards,
    Radek

14. piranha makes this comment

    2008-08-01 14:55:30

    Hello, I want to submit to JED`s editors attention the Jomres component for online reservations, which is the best in it`s class. It`s full-featured, bug-free, it`s easy to use, highly customizable. The support is outstanding, updates are regular. It has great comments from users also. Thank you!

15. Free Joomla Templates makes this comment

    2008-08-03 17:44:21

    I am very happy to see sh404SEF added as an editor's pick. I have used this component for quite some time on several Joomla 1.0.x sites. It is a great SEF component and comes with many features above and beyond just clean URLs. I have made several donations to the author as a thanks for all his work.
    
    I'd also like to see Sobi2 added as the next JED editor's pick. It is the best free directory / listing component available and I prefer it to the commercial components I have tried. Anyone who has used Sobi2 in depth will appreciate all of the advanced functionality available.

16. Bob makes this comment

    2008-08-04 21:15:29

    Hi I'm using S4J Remote Admin and is a must try for anyone that would like to experiment with an alternative way to enter data for Sections, Categories, and Articles. I particularly like using the tool.
    
    Basically S4J Remote Admin is an inline editor that allows you to sync with your website and work "offline", until you're ready to publish, a.k.a. synchronize, your changes to your Joomla! website.
    
    http://www.s4jremoteadmin.com

17. Sean makes this comment

    2008-08-05 17:39:32

    I am very happy to see sh404SEF added as an editor's pick. I have used this component for quite some time on several Joomla 1.0.x sites. It is a great SEF component and comes with many features above and beyond just clean URLs. I have made several donations to the author as a thanks for all his work.
    
    I'd also like to see Sobi2 added as the next JED editor's pick. It is the best free directory / listing component available and I prefer it to the commercial components I have tried. Anyone who has used Sobi2 in depth will appreciate all of the advanced functionality available.

18. kashmir makes this comment

    2008-08-05 22:43:27

    I also use sh404sef. I think it should not be voted as an editors pick, simply because it is still in beta stage. At least some of sh404sef users have bugs like the RSS syndication is not working, and there is no workaround yet, though it is a bug since 3 months. Personally I feel disapointed because of that

19. joomla 1.5 tutorial makes this comment

    2008-08-07 10:50:31

    I am a big fan of this extension and moved onto after OpenSEF development seized. I am also using it for 1.5v site and it is running smoothly. However I do believe it has issues with some components, but this is for the developers of the components to attempt to make the component compatible or work alongside Yannick to make this happen

20. guysmiley makes this comment

    2008-08-11 18:54:06

    sh404 really is a rock solid platform from which to govern seo management. Shumisha (Yannick) provides phenomenal support and has attracted visitors from other seo management solutions to his own codebase and forums.

21. guysmiley makes this comment

    2008-08-11 18:57:27

    I don't know what kashmir is talking about in the post above when he/she says "RSS syndication is not working". RSS syndication works just fine and has been for more than a month on J1.5.

22. Paul makes this comment

    2008-08-14 20:35:57

    I didn’t know about the added security layer in sh404SEF, very interesting. As one of the directors of Joomlawired.com my recommendation is for the JoomlaFCK editor. It fast, has a beautiful interface and featured packed. We’ve been so impressed with it plug-in that we now include it as default in all our j! installation.

23. Vojkan makes this comment

    2008-08-17 13:00:05

    FIREBOARD definitelly

24. Mark Webb makes this comment

    2008-08-19 01:00:24

    I certainly like this extension and moved to it after OpenSEF development was terminated. I am using it both for my 1.5x sites and my 1.0x sites. It is running smoothly on both.

25. yang makes this comment

    2008-08-21 13:08:25

    sh404SEF is a great commposant, I have used it for a 1.0 site and a 1.5, thanks again to Yannick Gaultier.

26. Jennifer makes this comment

    2008-09-23 21:35:45

    I have JOOMLA 1.5 and cannot install the SEF Editors' Pick...says an xml setup file cannot be found...anyone know what's the story with that?

27. Michael makes this comment

    2008-09-27 21:28:25

    Had we found sh404, we would not have developed SerrBizSEF for Joomla 1.0. Since then, we decided to use sh404 for Joomla 1.5 instead of recreating our own component. It's a bit buggy with the meta, and some other items, but, then, what Joomla component is not. We even donated to their project. Much cheaper than developing our own again.