Joomla Extensions We Might Be Interested In
Potential extensions that could be of use to GXSA
Here is a short list of some extensions that I’ve found that we might use
| Group | Extension Page | Website | Notes | How I like it (score) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple | JoomlaCK |
Parent website with lots of cool extensions I particularly like their media highlights and ability to show complex menus. I’m not convinced that we have a use for these, at this time |
7 | |
| Contact Forms |
Provides a “Contact Us” form, that forwards the details to a list of people Free version is limited to 5 fields (not many) |
4 | ||
| EXT QUick Contact Form |
Neat, simple contact form |
6 | ||
| Menu | Cinch Menu |
COllapsing and Expanding menus. Very neat, clear Although the tooling is great, the demos look a bit retro (eg. square corners to boxes) Might be possible to change the box format, but I’ve not investigated it yet |
4 | |
| Menu | Art Total Menu Light | Quite attractive menu system, with several perspectives | 4 | |
| Menu | Ninja Accordian Menu |
Very dynamic acordian menu Might get quite annoying if used a lot, as the webpage will be VERY dynamic |
4 | |
| Menu | Art Wijmo Menu |
Simple, clear cascading menu Not very high-tech, but intuitive, and concise |
6 | |
| Menu | EXT Matic Menu | Very similar to teh ProtoStart default menu, but dropdowns are more immediate, and work without clicking | 3 | |
| Gallery | Art Sexy Lightbox Lite |
Really cool Lightbox. Only works as a module, but this would be sufficient fo our current need. Shows thumbnails for all the photos at once (a big list). CLicking one brings up the lightbox to scroll through the pictures in large format. The Paid version is even better |
7 | |
| Technical | Expires Headers |
Manages global cache parameters for the webpages Sets HTTP Headers |
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| Menu | ARI YUI Menu |
Neat cascading menu, with scrolling lists for long menus Apparently (according to a reviewer) not much scope for changing the style, so downgraded |
3 | |
| Forms | Form Maker Lite |
Really flexible tool for managing forms and form submissions Form Submissions are viewed in the back end I’m not sure if there is a front-end component allowing users to see submissions |
8 | |