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SOBI2 Overview

Using the integrated Category&Entry Manager in the back-end all categories and entries can be managed comfortably. Entries and categories can be deleted, unpublished and moved.

A Field Manager can be used to configure each field entirely. This concerns the ordering, obligatory fields, fees, field length (width of field and number of characters), field type (textfield, textarea, checkbox, checkbox group, select list, text code or calendar), search methods, in which view a field should be shown (cards view and/or Details View), and much more. An unlimited number of new custom fields can be added.

For each entry two images can be uploaded (besides the linked images in the description). The images will be resized to an adjusted size. With the URL field "image" it is possible to add fields for linked images.

An alpha index is available to show only entries starting with a specified letter. Also only the most popular entries and categories, the recently updated entries, the new entries or entries by tags (mata keywords) can be shown.

To let the customer pay for the not for free options easily, a connection to PayPal is integrated.

In a menu module all categories can be shown in tree view or all main categories in a flat view. An extended search function gives the possibility to search within the existing values of one or more fields or within a specific category.

SOBI 2 works with "Register Globals" and "Register Globals Emulation" off.

Features:

Multi-Level Categories (unlimited nesting depth)

Adding Multiple Subcategories at once

User definable fields (textarea/inputbox/checkbox/checkbox group/select list/calendar)

Wide possibilities of configuration

Dynamic Page Titels (SEO)

RSS Feeds (configurable to show latest, random, etc. entries)

Configurable Way Search (Routing) Function

Integrated Google Maps connection

Security Image for spam protection (not Joomla! 1.5.x)

Extended Search Function

Category Search

Integrated Version Checker

Anonymous entry and/or for registered users (only)

Edit and delete functions for the user (via frontend)

Integrated Wysiwyg-Editor (frontend)

Meta Keywords & Description (SEO)

Show entries by tags (meta keys)

Image Upload (max size configurable)

Supports field URLs http, email, linked image and linked media file (video/audio)

Text code field for Add/Edit Entry form to show individual information

Support for multiple languages

Connection to Paypal

Category & Entry Manager

Fast Sigsiu Tree for categories selection

CSS file editable within backend (w/o Codepress)

Templates for Details View and V-Card, editable within Backend (w/o Codepress)

Language Manager to install new languages

Confirmation emails for author and/or system operator

User group for system emails selectable (multiple selection possible)

Email Templates with placeholders for various data, editable via backend

Alphabetical index for category and entry selection

Show most popular entries and categories (or entries only)

Show recently updated entries

Show new entries

Cache Function for acceleration

Debug Mode

Plugin Manager and Plugin Interface for 3rd party plugins

Extension for OpenSEF available

Menu module (tree or flat view) available

Searchbot (plugin) for standard Joomla! Search function available

Various plugins available

Various modules available

SOBI 2 is released under the GPU/LGPL licence.

SOBI2 Team

Sigrid Suski aka Trinity (www.Sigsiu.NET) - Core Developer, Quality & Testing, Documentation, Support
Radek Suski aka Neo (www.Sigsiu.NET) - Core Developer, Software Engineering, Support
Doug S. aka Syrinx - Quality & Testing, Documentation, Support
Ken McDonald aka Kenmcd - Documentation, Quality & Testing, Support, Public Relations