Obituary Manager Version v1.4 for Joomla in pre-alpha
Dear usersWe are trying to reinvent the wheel with our Obituary Manager v1.4. But before we go further with that, we want to ask our existing users if they really want us to rebuild it from scratch or just continue with our existing layout.
Here’s what we have for the next version:
- Frontend control panel with an AJAX based profile system where you can manage your profile, obituaries and condolences.
- Manage obituaries and condolences with one click without reloading the page.
OR
- You want the normal control panel in the frontend which uses the Joomla API
- You want same layout as Joomla provides for the frontend control panel
- You dont want AJAX stuffs in the frontend
- You’re pretty much okay with the page being loaded each time you want to change your profile, add an obituary and write a condolence.
Give it a try and let us know your feedback:
Login with the following credentials:
Username: demouser
Password: demo
Profile tab lets you manage your profile.
Notification tab has all the notifications.
Manage tab lets you manage your obits. Try for an example: Click on Heath Ledger and Click on Comment button.
We also are going to have a new backend panel in the next version with many new features viz.
- Custom Fields Manager
- Subscription Manager
- Funeral Homes Manager
- More options in the Configuration
Go to http://clients.firsthurt.com/joomobituary/administrator and login using the above credentials
Go to Components > Obituary Manager
There you will see many new tabs. Try them out and see if that is something you want in the next version.
We look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
I like the AJAX format better, but the classic Joomla one is not bad. The controls need to be more nicely organized for people who are not familiar with managing lists and spreadsheets. The action of “Add a New Obituary” needs a really prominent button, and more instructive text with hover text instructions would be good too.
Do you plan to make front end management of obituaries available to Joomla 1.5 as well, or just 2.5? I need this ability for a client’s site.
“I like the AJAX format better, but the classic Joomla one is not bad.”
Yeah. We just reinvented the wheel. If users doesnt like it, we will revert it to default Joomla layout.
“The controls need to be more nicely organized for people who are not familiar with managing lists and spreadsheets.”
They are being worked upon. This is only an Alpha Testing site.
“The action of “Add a New Obituary” needs a really prominent button, and more instructive text with hover text instructions would be good too.”
Agreed. These will be made to look better once the major functionality is completed.
“Do you plan to make front end management of obituaries available to Joomla 1.5 as well, or just 2.5? I need this ability for a client’s site.”
Yes, we will have all these features for all the current Joomla versions viz. Joomla 1.5, Joomla 1.7 and Joomla 2.5.