The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

How to Choose a Joomla Extension

Michel van Agtmaal – Open Source Support Desk

9,500 pieces

You Need a Plan

Wanna Look Like This?

The Fact You Could Doesn’t Mean You Should

Your TCO

•  Software Acquisition Cost •  Development Cost •  Maintenance Cost

T O T A L C O S T O F O W N E R S H I P

Less Is More

Source: Lyza Danger, Cutting through the Crap: The Essence of Content on the Future Web

A Typical News Site

Source: Lyza Danger, Cutting through the Crap: The Essence of Content on the Future Web

Source: Lyza Danger, Cutting through the Crap: The Essence of Content on the Future Web

BS filter ‘ON’

Less is More

Users are Mobile

Users go Mobile

Lets Get Our Feet Wet

How to Seperate The Good from The Bad and The Ugly

http://extensions.joomla.org

theJED

•  Recently added •  Recently updated •  Most favoured by users •  Favourite extension for the JED editors •  Highest number of visits •  Highest number of votes •  Highest votes •  Highest number of reviews

•  Recently added •  Recently updated •  Most favoured by users •  Favourite extension for the JED editors •  Highest number of visits •  Highest number of votes •  Highest votes •  Highest number of reviews

Million Dollar Question

•  Recently added •  Recently updated •  Most favoured by users •  Favourite extension for the JED editors •  Highest number of visits •  Highest number of votes •  Highest votes •  Highest number of reviews

Million Dollar Question

Context?

Don’t Get Lost

Compatibility

• Component • Module •  Plugin • Language • Extension Specific • Not Installable Tools

Extension Type

Last Update

Demo?

Support Methods?

Documentation & Tutorials?

Check Facts and Figures

What Does It Do

Context?

Get A Clear Picture

Backup

Test

Backup

Remove Unused Apps

Backup

JED 2.0 UserXperience

•  2.5 Native ACL •  RSS feeds for (critical)

Updates •  Versioning standards •  Minimum Code Standard •  Bootstrapped •  Removed after 1 year

of inactivity

Joomla Rocks!

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