How to choose a Joomla Extension from the Joomla Extension Directory (JED)

1. How to Choose
a Joomla Extension
Michel van Agtmaal – Open Source Support Desk

2. 9,500 pieces

4. You Need a Plan

5. Wanna Look Like This?

6. The Fact You Could
Doesn’t Mean You Should

7. Your TCO
T O T A L C O S T O F O W N E R S H I P
• Software Acquisition Cost
• Development Cost
• Maintenance Cost

8. Less Is More

9. A Typical News Site
Source: Lyza Danger, Cutting through the Crap: The Essence of Content on the Future Web

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

11. BS filter ‘ON’
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12. Users go Mobile
Users are Mobile
Less is More

13. Lets Get Our Feet Wet

14. How to Seperate The Good
from The Bad and The Ugly

15. the JED
http://extensions.joomla.org

19. • 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

20. 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

21. Million Dollar Question
• Recently added
• Recently updated
• Most favoured by users
Context?
•
•
Favourite extension for the JED editors
Highest number of visits
• Highest number of votes
• Highest votes
• Highest number of reviews

23. Don’t Get Lost

25. Compatibility

27. Extension Type
• Component
• Module
• Plugin
• Language
• Extension Specific
• Not Installable Tools

29. Last Update

30. Demo?

31. Support Methods?

32. Documentation & Tutorials?

33. Check Facts and Figures

34. What Does It Do

35. Context?

37. Get A Clear Picture

38. Backup

39. Test

40. Backup

41. Remove Unused Apps

42. Backup

43. 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

44. Joomla Rocks!

45. Backup
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