Mosets Tree is a directory component that has a feature called "Claim this
listing", where the owner of the business (or whatever) can click a button
saying this is his/her listing and he/she wants to update the info.
Even if you write your own component tailored to your needs, Joomla is a great
framework to build on. There are functions already in place for the admin part
of the component for "New", "Save", "Delete", etc., as well as the sortable
grid listing.
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From: David Roth <davidalanr...@gmail.com>
To: NYPHP SIG: Joomla <joomla@lists.nyphp.org>
Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 2:15:18 AM
Subject: [joomla] Membership extension for Joomla, or another platform
suggestion?
I have a project I'm prosing for a new non-profit and I think Joomla may be
well suited for it. I'd greatly appreciate any opinions on this such as "David,
here are five extensions that do most everything you asked." Or constructive
comments like, "Wouldn't your time be better spent not trying to cram this
thing down Joomla's throat and instead use X?".
[Short pre-ample:]
A non-profit group is forming and building a membership. They have a list of
people they would like to become members, but they don't have contact
information for them. So the concept was to set-up a web site which would both
manage the membership database and make it easy for new prospects to join and
associates of theirs update their contact information and be able to send them
an invitation to check out the web site, update their own contact information
and join the membership.
[/Short pre-ample:]
The primary requirement for getting things started is to have a "Looking
for..." section. This would list the prospective members by name and what
information is missing, for example:
Mickey Mouse - Need Phone Number and E-mail address
Donald Duck - Need Postal mailing address.
The visitor needs to be able to select a name displayed, supply the
information and confirm their update via e-mail confirmation. Of course, there
is a concern about security here and to prevent malcontents for entering
rubbish. I've not thought about how to solve that yet, because we would like to
be able to do this without requiring visitors to register unless it's a simple
registration. Or maybe an audit feature, where the new updates don't take
effect until they are reviewed by the Admin. I'm certainly open to suggestions
on how to handle this best.
The membership is expected to be in the thousands and they will want to be able
to send e-mail newsletters and alerts to everyone. What are people doing for
this, so it gets past the mailers so it isn't flagged a SPAM? Are you using
something like Exact Target (http://email.exacttarget.com/) or are you able to
have the e-mail sent out N number of messages every X seconds according to your
service providers restrictions?
Although not discussed yet, I imagine as things progress they are going to want
to be able to do accounting functions for the membership such as tracking
payments and sending out reminders. Of course, that can be another module down
the road which would key this existing database.
So tell me straight is this good for Joomla? Anything out there so the wheel
doesn't need to be re-invented? Or is this a job for a good PHP frame work?
Thanks in advance to any kind souls that offer helpful suggestions!
David Roth
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