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Can you give us an idea, in general terms, how iJoomla will approach Joomla 1.5 ?
Not looking for specific release dates or anything but perhaps an indication if the products will be released in a 1.5 version at all and if so what components will be first to see the light of day.
One of the reasons I ask is because I notice the the RocketTheme boys have got a 1.5 magazine product in development and it would be a great pity if the iJoomla Magazine gradually faded as the best available because of lack of a 1.5 version.

We have already finished both magazine and survey for 1.5 but of course because of frequent changes to 1.5, there is no way we can release it before it's stable, which may take months and months from the way things are looking. As soon as it's stable, we will start working again on finishing up the conversion.

Thanks Merav, that's useful.

Can i make a suggestion that these converted components be avalibale to download if you bought so you can test and helps you with a feild test i.e any issues which might arise could be logged.

That's a good idea, when we're close enough, we'll do that.

hmmm interesting...
I will hold off upgrading to 1.5 until ijoomla goes 1.5 too

Well i'm at point where i'm ready to develop on Joomla 1.5, to test it and templating etc.......so i'm more then willing to test the ijoomla components i have bought, of the 1.5 version i'm not bothered if they alpha even..........it will help you and me both :)

From the announcement of RC4 it seems that development is done, testing and bug squashing. Besides they mentioned documentation, that is always last.

Actually I moved test version of my production site to 1.5 today. Moved the data and various elements. Now I have to install the modules etc that are RC ready for 1.5.

It had been so long since I had seen the frontpage it looks strange without iJoomla anything. Isn't it time for some customer testing?

Wallace

I think that Merav´s message was clear. We will have to wait until Joomla 1.5 version is stable.
Best regards,

The message from Merav was clear..........and since we on RC4, its getting closer.

All i'm doing is offering some free testing to help ijoomla as well as see how it will fit together in 1.5.

I won't be going live until stable 1.5 but then i don't want to have to wait 3 months testing by ijoomla after that to get my plugin.

im also more than willing to take part in testing ijoomla's products (at least those I have) for 1.5, RC4 is the last release candidate so we're actually just a few steps away from the stable release. so far the latest RC is good as gold, if tests can be done asap, then ijoomla and 1.5 can deal with the bugs now and have them fixed once both goes gold.

1.5 has arrived !!!
 ;D
http://www.joomla.org/

So ... tomorrow I can download this 1.5 version  ;D :P

As promised, we will start working on 1.5 in about 2 weeks.

My friend says I may be misinterpreting this post. On November 13th, merav says "We have already finished both magazine and survey for 1.5 ...".  On January 23rd she wrote "As promised, we will start working on 1.5 in about 2 weeks". I interpreted this to mean that iJoomla products will be working (as in, functioning correctly) on 1.5 in about 2 weeks ... so I told my clients this.  My friends interprets it to mean you will begin to work on finish up the updating of iJoomla products for 1.5 in about 2 weeks.  No pressure but can you tell us what merav meant by "will start working on ...".  I just want to make an informed decision on whether or not to wait or just use latest 1.0.x.  Thanks ... love your product!

We are working on this.
Best regards,

Sorry about the confusion. We finished working on magazine and surveys a few months ago, but because of all the changes,we will have to re-do a lot of it. But it will take us less time than the other extensions because we already did some of the work.

Hello Love!
thank you for the information will subscribe to this thread for futur news.
Pierre

any idea when the ijoomla for 1.5 will be out...any time soon? it's been abt 2 weeks. Really looking forward to it!

mobz God may have created everything in 6 days however look at the mess he left behind. I rather way till all the bugs and stuff is done,be patient there working on it and be ready when it is.
And as you see it now Joomla 1.5.1 :)

well God created a perfect world and it was Adam and Eve who messed it up...

i really appreciate the work you guys are putting into ijoomla magazine.
It's now an essential part of any joomla site that i'm setting up.

keep up the good work!

Yes...a great addition to any site...I hope IJ! Magazine for 1.5 comes out soon...upgraded my site to Joomla 1.5 but it definately needs the iJoomla touch. Thanks again for all your work.

Does "working on the other products" include News Portal?  And is there a way ballpark estimate, like 1 month, 1 year, or never for this?

Wondering when to work on a site rebuild.

Hi, i know you guys are ijoomla are busy clearing out the bugs and stuff for the magazine 1.5 version..

However, is it possible to let us know the time frame whereby it'll be ready? Is it going to be days, weeks or perhaps even months?

I'm going to launch a site soon and just lacking the magazine component right now..if it's not going to be ready soon, i might need to be looking for other alternatives.

Thanks for all the hard work, i really appreciate it.

regards.

I'm with you mobz,
Can we get an update on when News Portal will be 1.5 ready.

If we could get a definitive time frame that would really help the community plan ahead.

So c'mon Merev, gather your troops, find out the state of play with development and make a statement on how things stand to your always loyal customers.  :-*

I agree!
Not only iJoomla is developing but a lot of iJoomla-customers out there, who are also forced to make plans.

Of course you will need the time you need making magazine and news 1.5-ready but don't make it a secret.

Handle your customers as partners!

Tus

We are giving all the information we got at the moment. We are not keeping anything for ourselves.
Please I want to ask you to be patient.
Thanks for your comprehension.
Best regards,

Since we never had to do this before, there is really no way of knowing how long it would take. Just giving you a date would be a lie and an irresponsible thing to do. We have all our programmers working currently on converting all our extensions to 1.5, we will let you know as soon as we have at least one ready. :)

hi merav & RicardoCorai,

I cannot stress enough the appreciation that i've for the hard work your crew has put in for creating the ijoomla components, especially the ijoomla magazine and newsportal whcih i've purchased.

It is in fact the reason why i started to use joomla to develop sites in the first place. I guess we are not asking for a specific date whereby the components will be ready but rather the time frame.

I wish to launch a new version of my site which has already been developed in joomla 1.5, however the only component that i lack now is the magazine component.

what i would like to know is if the magazine component will be ready in days, weeks or perhaps even months.

if it's going to take weeks or months, i might just use joomla 1.0.x
instead of 1.5. I'm sorry for all the questions but this is really critical for many of us looking to upgrade our sites.

i hope you'll let us know the time frame, how ready is the magazine component away from being released, we're not looking a specific date.

Thanks alot guys! We truly appreciate all the hard work.

regards.

I just heard from our programmers that the magazine 1.5 is almost ready. It will take us a couple of weeks to test and get rid of remaining bugs.

thanks!

I'll be looking forward to it!

regards

Any update?  I know I'm not the only impatient one here, so sorry for nagging.  I need to move on with developing a site and it seems pointless to build in 1.0 given how antiquated it will soon be. 

I have been sat here waiting for over a month to buy your product, as i have a client waiting now, and I desperatly need to know how long it will be.

If i bought the 1.0 version and added it to Joomla 1.5 with Legacy, Can i then be able to upgrade it?

Would this work?
Regards
Ian

Hi da8iwr,

It won't work now with J!1.5, but if you buy it, you'll be able to upgrade it. Remember that we offer lifetime upgrades, including the upgrade to J!1.5

Best regards,

Hi guys: We are ready to purchase your components for our sites, but are presently running on a previous version of joomla. We will wait for the upgrade to 1.5 before making the move. Good luck to you.

Merav:
When you are ready many of us are testing sites with 1.5 and would be glad to do some alpha or beta testing!
Wallace

I'll just like to echo what t17169 has said, are there any updates for magazine for J1.5?

I guess many of us are desperately needing it.

Hi Ricardo
Thanks for that, i know these things take a lot of time. Also just for others, i also sent an email to IJoomla and they replied promptly with


So i wouldn't keep pestering these guys, let them do their jobs, as I'm sure they will let us all know when it is done, dont forgot they want your sale, so will send us all info about it.

I have the same problems with www.virtuemartfrooglefeed.com, everybody is asking me when it will work with virtuemart 1.1 and J1.5, but VM haven't even made a stable version yet!!

Good luck, and I'm sure you will see my sale go through very soon
Regards
Ian

The probem are at, i can use a stable version of Joomla 1.5.1 now.
But i can´t use my ijoomla components.

I do not want to sound like a draconian however why oh why anyone want to upgrade as soon as a version is out ?
Maybe the same that are compulsive to buy windows vista without knowing the downfall of it..
No one forces you to upgrade and on joomla forum as all plugins developer site forum users were warn to wait as it may not be working with new version.Now you upgrade do like all others wait till it done Next time a version is release do the smart thing and wait till all your plugins are compatable with it to upgrade it simple and you do not sound like a child that jump to the first upgrade without thinking of the consequences.... 

it does make sense not to upgrade immediately if you're already currently using joomla 1.0x and it's good to wait for all the components to be out to make the shift. However, there are some pple who are just starting out or making a full revamp. Hence it makes no sense to use the old version of joomla. As you can see in the main joomla site that many new components are out for J1.5 only. In addition, there's no direct way of upgrading from 1.0x to 1.5.

i guess everyone has their own priorities and considerations so it's not too hard to understand why so many of us are making the jump right now.

regards.

Even though i just said don't complain and give IJoomla breathing time above, i would just like to say why people want to use J1.5 rather than 1.0 as it looks like some people are giving different answers to why here.

I have just built a website from scratch with J1.0 and the magazine component (still being built), the problem is when i want to upgrade to J1.5 for security and other component compatibility reasons. If i build it from scratch out of J1.5 then adding the fixes is very simple in the future, but upgrading to 1.5 from 1.0 is a nightmare and sometimes not perfect throwing errors, especially with other components involved.

All components will be produced now for 1.5 and not 1.0, which means the site i have just built will have all 1.0 components, which will soon have huge security holes, as the developers concentrate on the 1.5 versions and abandon the 1.0 versions.

So even though J1.5 has a few teething problems, it is much easier to upgrade as the fixes come out, than to try and convert a whole 1.0 site and all added components to 1.5 later on when more stable (even though it is stable now).

Joomla 1.0 is a mix of Mambo and other code crashed together to build a CMS system. Virtuemart is a mix of Shop. It has large problems in security, and future development, which is why they produced J1.5 from the ground up.

Joomla 1.5 is completely new, built knowing the pitfalls of 1.0, and the fixes and issues looked at in the development and structural stages, which makes it easier for developers to work with and more secure for the webmasters to use.

I am using Joomla 1.5 on three commercial sites, and to be honest haven't found any noticeable issues with it yet, and neither have my clients. So I'm not sure why people on here are saying not to use it. 99% of most websites need very simple administration, add, edit, delete pages, maybe a forum and Gallery which works perfect with Fireboard and RSGallery and Virtuemart 1.1 which i have working perfectly on 2 of my J1.5 sites and other addition parts are catching up.

So people are using Joomla 1.5 as it is easier to add fixes, than to upgrade later on, J1.5 is without a doubt the way forward.

The only reason as far as I can see, Not to use J1.51 is if you really need Ijoomla magazine. A large amount of the commercial components/modules outthere has been updated to work perfectly with 1.51.
On my site its only Ijoomla magazine im missing.

I changed to a new ISP and decided to create a completly new site based on J1.51 and I havent been disapointed, it is so much easier/faster to use as a administrator. I wouldnt go back to J1.0

Just my 5 cents.
Smell you later:-)

http://24bit.dk (http://24bit.dk)

It has been more than a month since Merav said the programmers will have Magazine 2.1 ready for Joomla v1.5 in "2 weeks".  Now she is saying a few months. 

I don't want to go back to V1.0.15 of Joomla just to use Magazine component, because the content will not migrate automatically. 

Joomla v1.5 is SO MUCH Better.  Going back to V1.0.15 and then to Joomla v1.5 just for iJoomla will mean total rebuilding of my sites. 

It is very disappointing to pay for software that just doesn't work as advertised.   

I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIND THESE THINGS OUT AFTER INSTALLATION.  PUT IT IN THE DOCUMENTATION, BETTER YET ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WEBSITE.   

SEE BELOW FOR A REAL & HONEST STATEMENT THAT WE SHOULD BE TOLD UP FRONT. 

"DO NOTTTT USE iJoomla Magazine with Joomla v1.5, IT DOES NOT." 

What iJoomla components actually work without bugs on Joomla v1.5 ???

1.Where does she say it will take a few months??
2. You´re right it should be stated on the front page or at least among the components info, that it only works with J1.0

I delayed my site publication and have been waiting until News Portal for Joomla 1.5 comes out. I thought iJoomla has well prepared for Joomla 1.5 and it doesn't take long to get 1.5 compatible version. It's now disappointing me gradually  :'(

Our components are very complex and we need to redo them again in order to make them compatible with J! 1.5.x. More information about this here... (http://www.ijoomla.com/option,com_smf/Itemid,6000/topic,91.0/)

The link you provided s a sel-reference!

One of the problems with News Portal for Joomla 1.5 is compatibility with lateral applications. For instance, we have a complex and article-heavy site that uses both News Portal and Sidebars. Both products have to be in sych before we can migrate. Moreover, the existing products make heavy use of tables. This could be a problem with a css-compliant and object-oriented framework like Joomla 1.5

Hello!

Well we had the choice as I stated before to upgrade or not.
However upgrading to 1.5.1 those not mean doom and gloom to a news portal.If you choose the right template it will give you a nice work around until the extension are ready.
Example the way I change my site at http://dndtalk.com

Pierre

We have several options. We may migrate without News Portal and sidebars, then evaluate them again when the iJoomla upgrade occurs. We have neot made a final decision, but must do so within  few weeks.


Nicely done, Pierre.

2010, maybe...

I have a few questions that may seem like I am impatient, but I am not. I am just trying to get information to make a purchasing decision.

Is there a priority list for the component development to 1.5 compatability?
For example, Is the magazine component first, then the news portal ect...?

Are these components going to be native 1.5 or will they work with Joomla in legacy mode?

Will a beta of the 1.5 components be made available or is the plan to release a stable version?

I see allot of people are asking for release dates and timing, it would be nice for someone at iJoomla to give weekly updates on this thread.

Thanks and keep up the great development
RP

As I understand it, the new components will be 1.5 native. The latest iJoomla email sets forth curent delivery status. And, I haven't heard anything about beta releases - I would be surprised if that happened.

Ok Let me try to reply in a way everyone can understand.
Joomla 1.5 is all new code.so far hope everyone understand.
This mean all module and component need to be written as new.
Joomla 1.5.1 is out now as of yesterday 1.5.2
This newer version as major upgrade in it also.
This mean to you many new module and component will not function properly under this upgrade.Now version 1.5.3 is out in a few weeks
With more upgrade.

So how do you expect the core team of ijoomla to keep up when code is been re-written as they code the new component and module and plugin?

If you really need the look of it I would suggest looking at a template that have as close of the feature as ijoomla will bring to us.
2 come to mind youjomala and gavick template.

I use gavick template however even them since upgrading to 1.5.3 there a few bugs now on there template.I am sure will be fixes soon.

If you really need it return to joomla 1.0.15 This can be done without to much pain or wait till it ready.

Again give them time as it not easy to keep up with all the changes done to joomla core and this is not there doing.

Pierre

If you really need the look of it I would suggest looking at a template that have as close of the feature as ijoomla will bring to us.2 come to mind youjomala and gavick template.

I believe you meant youjoomla.  You know, some of us have already waited months.  It gets sort of difficult to keep postponing a business because a promised product doesn't deliver.  Is it weeks or months away?  I've heard 'weeks' for what seems like months now.  Cred is starting to slip at this point.  Your idea of a template might be the only way to go for those of us who need a component like this and are just waiting to see which of the two contenders crosses the finish line first with neither getting there fast enough.

Please check this page (http://www.ijoomla.com/ijoomla/general-faq/do-you-support-joomla-1.5?/).
Best regards

how should i do if i will change my devdomain to temp.com ? For magazine is not stable yet for 1.5, or?

Ricardo,

The link you sent above shows that the iJoomla Magazine is released for 1.5. The version that I see in my profile is v2-1-07. Where is the 1.5 compatible version released?

Regards,
RP

Please wait a few hours. It will be available for download pretty soon.  8)

Yay!! good job guys! :P

If anyone reads this, we have released iJoomla Magazine for 1.5 a few weeks ago, so you can get it now! If you already have a license, we added a license for 1.5 for you, FREE ! :)

Just saw that iSurveys is released for J1.5. Were there any functional changes, or was this only a version upgrade.

This just a functional version for Joomla! 1.5 without any changes from last version.
Best regards,

any update on the News portal? current state?

It should be ready in a month or so.  :)

That is great news, I'm looking forward to the native version of the news portal.

I have a client who is getting ready to spread into the subdomain world, and I am hoping to set them up under Joomla 1.5. 

How well does the news portal work under legacy mode?

My client needs me to set things up this week, but I could fairly easily re-install when the native version comes out, but if it's a big hassle to get things to work correctly under Legacy mode I'll just install his next subdomain under joomla 1.0

You can check our roadmap here (http://www.ijoomla.com/blogcategory/general-faq/).  8)

Thanks for that link.

If I read that correctly:

I should wait to install iJoomla News on my J1.5 install until it is natively released for J1.5. 

That is fine, and I'll be patient on that end. 

The link also raised a new question for me. 

Do I read correctly that iJoomla News, once released natively for J1.5, will be incompatible with extensions that require legacy mode to run? 

In other words, by installing iJoomla News, I'll need to run my J1.5 installation with only J1.5 compatible / native extensions, modules, etc, because the J1.5 native version of iJoomla News will not run when a J1.5 installation is running in Legacy mode to accommodate any other non-native applications?

For instance, I use a mambot / module to load video into my news articles, and I'll need to find a native J1.5 version since the current software does not J1.5 and has to be run under legacy mode?

Is there a way to migrate all of my issues and articles from iJoomla in J!1.0.15 to J!1.5?

Yes, at this point iJoomla extensions for J! 1.5 run with legacy mode turned off.
Please check this thread (http://www.ijoomla.com/option,com_smf/Itemid,6000/topic,1261.msg4735/#msg4735).
Best regards,

Hello,

I just read that you will release iJoomla News Portal in June.

Any specific date?

Hi cec,
At this point I don´t have the date for have...
Best regards,

Hello All,

Can you please provide a firmed up date for the expected release of the News 1.5 conversion? 

My client is looking to launch two affiliates and we would prefer not to launch with J1.0 but need to know how much of the 'or so' is going to come into play. 

If it's a few more days, another week, possibly two, then we'll just stick with a regular joomla install and update it with News when it's released, but if it is truly uncertain, or could be 3 - 6 weeks, then we will have to adjust our process and plan for installing now and upgrading later. 

We've hit the 'month' part of the quoted post, and I certainly don't mind waiting to launch with code that is fully compatible, but as a happy customer looking to continue to work with the iJoomla components I need to be able to make plans...whether that involves waiting a little longer or working with the current version for a few weeks...either ends up being fine, we just (and I suspect other customers too!) need some quality info to help plan the next few weeks.

George

Hi,
As you can see here, we expect to launch it on June (http://www.ijoomla.com/blogcategory/general-faq/), but I can´t give you an exact date for this.
Best regards,

June is good....we'll be patient!

Yahooo,
Today is the last day of June. Hopefully as you have been promising us for months now, we can expect the 1.5 version of News Portal sometime today.

Yahooooooo.

I take it you will be releasing today? We (news portal users) have waited patiently for this day to come.

Hi,
As you can see here (http://www.ijoomla.com/blogcategory/general-faq/), those are estimate dates.
We still working on this.
Thanks for your patience.
Best resgards,

Thanks for the update Ricardo rather wait till it stable then having it release to early.Plus I can feel the pain of the coder with joomla now at version 1.5.3 so far no updates pass month. Cannot be easy to keep up with Joomla.

It will be ready when it ready maybe if other were terminally sick like I am they would look at it in a more patience way
Pierre

Hi Pierre,
Thanks for your patience. We are working very hard on this.
Best regards,

No problem Ricardo.

I do understand not like other the complex structure of the CMS and not sure if templates also would play in the configurations of the modules/component.Plus afraid as it will be native 1.5 may not be able to use it as still use legacy for other components.

So as I see it is very complex and will be happy to see it when ever It is completed Hope others can understand this if not maybe a hint would be to read the codes on some of joomla to understand this.
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