Search for and install new (JED) extensions from the backend (Administrator)
Make it possible to search for new extensions in JED and install selected extension from the backend of a website (WordPress like)
Gerlof
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20 comments
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Ashish Patel
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@herb200mph, those good extension which are not listed on JED come to attention far less often, usually after wasting a lot of time with poorly supported extension, just because they are free.
just forgive, this comment is not for free and excellently supported extensions
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Ashish Patel
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I think this feature should be combined with a central repository of extension managed by joomla so that potentially unsafe or outdated extension be controlled at the very initial encounter.
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Anonymous
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There's no reason a closer integration couldn't be quite easily implemented. If the JED had a button saying "Install" it need only create an AJAX request (containing a direct-download URL) to the users defined site (perhaps store the URL and an auth token in the users profile). A slight change to the framework would handle this request and process the install.
You could leave things client-side (such as the site URL and an auth token) rather than having everyone store in their JED profiles. A greasemonkey script could easily be written to autocomplete.
Browsing the JED and installing from the back-end could then easily (and slightly messily) be achieved using frames.
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Ironclad360
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@Kevin - I am with you! I would be willing to pay a subscription for access to a JED that only contained extensions which had been through a code review/approval process by a group/panel of core Joomla developers. This would ensure that extensions developers were following the mvc and (hopefully) eliminate security risks associated/caused by poorly coded extensions.
The money spent for the subscription would be far less than the hours I've spent re-coded/reviewing extensions for client sites. -
shoulders
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like android market
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ccondrup
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I have no need for browsing JED from within the Joomla backend, but I would like to see JED present an url for every extension that could be copied into the "Install from URL"-field in ext.manager. Finding updates for existing extensions is also useful, and this is already partly in place in 1.7
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Kevin
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As long as this is not forced on us by Joomla I say press ahead. I see this as a sure fire way to destroy a client or non knowing web designer's website when they don't have the first clue of what they are doing let alone what they are installing.
I have a better idea, how about we pay JED to filter the extensions that are on their right now and remove the ones that are bogus, not well supported and continually issued reports that their extension is unsafe? The old saying that just because you can does not mean you should rings clear with this idea to me.
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Frits Jongbloets / Studio De Oorzaak
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Don't think this is necessary. Searching for new versions of already installed extensions would be far more userful imho.
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dJeedJee.net
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@TWDesign according ti Sander Pjotter the JED has no API. Think that's required for developing this idea.
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TWDesign
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The way WordPress organises plugins and themes and allows admins to search and install without ever leaving the backend is absolutely brilliant.
If WordPress can do it, why not Joomla?
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2020media
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For commercial extensions, make them pay a percentage to Joomla, like the Apple/Android App store. Would help smaller developers who don't want to run a billing system too.
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Davide Bartolucci commented
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn, I dont have more points to assign :( This would be a +3.
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mark chang
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excellent, let joomla works like linux updates, and google app
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herb200mph
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Why bother with that? Joomla extensions that are commercial can't be accessed that way. And, my suspicion is that there are not going to be alot of free Joomla extensions due to the far-out requirements Open Source Matters has placed on them. So most "good" extensions are going to be privately sold and not listed or advertised on the JED.
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Josh
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This would be sweet! It would be like shopping from home!
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Bhaskar Banerjee
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I think this is a great idea. This will make installation faster and easier. But this option should be restricted to admin/super admin
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Thomas Kampp
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This would confuse the hell out of most end users with out experience and technical knowledge. I also think of customers here. Also it raises a HUGE issue with validating the extensions security, as you suddenly can distribute virus, back doors and a lot more very easy and fast.
Who would/should look through all extensions? -
George Vasiliadis
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Yes this is very clever.
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Ted Mason
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totally agree!
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Abdul Qoyyuum Haji Abdul Kadir
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You mean install and search for JED from the back-end of the Joomla site? Sweet! It makes life easier that way. :)
