JomSocial is a full online community component that runs natively on Joomla 1.5. JomSocial is a part of the Azrul.com network of products and is fully compatibly with MyBlog and JomComment.

Summary Features List:

• Customize profile fields.
• Create groups. Invite friends.
• Send private messages. Comment on walls.
• Share photos. Follow updates via activity stream.
• Video sharing including embedding and video uploads.
• Included applications for Twitter, RSS Feeds, and more.
• Integrate 3rd party components with our robust API.
• and much more...

JomSocial System Requirements

Beyond including all the necessary and fun community features that keep users coming back to check in, JomSocial is easy to install. There are a few system requirements to keep in mind before installing it on a live site. These requirements are pretty standard on most major webhosts but it doesn't hurt to check up on them.

System Requirements Checklist:

• Joomla! 1.5.7 or above
• PHP 5.1 and above
• MySQL 4.1 and above
• GD library (at least v1.8 with libjpeg)
• Curl library
• PHP functions: fsockopen and exec
• minimum of 16Mb memory reserved for PHP
• /components/com_community folder must not be used by other component
• PHP's max_execution_time should ideally be 60 (seconds) or more
• ffmpeg is necessary for video uploads but not for embedding videos

You may need to check with your host to verify some of these.

JomSocial Documentation Links

Be sure to make use of the JomSocial documentation.

• Documentation Index

Tips and Tricks

• IE7: Operation Aborted while viewing Profile page

Create your own social network.

Now everyone can create a thriving, unique and interactive Joomla! community... effortlessly!

• Customize profile fields.
• Create groups. Invite friends.
• Send private messages. Comment on walls.
• Share photos. Follow updates via activity stream.
• Integrate 3rd party components with our robust API.
• and much more...

Your community with your brand - Build your own social network with your own logos, graphics and themes. Customize the look of your community through CSS edits; or use the included templates to get your community up and running in no time.

Create groups and manage them - Create unlimited special-interest groups with Jomsocial and manage them all easily. Add more members to your groups by inviting your friends and hide any group you wish with our unique Privacy Settings.

Follow users activity stream - Get real-time updates on friends' daily activities through Jomsocial Activity Stream. Follow personal blogs and Twitter posts from one location.

Share photos - Creating photo albums to share with friends is as easy as 1-2-3! Get your friends to comment on your photos, and as an admin, delete the community photos you deem inappropriate. You have total control over your community.

Connect with friends - Chatting with old friends and making new ones is central to JomSocial. Members can send private messages to anyone and connect amongst themselves at any time.

Media Support - Jomsocial supports Youtube, Vimeo, and more on community user Walls with 3rd-party video apps such as Highwood Video and Seyret.

JomSocial Advantages

JomSocial has the convenience of using the standard Joomla user table so nearly any login module you choose will work. You can also link to the standard Joomla "forgot password" and "forgot username" pages. This improves compatibility greatly when using extensions like RokBridge with phpBB3. If you are using both systems in tandem, please consider editing phpBB3 registraton links as this will ensure that your user's login info stays synced (only available to phpBB3 club members). The current JomSocial phpBB3 plugin is designed around RokBridge due to it's non-invasive code structure and ease of installation.

If a user registers through Joomla's registration, this user will be registered with JomSocial and have access to all the user applications. This is also true for any user added by the Administrator of the site. JomSocial does have a customized registration that allows for custom profile fields to be added and then set as optional or mandatory. Registration links can easily be redirected to make sure all new users take advantage of the customized registration process. There is also an included "Hello Me" module with a login form and links as well as displayed user information and avatar once logged in.

An additional option is "Facebook Connect" which is part of the core download of JomSocial. If you are planning on using this feature, please read: Facebook Connect Documentation. Please also note that you should not sync a "Super Administrator" user with a Facebook account. This can cause you to lose login abilities.

Facebook Connect in JomSocial allows users who already have a Facebook account to seamlessly connect their Facebook account and information with your site with a single sign on process which does not require the user to remember multiple account information.