There are 4 primary features of Ninja Forge : our Extensions, Support, Tools and Licenses
Extension Features
Convenient, Easy to Use Extensions
- Designed to suit a number of CMSes: Joomla 1.0, Joomla 1.5, MiaCMS and Mambo
- Ongoing updates and advancement of extensions
- Disable multiple loading of framework JavaScripts, such as mootools, if your site already has them installed.
- Disable CSS loading if you wish to add it to a site template's CSS
- Auto-detect multiple identical modules in the same page and prevent duplicate CSS and JS loading
- Parameter choices designed to be as powerful as possible while remaining easy to understand
- All html elements selectable and styleable via CSS ids and classes
- Tabless Designs wherever possible
Constantly Improving Professional Framework
- Where possible, extensions are XHTML and CSS compliant
- Constantly evolving framework allows rapid development of more stable extensions
- Uses MVC design for ease of customization and support
- File, HTML tag and variable naming standards make it easier to understand and follow
- Code heavily commented to make customizations easier
- Team dedication to improving standards via Kaizen policy
- Upgrading is as easy as uninstalling then reinstalling
Wide Range of Extensions
- Over 60 extensions available, and more every month
- Full range of Modules, Components, Mambots/Plugins
- Extension Specific Plugins also available, e.g. Community Builder and Fireboard
- Members can request new extensions via the Feature Request page
- Good, abandoned projects often acquired and improved as well as original code
- 3rd party script integrations, such as sIFR, eBuddy and Shadowbox
Documentation and Instructions
- All new extensions contain detailed installation and usage information
- New extensions also contain a Tips and Advanced Usage FAQ
- Additionally, new extensions contain a Troubleshooting FAQ
- We have a dedicated documentation staff member constantly working on new manuals for our products
- Instruction videos available for popular extensions
- Detailed summary of extension usage and features available in the extension listing pages
Support Features
Knowledge Base
- First place to visit with a support issue
- Search our database of common issues and solutions
- Self service, so no delays on answers
- No need for staff intervention, freeing them up for development
Community Forum
- Not just for support, but also news, discussions and sharing useful tips and information
- Staff and community members can all view and contribute
- A quick search can often find someone with an issue similar to yours, and usually a solution as well
- Staff attempt to resolve all issues, leaving no post unanswered
- Test and pre-release builds of extensions are often made available here
Support Tickets
- Allow Pro and Life members to get even prompter, more reliable support.
- All tickets are followed through to completion and given priority over the forum
- Important Tickets converted into Knowledge Base items
General Support Policies
- Our team are happy to make house calls
- Every month team members suggest ways to improve our support
- Updates are released as soon are possible once a bug has been found and fixed
Tool and Video Features
Videos
- Over 100 videos and the intention to keep growing that number
- Videos grouped into pages with shadowbox popups, saving time
- Joomla and Mambo videos from beginner to administrator
- Videos covering installation and usage of our extensions
- Videos covering installation and usage of other popular open source extensions
- Videos covering internet marketing principles
Ninja Widgets - Nijets
- Multi platform with Mac and Yahoo widgets
- Google gadgets coming soon
- Designed to save time by replacing or streamlining common tasks
Site Tools
- Quickly and easily create css styles with our css wizards
- Make 80x15 information buttons in a few seconds
- Use our CSS cheat sheets to speed up your coding time
Nekkid Ninjas
- Stay abrest of the latest ninja news
- Hear about new extensions before they are released
- Get reviews of other extension providers and their wares
- Hear about the issues affecting an Open Source company
- Catch a glimpse of the people behind the ninja mask
Licenses
Save Money with Open Source Freedom
- Our extensions use almost exclusively GNU/GPL V2 or GNU/LGPL V2 licenses.
- Use our extensions on any number of sites
- Make as many copies of the code as you like
- Continue to use the extensions even after your membership expires
- No complex licensing restrictions
- You are not trapped into using us as your only support or developers by encrypted files
Modify Code When You Want
- No source code is encrypted (some JS is compressed for performance reasons, but source is available)
- Make changes yourself or hire other developers to - no more waiting for developers to answer you
- Read and learn from the code, improving your skills
Regain Control of Your Site
- No problems with 'phone home' scripts failing and disabling your site
- No issues with the a developer going out of business, leaving you stranded with encrypted, closed code
- No one telling you how many extensions you can install on which sites
- No headaches updating licenses when you move servers or change sites
- The comfort of being in control of 100% of your code, 100% of the time
Help Further Technology
- Take advantage of the 'community chest' to get study material to improve your skills and make your own extensions
- Open Source code contributes back to the community at large, allowing the next generation to learn more
- No proprietary license 'Technology dead end' where ideas are locked into our company's use only
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