Comments on: PhpFox, an out of the box social network http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/ Internet Marketing, the way it should be Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:06:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Mccann http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-4973 Mike Mccann Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:55:35 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-4973 Do not buy this software! I purchased it 6 weeks ago as the core for a swinging/dogging website. It absolutely sucks! It is so full of bugs it is not true and the support is appalling. If you dont believe me just try and find a contact address for the company? Apparently they are registered in Sweden (although they appear to trade from the USA) . I posted a critical comment about the software on their support forum and it was immediately removed!!! (so no negative comments can be found) Dont get me wrong, if you are an experiencenced PHP/smarty programmer you will be OK, but if not, dont go near it. The documentation is appalling, support is unhelpful (read the WIKI) and updates infrequent. Bug reports posted months ago still havent been addressed, An honest reviewer Mike Do not buy this software!

I purchased it 6 weeks ago as the core for a swinging/dogging website.

It absolutely sucks!

It is so full of bugs it is not true and the support is appalling.

If you dont believe me just try and find a contact address for the company?

Apparently they are registered in Sweden (although they appear to trade from the USA) .

I posted a critical comment about the software on their support forum and it was immediately removed!!! (so no negative comments can be found)

Dont get me wrong, if you are an experiencenced PHP/smarty programmer you will be OK, but if not, dont go near it. The documentation is appalling, support is unhelpful (read the WIKI) and updates infrequent. Bug reports posted months ago still havent been addressed,

An honest reviewer

Mike

]]> By: Kyle http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2432 Kyle Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:33:32 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-2432 Heh I Am using this product. I currently run a ravewebsite <a href="http://www.ravesquare.com" rel="nofollow">Check it out its growing.</a>. I really like it. it looks nice and reacts very well. The only problem I am having is it needs a downloads section were you can submit "files" Heh I Am using this product. I currently run a ravewebsite Check it out its growing.. I really like it. it looks nice and reacts very well. The only problem I am having is it needs a downloads section were you can submit “files”

]]> By: Bad Wolf Affiliates » Blog Archive » Php fox review http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2030 Bad Wolf Affiliates » Blog Archive » Php fox review Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:52:48 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-2030 [...] fox review Posted on November | 13th | 2008 Posted by admin A review of the community script phpfox, its seo and upgradeability using modules. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] [...] fox review Posted on November | 13th | 2008 Posted by admin A review of the community script phpfox, its seo and upgradeability using modules. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

]]> By: Adventures in Local SEO | Paul Gannon's SEO and Internet Marketing Blog http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Adventures in Local SEO | Paul Gannon's SEO and Internet Marketing Blog Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:47:34 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-1992 [...] unstable, and it caused me nothing but trouble. However, it looks much more promising than before. Glowleaf recommends phpfox, but I almost always prefer to go open source (because I’m cheap and like the faster [...] [...] unstable, and it caused me nothing but trouble. However, it looks much more promising than before. Glowleaf recommends phpfox, but I almost always prefer to go open source (because I’m cheap and like the faster [...]

]]> By: Glowleaf http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1963 Glowleaf Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:35:25 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-1963 Yes, I discussed elgg on the comments at the previous phpfox post. My server does not support it, and I really wanted to try it, it looks damn impressive and sleek. Tell us more on the blackhat tricks you can do with it, I am interested. Yes, I discussed elgg on the comments at the previous phpfox post. My server does not support it, and I really wanted to try it, it looks damn impressive and sleek.

Tell us more on the blackhat tricks you can do with it, I am interested.

]]> By: Ed Charkow (blackhatdigest) http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1962 Ed Charkow (blackhatdigest) Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:17:28 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-1962 You should also check out elgg.org's open source solution. Top notch for what it is. From the black hat side there are tons of things you can do - like importing feeds from sites, etc.. You should also check out elgg.org’s open source solution. Top notch for what it is.

From the black hat side there are tons of things you can do – like importing feeds from sites, etc..

]]> By: Glowleaf http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1948 Glowleaf Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:09:40 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-1948 Social bookmarking is not the same as social networking. As for your Pligg site, since you want a reddit clone, why not actually use reddit's code? Its open source now. But sure, you can email me at glowleaf@gmail.com, I love bouncing around. Social bookmarking is not the same as social networking. As for your Pligg site, since you want a reddit clone, why not actually use reddit’s code? Its open source now.

But sure, you can email me at glowleaf@gmail.com, I love bouncing around.

]]> By: argh http://www.glowleaf.net/phpfox-an-out-of-the-box-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1947 argh Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:33:33 +0000 http://www.glowleaf.net/?p=645#comment-1947 Glowleaf, thanks for this review. phpfox sounds like a good package. I have a couple of sites that might work well for this. One of them was conceived as more of a reddit type site, but I'm thinking that this might work better. I'm using Pligg at the moment. The other is a wordpress site, is much older than the first one. I first thought of it as a community-type site, before myspace and facebook took off so well; more of a bbs kind of thing. They're both in roughly the same niche ( the older one is a more specific subset of the younger one ). I like pligg cuz it's free ( duh ) but I'm not married to it. I'm a little more protective of this niche than, say, Canon Digital Cameras; would you be up to me bouncing a couple of ideas off you via email? Glowleaf, thanks for this review. phpfox sounds like a good package.

I have a couple of sites that might work well for this. One of them was conceived as more of a reddit type site, but I’m thinking that this might work better. I’m using Pligg at the moment. The other is a wordpress site, is much older than the first one. I first thought of it as a community-type site, before myspace and facebook took off so well; more of a bbs kind of thing.

They’re both in roughly the same niche ( the older one is a more specific subset of the younger one ).

I like pligg cuz it’s free ( duh ) but I’m not married to it. I’m a little more protective of this niche than, say, Canon Digital Cameras; would you be up to me bouncing a couple of ideas off you via email?

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