As an organization that has built a wide variety of nonprofit websites in Joomla!, we’ve come across some low-cost, go-to components and modules that have made a big difference for the organizations we serve. Here are a few of our favorite components and why they made our list.
RSFirewall helps to safeguard your site from cyberattacks by offering the ability to track login attempts, block-brute force attempts, implement advanced filters, blacklist and whitelist IP addresses, password protect your administrator folder, and lock down your site in case of emergency.
RSForm Pro is an easy-to-use, customizable form creation tool that lets you build countless forms on your website, save data in the back end of your site, and receive admin and user emails upon submission.
JoomShopping is a great eCommerce solution, which provides a seamless checkout process for buyers. Please note, add-on extensions need to be purchased in order to allow for order exports, some tax situations, and coupon codes.
VJ Calendar
If you’ve been looking for a tool to replace the Gcalendar extension, previously used to display a Google Calendar on your website, VJ Calendar is a comparable solution. This component allows you to quickly and easily embed your Google calendar on an events page of your site.
If you’ve been looking for a tool to replace the Gcalendar extension, previously used to display a Google Calendar on your website, VJ Calendar is a comparable solution. This component allows you to quickly and easily embed your Google calendar on an events page of your site.
Preachit
If you manage a church website and want to post sermons online, Preachit provides an excellent tool to display sermon audio, video, notes, passages, and more. This tool allows you to identify each sermon by series, speaker, and passage, giving your users an easy way to search for and find just what they’re looking for.
If you manage a church website and want to post sermons online, Preachit provides an excellent tool to display sermon audio, video, notes, passages, and more. This tool allows you to identify each sermon by series, speaker, and passage, giving your users an easy way to search for and find just what they’re looking for.
WorkForce
The WorkForce component is a great tool to introduce your staff and provide individual contact info for each staff member. This component allows you to easily organize and display photos, bios and contact info for each of your team members.
The WorkForce component is a great tool to introduce your staff and provide individual contact info for each staff member. This component allows you to easily organize and display photos, bios and contact info for each of your team members.
This module allows you to display a thermometer alongside a fundraising campaign page to accurately capture your progress. The amounts need to be manually entered into the module as funds are raised, but if you’re looking for something you can update yourself as funds come in, the Donation Thermometer is a great tool. We typically add our own css to style it.
If you have found any great Joomla! components worth sharing, let us know. Stay tuned for more helpful resources in future posts.