vbSlideshow vs Joomlaworks Frontpage Slideshow

[PoetJA-1975]

Oh my - wonderful review. Thanx for the post - will definitely consider...

Jacquii.

[thebands]

I also installed FPSS last week with no problems. The only problem I had was trying to install it on vbAdvanced since there were no instructions for it, only for vbulletin. I found the solution in one of the threads at joomlaworks' support forum.

Other than that it's been a great addition to the forum.


See it in action:
www.theblueandsilver.com

[ArnyVee]

Wow, this is an interesting thread. I actually experienced the complete opposite.

I started with FPSS and received NO support at all. Luckily there were a couple of folks that I knew that had lots of computer knowledge that were able to help me get it adapted for my vBadvanced page. Unfortunately, the FPSS was giving me problems after the fact and having errors every 3rd page impression or so. I was not very happy at that point and still received no support, so I started looking around for another option.

I ran into Lionel online (can't remember if it was here or vBulletinSetup.com) and he helped me tremendously in getting the vBslideshow setup and I've been using it ever since!

The vBslideshow didn't give me any issues to install and it was mainly due to the fact that Lionel stayed on via PM and guided me until I got it installed and modified to my liking. I'm sorry, but that is customer support to the max! Plus, the main reason that I was considering vBslideshow was the fact that there were no queries and it had an option for audio to be added as well.

I will support Lionel because I have had no issues whatsoever with his support or products. As a matter of fact, I have referred LOTS of folks over to his products (and they've all been happy) so much so that I became an affiliate for his line of vBulletin products.

I would suggest that anyone considering either product should do their research and ask questions at their forums, etc. Trust your own judgement and don't use anyone's past experience to make your decision.

[Caddyman]

I run FPSS on a few vB site. TalkDelaware.com in particular.
FPSS has been great, but we now have a problem, upon upgrade to vB 3.7.x i have members having attach problems related to the plugin

This issue has recently cropped up on my site (TalkDelaware.com) and I just can't get it fixed....

Problem is, when a member clicks to make a new thread, they are presented with a new thread page, and can make a new thread no problem. BUT if while on the new thread page if they click manage attachments they get a "invalid thread specified" message in the attach popup.

This happens for all members, all forums, and doesn't happen for supermods and up.

It is definetly related to the FPSS plugin. If i disable the FPSS plugin ONLY, everything works as it should.

[scatro]

where is forum id ? :S

[siliconfinance]

Here are some detailed instructions on how to make Frontpage Slideshow work:
http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32193

[aztecboi2003]

I followed those instructions and I got this error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/content/n/i/c/dell2129/html/mywebsite/forums/fpss/mod_fpslideshow.php on line 198

[wobbly]

As someone stated earlier on in this thread there is a problem with my sites attachments since installing FPSS. Admins, Supermods and Mods seem to be okay but normal registered users are having problems posting attachments if they try adding them when starting a new thread. They are getting and "Invalid thread" error but don't get it if they post an attachment in an existing thread.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[MissKalunji]

Indeed very interesting thread...

I've tried the Front Page slideshow and gave up on it when i realize how many queries this could add. Sometimes 10-20 queries EXTRA which was unacceptable for me. Imagine yourself standard vbadvanced is about 10 queries add 10-20 for a total of 30 queries?

I tried to find a pirated vbslideshow to see how it was before buying i was sceptical also because of the price couldn't find none and ended up buying it. Nearly a year later i have to say that it is the best. I didn't have any problem installing it was fairly easy and even when i needed answers to any kind of question i got support on the spot via pm or even on his forum.

there is two downsides
- I agree on the Ioncube, i wish it didn't require it but with theives now a days most are using these.
- and i do prefer the Front page Slideshow design, i wish with Vbslideshow you could change the look and feel yourself with a few coding. But that's about it.

As for Lionel being rude i believe it would be mostly some people expect the world from a coder, expecting him to be there 24/7,let's be real he also has a life. I've also noticed from his board some people request help from a third party add ons that they would want to had to vbslideshow and no matter what Lionel says they end up leaving mad for misreading etc.

My Advice? yes read and search. but if you want something just "install and run" and easier on your server. Vbslideshow is for you.

If you rather have something that looks fancier and you have time to play around with it to get the results and queries is not an issue for you then Front page slideshow it is.

Keep in mind you GET what you PAY for.....nothing that comes with vbulletin is cheap....

[wobbly]

Originally Posted by wobbly

As someone stated earlier on in this thread there is a problem with my sites attachments since installing FPSS. Admins, Supermods and Mods seem to be okay but normal registered users are having problems posting attachments if they try adding them when starting a new thread. They are getting and "Invalid thread" error but don't get it if they post an attachment in an existing thread.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Bump!

Anyone help?