The core functionality of this module works well but there are several significant issues. The customer service is very unreliable, at best. I found their support person very unhelpful, as they provided feedback and suggested doing things that I already knew for a fact would not fix the issue.
There is a bug with this module. When you click the read more link of any news item, the skin changes to the Edit skin (whatever you set on your site), so the visitor sees a complete change in the look of your site (unless you set the Edit skin to be the same as your Site skin). Further, there is not title displayed for the module after you click Read more. That just makes the module container look poor in my opinion. I struggled to get any useful help regarding this issue due to the above issue with support.
Here are some other things that aren't bugs, but just things to be aware of:
-Although you can assign items to categories, the category of a news item is not displayed anywhere. The user sees mention of a category only in the dropdown box used to filter news item by category. They basically use categories exclusively for backend administration.
-Although the module content is searchable, when you click on the link from any list of search results, it takes you to the first page of news items, regardless of which page the item is actually on. The url is formatted correctly, but the module does not correctly grab the info from the querystring and use it to jump to the appropriate page.
-When you're in the Manage News section and you click Edit on a news item, after you return from editing, you are sent to the first page of news items, regardless if the item you edited was on page 2 or 50. That's very annoying and it makes it difficult to edit your news item effectively.
There are other similar issues that could be easily fixed but I will not mention anymore.
posted on 5/17/2013
This module made it very easy to add videos to my DNN website and looked very professional. My only complaint would be that it limits the dimensions of my videos.
posted on 4/8/2013
This module was very easy to add to my site and worked great! When I upgraded to DNN 7 it worked with no problems.
posted on 4/8/2013
This is ok for basic sites, but if you build any site with EasyDNN solution or UVG, this SEO simply fails. I all but stopped using since their relations person told me the update to fix these issues were a year away. (I am sorry, but the release of the new Module version will be not earlier than on the 18.12.13.) so your saying Dec 18 2013!!
Skip this one.
posted on 2/10/2013
Easy, works as desired, but would love some additional options for a detail view etc
posted on 12/6/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you very much for your opinion.
We are always glad to propose you the customer development service.
All your wishes may come true.
Great Module, very easy to use, implement & style.
posted on 12/6/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Hello.
It is great pleasure to know that you like our Tab Box Module.
Thank you for your feedback.
Didnt like
posted on 11/30/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you for the commentary about our Free Skin.
Please try the other our Skins, they are not so poor.
Didnt like
posted on 11/30/2012
Coding Staff replied...
We are very sorry you don`t like our Free Skin.
Please try to use the other not free variants - they are much better.
Didnt like
posted on 11/30/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you for the feedback.
We are very sorry you don`t like our Free Skin.
Please try our not Free Skins - they are much better.
works great on DNN6
posted on 11/26/2012
Coding Staff replied...
That is useful and interesting commentary. Thank you for that. And thank you for using our products!
Awesome module!!
posted on 11/20/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you so much for your opinion, Justin.
Thank you for choosing our product.
Very nice module! Thank you for your work
Please, see an example use of this module
http://www.dvbi.ru/rest_minutes/play_list.aspx
posted on 11/17/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Good Day,
and thank you so much for your feedback!
The Module Looks very nice on your website`s page.
This skin is a coding disaster. The menus are malformed, no breadcrumb, I've tried to get support on it without any success. I ended up having to make all the corrections myself. They told me they were going to add code for a breadcrumb and never did. The skin itself is a nightmare to work with, since the z-axes are completely messed up and you can't even access the edit menus. Don't buy.
Also, re: the Twitter module I purchased with this skin—I am so frustrated with this module, it's not even funny. How hard is it to make a Twitter feed module work? Apparently, very. This thing is intermittently up and down—mostly down. I've spent days and long chains of messages trying to get support on it, without success. Do NOT recommend.
I recommend this product instead:
http://store.dotnetnuke.com/home/product-details/twitter-feed-15
posted on 11/9/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Hello.
Thank you for your issue. it will help us to be in progress.
I've now purchased two skins from this company, and both of them had errors, missing code, z-axis problems, and have generally been a pain in the ass to customize. Also, they're expensive. Do not recommend anything from Coding Staff. I've been building DNN sites for years, and have never had a tenth the trouble with other products as I have with theirs in the last year.
posted on 11/9/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Hello.
Thank you for your issue.
We try to do our best to develop and create a really good products. We will appreciate your comment in order to be in progress.
It does what it says it does - can't complain though wish for deeper and more flexible functionality Coding Staff did a good job and recommend this as a look-see ...
posted on 10/21/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Hello.
Thank you for your feedback.
We do our best to develop and create a really good products.
Coding Staff is responsive and willing to work with you to make sure you are satisfied. They have a nnice selection of relevant modules to choose from.
posted on 9/24/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you very much. We are so glad to be useful for you.
By far one of the best price/performance ratio products available in DNN Store. Easy and intuitive. Also easily solves the virtual directory problem in IIS 7.5 which is a typical MS convoluted mess compared with IIS 6. Thanks Coding Staff!
posted on 6/26/2012
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you for your positive feedback. We really appreciate it!
Love it!
posted on 6/1/2012
Good module!
posted on 5/11/2012
Nicely Done!
posted on 5/3/2012
Nice module, use it often in combination with my portfolio.
posted on 5/3/2012
Coding Staff replied...
We are glad that the module suits to your needs. Thank you!
Great module. Looks realy good on different websites.
posted on 5/3/2012
Thanks a lot for great service. Module works fine.
posted on 5/3/2012
I give it 0 stars. The skin does not work as indicated. The install video that is online does not match the files that you get in the download. Customer support is very lacking and almost non existant. I am still waiting to get files that were missing in the orignal download.
posted on 3/8/2012
Great Blog, We are very happy with this product. It is very customizable and easy for our clients to use. Easy integration with video, audio and other DNN modules makes this a top of the line Blog Module. Also nice that social media buttons are included.
posted on 3/1/2012
Elegant, simple and easy to set up. It does exactly what I want it to do.
posted on 2/26/2012
Simple to install, configure, and customize. A great little mod that doesn't try to do too much. Exactly what we needed to display a Twitter feed on our site.
posted on 11/30/2011
Perfect module to integrate twitter into yoru DNN site. Very easy to use and does so without a hitch. Thanks for the great module.
posted on 11/8/2011
I am disappointed with the level of service and support that I have got since purchasing this module. After installed an option came up through FB that led to the superuser being blocked - thus I could not test or use the product. Also Coding staff were not clear how the syntax of the URL direction to FB ought be (should be specific in the documentation). Thereafter I tried emailing them and using their support desk and emails were unanswered or no real attempt to resolve the problem was made. Tried ringing them via the # listed on their site, but just got unset-up voice box. I am going to buy another providers software if they do not resolve after making this post.
posted on 10/5/2011
Doesn't work on PowerDNN. Get the following error:
Can't find a valid license.
If you're using the module for the first time, please follow the license information link. You can activate your purchase or start a trial.
If this is not the first time you use this module, a license file might have been removed or renamed. Please check if you still have a valid license file. Learn more
Contacted support (had to open a ticket) and they instructed me to put a license.txt file in a directory that either doesn't exist or I don't have acess to.
Deleted the module and will use something else. Big waste of time.
posted on 9/20/2011
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Todd,
Sorry that we were not quite clear with you.
The DesktopModules folder is stored in the root of your website. You can get the access to this folder using FTP. FTP account can be requested from PowerDNN or any other hosting provider.
Thus, it was necessary to open this folder via FTP, upload license.txt there and restart application in the Host Settings (you should have Host credentials to the DNN website for getting the access to Host -> Host Settings page).
Sorry for inconveniences. We believe you will review your opinion about CS modules in the future.
Thanks,
Coding Staff Team
Product DOES NOT WORK. A real hassle to purchase, download and install. The nsoftware does not work, and you cannot select videos to play from the drop-down box. AVOID.
posted on 8/30/2011
Although it is a nice looking skin it won't work on an ipad. Support started great, it had an issue with long submenu names that was solved. But after discovering that it won't let me select a submenu using an ipad and asking them to correct the issue a couple times, a week has gone by with no answer. Hopefully this review will make them take some action.
posted on 8/26/2011
Great job and excellent support!
posted on 8/4/2011
This module is advertised as working with DNN versions 4.5 and above. We purchased the module and loaded it on DNN 4.9 and it generates an error message. I have contacted Coding Staff and supplied them with the error documentation. it has been over a week now and can't get them to answer my emails... Just crickets... Stay away from these guys.
posted on 8/3/2011
Coding Staff replied...
Hello James,
Sorry for delay on this point. We have contacted with you in the helpdesk.
We have posted the info about the troubleshooting of the error that you might have on DNN 4.x website here - Hello James,
Sorry for delay on this point. We h- les/news-module/news-module-faq
The error that you had could be appeared in the DNN 4.x if Ajax option had been switched off in the Host - Host Settings - Advanced Settings - Other Settings - Enable AJAX
Thanks,
Support Team
Looks great and works good.
posted on 7/29/2011
Nice working comments and feedback module with enough features to make it a worthwhile module for your DNN site.
posted on 6/19/2011
A nice working "contact" module. Offers just enough features to be useful and handy.
posted on 6/19/2011
It is too bad no one has came up with a way to offer an image "gallery" that can display both images and related html content which describes what the image is - a story about the image.
I purchased DNN portfolio in hopes it would serve a similar purpose. This is very difficult to add photos to say the least, no re-use of images on the server with no re sizing. Cumbersome, and difficult to use. If the names start with the same characters - only one uploads.
If you just need to have a VERY basic portfolio it may work for you; but with the lack of any real features I would consider an alternative first.
posted on 6/19/2011
posted on 6/11/2011
Extremely easy to use. It literally took me MINUTES to get the video player installed and set up on my site. I would highly recommend it to any one needing a clean, easy video player for their website.
posted on 5/18/2011
posted on 5/16/2011
posted on 5/16/2011
What a pleasure to install, set up and use! A nice piece of work!
posted on 3/29/2011
Used it, it was great and did what it was supposed to do.
posted on 3/28/2011
Awesome module...doesn't conflict with other modules on the page like another similar module does. Makes great menu.
posted on 3/18/2011
posted on 3/17/2011
Another Coding Staff success! Great stuff here.
posted on 3/4/2011
Anything Coding Staff makes is awesome. Highly recommend!
posted on 3/4/2011
posted on 2/10/2011
posted on 2/10/2011
I don't like the fact that product only works for 15 days while in trial mode. Since my development window was 2.5 months I had to explain to client during the demonstration phase why they could not see the calendar. A limit to amount of posts or a nag message would have been better than just shutting off. That being said, the module otherwise works great and I LOVE the fact that you can style using jQuery theme roller. Brilliant move!
posted on 12/9/2010
I'm disappointed with this module. It looks cool on the surface, but you are locked in to using the weird thumbnails underneath the player. You can make the thumbnails go away, but then you lose the "edit" and "delete" controls in the admin. We asked the vendor what to do about it, and they offered to charge us more money to fix it. That didn't work for us, as we didn't feel we should pay to make the module do what it should already do. Why pay them to fix their bugs? It's already an expensive module (we got the enterprise license). We ended up not using for our project.
posted on 11/21/2010
posted on 11/7/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hello, Could you please provide us with some details why you don't like the module and gave only 2 stars. So you have any troubles or smth else?
posted on 11/7/2010
Initially I was unable to install on a live site even though I had a receipt for a licensed copy. Requested an explanation and their support staff responded quickly and professionally. Turned out to be a misuncerstanding on how to fill-in license form. My mistake. Module appears to be fine; good support.
posted on 11/4/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hello, I would appreciate if you could update the review since the problem was resolved. Thanks.
Looks nice. Easy to Install. Great support.
posted on 10/23/2010
Very Easy to deploy! I was expecting to have to put my coding in from Twitter but did not. Very user friendly. No directions needed. I was posting to my twitter FROM WEBSITE IN MINUTES. I would recommend this module to anyone. SO FAR IT HAS WORKED WITH EVERY DNN VERSION FROM 4-6. GREAT DEVELOPER. 5 STARS
posted on 9/27/2010
Worked fine.
posted on 9/18/2010
Quick Pictures Gallery easily fits the bill if you are looking for some "pop" on your website but have a limited budget. This module is straight forward and easy to use - though you may have to make a minor adjustment to the web config... depending on your DNN install. In my particular portal I had to determine the best size for the thumbnails to avoid rendering issues - but that was the only glitch. Support was very responsive though the answer to my problem seemed a bit canned. I would like to see more options (especially for temporary vs. production) in domain licensing, but overall I rate this vendor and product as very good!
posted on 9/3/2010
Flash Banner and Slideshow has become a staple in my website development projects because it is affordable, straight forward, and easy to use. The overall install when smoothly - though I did have to update my web config. Support was very responsive as they answered all of my questions promptly. Any issues with domains are easily resolved - though I would like to see more options (especially for dev vs. staged vs. production) in domain licensing. Overall I rate this vendor as excellent!
posted on 9/2/2010
I purchased the source code of this module but the download provided does not include it. This company forces you to request it even though you already spent the money for it. Then the request goes into a ticket system which you need to register to.
A lot fo steps an effort... and no source ...
posted on 9/1/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hi Patrick,
We've sent the source code over. Reason we don't put it in the module you install on your site is because this will conflict with using licensing system we have, which is developed to allow users to download free trials of our products.
Please consider updating your review, I hope you are now satisfied with the level of service we provide.
Thank you,
Mikita
This is an OK module. It is very limited on what you can show since there is no control on the tooltip format. In addition, it adds multiple errors as far as w3c standards.
posted on 8/10/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hi Cesar,
Module is very simple and got a free trial. It is quite cheap also. Regarding W3C - yes, this is connected to flash embedding. Module used to validate fine when we developed it (over a year ago).
Cheers,
Coding Staff
Good and very functional. Developer has proven to be very generous with their update policy, and they continue to improve it substantially. I really like the module, templates, and functionality.
posted on 7/4/2010
What a fantastic menu - and free!!
I very much look forward to updates.
A particular mention about the support - quick, accurate and friendly. Sorted out a small alignment request within minutes.
Well done!
posted on 5/20/2010
The staff did a great job of fixing my issue with my hosting provider blocking the port.
posted on 5/6/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Mike,
As indicated in our help desk system you received a response within 24 hours of sending date. We are small team, so 24hr support response time is the best we can do. Usually we respond within 8 hrs, but last week were slammed with work.
In any case, it looks like your issue has been addressed.
Thank you,
Coding Staff
Great skin.
posted on 3/31/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Jeff,
Thanks a lot for your review. Btw, you can give it a higher grade if the skin is really great :)
Thanks,
Mike
A great module and excellent support. Coding Staff answers your questions and resolves problems quickly. ~Mark F
posted on 3/25/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Mark,
Thanks a lot for your review. Great pleasure to do business with you.
Mike, Coding Staff
Does what it says on the tin. Good and easy to use. Not a lot of options in terms of customisation but looks great from the start. Good value for money!
posted on 3/21/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you Ricardo,
We are working on a new version that will be much more customizable. Please follow updates via Twitter.
Thank you, Nick
This module is really nice and it solves an important problem.
When you have a DNN site with a horizontal tabbed menu and then want a small side menu for the pages under a specific tab, all you need to do is drop in this module.
It creates an accordion menu that enables the user to navigate around the child pages on the tab.
It looks great, works beautifully and when I had a question, I got a response back quickly. This was especially nice since the module was free.
Coding Staff has been placed on my A list.
posted on 3/9/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you Charles,
Appreciate your feedback. Nick
By far the best tech support I've ever had.
Support has spent a lot of time and effort on requests I had for MenuBox, which is a FREE module!
The module looks great and CS support is simply awesome.
posted on 2/23/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Thank you, Tom. Great pleasure working with you.
Error while installing when ultilizar prefix to tables in the database.
posted on 2/19/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Idera,
Please check new version of the module. We addressed the issue you experienced. Please consider updating your review, since it really affects our reputation.
Great navigation module and outstanding support. The JSQuery conflicted with another module and tech support fixed this in a few days.
Outstanding support!
posted on 2/15/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Thanks a lot, Tom. Happy to have you as a client.
I recently download it free from Snowcovered.
This is a nice and creative Menu for DNN Skins, I talked with their representative regarding Multi Themes and they provided me fast solutions, i am really thankful to them.
I will sure use in my DNN Skins after their approval .
Great work :)
posted on 2/7/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Thanks a lot Ali, you are welcome to use the menu on your skins.
Somehow my updated review wes not updated to Snowcovered. I have to make it now. So, Coding Staff was within few hours updated thair modules boundle with up to date versions. Thair support working really proffesionally. Modules are stabile, working fine and very well integrated within other modules using the poratl skin. 5 stars, they deserve it.
posted on 1/23/2010
Coding Staff replied...
Thankk you, Krunoslav. Great pleasure to work with you.
very nice skin , but i test it with dnn 4.x and it has many problems .
first there is no guide for installation.
second if you install it with dnn 4.x has many bugs.
i didnt test it with version 5.x and staffcoding they said its for dnn 5.x and up.
but coding staff is friendly staff and good support and i think they will deliver very powerfull dnn modules and skins and i like their work.
thx
posted on 12/26/2009
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Yaser,
Sorry about that, but the skin is not advertised as compatible with dotnetnuke 4.x versions.
It still works with 4.x but requires additional css tweaks.
We developed a guide on how to install our skins, Menu Box and Menu Box themes as you suggested.
Kind Regards,
Mike, Coding Staff
This product works as advertised and is remarkably simple to implement. Questions to the Coding Staff support team were answered immediately - they're friendly and very available. We'll be counting on them and their modules in the future as a reliable vendor putting out top-rate products.
posted on 12/15/2009
What a great product with the best and friendliest technical support I have ever received!
posted on 12/12/2009
Quick and easy. Great Price! No Brainer.
posted on 11/24/2009
Coding Staff replied...
Thanks Thomas,
Appreciate your feedback.
Mike, Coding Staff
This is really nice, easy to customize, and works great. What's even better is it's so easy to use, you can just grab the javascript from their site, and place a button anywhere on your page. If you want, you can also create your own button and set it in the script file.
Just to make it clear, this module links to the SHAREPOST service, but it's free. The 'email page' does not look very nice, so I turned it off and just use the links to social sites.
posted on 11/20/2009
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Miguel,
Thanks for posting this review, but it looks like you wanted to tag another product :)
An excellent high-Tech module that works great and above all without any bugs and errors . Easy to install and use.
I want to thank the support, that mindfully helps to solve all the problems and answers all questions carefully. Although if you read the user guid on Coding Steff's website you will not need any support or ask any questions at all:-)
posted on 11/11/2009
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Gita,
Thanks a lot for your review. Great pleasure to have you as our client.
Mike, Coding Staff
THIS IS A FANTASTIC MODULE!... SIMPLE AND AFFORDABLE! Not Over Priced! Whats also great is this module has a nice alternate image feature built into the module so that when you get someone who is a FLASH HATER...(possibly for security reasons) you can show them an alternate image such as a Gif file image. Some competitors of other rotating flash banners don't even try to incorporate that feature for their rotating flash banners. The Staff is quick with any questions or issues (if any that may arise) I strongly recommend this module. Its very well priced. And well priced is VERY IMPORTANT in today’s economy.
posted on 9/21/2009
Coding Staff replied...
Hello Reginald,
Thanks a lot for your review. Hope you enjoy using our module. I believe we added few new effects since you last post.
Regards,
Mike, Coding Staff
Really good product and does exactly what is asked of it.
Very, very impressed.
Highly recommended.
posted on 8/28/2009
Coding Staff replied...
Thanks a lot for your review Simon.
Please enjoy our product and don't hesitate to contact us if need any help.
Mike, Coding Staff
Nice module and very easy to use. Would highly recommend this product. I use another product from coding staff and they are both great.
posted on 8/27/2009
Works perfect as described. Installs in seconds. I love it when modules are perfect. This one is. You can buy it with full confidence that it will work as described.
posted on 8/13/2009
Nice Module and is just what I was looking for over 3D Stack, but still has bugs in it. No documentation or help buttons in the control. No Settings controls so be ready to start modifying the CSS when you get started and don't make it menu accessible until you are ready for it to go live. No image management.
posted on 8/10/2009
Now I finally have a use for Twitter! The module's good out of the box and the ascx is easy to fix up for one's own needs. Probably the easiest way to add simple announcements functionality to a website.
posted on 8/9/2009
This module has made one of our portal admins incredibly happy (they have over 3000 registered users).
I did encounter a glitch with the initial installation that was provided and had to contact CodingStaff to resolve the problem.
THEIR SUPPORT WAS INCREDIBLE! Within a few days, we finally discovered the cause of the glitch and they provided me with an updated package very quickly.
posted on 7/21/2009
Great little Module really easy to install and set up, took less than two minutes to have it up and running on my home page.
posted on 7/17/2009
Took a little fiddling around, but I got the FLV video to work no problem. It's a simple module, no frills or features, but hey, for 17 bucks, what do you want? It works.
posted on 7/2/2009
Great module. Great Support. Add in the ability to have multiple galleries and this would be a five start module for sure.
posted on 6/19/2009