Know Joomla Extensions better

At present, Joomla.org serves 8062 extensions, some of which may be duplicates, i.e. if you are looking for a blogging system and go to the blog category and search for it, you will probably find many codes. Hence, how would you come to know which is the right pick?

Perhaps, you can narrow down your search with advanced search: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/advanced-search

Category :-

If you are aware of the category you are in search of, then you may click on the drop down menu and select your category. For example, the Blogging Software is located under the main category of News Production. But, if you don't know where you category might be placed, simply click on “All Categories” on the left navigation links section and all categories of the extensions will crop up. Then to find your category, simply use the find option of your browser and there you go, you will locate your topic easily and quickly. This is one of the best and simplest ways to narrow down your search.

Extension Name :-

Leave this option blank unless you know the specific extension you want.

Description :-

You may insert some keywords if you could not find a category.

License :-

Again, leave this option blank unless you are certain.

Type :-

Select either commercial or non-commercial, or leave blank.

Compatibility :-

A second way to narrow your search. Select the most appropriate version of Joomla that you want.

Extension includes :-

Components are mini-applications and can be utilized all over a page. The working in the whole site is changed by Plugins, which are usually transparent to us after installation. Yet again, you may leave this option blank.

Filenames :-

Leave this option blank unless you are certain.

Installs As :-

Leave this option blank unless you are certain.

Examine every potential extension :-

Go through your Advanced Search Results. Read all the brief descriptions under the extensions and see whether they match your requirements. Underneath the product's name, there will star rating along with the number of votes of that product – take them into notice. Then, read the reviews if any. If there are zero votes and zero stars, it only means its a brand-new product. Other than this, if products have more than 10 reviews, read them. Because there are chances of getting fake reviews if they are less than 10 in number, if there are more reviews, some of them might be genuine. Looking at all these aspects, make up your mind and select an appropriate Joomla Extensions for yourself.

You need not worry, in most cases the reviews and star rating and voting is a perfect guide for you to land up with the kind of Joomla extension you were looking for, whether it is Joomla Extensions 1.6, or Joomla Extensions 1.5, you will find the right extension!