S5 Reservations

May

S5 Map it with Google

Category: Featured News

Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 06:15

Written by Super User

Map it with Google was one of the first free extensions that we released. After about 4 years of its being around we decided this months template would make for a great update to it. You now can choose between the old version or the new one display at the bottom of the homepage of this design (also scroll down and its at the bottom of this page too). The new version uses Google API to display a map with a marker to the address that you enter in the module admin. A user simply clicks the marker and they are prompted with a popup box to get directions. Clicking "Get Directions" will take you to google maps with your business address already entered so all they have to do is enter their address to get directions.

Screenshot of Ver2 Frontend:

Screenshot of Ver1 Frontend:

Screenshot of admin:

May

S5 Image Slide v2

Category: Featured News

Published on Monday, 14 May 2012 22:31

Written by Super User

This month we have updated the s5 image slide module to now include a switch in the admin so you can use module positions instead of just images! You simply choose either "module" or "image" mode. There are 10 module positions and each position is treated as a slide. The S5 Image Slide module also still allows for up to 10 images at one time and includes navigation arrows, play/pause buttons and preview images of each slide.

Features:

Choose from several effects
Up to 10 images
Up to 10 module positions if using module mode
Choose auto rotate or manual rotate
Show/Hide: thumbnails, navigation arrows and pause/play buttons
Set links to each image and define if they show in a new window or in the same
Set the width and height of the module

S5 Reservations

Category: Featured News

Published on Monday, 14 May 2012 22:29

Written by Super User

The S5 Reservation module allows you to take quick inquires from users on your site. Its simply a beefed up email/contact form. You can setup articles for different packages or items you have available for your industry and then the module will pull from any article category that you define in the backend and show in the drop down of the module. For this months design we edited and removed some fields and the language file to better fit a salon or spa style website. The module also has several input fields that are required for the user to fill out in order to submit and if they aren't filled in they will be prompted and forced to enter before submission. The module uses a sleek AJAX captcha that shows at the end before you submit the inquiry, it simply pops up and once you verify by entering the 6 digits you can then send the inquiry.

Features:

Powered by Joomla included core Mootools
Error checking on all fields besides extra information
Includes language file to support multi lingual sites
Calendar popups for the check in check out fields
Captcha included on form submit, powered by AJAX to confirm correct input
Choose any Joomla category to pull articles from
Hide read more in the drop down for articles
Enter the send to email address in the admin of the module

Screenshot of the admin area of the module:

The module will pull from any Joomla article category that you specify. In the article you can add images as we have done in the below screenshot:

If you leave any of the fields blank besides the extra information text box you will be prompted as the following image shows before you an submit the form:

The user can enter a date from the popup calendars that appear once you click in the text boxes:

The captcha popup shows once you have filled out all other required fields on the module. As you can see from the below screenshot once the code is entered the module shows a checkmark (verifcation checked via AJAX) and the captcha popup simply disappears allowing you to then submit the form: