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Difference between Sobi versions
Last updated: 15. February 2019
SobiPro and Sobi2 are both directory components developed by Sigsiu.NET. SobiPro is the follower of Sobi2 but developed from
scratch. SobiPro is developed continuously to include more features and improvements.
| SobiPro 1.4 | SobiPro 1.3 | SobiPro 1.2 | SobiPro 1.1 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component Type | Multi-Directory | Multi-Directory | Multi-Directory | Multi-Directory | Multi-Directory | Directory |
| No. of directories | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | 1 |
| License | GNU/GPL V3 | GNU/GPL V3 | GNU/GPL V3 | GNU/GPL V3 | GNU/GPL V3 | GNU/GPL V2 |
| Price | free | free | free | free | free | free |
| Joomla! 3.x | ||||||
| Joomla! 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joomla! 1.5 | ||||||
| Uses Joomla! Updater | ||||||
| Stable Release Date | 19 September 2017 | 28 August 2016 | 28 October 2015 | 28 June 2013 | 28 September 2011 | 3 October 2006 |
| Recent version | 1.4.11 stable | 1.3.7 stable | 1.2.4 stable | 1.1.13 stable | 1.0.8 stable | 2.9.4.2 stable |
| Last Release Date | 15 February 2019 | 29 April 2017 | 30 June 2016 | 28 March 2015 | 6 August 2012 | 18 July 2012 |
| Available Languages2 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 35 |
| 1 Joomla! 1.6/1.7/2.5 is not longer supported 2 as of May 2017 | ||||||
| Fields | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Manager | ||||||
| Core Field Types | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Additional Field Types | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fields for Categories | ||||||
| Category dependent Fields | ||||||
| 1 installable via Application Manager | ||||||
| Data Management | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Structure | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | PHP |
| Data Filters | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| HTML Filter | ||||||
| Nested Categories | ||||||
| Category Depth | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Frontend Entry Submission | ||||||
| 1 extendable by own filters | ||||||
| Access Control | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACL (Front-end) | ||||||
| ACL (Back-end) | ||||||
| 403 Redirect/Number | /6 | /6 | /6 | /6 | /3 | |
| Edit Control1 | ||||||
| 1 user changes visible first after approval | ||||||
| Listings Management | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Sorting | advanced1 | advanced1 | advanced1 | advanced1 | advanced1 | basic |
| Tags | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Alpha Index | ||||||
| Alpha Index Field | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable | entry/category name |
| 1 sorting by fields 2 via application 3 integrated | ||||||
| Views & Menu Items | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User's Listings | 1 | |||||
| Listings by Date | ||||||
| Section Menu Item | ||||||
| Category Menu Item | ||||||
| Entry Menu Item | ||||||
| Search Menu Item | ||||||
| Add Entry Menu Item | ||||||
| 1 list of entries via template possible | ||||||
| Search Functionality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search Function | ||||||
| Search Select Lists | ||||||
| Search Multiple Select Lists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Search Checkboxes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Search Radio Buttons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Priority Search | ||||||
| Search keyword Highlighting | ||||||
| Second Search Ordering | ||||||
| Range Search | ||||||
| Category Search | ||||||
| Search Results on Map | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Proximity Search | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,3 | ||
| 1 depends on the field type 2 via application 3 Google Map & MapQuest | ||||||
| Payment Settings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-per-Field Option | ||||||
| Pay-per-Entry Option | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Currency Sign/Format | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable |
| Tax Calculation | ||||||
| Paypal Gateway | integrated | integrated | integrated | integrated | integrated | integrated |
| Expiration Control | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Renewal support | ||||||
| 1 via Template setting 2 via application/plugin | ||||||
| Layout/Templates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template System | ||||||
| Templates for | all views | all views | all views | all views | all views | main views (3 |
| Template Language | XSL | XSL | XSL | XSL | XSL | PHP |
| Template Framework 4 | Bootstrap 3 | Bootstrap 3 | Bootstrap 3 | Bootstrap 2 | Bootstrap 2 | - |
| Template Settings | advanced | advanced | advanced | basic | basic | - |
| Template Development Support | ||||||
| Tableless/Mobile Ready | ||||||
| Code Editor | built-in | built-in | built-in | built-in | built-in | built-in |
| Template Overwrite | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Language Overwrite | ||||||
| Configuration Overwrite | ||||||
| Administrator Template Framework | SobiAdmin (based on Bootstrap 2) | Bootstrap 2 (Joomla; adapted) | Bootstrap 2 (Joomla; adapted) | Bootstrap 2 (Joomla) | - | - |
| Administrator Templates | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 via menu link for diff. categories/entries 2 XML 3 PHP, configuration 4 for default template | ||||||
| Extensibility/Add-Ons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add-On Interface | ||||||
| Available Add-Ons | more than 701 | more than 701 | more than 701 | more than 60 | more than 45 | more than 80 |
| Add-On Installer |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Plugin Manager |
| Remote Installation | ||||||
| Modular Concept | ||||||
| 1 as of August 2016 | ||||||
| Location Determination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Geolocation | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1 via application 2 integrated 3 via application/browser | ||||||
| Error Handling and Cache | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debug/Error Logging | ||||||
| System Check | ||||||
| Inspect Raw XML Data | - | |||||
| Raw XML Data limited to IP | - | |||||
| Data Accelerator/Cache | ||||||
| XML Cache | ||||||
| CSS/Javascript Compression | ||||||
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Published on Tuesday, 16 August 2011.
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