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Difference between Sobi versions
Last updated: 31. May 2021
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 2.0 | SobiPro 1.5/1.6 | 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 | Multi-Directory | Multi-Directory | Directory |
| No. of directories | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | 1 |
| License | GNU/GPL V3 | GNU/GPL V3 | 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 | free |
| Joomla 4 | ||||||||
| Joomla 3 | ||||||||
| Joomla 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joomla 1.5 | ||||||||
| Uses Joomla updater | ||||||||
| Stable release date | ? | 29 November 2019 | 19 September 2017 | 28 August 2016 | 28 October 2015 | 28 June 2013 | 28 September 2011 | 3 October 2006 |
| Recent version | - | 1.6.4 stable | 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 |
| Framework version | - | 1.5 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Semantic versioning | 3 | |||||||
| Last release date | ? | 28 May 2021 | 15 February 2019 | 29 April 2017 | 30 June 2016 | 28 March 2015 | 6 August 2012 | 18 July 2012 |
| Available languages2 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 35 |
| 1 Joomla <= 2.5 is not longer supported 2 as of July 2020 3 since 1.6 | ||||||||
Fields |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.4/1.5/1.6 | SobiPro 1.3 | SobiPro 1.2 | SobiPro 1.1 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| Fields manager | |||||||
| Core field types | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Additional field types | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fields for categories | |||||||
| Category dependent fields | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1 installable via Application Manager 2basic | |||||||
Data Management |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.4 to 1.6 | SobiPro 1.0 to 1.3 | Sobi2 | |
| Data structure | XML | XML | XML | PHP |
| Data encryption | ||||
| Data filters | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| HTML filters | ||||
| Nested categories | ||||
| Category depth | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Frontend entry submission | ||||
| 1 extendable by own filters | ||||
Access Control |
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| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.2 to 1.6 | SobiPro 1.1 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | ||
| ACL (front-end) | ||||||
| ACL (back-end) | ||||||
| 403 redirect/number | /6 | /6 | /6 | /3 | ||
| Edit control1 | ||||||
| 1 user changes visible first after approval | ||||||
Listings Management |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.5/1.6 | SobiPro 1.0 to 1.4 | Sobi2 | |
| Entry sorting | advanced1 | advanced1 | advanced1 | basic |
| Front-end sorting | ||||
| Tags | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Alpha index (AI) | ||||
| Alpha index field | adjustable | adjustable | adjustable | entry/category name |
| Category dependent AI | ||||
| 1 sorting by fields 2 via application 3 integrated | ||||
Views & Menu Items |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.1 to 1.6 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| User's listings | 1 | |||
| Listings by date | ||||
| Alpha listings | ||||
| Section view menu | ||||
| Category view menu | ||||
| Entry view menu | ||||
| Search form menu | ||||
| Entry form menu | ||||
| 1 list of entries via template possible | ||||
Image Handling |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.6 | SobiPro 1.4/1.5 | SobiPro 1.1 to 1.3 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| Image resize | ||||||
| Image crop | ||||||
| Image rotation | ||||||
| WEBP Image support | ||||||
| Image gallery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Image framework | ||||||
| EXIF support | ||||||
| 1 via application/plugin | ||||||
Search Functionality |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.5/1.6 | SobiPro 1.2 to 1.4 | SobiPro 1.1 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| 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 | |
| Search input boxes | 1 | |||||
| Priority search | ||||||
| Search keyword highlighting | ||||||
| Second search ordering | ||||||
| Sorting results by field | ||||||
| Range search | ||||||
| Category search | ||||||
| Search results on map | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Radius search | 2,3,4 | 2,3,4 | 2 | |||
| Proximity search | 2,3,4 | 2,3,4 | 2,3 | 2,3 | ||
| Front-end results sorting | ||||||
| 1 depends on the field type 2 via application 3 Google, MapQuest 4 Leaflet | ||||||
Payment Settings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.3 to 1.6 | SobiPro 1.2 | SobiPro 1.1 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| 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 | ||||||
| Discounts | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1 via Template setting 2 via application/plugin | ||||||
Layout/Templates |
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| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.4 to 1.6 | SobiPro 1.2/1.3 | SobiPro 1.1 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| 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 framework4 | Bootstrap 2/3/4/5 | Bootstrap 3 | Bootstrap 3 | Bootstrap 2 | Bootstrap 2 | - |
| Template settings | advanced | advanced | advanced | basic | basic | - |
| LESS compiler | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Font framework4 | Font Awesome 3/4/5 free + Google Materials | Font Awesome 4 | Font Awesome 4 | Font Awesome 3 | Font Awesome 3 | - |
| Administrator template framework | Dirgis Kedar (based on Bootstrap 5) | SobiAdmin (based on Bootstrap 2) | 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 |
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| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.5/1.6 | SobiPro 1.2 to 1.4 | SobiPro 1.1 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| Add-on interface | ||||||
| Available add-ons | 571,2 | 572 | > 702 | > 602 | > 452 | > 802 |
| Native add-ons | 291 | 291 | 21/25/28 | 19 | 17 | 8 |
| Add-On installer |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Application Manager |
Plugin Manager |
| Repository for add-ons | ||||||
| Modular concept | ||||||
| 1 as of July 2020 2 according JED | ||||||
Location Determination |
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| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.4 to 1.6 | SobiPro 1.0 to 1.3 | Sobi2 | |
| Google Maps | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MapQuest maps | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Leaflet maps (OSM) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Geolocation | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1 via application 2 integrated 3 via application/browser | ||||
Error Handling and Cache |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SobiPro 2.0 | SobiPro 1.1 to 1.6 | SobiPro 1.0 | Sobi2 | |
| 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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User documentation
(recently updated or new documents)
- Release and Road Map of SobiPro and its Applications
- Changelog List
- Requirements
- Difference between Sobi versions
- Calendar Field Nodes (Entry Form)
- Calendar Field Nodes (Views)
- Calendar Field Configuration
- Installation of Calendar Field via Repository
- Calendar Field Installation
- General Section Configuration (Template)
New & updated apps
SobiPro 1.x updates
updated
Full installation package with sample data.
