Mambo Developer

This week saw the premier of a second new resource for the Mambo community: Mambo-Extensions.com, a directory of extensions for the Mambo CMS.

The Mambo community has, for a long time, been in need of a user-friendly directory of extensions for the popular content management system. While a large number of extensions exist, they are not kept in one central location, they are maintained to various levels, and they are sometimes a bit arcane in description. The lack of an easy-to-use resource for identifying which extensions are available, current and useful is a common complaint of users – particularly those new to the system.

The Mambo-Extensions site provides easy access to a central repository of information. With a simple hierarchical directory, the site collects and organizes Mambo components, modules, mambots and other useful tools into a logical structure that makes finding what you need a straightforward matter. Users are able to add new extensions, review and rate extensions and report extensions with problems. Links to downloads are provided for all extensions in the directory.

Mambo-Extensions.com is only a directory resource and does not offer project hosting -- this is not a "forge" type site where developers can host and manage their projects. The site is currently loaded with over 50 of the most popular extensions to the Core, and hopes are that the community will become involved by adding new extensions and growing a useful database of information about which extensions are effective and useful – and which are not!

The site is free of charge for registration and listing and is open to all extensions, whether Open Source or proprietary. Visit the site at www.mambo-extensions.com.