About Community Builder
Community Builder is a social networking and community management extension for Joomla websites. It allows site builders to create customizable user profiles, registration flows, and member lists.
Community Builder by Joomlapolis is a comprehensive extension for creating social communities on Joomla-powered websites. It provides the core features needed for social networking, including highly customizable user profiles, flexible registration forms, and searchable member lists. The platform is designed to be extensible, with a large ecosystem of add-ons. A key add-on, CB Paid Subscriptions (CBSubs), enables site owners to implement membership fees, sell access to content, and collect donations. Other add-ons provide activity streams, photo galleries, and user groups. Community Builder is a long-standing project, founded in 2004, and is suitable for a wide range of uses, from business intranets to clubs and organizations. Pricing is based on membership tiers which provide access to add-ons and support. Documentation and community forums are available for all users.
Pros & Cons
- Highly customizable profiles with a wide range of field types and layout options.
- Extensive ecosystem of add-ons to add features like paid subscriptions, activity streams, and galleries.
- Long-standing, mature product with a large user base and active community.
- Integrates with popular Joomla extensions like Kunena and K2.
- Core Community Builder extension is free to download and use.
- Many key features like paid subscriptions and activity streams require purchasing paid add-ons.
- The sheer number of options and configurations can present a steep learning curve for new users.
- The user interface can feel dated compared to modern SaaS community platforms.
Features
Key features
Build user profiles with custom fields, tabs, and layouts to fit community needs.
Create custom registration forms with a variety of field types and validation rules.
Display community members in searchable and filterable lists with customizable layouts.
Extend core functionality with over 34 add-ons for features like activity streams, galleries, and groups.
Provides a built-in, on-site private messaging system for secure member communication.
Additional features
Allows users to form connections with each other within the community.
Integrates with the Joomla CMS for user management and content display.
Displays forum posts from the Kunena forum extension on user profiles.
Integrates with the K2 content construction kit for Joomla.
Includes email confirmation and moderator approval workflows for user registration.
Organize profile information into distinct tabs for better user experience.
Offers 37 built-in field types, including text, images, video, and files.
Users can manage and update their own profiles through a dedicated editing interface.
Pricing
Annual plans
- CB Quickstart
- CB Paid Subscriptions
- CB GroupJive
- CB Activity
- CB Gallery
- Support Forums
- Promotions
- All Professional features
- All add-ons
- Beta releases
- API Assistance
- Coding Assistance
One-time purchase
One-time purchase for the CB Paid Subscriptions add-on, billed per 12 months.
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About Community Builder
Community Builder is a social networking and community management extension for Joomla websites. It allows site builders to create customizable user profiles, registration flows, and member lists.
Community Builder Details
Community Builder's In-App Market Place
Does Community Builder have an in-app market place?
Yes
How many Mini-Apps in the marketplace?
0
Mini Apps
Pricing Options
Plans
Annual plans
- CB Quickstart
- CB Paid Subscriptions
- CB GroupJive
- CB Activity
- CB Gallery
- Support Forums
- Promotions
- All Professional features
- All add-ons
- Beta releases
- API Assistance
- Coding Assistance
One-time purchase
One-time purchase for the CB Paid Subscriptions add-on, billed per 12 months.
Source: vendor pricing page →Accepted Payment Currencies
EUR, USD
Pros & Cons
- Highly customizable profiles with a wide range of field types and layout options.
- Extensive ecosystem of add-ons to add features like paid subscriptions, activity streams, and galleries.
- Long-standing, mature product with a large user base and active community.
- Integrates with popular Joomla extensions like Kunena and K2.
- Core Community Builder extension is free to download and use.
- Many key features like paid subscriptions and activity streams require purchasing paid add-ons.
- The sheer number of options and configurations can present a steep learning curve for new users.
- The user interface can feel dated compared to modern SaaS community platforms.
Community Builder's Support Options
Documentation
https://www.joomlapolis.com/documentationCommunity Forums
https://www.joomlapolis.com/forum/indexCommunity Builder's Alternatives
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