You have a SOBI2 Directory with both category listings and a search page that serves up great results. Your directory may be of businesses, or products, or even people. Regardless of what you are listing in your SOBI2 directory, one thing is certain. You want people to browse multiple listings to make sure they get all the relevant information they need. But how can you encourage users of your directory to actually look at more entries? The trick is to keep the user on the page with all the category or search listings and load the details in a Shadowbox popup!

The JMaps solution from CorFun first provided Webmasters with SOBI2 directories the option of loading details in a Shadowbox, instead of redirecting to a new page. That made a lot of sense, since the goal was to keep the user on the same page as the overall map. The net result, since the release of JMaps, has been that Webmasters have seen an explosive increase in sales and satisfaction. No more forcing users to back arrow on the browser to see more options!

While not all SOBI2 directories need a mapping solution, it is hard to imagine a directory that wouldn't benefit from encouraging visitors to browse more entries. So the team at CorFun is proud to announce that we are making a new SOBI2 plugin, SOBI2 Shadowbox Details, available immediately.

This plugin lets you show your SOBI2 entry details in a Shadowbox popup. It can work with either Search Results, Category page listings, or both. The installation and configuration are extremely simple. The plugin is compatible with both Joomla 1.0 and 1.5, and it can work with the original Google Mapping for SOBI2 Search Results! If you have a site which is already live and stable with the original search mapping, then just add this plugin to enhance the user experience.

To demo this great new plugin, please click here. To see learn more about SOBI2 Detail Shadowbox, please click here.