CorFun is pleased to announce the release of its JMaps Joomla mapping suite 3.0 – now featuring custom map markers by SOBI2 Category! The JMaps suite includes plugins for mapping SOBI2 entries (Categories and Search Results), Community Builder members (User List mapping and export), and stand-alone mapping for custom XML files and feeds.

CorFun, Inc. has announced a major enhancement to its DynaTabs Virtuemart Theme. The new package includes an ability called "Multi Zoom," which allows up to four different thumbnail images to be activated by clicking and then present a "zoom" image.

Both DynaTabs and FlyTabs are excellent Virtuemart themes that have custom styling and tabs. While similar, they are very different in a lot of ways. This quick blog outlines the major differences.

Image menus are a hot design item, especially for getting attention to your primary products. You have one image to get attention, then when the user puts the mouse on the primary image, the image changes. The rollover image can be a different view of the default image, or it can be a completely different one. The image usually has a link so that it work as a "call to action" to get the user to visit the link.

Rollover menus like this are often done as Flash objects. That is a slick way to do things, but also an expensive way as these custom Flash menus can be quite costly. Once they are done, they are also impossible for non-technical people to edit. The Flash is fixed and final, so changes to your product line, event schedule, Website content, etc. will not be reflected in the Flash. At CorFun, we've dealt with this problem by creating an inexpensive Joomla module that gives you the rollover image menu effect, but without all the headaches.

Community Builder is at the heart of many Joomla sites. Inside CB, sites often have information about birthdays, addresses, kids’ ages, hobbies, locations, and all kinds of other interesting information. For sites that are built around social or professional networking, or even sites for churches and other social groups, being able to find members with something in common in a geographic area can be a great thing.

Joomla is the most popular Content Management System on the Internet.  SOBI2 is the most popular (deservedly so) directory component for Joomla. Community Builder is the most popular profile/user management system for Joomla. Bundle all of these things together, and there is only one thing missing – really outstanding Google Mapping!

CorFun launched our Visitme.biz line a few weeks back to cater to small businesses and ministries that need to get into the Joomla space, and then grow their Websites on an ongoing basis. We decided to branch into this level of service because, in a tight economy, many organizations just can't afford a big Web effort all at once. But many can do so over time, which is why getting into a Joomla-powered site is so important.