SOBI2 is the best directory component on the Web for the Web’s best content management system – Joomla! SOBI2 has a large number of plugins that enable the details for an entry to really showcase a business, a band, a product, or just about anything else. File downloads, media files, video embeds, and even photo galleries can all be included in SOBI2 entries. At CorFun, we have used all these plugins in various projects. It was from a build project that we got the idea for improving the SOBI2 Gallery plugin to make it easier on the eyes and easier to use.

When was the last time that your image presentation in Virtuemart actually wowed a client? Okay, the default image handling isn't too bad. You get a thumbnail, which pops up into a lightbox. If you need multiple images, then you get a stack of thumbnails on the product details page - which also pop up into lightboxes.

Frankly, it's all a little ho-hum to say the least. Much of what we sell on our CorShops site is actually software, so we don't need the images so much. After all, we can demo the software and that helps sell the sizzle. But most of our development clients sell physical products, and they need to put these in the best possible light. And that light is usually not a 'lightbox,' which is why we created the FlyTabs Virtuemart Theme.