[Vtigercrm-developers] Preview of New Marketplace (Portal) for Extensions

Wed Jul 9 12:27:01 GMT 2014

Thanks for the feedback.

Bastiaan, thanks for the correction. the link should be
marketplace.vtiger.com

*Needing an extension loader will not make vTiger popular on shared
> hosting....**More reason than before to keep the manual install button!*

We are heeding the feedback from all of you and will be including the
manual install option in final version of 6.1

> *Creating an account in the store requires the username to be an email
> address. Bit strange and besides that , there is no mentioning of that. It
> asks for a 'desired' username....If only the email address is needed , I see
> no reason to ask for it again as username.*

We initially thought of picking a unique username automatically for each
instance. Later, we felt users might want to reuse same login on multiple
instances (allowing them to install paid apps on multiple devices,
developers can set limit for installs per purchase). We will be completing
this transition shortly.

Andrew,

*One more thing is installing store extension :-) I believe many users
> don't know what is CLI and have no access to terminal  as they are on
> shared environment. Worth consideration*

i did not follow this. Please clarify

What we would like to see is the possibility to try extensions before buy.
> It means that in store developers should have an option to expose link to
> online public profile with installed extension.

We will be providing the Try option in a couple of weeks time, in time
before 6.1 final version.

Simone.

> *now I can rate also if I didn't buy the extension. I think rating have to
> be limited to buyer.*

We will address this in a future update

Regards,
Sreenivas

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Simone Travaglini <
simonetravaglini at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> now I can rate also if I didn't buy the extension. I think rating have to
> be limited to buyer...
>
>
> 2014-07-09 13:20 GMT+02:00 Siam Translations LLP <
> info at siam-translations.com>:
>
>> One more thing is installing store extension :-) I believe many users
>> don't know what is CLI and have no access to terminal
>> as they are on shared environment. Worth consideration
>>
>> Andrew Smith
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Siam Translations LLP <
>> info at siam-translations.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Good stuff, just need more extensions... hope there will be good choice.
>>> What we would like to see is the possibility to try extensions before
>>> buy. It means that in store developers
>>> should have an option to expose link to online public profile with
>>> installed extension.
>>> I am also scared of prices. Some guys now charging crazy money for
>>> simple things - in my opinion this should be stimulated somehow.
>>> Another thing is services - I would like to give a chance to some
>>> developers to sell hours/service packages. It may help some less qualified
>>> users (like Andrew).
>>>
>>> 6.1 validation around the corner I guess?
>>>
>>> Andrew Smith
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Prasad <prasad at vtiger.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  I am excited to share a preview of the new marketplace with you. Here
>>>> is a Quick Overview for Marketplace
>>>> <https://marketplace.vtiger.com/docs/marketplace/#/>. Please visit
>>>> marketplace.vitger.com to access it.
>>>>
>>>> The new Marketplace is integrated with the Extensions Store inside
>>>> Vtiger CRM
>>>> <http://community.vtiger.com/help/vtigercrm/marketplace/about-extension-store.html>
>>>>  (6.1 and later) to allow users to install apps with 1-click. Users
>>>> can also browse and find extensions by visiting to
>>>> marketplace.vtiger.com. The new marketplace brings the following
>>>> features.
>>>>
>>>> *For Developers*
>>>>
>>>> From Marketplace, Developers can
>>>>
>>>>    1. Publish commercial / free extensions for open source and on
>>>>    demand users.
>>>>    2. Keep track downloads and revenue
>>>>    3. Encrypt and Lock extensions to a device
>>>>
>>>> *For Users*
>>>>
>>>>    1. Users can search and find extension from within the CRM or on
>>>>    the Web.
>>>>    2. Users can rate and review extensions
>>>>    3. Users can try the extensions for free for 1 week.
>>>>
>>>> Limitations
>>>>
>>>>    1. External plugins are not yet accepted on the marketplace (ex:
>>>>    Thunderbird plugin, Outlook plugin). We will soon be addressing this
>>>>
>>>> *Extension Loader is required on  CRM server*
>>>>
>>>> To install extensions through the Store in the CRM,  Vtiger PHP
>>>> Extension Loader will need to be installed. This is a proprietary
>>>> php-extension that helps to protect the php source files of extension.
>>>>
>>>> *NOTE: The php-extension binary (*.so, *.dll) is made freely available
>>>> for different OS and PHP versions. If you don't find a suitable one -
>>>> please send us an email.*
>>>>
>>>>  For more details, please view Extension loader documentation
>>>> <http://community.vtiger.com/help/vtigercrm/php/extension-loader.html>.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Vtiger Team
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> http://www.vtiger.com/
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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