The Custom Admin Access and Content Plugins Everywhere extensions have been submitted and approved on the JED. We want to send a big thank you out to Pierre Gazzola for helping us make them available!

The first extension is very useful to limit backend features (on a demo site, for example). The second is a handy plugin to allow your content plugins to function on non-article pages. Check out the listings for more information.

The Version Verification Tool, which has been out for a few months was recently submitted and approved by the JED. This great tool is essential for any Joomla admin or developer to verify the integrity of the core Joomla files. The package contains signatures of all Joomla files from version 1.5.0 to 1.5.15 (and will be updated as new ones arrive), which makes it a snap to tell if your system has been modified before you upgrade, develop, or go bug-hunting. Additionally, as some malware is silently inserted into core files, this provides a quick and easy check to see if you've been compromised.

Check it out, and please leave a positive review if you like it!

Version 2.5 of JFBConnect is now available. This version brings some great improvements along with much tighter integration between Community Builder and Facebook Connect:

* New user registration and returning user login messages can now be sent to your user's wall with a link-back to your site (API for 3rd party devs as well!)
* Community Builder default fields are now used when importing a profile

* Ability to always import profiles (every login, not just on registration)
For a full list, see the JFBConnect Changelog.

In the short period after it's release, we found a few bugs which rapidly moved the versions to 2.5.3.  Since then, things have settled down and we are now recommending all previous owners to upgrade.  Of course, we're always monitoring our support forums, so if you run into issues or need assistance, let us know!

Finally, if you enjoy, we'd always love a great review in our Joomla Facebook JED Listing!