New "Jitter" status update comp and plug

I have a system working at The Golf Space (my golf site) and TKServer (my geek site) where users post a typical "what are you doing" type of thing. It is a combination of joomla and twitter, so I call it "Jitter."

This is a simple php based (no ajax or .js to speak of) and currently allows only one message per member. Let's face it, our databases are finite in size, unlike facebook's so storing tens of thousands of old messages isn't needed for many.

The cool thing about being php based, is that if the person's browser has javascript disabled it will still work, unlike other systems who rely on .js. And from a "pageview" standpoint I want my advertisers to have more "impressions" so ajax stuff which doesn't refresh the page actually is hurting more than helping.

This is not a system which requires CB but does have CB integration. A non CB system can use this as well as a CB system...

Anyway here's the system so far:

1. Jitter component, which is the engine of the system.
2. Jitter update module where users can update their status.
3. Jitter latest module which shows the latest members, configurable to show "x" number of messages, usernames as well as linking to CB profiles.
4. Back end administration which allows an admin to go in and list, edit, delete Jitters.

Current status is "beta" mode. It is working on my two sites and Rapunzl's right now.

I'd like to get a couple of more people to try it out and report to me any problems or suggestions. I intend this to be a commercial system, but cheap.

PM me if you'd like to try it out. Joomla 1.5 compatible only. Not 1.0, sorry.

Post edited by: mediaguru, at: 2009/12/23 00:36

I'm underwhelmed by the response... Oh well.

Hi, hey i dont visit a lot this forums, so if you still needing testers, let me know.

I actuall like your idea, here in my country, we have slow broadband, so the highest is 4mb, most of the people best like fast sites instead of ajax and such. So it is a cool idea.

Only one thing is that i'd like it to have some sort of history, to show what they've been dooing :side:


so if you still need testers, just let me know :side: :side:

The system is close. I now have the latest user updates (Jitters) module close to done, and it is showing the CB avatar thumbnail too as an option.

Jitter is close to release. I'm attempting to attach a screen shot of the "Latest Jitters" module from my golf site to give you a flavor. I've brought in the CB framework so I can show CB avatars for the users, and in the module's back end I have css controls for displaying the avatar too.

Here's a screenshot of the Jitter CB Plugin: