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| − | To name your extension its an art and part of a marketing strategy. But you also need to stay away of name conflicts with extensions already listed at JED.
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| − | Extension names will impact in the extension structure and URLs after installed, so plan ahead!
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| − | == Choosing a name ==
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| − | === Using a name similar to another extension? ===
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| − | * Users could be confused and send bad reports or reviews to your extension but that was intended to the other
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| − | * Security reports for an extension with similar names could confuse users
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| − | * Just adding your company name couldn't be sufficient to make users aware of the differences
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| − | * You should stay away from brand disputes with other developers
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| − | === How to create a good extension name? ===
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| − | Be creative and think on a brand: think about marketing for your extension, not for others brand!
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| − | * Try to make up a new word for your brand name
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| − | * Choose a name thats easy and cool to pronounce
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| − | * Needs to be short as your XML and PHP files will be named after extension name. URLs on Joomla! sites will suffer too!
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| − | * Avoid descriptive names as they are longer and more difficult to promote
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| − | * To make it easy to search use your description text at JED, not the name!
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| − | == Extension names at JED ==
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| − | An extension name will be considered in conflict when its too similar to other extension. This is a JED Editors call.
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| − | When extension names are in conflict, JED will consider the first extension submitted, even if not published anymore.
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| − | The more recent ones will be required to change their names.
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| − | === Different extensions, different names ===
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| − | * Your extension name needs to be different from any extension already submitted to JED (company names not included)
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| − | * The extension name must be stated at the XML file tag NAME
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| − | * You should use the same name in your site when referring to the extension, especially in the download page
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| − | === JED entry name: the Do's ===
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| − | The JED entry name its approved by JED Editors
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| − | * XML file tag NAME needs to be the same as the extension entry name
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| − | * Components Admin menu needs to be the same as the Extension name
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| − | * The word "Free", "Light", "Pro" can be added to diferentiate two extensions from the same developper but with different distribution plans (as in non-commercial Lite version and commercial Pro version )
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| − | === JED entry name: the Don'ts ===
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| − | * Offensive words, political or religious statements.
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| − | * Extension types as they are not considered part of the extension name. This will be used only for the same developer extensions if required (module and plugin versions)
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| − | * Version number (there is a field for that)
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| − | * Price tags, commercial promotions or URL domains
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| − | * Company name or author name (there is a field for that)
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| − | == Joomla as a word ==
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| − | === Word "Joomla" and the extensions name ===
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| − | We at the Joomla Extensions Directory have a direct interest in maintaining the integrity of the Joomla brand.
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| − | As such, we cannot allow violations of the Joomla trademark, logo, brand, etc., to be placed in or linked from the Joomla Extensions Directory.
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| − | * An extension name can't start with the word "Joomla".
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| − | * Extensions that use "Joomla" or a derivative of Joomla in the extension name or the domain name need to be licensed by OSM.
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| − | You can find more information about our policy: http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/632-protecting-the-joomla-trademark-in-jed.html
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| − | === Joomla! Licensed ===
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| − | To be licensed you need then to fill one of the following forms to OSM:
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| − | * Joomla! Name and Logo Use: http://opensourcematters.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86
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| − | * Domain Name Request: http://opensourcematters.org/domain-name-use-request.html
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| − | * Extension name request: http://opensourcematters.org/extension-name-request.html
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| − | == Name registered ==
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| − | Where will JED look for the real extension name?
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| − | In the XML tags and code file names. Some special tags need to be the same (spaces not included).
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| − | === XML tags ===
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| − | as in:
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| − | <name>Jedi Lightsaber</name>
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| − | <menu>Jedi Lightsaber</menu>
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| − | === File names ===
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| − | as in:
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| − | mod_jedilightsaber.xml
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| − | mod_jedilightsaber.php
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| − | == Special cases ==
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| − | === Rebranding ===
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| − | If you need to re-brand an old extension and avoid conflicts in installed sites please talk with JED team first.
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| − | === Forks ===
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| − | Forked extensions have special rules to be listed at JED.
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| − | The extension name also needs to be changed and cannot use the old one so it is very clear that this is a separate project.
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| − | Please read: TOS - Extensions and Forks http://extensions.joomla.org/tos
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