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==History==
 
==History==
To better understand the JomSocial Toolbar we need to go back in time and see how it evolved, and how did it worked before modern versions.
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To better understand the JomSocial Toolbar we need to go back in time and see how it evolved through time
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===JomSocial 1===
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At the early stage, JomSocial had pretty much basic toolbar which was used as '''internal navigation''' system<br/>
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This toolbar was very hard to manage. Including additional items to it was a nightmare for most users because it was only possible by creating plugin which will add the new set of menus, or, by hacking the core files which never was a good practice.<br/>
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Toolbar with more or less this design lingered till JomSocial 1.8<br/>
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JomSocial 2 brought up some massive redesign in design and functionality

Revision as of 15:45, 27 June 2013

Overview

It seems that there is a lot of confusion about what JomSocial Toolbar is and how does it work.
This article will explained what actually toolbar is and what can you expect from it.

History

To better understand the JomSocial Toolbar we need to go back in time and see how it evolved through time

JomSocial 1

Toolbar1.0.png

At the early stage, JomSocial had pretty much basic toolbar which was used as internal navigation system
This toolbar was very hard to manage. Including additional items to it was a nightmare for most users because it was only possible by creating plugin which will add the new set of menus, or, by hacking the core files which never was a good practice.
Toolbar with more or less this design lingered till JomSocial 1.8
JomSocial 2 brought up some massive redesign in design and functionality