Acid.JS Web 2.0 Component Library

Guestbook.XML 2.0

Guestbook.XML is easy to use, AJAX driven, crossbrowser and skinnable guestbook that will give your visitors pleasant Web 2.0 experience on your website.

The setup of the script is a matter of minutes, and the Admin panel offers 100% flexibility and killer customization options. The component uses flat files for data storage and mySQL is not required.

Each time somebody posts a message in your Guestbook.XML, you will receive a notification email.

Try Guestbook.XML Live

Core Features of Guestbook.XML

  • Fully AJAX driven
  • Easy installation, setup and custmization
  • Friendly admin panel, conforming the latest usability requirements
  • Powerful form validation on the client
  • Entry moderation
  • Profanity filter, customizable profanity word list and profanity replacement routine
  • Markup filter
  • Customizable notification email when a new entry has been submitted
  • Customizable thank you email sent to the person who has submitted a comment
  • Cool rounded corners of the form inputs and the entry boxes
  • Custom position of the form: above or below the entries
  • Extremely fast rendering and very small footprint
  • Privacy options
  • Entries archive
  • Option for permanent deletion of the archived entries
  • Custom maximum length of the submitted entry
  • No mySQL, the entries are stored in physical flat files on the server
  • Crossbrowser performance, supporting all major browsers (scroll down this page for supported browsers list)
  • Valid, semantic and accessible client output
  • 100% control of the features and appearance of the public page from the admin
  • Great, almost flashlike experience and fully skinned form controls

What's New in Version 2.0

  • Customizable thank you email
  • User-defined comments form position
  • Improved rendering and reduced server output
  • Rounded corners of the form fields and of the entry boxes
  • Easier installation, setup and customization
  • Cool Web 2.0 looks
  • Fully reconsidered, rewritten and redesigned admin panel, now completely AJAX driven
  • Improved and detailed manual
  • Three categories of submitted entries: approved, unapproved and archived
  • A number of bug were addressed and fixed

Screenshots

Browser Support

Guestbook.XML works with all major browsers. Internet Explorer 6 is not supported and such support is not planned. Internet Explorer 6 users will see a unsupported browser message and the component will not initialize.

  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Mozilla FireFox
  • Opera
  • Google Chrome
  • Apple afari

Differences Between the Lite and Full Version

The Lite version of the component that is available for a free download displays a trial message on the public page and in the admin of the component. The trial message is included in the notification and thank you email messages sent upon entry submission.

The full version of Guestbook.XML can be purchased via PayPal. The download of the full version is not automated - once I receive the payment notification I will send it to you as an attachment to the email you have provided for your PayPal payments. Click here if you wish to purchase the full version of the control. Guestbook.XML can also be bundled in a Creative Web 2.0 Bundle and you can save money and get other components from me at a discount.

General information about purchases from my website is available on this page.