Joomla! World Conference 2026

When this issue of the JCM comes out, Joomla 6 has just been launched. A new major version of your favorite CMS has seen the light of day 🎉. And if you know our awesome, well-structured roadmap, you're probably not even a bit surprised by that, because it was announced ages ago: major new versions every two years. Which is, you guessed it, now, for Joomla 6.

Joomla keeps getting better, with automated updates, more options to tweak the built-in template, new custom field types and extended content versioning. 

Are you excited about Joomla 6? Interested in making Joomla even better? Join the global Joomla movement!

Check out this wonderful video, made by people from various Joomla teams:

Link to video on YouTube

There's always room for new volunteers, so if you see something in this video that appeals to you, don't hesitate to reach out. Let's work together and push Joomla forward!

Part of pushing Joomla forward is getting the message out to the world: if you're looking for a flexible, stable, safe and fast CMS that's completely yours, Joomla is it. And that's exactly what our authors do each month. They get the message out. They tell you about features, opportunities, clever tricks, ways to enhance your website. Every. Single. Month. And I love them all for this 😍. 

Enjoy the October issue - it's put together with you in mind, so if you see anything you like: share, share, share!

Full list of this month's articles:

This release wouldn't have been possible without the work of the Community Magazine Team, all the authors and all the people who patiently answered our questions.

Thanks to those who participated! Your contribution is very valuable to us.

The Call for Authors for the Community Magazine is always open, we are eager to receive your articles.

If you want to write for the Magazine, regularly or just once, drop us a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Contributed to this issue:
Anja de Crom (Co-Editor), Claudia Weber-Lenck (Co-Editor), Sandra Decoux (Creative Team), Viviana Menzel (Author & Maintainer), Louise Hawkins (Creative Team), Dan Atrill (Author, Editor, Creative Team), Jessica Dunbar (Author), Brian Teeman (Author), Bruce Scherzinger (Author), Richard Gosler (Author), Herman Peeren (Author), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Author), Marc Dechèvre (Author), Serge Billon (Author), Hans van der Meer (Author), Philip Walton (Author), Maria Skampoura (Author)

We want to thank also all the developers, leaders and volunteers who dedicated their time to answer our interview questions. The Joomla Community Magazine wouldn't be possible without the continuing work of all the volunteers contributing to Joomla. Thank you all for being part of the Joomla movement!

About the author

Before I got my current job as Coordinator Communications & Digital, I ran my own company for 25 years. The first 15 years I was a writer / editor / journalist / writing coach, but then I created my first website with Joomla... and I was hooked. I switched careers and became a website developer. My current job combines these two skills, so that's a win-win 🙂 

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Why I contribute to Joomla

To many people Joomla is just a tool. But if you look a little closer, you'll notice it's much more than that. It's a living system, raised and nourished by a community of volunteers dedicating their time to make it the best CMS ever. Without volunteers, Joomla wouldn't exist. It's not 'just a product'. Everyone who uses Joomla, can do so because someone, somewhere, contributed to it. I want to give back to the community that keeps Joomla alive.

And, probably needless to say: I love being part of that community. 

Contributing to Joomla by volunteering brought me so much: valuable experience, more knowledge and a better understanding of Joomla and its community, and the opportunity to work together with a crowd of lovely people all over the world.

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Some articles published on the Joomla Community Magazine represent the personal opinion or experience of the Author on the specific topic and might not be aligned to the official position of the Joomla Project

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