Examining the case for Joomla 4 certificates

2023-March-Certification

So what's certification all about and why does it matter?

Is it worth creating a Joomla 4 certification and would those who did the Joomla 3 certification want to become retested against Joomla 4?

What does a Joomla 4 certificate bring to Joomla and more important, who is going to make it happen?

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Who to blame when a Joomla release has a bug

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I was privileged - and I mean privileged - to watch the release of Joomla 4.2.7.

It went wrong, there was a bug, and according to some on social media the sky was about to fall in, but what unfolded was impressive and makes me feel that Joomla is in good hands.

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To us, the people of Joomla

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We’ve all read it, probably more than once: Joomla’s beating heart is the community

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What did 2022 bring for Joomla?

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What did 2022 bring for Joomla? 

More awards than ever before followed by growth after many years of decline. 

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Holopin and Joomla, a partnership worth celebrating with a badge!

January-Holopin

Gamification of testing is something often discussed in the threads of Joomla discussions.

Wouldn't it be a great idea if we could reward those volunteers who are doing the work hard and putting in the time with something fun and creative? Well, now we can!

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Joomla, may we have your votes please?

January-Elections

There's no such thing as a vote that doesn't matter.
(Obama)

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Me, Joomla & The Universe

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The temperature was mild and sunny that February morning, despite being in Scotland. The dust from the fall of the Berlin Wall was still in the air and there I was, talking to Richard, the husband of the focalizer of a workshop that was taking place in Findhorn, the community I was visiting.

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Joomla rising - how hard work and a good attitude can make all the difference

December-J4ontherise

Joomla had not shown growth since 2016 - 2017 and that was just 0.1%. Over 60 months of the line going down or remaining level. So in early June when the w3tech graph showed a small uptick which wiggled back and forth between a tiny up and baseline flat there was some hope for change.

At the time of going to print Joomla has grown 0.2% in both usage of CMS and usage of the entire web in 6 weeks. Let us explore why

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Joomla Community Magazine highlights of 2022

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As 2022 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what happened in the Joomla Community Magazine in the past twelve months. Team members Luca Marzo, Anja de Crom, Hans van der Meer and Phil Walton look back on the past year and forward to the next.

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Mattermost - Tips, Tricks and Playbooks

December-Mattemost

In this article, we'll discover Playbooks and other interesting tips to get the most out of Mattermost.

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