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An open source CMS that’s vibrant, community-driven, super flexible and powering millions of websites: that’s how Mahmoud Magdy experienced Joomla. It was the first ever open source project he worked on: "It was challenging at first, but I loved how it pushed me to write better code and learn from others."

In this series, we explore methods and tools to test a custom Joomla extension. In this third episode, we’ll use PHPStan, a tool to examine and debug source code before the program is run. You don’t even have to write a test to catch bugs at an early stage.

If you use Joomla, you may have heard the term “dependency injection”. But what is it and why is it important? I’ll explain it as clearly as possible, to make it understandable for non-coders too. 

Sharing your experience shapes Joomla’s future. You can guide the next generation of Joomla talent. Joomla will grow from it, and you too. 

In this series, we explore methods and tools to test a Joomla extension. In this second episode, we’ll focus on Cypress as a tool for end-to-end tests.

While the 6.0 downloads growing, we look to the new release managers for Joomla 6.1. Last month we featured  Harald Leithner and now we turn our focus on Stefan Wendhausen.

In this series, we will explore methods and tools to test a Joomla extension. In this first episode, we’ll focus on PHPUnit for running tests. A practical guide: how to set it up, what to test, and… what not to test.

With Joomla 6 in the downloads portal: people updating their sites and building new sites on a fresh Joomla 6 install, attention now turns to Joomla 6.1. Now we turn to interview its release managers Harald Leithner and Stefan Wendhausen. 

There's a new Joomla User Group in town! Or not exactly "town": it's online. The Code Along JUG is a User Group for everyone interested in coding (regardless of experience level). Meetings take place on Zoom on every third Sunday of the month. 

Upcoming Hybrid Workshop: Exploring Module Overrides and Dynamic Effects in Joomla
Join us for an engaging and educational hybrid Joomla event, hosted by Laura Gordon and co-organized by the Joomla Users Group of NJ and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Whether you’re local or joining from afar, you can attend in person at Rutgers' College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick or participate virtually via Zoom.