The 15th edition of the Dutch JoomlaDays!

May-JDNL-2023

After a few years of no Dutch JoomlaDays, it was finally time again!
On Friday 12 and Saturday 13 May 2023, the Joomla Netherlands Foundation organized the JoomlaDagen for the 15th time. The ROC in Tilburg (a school focused on IT education) was our host for this edition. We have been given three rooms to organize the sessions in, in addition to the general room where the canteen was also located.

Continue reading
  9070 Hits
9070 Hits

JoomlaDayUSA 2023 - Texas and Beyond

May-JD-USA

JoomlaDayUSA, in its third year, was finally able to meet in person. The conference was held entirely virtual for the first two years - which was a challenge in and of itself. 2023's conference, held in Austin, Texas, was also attended worldwide in a hybrid format. This statement screams success to those who took an idea and brought it to life four years ago.

Continue reading
  175 Hits
175 Hits

Joomla at FOSS Backstage 2023: A Recap

April-FOSS

FOSS Backstage is an annual conference in Berlin that is all about the behind-the-scenes work at open source projects, from community management to leadership. Robert Deutz, Sigrid Gramlinger, Jules Weigel, and I were lucky to attend on March 13th and 14th on behalf of Joomla. We all learned a lot from the diverse and engaging sessions, all of which were recorded and are freely available. Here are some of my top takeaways from the two days of learning and networking!

Continue reading
  418 Hits
418 Hits

How I grow with Joomla - Olivier Buisard

April-Olivier-Buisard

There are events, people, that illustrate the international and building side of Joomla.
Olivier Buisard of Simplifyyourweb grew up in France but his career path brought him closer to Open Source Matters' headquarters. Since then, he has lived in New York, but still has ties to his home country.

Continue reading
  612 Hits
612 Hits

Case Study - It is not even about Joomla, yet

2023-March-UniviersityBrasilia

When I say that a webpage speaks a lot about its owner, be it a company, a government agency, a project or a person, I am not talking about its contents and layout. I am referring to many things that become explicit when approaching the process of crafting a page for any of them.

Continue reading
  694 Hits
694 Hits

Community Events in Joomla Coming back to you!

2023---JCM-Template-Events

After several long years of virtual-only or very few Joomla! Events, our community has come back strong! Our Joomla User Groups are getting back together both virtually and in person. Event committees have been collaborating to start again with Joomla Day events, Joomla Camp events, and other creative events. Some events are in person, others are virtual. We are in a new world where we can give each other hugs and collaborate from across the ponds! Let’s highlight three great events: one ongoing, two coming up.

Continue reading
  488 Hits
488 Hits

Me, Joomla & The Universe

January-Universe

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.

Continue reading
  757 Hits
757 Hits

Tribute to Marco Dings

January-Marco

In the past days the Joomla Community has been hitted by very sad news, Marco Dings, a beloved Joomla contributor passed away. 

Continue reading
  545 Hits
545 Hits

I create the website for my business for free with Joomla - Part 2

November-JoomlaBusiness

Welcome on this 2nd episode of I create the website for my business for free with Joomla where you will learn amazing and useful things to continue building your project.

Continue reading
  1064 Hits
1064 Hits

The Joomla Force is strong in Central Europe

October-DACH

The German-speaking Joomla community has always been well-connected - now the connection has been strengthened.

On September 23 and 24, the joint JoomlaDay DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) took place in Bad Hersfeld (Germany) and the feedback was extremely positive.

Continue reading
  1085 Hits
1085 Hits