Joomla! World Conference 2026

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. 

In 2009 I started working with Joomla, not knowing anything about webdesign. I joined a JUG in 2012, two months later I was co-organizer :) (and stayed co-organizer for about five years).

I loved working with Joomla so much that I started projects, just to be able to create a website for them. That's when I thought: hey, maybe it's time for a career switch. In 2014 I decided to go pro with Joomla and switch to webdesign instead of writing. 

Volunteer work

I already mentioned the JUG. After that I did a number of other things over the years:

  • Writer: I wrote articles about Joomla in a Dutch webdesigner magazine.
  • Speaker at JUGs and JoomlaDays.
  • Member of the Dutch JoomlaDagen team for three years.
  • Member of the team that organized all three editions of Joostock (a Joomlacamp/unconference event).
  • Editor of the Dutch Joomla web agency brochure, a brochure webdesigners can use to convince their potential clients that Joomla is the right choice for them.

In 2020 I've started contributing to the Joomla Community Magazine, first as an author, and since 2022 I'm Team Leader of the wonderful Joomla Community Magazine Team. 

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.

The April Issue

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Our April issue has something in store for every Joomla user, from content manager to code poet and from beginner to developer. Like every month, our awesome volunteer authors happily share their knowledge with you, our readers. As you may know,...

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Joomla's future: what's in store? An interview with Sigrid Gramlinger

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Since 2023, Sigrid Gramlinger has been the Coordinator of Joomla's Production Department. She just got re-elected for another term. In this interview, Sigrid tells us more about her department, the responsibilities, the achievements and the strategy for the future.

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Joomla Operations, the department working silently in the background - an interview with Carlos Cámara

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The teams in Joomla’s Operations Department are our enablers. They’re the quiet and unobtrusive teams, working silently in the background on everything the other teams need to get their jobs done. Carlos Cámara, coordinator of this department (and just elected for his third term), tells us what his department does and why he likes it so much.

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The March Issue

March Edition 2026

Why should you join the Joomla World Conference? How did Angie Radtke experience her short term on the Board as the Secretary of Open Source Matters? What opportunities does Joomla offer for young developers looking to contribute to Open Source and...

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The Ultimate Open Source Experience: Why Every Aspiring Developer Should Dive Into Joomla Today

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Are you a young developer looking for ways to contribute to open source software? So was Rahul Singh. He joined the Joomla Academy to work on the Advanced Migration Tool, a component that helps migrate WordPress websites into Joomla.

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Sharing at its Best: This was JoomlaCamp 2026

Sharing at its Best: This was JoomlaCamp 2026

Every year a number of Joomlers come together at the Unperfekthaus (love the name) in Essen. For what? Nobody knows in advance. All we know is the timetable (and that at least one of the days there will be Currywurst). A recap of an unforgettable event!

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The February Issue

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Like every month, the lovely Joomla Community Magazine team has managed to write magnificent and beautiful articles on a variety of topics. To name a few: new features, how-to's, tutorials, community interviews, recap of Joomla's participation at FOSDEM and the opportunity...

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A contribution that future developers and users can build upon

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Reem Atalah, a backend Engineer from Cairo, Egypt, joined Joomla during Google Summer of Code 2025. In short, she developed a smart, dynamic way to migrate content from WordPress to Joomla. She learned a lot more along the way: in this article she tells us how working for Joomla showed her the power of open source and collaboration.

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My first Pizza, Bugs and Fun Experience - Morteza from Iran

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Every PBF there’s at least one participant that hasn’t had the ultimate Pizza, Bugs and Fun experience before. The excitement. The questions and doubts beforehand. And, eventually, the realisation that, yes, you are good enough and your contributions matter. Morteza Honar was the lucky one this time. Read all about his first PBF!

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The January Issue

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Congratulations! You've found the January issue of the Joomla Community Magazine! We're starting the year with a great variety or articles that hold something for everyone: tutorials and how-to's, community news (yes, elections coming up) and other interesting articles.   For over...

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