Community Magazine

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."

You are viewing the December issue of Joomla Community Magazine, our very last one this year. Like every month, we treat you to an exciting mix of articles, tutorials and community news. 

So you’ve installed Joomla and you’re looking at a shiny, fresh, but, most of all, empty backend. Now what? This article explains how to set up a super basic website for a small business.

Young developers looking for meaningful open source projects: this one’s for you! Dileep Adari contributed to Joomla through Google Summer of Code. He worked on enhancing content workflows in Joomla: "Matching my research with real-world impact, was exactly the kind of project I was looking for. It felt like: this is what I do, and this is where I can make a difference." 

Say hi to your monthly dose of exciting Joomla news! The November issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is packed with good stuff. We have recaps from JoomlaDays, tutorials and lots of news from our wonderful community (did somebody say "elections"?).

You may have seen the announcement already: it's voting time once again. Our Board is looking for people to replace three valued members who recently resigned.

Are you a young developer looking for open source projects to contribute to? So was Mohd Shahzan. He was looking for a project where he could make a meaningful contribution to something larger than himself.

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.

Are you a young developer looking for open source projects to contribute to? Joomla ticks all the boxes, says Charvi Mehra, who had the opportunity to work on an AI integration framework for Joomla: "You get to work on real projects, grow your skills, and connect with amazing people from around the world."

As you probably know, Joomla is powered by people only. That means no large company setting direction or course, no investors having a say in what we're doing: it's just us, together, working voluntarily to improve Joomla so it remains the best CMS in the world.