A Lucky 13th Birthday to Joomla!

The 17th of August 2018 marks the 13th year since Andrew Eddie, on behalf of the then Mambo Development Team, announced the birth of Joomla in a letter to the community.

An Eventful Spring for Joomla

As the seasons change, with cooler weather signalling the end to a very hot and dry summer here in Cape Town, and the Spring Equinox in Northern Hemisphere is upon us, we look forward to some of the larger Joomla events of the year.

Celebrating Joomla Community Events

This edition of the Joomla Community Magazine is dedicated to the volunteers who help to organize the various Joomla events and community groups all over the world.

The Top 10 Most Read Articles in 2016

We had a look at our site stats in 2016 and found great articles that are examples of what makes a great magazine. In this issue, we are counting down the Top-10 Joomla! Community Magazine (JCM) 2016 articles that received the most views throughout the past year.

Thank you to the Joomla Community Magazine contributors

The Joomla Community Magazine (JCM) cannot exist without Joomla community members freely sharing their knowledge and time.

The Joomla Community Magazine 2016 website statistics

At the start of 2017 we look back at the Joomla! Community Magazine (JCM) statistics for 2016. This is the first of a 2-part review.

Joomla! Working Together

In the Joomla community, we make progress when we work together. At times we differ (and even strongly so) about the best path to take, but we share a goal of improving the Joomla CMS, for all level of users, from all cultures and nations.

Celebrating Joomla in All Seasons

In many cultures, Autumn and Spring are times of festivals celebrating harvest and thanksgiving, or life, renewal and rebirth.

Volunteers making Joomla great!

2016 is only a month old, and there’s already a buzz of activity in Joomla-land.

Joomla: Reflection and Celebration

As we celebrate (along with many in the Joomla community) the start of 2016, we look at some of the highlights of 2015

Celebrating the 10th Birthday of Open Source Matters

On the 23rd of September 2005, the Certificate of Incorporation of Open Source Matters, Inc. was filed with the State of NY, in the USA. This created the legal entity that could protect the Joomla assets, and manage the Joomla Project’s trademarks, licences and finances.

Joomla 10th Birthday Celebrations

The Joomla community is celebrating the 10 years of Joomla with creative art, video, meetups and cake.

10 Years of Joomla! Birthdays

While preparing for the 10th Birthday celebration of the Joomla project and the Joomla CMS, we look back at celebrations from the past 10 years. They grow up so fast!

Open Source Initiative Membership Drive

February, 3rd, 2015 marks the 17th anniversary of the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

Campagne d'adhésion à Open Source Initiative

Le 3 février 2015 marquera le 17^ème anniversaire d’Open Source Initiative (OSI).

Software Freedom Day 2014

Software Freedom Day will be celebrated on Saturday, the 20th of September 2014.

Announcing the Update Working Group

Do you have a website that's on Joomla! 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 or 2.5, that you need to Update, Upgrade or Migrate? Need help with that? Want to help others too?

JoomlaDay Johannesburg - South Africa

I was fortunate to be able to attend JoomlaDay Johannesburg - South Africa from the 18th to the 19th of October 2013.

Upcoming Joomla! Events

If you plan to attend all the Joomla! events over the next few months, your journey will take you from Europe to South America, and on to Africa.

JoomlaDay Events in April and May 2013

There’s not much time left until the start of the JoomlaDay™ events for the month of March, 2013 so I hope you have your tickets booked for: JoomlaDay Gabon (March 07), JoomlaDay Boston (March 16), and Joomladay France (March 22). You won't regret it! There are many more events for April and May 2013.

JoomlaDay Events in February and March 2013

JoomlaDay™ events are officially recognized, but not organized, by the Joomla! Project and Open Source Matters, Inc (OSM). Each event is managed independently by a local community.

JoomlaDay Events in October 2012

There are JoomlaDay events in Berlin, Germany, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sydney Australia in October.

JoomlaDay Events in September 2012

As we go into spring in the Southern hemisphere, and autumn in the North, the local Joomla! communities are organizing six JoomlaDay events in the month of September.

Volunteers needed for the Trademark Team

The Trademark team is improving our processes, but we need your help.

JoomlaDay Events in August 2012

Cape Town, Chicago and Lomé are the cities where you will find locally organized JoomlaDay events in August.

JoomlaDays from China to Greece

The first weekend of June 2012 brings us two JoomlaDay events! The one is in Greece, and the other in China!

Joomla Events Around the World in May 2012

May 2012 brings us JoomlaDay Brazil - Ribeirão Preto; the CMS Expo Learning and Business Conference in the USA, and J and Beyond, an International Joomla! conference in Germany.

JoomlaDay in Iran, Algier, and The Netherlands

Farsi, Dutch, French, English. Those are all languages you will hear at JoomlaDay events this month when local communities come together to share and learn Joomla!

New from Joomla! Press: Joomla! Programming

There’s a new release in the Joomla! Press series this week: Joomla! Programming by Mark Dexter and Louis Landry.

JoomlaDay events in March 2012

2012 is now well underway, and for the month of March 2012, there's four JoomlaDay events to look forward to. As someone who lives at the Southern tip of Africa, I'm happy to see two events from African countries among these! Here's the roundup for this month:

JoomlaDay events: From Bangkok to Guatemala City

In February 2012, people will be learning about Joomla! from Bangkok to Guatemala City!

An Eventful Year!

Joomla!Day Events in November 2011

November will be another busy month for Joomla!Day events around the world.

Joomla!Day Events in October 2011

Pack your bags and roll into town... here's an overview of upcoming Joomla!Day events! 

Software Freedom Day 2011

Software Freedom Day (SFD 2011) will be celebrated world-wide on Saturday, the 17th of September 2011.

Getting Down in Cape Town: Joomla!Day South Africa

On the 19th and 20th of August, the Joomla! community in South Africa (including guests from seven countries) came together in Cape Town, to share their experience, and to learn from each other.

Joomla!Day Events around the World

The Joomla!Day events are organized by the local Joomla! communities.

Extending Joomla! 1.6

One of the factors that first attracted me to Joomla!® was the number of Free (or low-price) Extensions available. These Extensions (Components, Module, Plugins, etc.) make it possible to build virtually any web site that my clients ask of me.