Joomla Forums: Someone, Somewhere, Had Your Problem First

The other day, I ran into a bug : an extension that threw up an error message as mysterious as it was frustrating. My first reaction was to copy and paste the message into my browser and start searching. And there, as is often the case with Joomla, it was a foreign forum that gave me the clue (in my case the Dutch one).

Be kind, rewind

Behind this phrase lies not yet another article on how to create and restore a backup – not that the subject isn’t interesting, but it’s been covered so thoroughly in the Joomla community. No, today we’re going to talk about our relationship with others and with ourselves: a highly philosophical subject, isn’t it? So what could it be?

Why I won't talk to you about AI!

A few weeks ago, just for a bit of fun, I used AI and shared in a Joomla group a picture of a mate dressed up as Super Joomler! Let's be honest, it was also a bit to show off!

Bad move on my part! 

Joomla: free for all, a treasure trove for those who contribute

Joomla is a CMS that is completely free and open source. This means that anyone, anywhere in the world, can create a professional website without paying for a licence, without hidden subscriptions and without dependence on a proprietary publisher. This freedom is one of the fundamental pillars of Joomla: the software is open, accessible and evolves thanks to its community. 

From Confusion to Clarity: Students Bring Fresh UX Vision to Joomla.org

Joomla.org has long served a global and diverse community of users, from those encountering content management systems for the first time to experienced developers and contributors deeply involved in open-source projects. Ensuring that this broad audience can find clarity, purpose, and direction on the site continues to be a central challenge for the Joomla project.

JoomlaDay France 2025 – Metz, an edition focused on the community

On 17 and 18 October 2025, the French-speaking Joomla community gathered in Metz for a new edition of JoomlaDay France. Two days rich in exchanges, conferences and conviviality, organised by the AFUJ at Techno'Pôles CESCOM.

Before and After Samos: The Greek Joomla Community Brings Open Source to the University of the Aegean, Interview of Bill Kotsias

In October 2025, members of the Greek Joomla community, led by Bill Kotsias, were invited to speak at the University of the Aegean in Samos. Their goal: to introduce Joomla — one of the leading open-source CMS platforms — to students and educators in Greece.

Why not Joomla?

Under this somewhat provocative and enigmatic title, I would like to discuss a syndrome that is common in the community, and I am pretty sure you will recognize it.

Leadership interview - Emmanuel Lemor, Vice President

Recently elected as Vice President of Open Source Matters, Emmanuel Lemor took a moment to reflect on his journey and share his early impressions in this new role. With nearly 30 years of experience in the tech industry — as a CIO, CTO, Head of Product, and consultant — Emmanuel has long maintained a strong connection with Joomla, often recommending and using it throughout his career.

Stéphane Bouey, The man behind Falang

Many Joomla users are familiar with Falang, the well-known multilingual extension — but few know the story of the developer behind it: Stéphane Bouey.

Cyril Reze, The man behind iCagenda

In the Joomla world, iCagenda is an essential extension for event management. Solid, scalable and designed with the user in mind, it powers thousands of sites around the world. But who really knows its creator, Cyril Reze? A self-taught developer based in Brittany, France, Cyril cultivates discretion as much as rigor.

Interview 5.4 Release Managers Richard Fath and Heiko Lübbe

They don't seek the limelight, and yet, without them, Joomla 5.4 wouldn't be what it is. Richard Fath and Heiko Lübbe embody this new team of discreet but formidably efficient Release Managers, behind this bridge release to Joomla 6. Who are they?

Leadership Interview - Sigrid Gramlinger, Production Department Coordinator

At the heart of Joomla's development and stability, the Production Department plays a key role in coordinating teams and managing the CMS's release cycles. Leading this effort is Sigrid Gramlinger, who has just been re-elected as Coordinator, ensuring effective organization and timely updates.

Leadership Interview - Carlos Cámara, Operations Department Coordinator

Joomla! relies on a strong operational backbone to ensure the smooth functioning of its various teams and projects. At the forefront of this effort is Carlos Cámara, who has just been re-elected as Operations Department Coordinator. His role is to provide support, foster collaboration, and help volunteers work efficiently across different areas of the project.

Geraint Edwards, The man behind JEvents, YourSites and EasyLayouts

If you're a Joomla user, you've probably already heard of JEvents, YourSites or EasyLayouts. But do you know the man behind these essential extensions?

Joomla in 2025: new inspiration, new discoveries, and precious moments

Happy New Year 2025, dear Joomla community!

As we step into this new year, we want to take a moment to celebrate everything that makes Joomla so special: you, the members of this caring and passionate community. 2025 is a significant year, marking 20 years of Joomla, 20 years of innovation, collaboration, and connection.

John Dagelmore: The man behind JExtensions Store

When you ask John Dagelmore, he basically tells you about his extensions. 
Narcissistic? Selfish? No ! 

He's just proud of them, because they're his babies ! 

But he's also very proud of Joomla, which he considers to be the best CMS in existence,and as a good family man, he kindly explained to us the life of his extensions, which he grew up in a caring environment.

Leadership interview Angelika Prox Dampha, Outreach Department Coordinator

Angelika Prox Dampha has volunteered to take on the coordination of the outreach department, and she has been elected for 1 year in this position. Let's find out how she sees this mission and what she's doing to raise awareness of our magnificent CMS among even more Joomlers.

Roland Dalmulder, The man behind RO CSVI

If there's one person who represents action in Joomla, it could be Roland Dalmulder. For a long time now, he's been moving forward without looking back, even running, wearing the Joomla colors! And when he stops to take a breather, it's only to set off again! 
This marathon coder is back this year with the firm intention of helping users of his renowned extensions, as well as getting even more involved in the Joomla! project.

Leadership Interview - Nadja Lamisch, Treasurer

There are jobs, behind-the-scenes jobs, that not many people want to do, because they require hard work, rigor and seriousness, but also the ability to work as part of a team without necessarily being in the spotlight and reaping the glory. Nadja Lamisch possesses these qualities and has successfully carried out the mission entrusted to her: treasurer of Joomla.
At the end of her term, she stood for re-election and was re-confirmed in her post. This well-deserved re-election was well worth an interview to get to know the woman who holds the purse strings.

Tim Davis, from pastor in life to Joomla evangelist

When it comes to videos, podcasts and Joomla streamers, one name always stands out: Tim Davis!

Is it any coincidence that this real-life pastor is so enthusiastic about sharing both his knowledge and his passion for Joomla!
We asked him about his relationship with the community and how he came to produce such interesting and valuable videos.

Accessibility and typography in Joomla: choosing an accessible font

The issue of accessibility is highly topical in the business world, as well as in local authorities. In the web domain, this concerns the hearing and visually impaired, as well as certain dyslexic disorders, and even cognitive disorders.

Steve Burge, the man behind Joomlashack

Most joomlers have visited one of Steve Burge's sites at some time, whether it's OSTraining for training or Joomlashack for extensions. What most of his tools have in common is their use in education.
We were curious to know why this former schoolteacher decided to devote his professional life to providing quality Joomla tools, so we asked him, and Steve kindly replied :

Yannick Gaultier, the man behind Weeblr

Yannick Gaultier isn't an SEO consultant, but it's an area he loves and he's one of the most knowledgeable people in the Joomla world.

Tassos Marinos, the man behind Tassos Extensions

Tassos is a Greek first name which, thanks to the hard work of a Joomla user, has become a well-known brand of extensions in the community.
Tassos Marinos now leads a company which provides a number of useful extensions ( some say essential ) in free or pro versions, and always with the same desire to be useful to Joomla users.
Let's take a look at the origins of this project, and find out who the man behind the developer is.

Ryan Demmer, The man behind JCE

Among the extensions that Joomlers have become accustomed to installing as standard on their sites, JCE is generally at the top, and has been for years. Users are so used to it that they forget that behind this editor is a developer who has devoted 20 years of his life to providing a quality tool. Let's meet Ryan Demmer, the proud father of JCE (Joomla Content Editor)

My Joomla journey - Sergey Tolkachyov

Sergey Tolkachyov devotes his work and free time to Joomla. What was once a hobby has become his profession, and you can tell he loves Joomla.

He shares his knowledge with the Russian-speaking community and beyond, and today he shares with us what it feels like to be a Joomla developer.

What's new in Joomla 5.1?

The latest version of Joomla brings a number of interesting improvements and features for users and developers. Here's an overview of the main new features in Joomla 5.1!

Why I contribute to Joomla: Peter Martin

Ever since he started needing to code missing features for his own clients, Peter Martin has been eager to share and help the Joomla community alongside his professional activity.

As a result, Peter Martin is one of Joomla's longest-standing and most loyal contributors. So we asked him about the reasons that led him to get involved in the development of the CMS.

Why I contribute to Joomla : Harald Leithner

For years, Harald Leithner has been developing Joomla extensions for his customers, but he didn't stop at just that. He's also very active in improving the core of Joomla and contributing his technical knowledge for new features and takes part in a few teams even as Leader.

But what inspired him to contribute to the development of your favourite CMS?

Why I contribute to Joomla: Allon Moritz

Allon Moritz began by developing extensions that improved the use of Joomla and made them public. He also invested time in the Joomla development teams so that he could give back to the community what he had received from the content management system.

His experience of coding well is useful and worth asking how he feels about being an extension developer and a member of the core Joomla development group.

Your Joomla Administrator Panel: make it yours!

As Joomla enthusiasts, we focus on the design, the user experience and the functionalities offered by our favourite cms, so as to build the perfect site for our visitors, but we also have to think about the administration interface, AKA The Backend.

We are the world, we are Joomla!

Why I contribute to Joomla - Olivier Buisard

Olivier Buisard is a man of many talents who loves code.

He entered the Joomla world as an extension developer, and then got involved in developing the Joomla core, where he continues to help the community with his knowledge. Today he tells us how he managed to contribute and how he combines the two activities. 

Why I contribute to Joomla - David Jardin

David Jardin is one of the people who are absolutely inseparable from Joomla.
In addition to his professional activity as a developer, he regularly contributes to checking the security of the CMS.
He's honoured to share his experience with us and explain why it's important to participate in the development of our magnificent tool.

How I learned to use Joomla for SEO - Joel Defort

Joel Defort is an UFO in the Joomla sphere: he didn't learn the trade but lived his passion and turned it into a profession. His particular career path has led him to SEO, a community into which he has become deeply integrated, and to do this his main tool is Joomla! 

How Joomla! helps me take my clients' user experience to the next level - Jonathan Magoga

There's more to a website project than installing, templating, and populating a CMS like Joomla!

One of the most important aspects to be respected is UX (User Experience). This is an emerging humanities science that fascinates Jonathan Magoga, so much so that he has made it his specialty, with a strong focus on UX Strategy. 

What is GPL, and why is it so important?

User of Joomla, you probably know that Joomla is an open-source content management system (CMS) that is licensed under the GPL version 2 or later as are the extensions published in the Joomla! Extensions Directory (JED).
But did you ask yourself about the main reasons for this choice and the impact on Joomla and its extensions?

How I learned Joomla - Rolf Dautrich

Rolf Dautrich was a professional in IT and one day he was asked to create a website, and he chose Joomla. Since this time, this site has got some brothers and sisters. As he described himself, he is a hobbyist who doesn't create websites commercially, only for “friends and family”. Let's listen to his story, which has followed the development of Joomla from the outset and throughout version changes.

How I came to work with Joomla - Mayank Sahu

Usually, the people who volunteer to answer our questions are heavily involved in either the Joomla community or the Joomla project, or sometimes both. Mayank Sahu has just joined the community, but he's no newcomer to Joomla. He has years of development experience behind him, particularly on Joomla, and he explains his choice of profession to us.
He's keen to get involved if time permits, so let's welcome him and listen to his story.

How Joomla became my Ikigai

Joomla is a technical and serious thing, we admit, but we spend a lot of time on it, and it ends up taking up a lot of space in our lives.

As a result, our relationship with Joomla becomes philosophical, even metaphysical... 

How I chose Joomla - Elisa Foltyn

Elisa Foltyn is very invested in Joomla and spares no time or effort in promoting the project, improving the cms and helping users.

She describes her path to Joomla as a journey with no end in sight.

How I became a Joomler - Patrick Smits

Patrick Smits has followed a path in which many of our readers will recognise themselves. He used to work in design, then got into the web, and naturally chose Joomla. Let him tell us why.

How I discovered Joomla - Franciska Perisa

It was at the Web Development Weeks at her university when Franciska Perisa discovered Joomla. She turned out to be good at it, and this made her want to do more. Read all about where she started, what happened next and what she’s doing now!

How I learned Joomla - Alison Meeks

If there is one person you can ask for help, it is Alison Meeks. When she knows and can come and help, she is the first to say yes, especially if it's about Joomla: She admits herself: she hardly knows how to say no!
That's why she was appointed to the Joomla Social Media Team - Team Leader, Admin on the Facebook No Spam group (among others).

And that's also why we asked her how she learned Joomla: we knew that with her legendary kindness she wouldn't refuse us anything!

How I grow with Joomla - 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.

How I met Joomla - Cédric Keiflin

Over 15 years ago Cédric Keiflin crossed the road of Joomla, he learned the CMS, but that’s not all. He shared his knowledge via certain products and his writings, in the French-speaking and international community.

Template Frameworks: Go further in the management of your Joomla sites

Joomla is offered with a basic Template on which you can work to customize your site to the identity of your company, your customer, your association.

But sometimes this is not enough and you might feel the need to use a specific tool : a template framework.