Wait, what? Joomla 8? Surely that can't be right?

Do you remember Joomla 4? It’s nearly 4 years ago when we had the first major release after 9 years of Joomla 3. Since then a lot of infrastructural changes happened:

• We have a new release cycle
• We rebuilt the release process to increase security via TUF
• Starting with Joomla 5.4 we will have automated updates included
• Hundreds of new features were included since then

But to be honest, the overall vision, strategy and plan is missing. What is Joomla’s identity? What should Joomla stand for? For whom should Joomla be? How should Joomla look in the next few years? What upcoming challenges are we facing, and are we ready for them?

We need a mid- and long-term plan!

So Joomla would like to organise a sprint to define a plan and strategy for Joomla’s future and find an answer for the questions mentioned above. The idea is to meet with around 10-15 people from different areas to discuss the challenges and find solutions together. The sprint will be held in Germany 4th - 7th September 2025.

During the sprint we’re planning to have some public online meetings to communicate the updates and collect feedback/ideas. The final results will be shared and we would like to include the community to determine our focus.

Do you think you should be part of that sprint? Please click the button below and fill out the form. The deadline for application is the 31st of July 2025.

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If you get selected, OSM would provide board and lodging and, if budget is left, help with traveling costs.