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October
JoomlaDays Netherlands 2025, a big success!
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- Written by: Hans van der Meer
- Category: October
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A new edition, another location. For 2025 the team decided to organise the JoomlaDays Netherlands in Utrecht at Crowne Plaza hotel, closeby the Central Station.
The Blind Spots of Accessibility testing Tools - Buttons
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- Written by: Christiane Maier-Stadtherr
- Category: October
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Buttons.
Yes, buttons. Have you ever noticed how often you click one? It probably seems effortless — after all, you can see the button, use a mouse, or tap a screen. But have you ever stopped to think about what it takes to make a simple button usable for everyone?
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Test your Extension, Part 1: PHPUnit
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- Written by: Herman Peeren
- Category: October
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In this series, we will explore methods and tools to test a Joomla extension. In this first episode, we’ll focus on PHPUnit for running tests. A practical guide: how to set it up, what to test, and… what not to test.
Before and After Samos: The Greek Joomla Community Brings Open Source to the University of the Aegean, Interview of Bill Kotsias
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- Written by: Serge Billon
- Category: October
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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?
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- Written by: Serge Billon
- Category: October
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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.
Open Source Congress 2025, Drawing the Picture of a Global Agenda for Resilience and Sustainability
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- Written by: Maria Skampoura
- Category: October
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I cannot believe that it is already a month after the third annual Open Source Congress (OSC), which took place in Brussels, Belgium, on the 16th and 17th of September 2025, hosted by the Eclipse Foundation. This event served as a key global summit for open source leaders.
Build, Share, Grow: Open Source is your Fast Track to Becoming a Better Developer
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- Written by: Anja de Crom
- Category: October
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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."
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Joomla 6.1 Release Managers, part 1: Harald Leithner
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- Written by: Philip Walton
- Category: October
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With Joomla 6 in the downloads portal: people updating their sites and building new sites on a fresh Joomla 6 install, attention now turns to Joomla 6.1. Now we turn to interview its release managers Harald Leithner and Stefan Wendhausen.
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