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The July Issue
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- Written by: Anja de Crom
- Category: July
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A lot is happening in the Joomlasphere at the moment. We have Pizza, Bugs and Fun in August, the Joomla World Conference in October, and elections for board positions are in full swing. Our President, Elisa Foltyn, joined Wordcamp in Krakow and wrote an article about it.
Joomla has just started on a 20-month programme to further improve accessibility, which will strengthen our position as one of the world's most accessible content management systems. For this we've been awarded a significant investment from the Sovereign Tech Fund.
You'll read all about that in this issue of the Joomla Community Magazine.
And on top of that, we also have your monthly dose of tutorials, how-to's, interesting (new) features and community news. So sit back, relax and start reading!
Passkeys, part two - you asked, so here are the answers
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- Written by: Philip Walton
- Category: July
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Last month I wrote about logging into Joomla with passkeys, and I ended it by asking you to drop a comment if there was appetite for more. Well, you did, and the comments turned out to be better than the article. You asked exactly the right questions: how do I roll this out to my users, what happens if I lose my phone, what if my machine has no fingerprint reader, and, from at least one healthy sceptic, is this whole thing actually ready or is it a bit of a mess out there?
Read more: Passkeys, part two - you asked, so here are the answers
See You in Potsdam
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- Written by: Sigrid Gramlinger
- Category: July
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Why, after countless JoomlaDays and one unforgettable trip to Rome, I'm not skipping the Joomla World Conference this October.
Removable Sample Data
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- Written by: Cliff Ford
- Category: July
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Joomla sample data is useful for a variety of purposes such as testing, feature illustration and preparation of tutorials. The Joomla core sample data sets available are fine for some purposes, but not all, and they are not designed to be uninstalled when no longer required. This article describes my personal approach to creation of removable sample data. Two extensions are required: a plugin and a module.
When AI hacks, AI fixes (and me in the middle)
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- Written by: Serge Billon
- Category: July
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When AI hacks, AI fixes (and there I am in the middle, going back and forth( or like a yoyo ?))
Over the past few weeks, several websites under my responsibility have been hacked. Then others. Then yet more. Not an isolated incident that you can quickly file away among your bad memories, but a real wave, concentrated over the space of a few weeks, which eventually engulfed my daily life.
Custom Plugins, part 3: Workflow Plugin
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- Written by: Herman Peeren
- Category: July
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In episode 3 of our series about building custom plugins we will look at workflow plugins. With a workflow plugin you can create actions that are executed at a workflow transition. In this article we’ll show how to create your own plugins to adjust the publishing workflow or create completely custom workflows. We'll end with three concrete examples.
Elections 2026 - Be part of Joomla’s future!
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- Written by: Anja de Crom
- Category: July
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It’s election time in the Joomniverse! Twice a year, we can choose which Joomlers will represent us in the Board of Open Source Matters. You can be one of them! Are you passionate about Joomla and do you think you got what it takes to become our new Vice President, Outreach Department Coordinator or Treasurer? This is your moment!
How to create a conference website with Joomla Core - Part 3
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- Written by: Viviana Menzel
- Category: July
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Part 1 of our series about creating a conference website with Joomla core covered everything there is to know about preparing and defining the desired functionality. Part 2 was about the process of submitting and approving Talks. In the last part of the series I will detail the process of creating the conference schedule.
Read more: How to create a conference website with Joomla Core - Part 3
Setting up Single Signon: Part Two
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- Written by: Dan Atrill
- Category: July
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In part one I covered reasons why we might want to use Single Signon and how we could set this up in Joomla. This time I’m detailing how I set things up and got myself signed into several websites using the same credentials authenticated by one site.
Leadership interview: Bruce Scherzinger, Secretary
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- Written by: Anja de Crom
- Category: July
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Bruce Scherzinger has been Secretary of Open Source Matters (the organisation facilitating Joomla) since the last election in March 2026. Now that he’s all settled in, it’s time we get to know him a little better!
Read more: Leadership interview: Bruce Scherzinger, Secretary