Community Magazine

May Edition JCM

In an interview in this issue, OSM's new secretary, Philip Walton, says: "We are a massive success story, and it's so easy to forget that. An anarchic incoherent group of individuals who gravitated around an open source fork and made it work, and not just work but work for 20 years, that's a huge achievement and one that's easy to overlook."

That is exactly how I feel about the Joomla Community Magazine. Each and every month, people come up with  ideas and articles. It's a never ending flow of quality content, created by you: the wonderful Joomla community.  The May issue is no different: another interesting mix of tutorials and how-to's, community interviews, leadership interviews (read those! These people hold Joomla's future) and more. Have fun reading, and if you think: hey, this is a community I'd like to join, please reach out to us so we can find you something nice to do!

Blind Spots of Accessibility Testing Tools - Colour Contrast

Accessibility testing is a never ending story – this is not the first article in our  magazine and will not be the last one.

No Overrides: Four creative ways to modify your content using CSS grid

In this article I will show you how to modify the blog layout and the articles module in Cassiopeia (or any other template that is using the core views) without overrides, just by applying CSS grid layout.

Case study: Migrating vehicles ads from EXP AutosPro to DJ-Classifieds using DJImporter.

About 10-12 years ago, the owner of a car news website, built with Joomla, needed to create a  classified adverts section where private individuals or care dealerships could post vehicles for sale. For this, we purchased a commercial component called EXP AutosPro, which made it possible to build a full-fledged automotive classifieds system.

Case Study Site Migration

Is your website built with K2? Then it's probably still on Joomla 3; K2 won't work with higher versions. To keep your site safe and up to date, you need to find an alternative for K2. The most obvious alternative? Joomla core! This article explains how to do it.

Our four GSoC Contributors & Projects

Introduction of our four contributors and their projects for Google Summer of Code 2025.

Tools to build a Component - 9: Overview and Conclusion

In the previous 8 episodes we looked at tools to build a Joomla component. In this last episode we’ll look back at the previous series and wrap it up.

Interview Stephane Bouey

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

If you read his author bio here on the JCM website, you'll find Philip Walton is a rower, juggler, cricket fan, warm beer tasting expert, unicyclist and a patented inventor. He's also the Secretary of the Board of Open Source Matters (the organisation that facilitates Joomla). What does this serial Board Member think about Joomla and its community? "We are a massive success story, and it's so easy to forget that." Let's find out more about Phil, his role, his achievements so far and the challenges and he sees for Joomla!

Utility Classes in CSS from UIKIT or Bootstrap

Not all templates use the same framework or provide for the same level of customisation, and while I like to use a certain template / pagebuilder to do the job of styling and shaping websites I create, not all developers go down the same route.

The unexpected joy of a familiar footprint

There’s a unique kind of joy, quiet, yet deeply satisfying, that comes when I stumble across a website on my digital wanderings and instantly recognise the fingerprints of Joomla beneath the surface.

How to make a podcast about Joomla

If you’re passionate about Joomla! and looking for new ways to engage the community or grow your personal brand, podcasting might be your next big step.

Virtual, Physical or… Both?

JDay USA 2025 was a remarkable combination of a physical and virtual event. It brought Joomlers together, both in person and online.

Leadership Interview Emmanuel Lemor

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.

The world post-Covid has made us so used to video conferences, livestreams and podcasts that we could almost forget the value and the benefits of in-person face-to-face events.

This May is the return of Maintainer Month on GitHub, where a global community of contributors alongside the Open Source Initiative (OSI) are gathered to celebrate and honour the individuals who steward and sustain Open-Source projects. 2025 is the fifth year of Maintainer Month, themed "Securing Open Source."

And there it is: the April Issue of the Joomla Community Magazine. As you may expect from us, we have an interesting mix of articles for you: our new President shares her ideas for Joomla with us, we've interviewed the Release Managers of both Joomla 5.4 and Joomla 6 and much, much more. Enjoy, and if you like an article, don't forget to share it on your socials!  

If you’ve ever thought to yourself “I wish my clients could ask for help directly in the back end of Joomla right there and then when they need it”, then congratulations — you’ve just stumbled upon the perfect excuse to join our next Code Along JUG meeting.

In case you haven't looked at your calendar lately, we made it to 2025... 🎆 and that's exciting not only because Joomla will enjoy its 20 year anniversary 🎂 soon, but because the World Wide Web is definitely a bit more interesting than when it first started...

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.