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Testing Joomla!
The Problem: Testing software has been a huge challenge as long as software has been around. A big part of this is the simple mathematics of if / then statements. To over simplify a bit, every if statement creates two possible execution paths through a...
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Debating Migrating?
Joomla 3.0 is due out next month, and if you're thinking "oh no, another migration situation!", don't get your feathers all ruffled yet. If you're on Joomla 2.5 you'll be absolutely fine staying where you are, probably until 2014. The most active Skype...
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Distributions - When One Flavour is Not Enough
Anyone who knows me knows I have a bit of a sweet tooth and I'm a sucker for chocolate, cheesecake and ice cream. It's extremely hard for me to walk past the local gelato shop. As I yield to temptation, I'm affronted with an assortment of flavours and...
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Joomla! Announces New Demo Site and Free Hosting Option!
Joomla, in partnership with SiteGround, will provide an improved demo site and a new free hosting option at Joomla.com. Steve Burge interviewed Sarah Watz, the President of Open Source Matters and asked her about the new joomla.com and demo.joomla.org....
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Introducing Mobile Apps at JWC 2015
This being my first article for the Joomla! Magazine, I will give a bit of context about myself. I started working with Joomla! in 2007, developing websites as a consultant, and then developing extensions professionally as a livelihood. Gradually I...
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Five Reasons To Choose Joomla
There are more CMS platform choices than ever. All of them boast powerful features but it’s not always clear how these features help us in real life. These are five reasons why many people choose Joomla to accomplish website goals and solve real world...
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The Evolution of the Internet from a geek’s paradise to a consumer ecosystem
In the last 10 years, the internet has evolved at a rapid pace. Completely new ecosystems and markets have emerged on this backbone. The distribution of the userbase of the internet is completely different today than what it was a few years ago. In...
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JoomlaDay Comes To Denver October 1st 2016
The first JoomlaDay Denver is October 1st 2016, featuring a remarkable mix of speakers, workshops and Joomla! resources. Our program covers everything from website design & development, UX, internet marketing and of course Joomla! We hope you can join...
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A tag line that sticks
I have recently taken over as the team lead of the Capitals Committee, which is the part of the organisation in charge of handling our income from sponsorships and advertising. One of my first tasks is to get some stickers designed for use at...
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Production Department - 2019 Review
The Production Department holds meetings every 2 weeks, in the meetings the team members report and try to solve problems and architectural questions. Direction changes and important software decisions get discussed and fixed with a motion. Overview...
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Joomla 3.10 and the Update Checker
Joomla 4 is getting closer with the Beta version expected for the end of this month, but, at the same time, Joomla's contributors are working hard to develop another important release: Joomla 3.10. Joomla 3.10 has been announced as the "Bridge...
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Leadership Interview: Wilco Alsemgeest, Operations DC
Wilco Alsemgeest has been a Joomla volunteer for years and despite his election as Operations Department Coordinator is recent, he has contributed to the activities of the Board of Directors of OSM for months, actively supporting the DCs and the...
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Basic Joomla tutorials by Tim Davis
In the Magazine's October issue, Anja showed us where to find the best video tutorials to learn Joomla. One of the sites mentioned is the YouTube channel Basic Joomla Videos, by Tim Davis. An interesting thing about this channel is finding videos of...
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Community Openings - January 2021
New Year, Many Opportunities! We are excited to welcome 2021 and YOU, our new Joomla! Community volunteers. There is an overabundance of opportunities in marketing, finance, legal, compliance, and more. In our Joomla community, there’s a place for YOU....
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My First Joomla 4 Website
I don't build many websites. Most of my work is in training and advising people to build their own websites. So when I do need to build a new website I get the opportunity to put my ideas into practice. Over the last few months I have been working on...
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Joomla 4: A Powerful CLI Application
Shipping with Joomla 4 is the new and improved CLI (Command-Line Interface) that sits at the Joomla core. You can now carry out maintenance tasks without even logging into your website. Let's find out how. ‘One Joomla for all’, that’s a bold statement....
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Get inspired! 17 Joomlers share 17 Joomla 4 sites
August is Pride Month in the Joomniverse! We’ve asked Joomlers to share the Joomla 4 sites they’re most proud of, and ended up with diversity at its best. In this single JCM article only, we discover a wide variety of sites that use Joomla: personal...
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Follow up extension developers: J4 how is it going
After our previous series last year about how extension developers are getting their extensions ready for Joomla 4, we now have contacted a few developers in how in hindsight this transition went and if they came across challenges. Tell us a little...
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Migrating to Joomla 4 is easier than you think
If you’re still using Joomla 3 you’ll no doubt have seen the message that: “Support for Joomla 3.10 ends on 17th August 2023” I was last in this situation with Joomla 2.5.28 and at the time I carefully documented my experience as it took a number of...
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How to become a Joomla extensions developer
One of Joomla! Key strength lies in its extensibility through the use of Joomla extensions. If you have a passion for web development and want to contribute to the Joomla community, becoming a Joomla Extension developer can be a rewarding path to...
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Joomla 4: Are we there yet?
I will let you into a little secret, one that others in production will never tell. When is Joomla! 4 ready? Well, that’s simple. When it’s been fully tested and the bugs fixed. It’s up to you when J4 is ready That’s a cop-out you might say, but it’s...
https://magazine.joomla.org/all-issues/may-2020/joomla-4-are-we-there-yet