Joomla

Abhi

Joomla is the next big name in CMS after WordPress. A lot of users trust Joomla and its addons. They have a very vibrant and active ecosystem and enough community resources for help. A lot of forums support when you need help with Joomla. Considering that is around since a few years and widely used, we can assume that Joomla is easy to use and a safe CMS.

https://community.joomla.org/joomla-training.html

The link above will walk you through

Beginning in Joomla
How to maintain a Joomla website ?
How to keep your Joomla websites safe ?
Build Multilingual sites with Joomla
Joomla and associated SEO

I hope you experience with Joomla is good one.

admin

I used to be good at Joomla. Now I have not used it much in last couple of years. So I won't be able to manage it easily as I used to. Nevertheless, Joomla is a real good CMS.

Abhi

I wanted to read the SEO part. I have never come across a guide which talks about Joomla SEO.

Let us see what it says.

admin

I wanted to see if there is something really specific. ie, at the code / template level. But it is mostly over the skin tips. I am not saying that it is bad, but someone really interested in altering it deeply might ask for more.

Abhi

They might have wanted to keep it simple. Make it available for people who are not too technical.

phenomlab

This is worth reviewing. Joomla isn't known for it's security
https://www.collectiveray.com/joomla-security

Abhi

Joomla says

Github Sponsored Organization Program: support Joomla!
Ever wished you could #support the developers who devote themselves to making #Joomla one of the leading Open Source CMS? Now you can! Joomla has joined the #GitHub Sponsored Organization Program.

Ready to support Joomla and its developers ? So kind of you.

Abhi

Here is an official guide from Joomla for beginners on how to build a website using Joomla

https://magazine.joomla.org/all-issues/march-2020/build-your-business-using-joomla

It is simple, has an introduction, how to download and install, how to add articles, how to position modules etc. Good luck.

Abhi

Want to work for Joomla ? Here is your chance

https://magazine.joomla.org/all-issues/april-2020/community-openings-april-2020

Abhi

Joomla talks about Newsletters and making them compliant with GDPR. Even if you feel that you are outside the restrictions of GDPR, this one is a good read about obtaining consent before sending newsletters to your visitors. Even if you are not compliant legally, let us assume it as our moral responsibility

Right to transparent information
Right of access
Right to rectification
Right to restrict processing
Right to withdraw consent

Abhi

Joomla 4 beta 3 is now available. Alpha 1 of Joomla 3.10 is also available for download.

joomla 4

Download Beta 3

Abhi

Interested in volunteering for Joomla positions ? Here is your chance

joomla volunteer

Apply here

admin

Eagerly waiting for Joomla 4 stable release. I do not know whether I will use it on a live project, but I would still like to see how much it have improved from the 3.x series. Especially the ease of use and flexibility.

Abhi

Happy Birthday Joomla

Fifteen years ago today Joomla was founded. We'd like to thank everyone who has been involved in our CMS during these 15 years!

Abhi

Joomla asks extension developers to gear up as Joomla 4 is almost ready. The CMS wants extensions to be ready and tested for Joomla 4 compatibility.

admin

It is a good sign that they are sounding horn to their extension authors. That means the release will happen soon and Joomla would like to have the ecosystem ready by that time. Normally it takes 3 months + to get all major extensions ready for a new major release.

Abhi

Volunteer positions available at Joomla

Copy writers
Accessibility testers
Bug squad - Java Developers
Fund Raisers

Appy

Abhi

Joomla gets sponsorship from the mighty Google

Google will provide content that covers the latest best practices, technologies, and tools that support these goals.

I think we will be able to see more support on Joomla for Google promoted methods like AMP, PWA etc

admin

Impressive deal. It will be good if Joomla got some serious financial backing. I do not want the CMS arena where WP is the only player.

Abhi

Joomla Magazine talking about GDPR and privacy

Read here

joomla gdpr and privacy