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Joomla!
Developer(s)Open Source Matters, Inc. and the Joomla community
Initial releaseAugust 17, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-08-17)
Stable release
3.8.12 / 28 August 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-28)[1]
Preview release
4.0.0-alpha4 / 23 July 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-23)[2]
Repository
Written inPHP
Operating systemCross-platform
Size13.0 MB (compressed) 34.1 MB (uncompressed)
TypeContent management framework, Content management system
LicenseGNU General Public License[3]
Websitewww.joomla.org

Joomla! is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) for publishing web content, developed by Open Source Matters, Inc. It is built on a model–view–controller web application framework that can be used independently of the CMS.

Joomla! is written in PHP, uses object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques (since version 1.5) and software design patterns, stores data in a MySQL, MS SQL (since version 2.5), or PostgreSQL (since version 3.0) database, and includes features such as page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, search, and support for language internationalization.[4][5][6]

As of May 2018, Joomla! has been downloaded over 93 million times. Over 8,000 free and commercial extensions are available from the official Joomla! Extensions Directory, and more are available from other sources.[7] It is estimated to be the second most used content management system on the Internet, after WordPress.[8]

Historical background

Joomla was the result of a fork of Mambo on August 17, 2005. At that time, the Mambo name was a trademark of Miro International Pvt. Ltd, who formed a non-profit foundation with the stated purpose of funding the project and protecting it from lawsuits.[9] The Joomla! development team claimed that many of the provisions of the foundation structure violated previous agreements made by the elected Mambo Steering Committee, lacked the necessary consultation with key stakeholders and included provisions that violated core open source values.[10]

Joomla! Developers created a website called OpenSourceMatters.org (OSM) to distribute information to the software community. Project leader Andrew Eddie wrote a letter that appeared on the announcements section of the public forum at mamboserver.com.[11] Over one thousand people joined OpenSourceMatters.org within a day, most posting words of encouragement and support. The website received the Slashdot effect as a result. Miro CEO Peter Lamont responded publicly to the development team in an article titled "The Mambo Open Source Controversy — 20 Questions With Miro".[12] This event created controversy within the free software community about the definition of open source. Forums of other open-source projects were active with postings about the actions of both sides.

In the two weeks following Eddie's announcement, teams were re-organized and the community continued to grow. Eben Moglen and the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) assisted the Joomla core team beginning in August 2005, as indicated by Moglen's blog entry from that date and a related OSM announcement.[13][14] The SFLC continue to provide legal guidance to the Joomla! Project.[15]

On August 18, Andrew Eddie called for community input to suggest a name for the project. The core team reserved the right for the final naming decision and chose a name not suggested by the community. On September 22, the new name, Joomla!, was announced. It is the anglicised spelling of the Swahili word jumla, meaning all together or as a whole that also has a similar meaning in at least Amharic, Arabic and Urdu.[16] On September 26, the development team called for logo submissions from the community and invited the community to vote on the logo; the team announced the community's decision on September 29. On October 2, brand guidelines, a brand manual, and a set of logo resources were published.[17]

Benefits and Features

(Jameel Shaikh) Joomla has thousands of verified third party extensions which can be easily found on the Joomla Extensions Directory - extensions.joomla.org. There are also thousands of high quality templates available, a great number of which are free. Paid templates are also available and come with world class support. Many templates provide a graphical user interface (GUI) which allow you to change colours, fonts, layouts and features without touching a line of code!. Joomla has powerful SEO tools built and ready right out of the box Metadata and Keywords, Mod_rewrite support for SEF URLs and Menu creation built with the thought of creating clear and consistent sitemaps.[18]

Version history

Joomla! versions[19]
Version Release date Supported until
1.0 September 22, 2005 July 22, 2009
1.5 (LTS) January 22, 2008 December 1, 2012
1.6 January 10, 2011 August 19, 2011
1.7 July 19, 2011 February 24, 2012
2.5 (LTS) January 24, 2012 December 31, 2014
3.0 September 27, 2012 April 2013
3.1 April 24, 2013 October 2013
3.2 November 6, 2013 October 2014
3.3 April 30, 2014 February 2015
3.4 February 24, 2015 March 2016
3.5 March 21, 2016 July 2016
3.6 July 12, 2016 April 2017
3.7 April 25, 2017 September 2017
3.8 September 19, 2017
3.9 2018
3.10 (LTS) 2018
4.0 2018
  Release no longer supported
  Release still supported
  Future release
  • Joomla! 1.0 was released on September 22, 2005 as a rebranded release of Mambo 4.5.2.3 that combined other bug and moderate-level security fixes.
  • Joomla! 1.5 was released on January 22, 2008, and the latest release of this version was 1.5.26 on March 27, 2012.[20] This version was the first to attain long-term support (LTS); such versions are released each three major or minor releases and supported until three months after the next LTS version is released.[21] April 2012 marks the official end-of-life of Joomla! 1.5; with Joomla! 3.0 released, support for Joomla! 1.5 faded away in April 2013.[22][23]
  • Joomla! 1.6 was released on January 10, 2011.[24][25] This version adds a full access control list functionality plus, user-defined category hierarchy, and admin interface improvements.[26]
  • Joomla! 1.7 was released on July 19, 2011, six months after 1.6.0.[27] This version adds enhanced security and improved migration tools.[28]
  • Joomla! 2.5 was released on January 24, 2012, six months after 1.7.0. This version is a long term support (LTS) release. Originally this release was to be 1.8.0, however the developers announced August 9 that they would rename it to fit into a new version number scheme in which every LTS release is an X.5 release.[29][30] This version was the first to run on other databases besides MySQL. Support for this version was extended until the end of 2014.
  • Joomla! 3.0 was released on September 27, 2012.[31] Originally, it was supposed to be released in July 2012; however, the January/July release schedule was uncomfortable for volunteers, and the schedule was changed to September/March releases.[32] On December 24, 2012, it was decided to add one more version (3.2) to the 3.x series to improve the development life cycle and extend the support of LTS versions.[33]
  • Joomla! 3.1 was released on April 24, 2013.[34] Release 3.1 includes several new features including tagging.
  • Joomla! 3.2 was released on November 6, 2013.[35] Release 3.2 highlighting Content Versioning.
  • Joomla! 3.3 was released on April 30, 2014.[36] Release 3.3 features improved password hashing and microdata and documentation powered by MediaWiki Translate extension.[37]

On April 25, 2014, the Joomla! Production Leadership Team announced that it started following 'Semantic Versioning Scheme' for new Joomla! builds. The earlier LTS (Long Term Support) and STS (Short Term Support) lifecycle policy is no longer observed.[38][39] Joomla! version 3.3.1 was the first version released under the new development strategy.[40]

  • Joomla! 3.4 was released on February 24, 2015.[41] Release 3.4 contains improved security advancements, composer integration, Google's No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA, and several new features. Extensive security revisions were rolled out in October 2015 with the release of v3.4.5.
  • Joomla! 3.5 was released on March 21, 2016.[42] Release 3.5 contains download system information, category item counter, insert modules in articles, drag & drop images.
  • Joomla! 3.6 was released on July 12, 2016.[43] Release 3.6 contains download subform field, show all menu items, improved UX, improved Joomla! updates, Menu type ACL, categories on the fly.
  • Joomla! 3.7 was released on April 25, 2017.[44][45] Release 3.7 contains Custom Fields, Improved Workflow, Multilingual Associations Manager, Backend Menu Manager, improved update system, cache systems and package/extension management, Easier Extension Maintenance, and UX improvements.
  • Joomla! 3.8 was released on September 19, 2017.[46][47] Release 3.8 contains Improved Routing System, Joomla! 4 Compatibility Layer, Installable & Multilingual Sample Data, Code Improvements and Encryption Support (using Sodium extension on PHP 7.2, or via sodium_compat polyfill for lower supported versions).
  • The upcoming Joomla! 3.9 release will include a privacy tool suite.
  • Joomla! 3.10 release will be the last scheduled minor release of the Joomla! 3.x series and will be a long term support release.

Deployment

Like many other web applications, Joomla! may be run on a LAMP stack.[48]

Many web hosts have control panels for automatic installation of Joomla. On Windows, Joomla can be installed using the Microsoft Web Platform Installer, which automatically detects and installs dependencies, such as PHP or MySQL.[49]

Migration/configuration.php

Joomla! utilises a configuration file (configuration.php, usually located in the root of the Joomla! installation) to control various settings including (but not limited to) database connection settings. Due to the use of a configuration file, migrating from one server to another is relatively simple.[50]

Community

There are two large Joomla! conferences each year. Joomla! and Beyond (JaB) that is a conference largely aimed at Joomla! Developers and site integrators and is hosted in Europe around May each year. The Joomla! World Conference that brings together developers, designers, site administrators, business owners, and community members is held in the latter half of the year. Each year Joomla! communities hold their own country or regional JoomlaDays. Joomla! also, like many coding communities hosts many regional user groups as well.

Extensions

Joomla! extensions extend the functionality of Joomla! websites. Eight types of extensions may be distinguished: components, modules, plugins, templates, languages, libraries, files and packages.[51] Each of these extensions handles a specific function. Many of the extensions built by the Joomla! Community are not free but require a payment for download.

  • Components are the largest and most complex extensions. Most components have two parts: a site part and an administrator part. Every time a Joomla! page loads, one component is called to render the main page body. Components produce the major portion of a page because a component is driven by a menu item.
  • Plugins are advanced extensions and are, in essence, event handlers. In the execution of any part of Joomla!, a module or a component, an event may be triggered. When an event is triggered, plugins that are registered to handle that event execute. For example, a plugin could be used to block user-submitted articles and filter text. The line between plugins and components can sometimes be a little fuzzy. Sometimes large or advanced plugins are called components even though they don't actually render large portions of a page. An SEF URL extension might be created as a component, even though its functionality could be accomplished with just a plugin.
  • Templates describe the main design of a Joomla! website. While the CMS manages the website content, templates determine the style or look and feel and layout of a site.[52]
  • Modules is dynamic or static output in a template position. Templates define dynamic positions that can be assigned modules. An example could be a boxed login form in a sidebar. This could be compared to another CMS's "widgets in sidebar". Multiple modules can be assigned to each position and each module's assignment can be controlled per menu item. Historically, modules are assigned to sidebars around the main component output.
  • Languages are very simple extensions that can either be used as a core part or as an extension. Language and font information can also be used for PDF or PSD to Joomla! conversions.
  • Libraries are usually extra php libraries that provide functionality for a component, module or plugin to work correctly (such as Google APIs).
  • Files are single files that can be installed anywhere in the Joomla! file system. Examples of this include allowing extension developers to provide extra template views.
  • Packages allow user to install combinations of any other extension type listed above. This allows related packages to be installed and uninstalled in one action rather than as separate entities.

Awards

The Joomla! CMS has received many awards and recognitions since it was created in 2005.[53]

  • 2005
    • Linux & Open Source Awards in London Best Linux / Open Source Project
  • 2006
    • Packt Open Source Awards - Best Open Source CMS
    • UK Linux & Open Source Awards Best Linux / Open Source Project - Joomla! Wins Again at UK LinuxWorld
  • 2007
    • Packt Open Source Awards - Best PHP Open Source CMS
  • 2008
    • Packt Open Source Awards
      • Open Source CMS Most Valued Person - Personal award Johan Janssens
      • 1st Runner-up Best Open Source CMS
      • 1st Runner-up Best Overall Open Source CMS
  • 2009
    • Packt Open Source Awards
      • Open Source CMS Most Valued Person - Personal award Louis Landry
      • 1st Runner-up Packt Hall of Fame CMS
      • 2nd Runner-up Best Open Source CMS
  • 2010
    • Packt Open Source Awards - 2nd Runner-up Hall of Fame CMS
  • 2011
    • Packt Open Source Awards - Best Open Source CMS
  • 2012
    • Infoworld Bossie Awards - Best Open Source Application
  • 2014
    • CMS Critic People's Choice Awards - Best Open Source PHP CMS
  • 2015
    • CMS Critic People's Choice Awards - Best Free CMS
  • 2016
    • CMS Critic People's Choice Awards - Best Free CMS
  • 2017
    • CMS Critic People's Choice Awards - Best Free CMS [54]

See also

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  54. ^ CMS Critic Awards 2017
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