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Vote for the J!Awards 2026 Thank you to everyone who nominated over the past few weeks! Based on your nominations, we've put together a shortlist for each category, and now it's time to choose your favourites. Open to everyone, closes 11 October 2026 at 23:59 UTC. Simply select your favourite in each category below. Link to the voting form in the first comment. #Joomla #CommunityChoice #JAwards2026

The September issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Joomla 7.0 Sprint at Joomla World Conference, your monthly dose of tutorials and how-to’s, the latest updates on the Accessibility Project that aims to enhance Joomla’s state of the art accessibility even more, interviews with our re-elected Vice President and Outreach Department Coordinator, J!Awards to vote for, community news and so much more. Explore the full issue: link in first comment Another great read from the Joomla Community Magazine (JCM). #Joomla #JCM #JoomlaCommunityMagazine #OpenSource

Over the years Louise has built, managed, optimised, measured and occasionally argued about a lot of websites. Along the way she has accumulated a collection of things that, in her humble opinion, make them better. 21 improvements that can make a difference to a website: link in first comment #JCM #Joomla #WebDesign

Only one month remains until the Joomla World Conference in Potsdam! After a long break, the JWC is returning—and we’re looking forward to bringing the Joomla community together in person once again. We can’t wait to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and connect with professionals and enthusiasts from around the world. Haven’t secured your ticket yet? Now is the perfect time to get yours. Link in first comment #Joomla #JWC26 #OpenSource #Networking

A security vulnerability does not automatically mean a developer has failed. What matters next is how it is handled. Three Joomla extension developers share their experiences with vulnerabilities found through security research and AI powered audits. Their approaches differ, but important themes emerge: reproduce and understand the issue, communicate clearly, improve security processes and ask the community for help when needed. This Joomla Community Magazine interview looks at what AI is changing for extension developers and why preparation matters. Learn from their experiences and advice. Read more: Link in the comments #JCM #Joomla #WebDevelopment #OpenSource

Joomla! 6.2 Beta 3 — Preparing for the stable! The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla 6.2 Beta 3 for testing. There are two main goals for Beta releases: - Providing developers with the basis to test their extensions and reporting any issues well before the final release - Allowing users to discover the new features introduced to Joomla 6.2. Read more: link in first comment #Joomla #CMS #OpenSource #Release

J!Awards — Last Few Days to Nominate! This is the final weekend to nominate your favourites for the Joomla! Community Choice Awards. Nominations close this Sunday, 13 September, at 23:59 UTC. As a reminder, you can submit nominations in one, several, or all categories. And everyone can participate! Nominate: link in the first comment #JAwards2026 #JoomlaCommunity

Here are the results of the elections for Outreach DC. We congratulate Richard Gosler on his re-election to this position and look forward to his future achievements! Read more: link in first comment #Joomla #OpenSourceMatters #OSM #JoomlaCommunity #OpenSource #CMS

Clearing the cache again? You may already be thinking like a Joomler. Twenty-one years of Joomla have created more than software. There are backups before every adventure, menu items that shape pages, template override archaeology, migrations, PBF and the occasional missing button. But behind those shared experiences is something bigger: people learning, contributing and finding one another across countries and cultures. The Joomla Community Magazine celebrates 21 moments that capture what being a Joomler can mean. Which ones do you recognise? Explore them all. Read more: LINK IN THE COMMENTS #JCM #Joomla #OpenSource

Your robots.txt may be doing exactly what it was designed to do. The problem is that the robots have changed. AI crawlers now have different jobs: search, user requested access and model training. Treating them all alike can have unintended consequences. The article explains why robots.txt is a sign rather than a lock, why blocking training bots differs from blocking search bots, and why Cloudflare users should review their settings before 15 September 2026. This JCM article helps you understand the choices before changing anything. Check what your Joomla site is telling today's crawlers. Read more: Link in the comments #JCM #Joomla #WebDevelopment