You may know it already: Joomla will celebrate its 20th birthday next month, on August 17 to be precise. Twenty years of working together to make every new version the best Joomla ever, twenty years of enabling people to learn, contribute and rise up above themselves, twenty years of community, friendship and freedom. That calls for a celebration. But actually, the Joomla Community Magazine is doing that every month. With each new issue, with each article, we spread the Joomla love, share our knowledge, and encourage people to join us. We have how-to’s and tutorials as well as stories and news from our community and interesting reads about what’s happening around us. I hope you enjoy this month’s issue, and don’t forget: Joomla is worth celebrating every day!

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You can help to get better Joomla user documentation!

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Wouldn’t it be great if Joomla could automatically generate meaningful SEO data, so you don’t have to do it manually? Mohd Shahzan, one of the two very first students to join the Joomla Academy, is working on this. Let’s find out what this project means for you as a Joomla user, administrator or developer!

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Podcasting is a powerful way to connect with others, build a community, and let your voice be heard. So a podcast about all the good things Joomla can bring could be a great idea to make get the word out. But too often, people hold back – thinking they need fancy equipment, expensive software, or a perfect studio to get started. The truth is: you don’t.

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Spending the last 3 days at VivaTech 2025 with AI at almost every booth and in most conversations, one could forget there is anything else today. With thousands of AI tools showcased – from oncology to climate solutions – it’s easy to assume traditional systems like CMSes are unnecessary or possibly even obsolete. Yet this assumption misses a critical point: AI and CMSes like Joomla (celebrating its 20th year in 2025) serve complementary roles, and the latter remains indispensable!

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Are you looking for a way to smoothly migrate your WordPress content to a Joomla website? Rahul Singh is working on a tool that makes this possible. Rahul is one of the first students to join the Joomla Academy. Let’s find out what the Advanced Migration Tool will bring to Joomla!

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Have you ever been told, “Don’t think about a pink elephant”? Odds are, a pink elephant popped into your mind instantly.

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In the last issue we showed how web designers can trick out the automatic accessibility checker tools in colour contrast. In this article we shed light on alt-texts.

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It’s that time of year again! The Joomla User Group (JUG) team is excited to invite current and aspiring JUG organizers to our leadership meeting.

Whether you’re running a group or considering launching one, this is your opportunity to connect, share, and learn with others from around the globe.

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The Joomla Academy, a global initiative run by Open Source Matters and the brainchild of Philip Walton, is well underway; and the momentum is only building! With the first group of students hard at work on development projects, it’s a nice opportunity to reflect on what’s been achieved, to recognise those who have made it possible, and look ahead to what’s next. 

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Putting together the Joomla Community is a very satisfying job. Each and every month, my Co-Editor Claudia and I get to see a huge variety of articles, written by you, members of the Joomla Community. So it is with great pride and joy that we present to you the June issue of the Joomla Community Magazine!

This month, you can read how you can help shape Joomla’s future or make valuable contributions now, find out which new features are coming (SEO out of the box as well as a tool to migrate your WordPress site to Joomla), why you shouldn’t rely on automated tools alone to fix the accessibility of your website, and how to create page transitions for your website, with CSS.

Are you coordinating a Joomla User Group? Heads up: there’s a global meeting coming, don’t miss out on that! And if you consider yourself a (wannabe) Joombassador, read The Pink Elephant Paradox and check how you can be contribute to Joomla’s 20th Birthday Party!

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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