To prepare for the launch of Joomla! 1.6, a group of 27 people from all over the world came together in a Skype group.

For five days, there was a constant discussion on things related to the launch. People were signing in and out depending on their schedule and time-zone. The discussion was lively, but extremely productive.

Using Google documents, people were working though the weekend to get everything in place. It was incredible to see the community come together like this to produce something for the common good.

As you might know, Joomla 1.6 beta 10 was released on Tuesday. Some people wonder why it takes that many beta versions to finish Joomla 1.6.

There is a lot of activity in the project. Nonetheless, here has been some disagreements and people have left the Joomla 1.6 Bug Squad. Others have since joined, and I hope we will see more activity in the coming weeks and months towards a Release Candidate for Joomla 1.6.

In this post, I look at some of the factors involved in the bug fixing of Joomla 1.6.

This infographic shows the top 10 features which sets Joomla 1.6 apart from the current 1.5 version.

The infographic was originally created in English, and with the help of some Spanish speaking friends it's now available in Spanish as well. Thanks a lot to Anneliese Woodberry and Adrian Prado for the translation, as well as www.webempresa.com for the translation of Joomla 1.6 into Spanish. Enjoy!

Esta infografía muestra las 10 características que diferencian a Joomla 1.6 de la versión actual 1.5.

La infografía se creo originalmente en idioma inglés y con la ayuda de amigos hispanoparlantes ahora también está disponible en español. Muchísimas gracias a Anneliese Woodberry y Adrian Prado por la traducción del contenido de la infografía e igualmente a www.webempresa.com por la traducción al español de Joomla 1.6. ¡Que lo disfruten!

There are a lot of posts on this blog now, and many of them are hidden in the depths of the archives.

In this post, I'll highlight seven posts from this blog (and some others) that you might have missed.

There is a lot of talk about how you can contribute to the Joomla! CMS project. Joomla! is an Open Source Project, and it needs every one of us to grow and expand.

On this page, I have collected and will continue to add ways for you to contribute to the Joomla! project. If you have anything to share, please email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or comment below.

First, read my article on this subject: Joomla! user? Contribute to the project! I wrote the post in June 2009. Most of this still holds true, so start there.

Amy Stephen has done a remarkable job evaluating the upcoming ACL system for Joomla 1.6.

She has shared her thoughts and suggestions for improvement of the ACL system in a video.

Many Joomla user wonder about what is going to happen to Joomla in the future. Where are we headed, and how long do we have to wait for the features we long for?

In this post, I'll give you an overview of how Joomla is going to progress in the years to come.

As all Joomla users know, this CMS is open source, which in our case means it's made by volunteers across the globe. These people have a burning interest in making Joomla the best CMS out there.

How about you? Are you ready to contribute? It might seem hard to contribute to an open source project, but there are many tasks available other than programming the core of the system. In this article, I suggest some ways you may contribute to the Joomla! CMS project.

During the last couple of years, the Production Leadership Team (PLT) has churned out quite a few versions of Joomla. This is great, but it leaves some users confused as to how to approach all these versions.

If you are one of them, reading this post will help you understand how the different versions of Joomla follow each other. And how to upgrade or migrate from each one.

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 50: 

• Spreading the Joomla!Love a Little Wider
• Support for Joomla 1.5, 2.5 and the Future!
• An Early Christmas Present
• A bright Joomla template to end the year
• Introducing Platform - A responsive Joomla template
• Bamboo christmas coupon
• Virtuemart 2 released today
• Picking up free Joomla extensions for education websites within minutes
• Joomla book review: Joomla 1.7 Beginner's Guide