Joomla! Official Documentation

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• Administrators
• Web designers
• Developers

but if you are none of the above then there are

• more user profiles...

As someone who has not used Joomla before, it is likely you have no clue how to get started using it. Maybe you have a friend or a neighbour who uses Joomla and you want a Joomla web site of your very own. Maybe you have a small business or a church or a community that needs a web presence and you want to use Joomla for that purpose. Maybe you are a seasoned Information Technology professional, but you have no idea where to get started using Joomla. If so, you are just starting a very enjoyable journey and we warmly welcome you to Joomla and encourage you to read the

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Joomla!

• Joomla! 1.5 Technical Requirements, Installation Manual and Upgrade Instructions.
• Joomla! Security Checklist and Vulnerable Extensions List
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Tips and tricks
• Templates
• Joomla web application framework

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You should only register if you want to make changes to the information contained here. Also note that registration on this wiki is entirely separate from registration on our other sites, such as the forum.

We are getting close to the release of Joomla 1.6, but we need your help to finish it. If you are a developer then please look in the development cookie jar for a list of tasks we need help with. If you see something that takes your fancy then follow the instructions to claim the task and start working on it.

You can see a summary of overall progress on the development status page.

Too young for GSoC? Then watch this space for details of GHOP 2010.

We're beginning to ramp up preparations for this year's contest. Further details will be placed on the GHOP page when we have them.

The 2010 edition of the Google Summer of Code has been announced, and we are setting the groundwork to submit our application to participate again this year. Joomla! has participated 5 times in the Google Summer of Code and has benefited greatly by the continued support that Google offers to the FOSS world through this program. One of the best benefits for Joomla! has been the retention of students as contributors to the project long after the program ends. A lot of great work has been accomplished that has not only been of benefit for the core code base, but also extensions that have been produced and the innovation the Google Summer of Code work has inspired, every single year we have participated. Joomla! at this time is one of the most successful open source projects in its class with downloads now exceeding 15 million, and the Google Summer of Code has been integral to that success.

• For more information read the announcement here: [1]
• Share your ideas on the Summer of Code 2010 Project Ideas list.

Development Working Group

The main responsibility of the Development Working Group is taking care of the development of the Joomla! application framework and the Joomla! Content Management System (CMS). Besides the development of the Joomla! codebase the Development Working Group defines the Joomla! roadmap strategy, creating (architectural) designs for major and minor versions and of course taking care of bug and security fixes in maintenance versions.

The development working group holds two teams: the Development Team and the so called Bug Squad. The teams have separate responsibilities, but together they form the development force of the Joomla! project. Please check the Development Working Group category page for a full overview of all available pages.

The Development Working Group is also responsible for managing Joomla! entries in the Google Summer of Code.

Documentation Working Group

If you are looking for a way to help the documentation effort, then please take a look in the cookie jar where we have a list of small(-ish) tasks that you can pick up when you have a bit of time and can be completed without too much effort.

Sites and Infrastructure Working Group

The Sites and Infrastructure Working Group is responsible for maintaining a productive, jovial forum for efficient, open communication between everyone involved in the project.

Translations Working Group

The Translations Working Group is responsible for managing Joomla! internationalisation and localisation. Here you will find information on how you can set up translations, how this team is organised, standards to use and so on.

Events Working Group

The Events Working Group is a team of events mentors responsible for all world-wide Joomla-supported events.

Communications Working Group

The Communications Working Group is responsible for project websites and community services such as news feeds.

1. Beginners
2. Main Page
3. Developers
4. Upgrading 1.5 from an existing 1.5x version
5. Tutorial:Creating a basic Joomla! template
6. Administrators
7. Web designers
8. Tutorial:Customising the JA Purity template
9. Developing a Model-View-Controller Component - Part 1
10. Migrating from 1.0.x to 1.5 Stable
11. Category:Templates
12. Joomla! 1.5 Template Tutorial
13. Tutorial:Introduction to Joomla! templates
14. Framework
15. Category:FAQ
16. Category:Security Checklist
17. Vulnerable Extensions List
18. Jdoc statements
19. Creating a CSS Drop down Menu
20. How to create a module
21. Joomla! 1.5 Template Tutorials Project
22. How to use the database classes in your script