JoomlaDay 2011 Netherlands

Future of JoomlaWhere to go from here?

Presentation by Hannes Papenberg

10.04.2023

What made Joomla so successfull?•Easy to use for users

•very stable API for developers

•"Power through simplicity"

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What were the goals for Joomla 1.5?

•Started as Joomla 1.1

•Support for UTF8 => Support for non-latin languages

•Move from random collection of functions to a frameworkThank you, Johan!

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What were the goals for Joomla 1.6?

•Refactor core extensions to MVC framework

•implement ACL

•Later: Nested categories, faster language system

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Joomla 1.6 - Results

•A lot of (small) changes between beta and stable

•Complicated user interfaces

•Inconsistencies

Is Joomla 1.6 a failure?

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What could be the goals for Joomla 1.7•Consistent code•Big focus on developers

oExtend the concept of JControllerAdmin/ JModelAdmin

oReview existing MVC classesoProvide solutions for common issues

•UI improvements

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Joomla in the longterm

•"Power in simplicity" or "Get More"?

•Framework or CMS?

•Development environment or enduser software?

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Conclusion:?

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Discussion