JED – Joomla! Extensions Directory How to run the popular Extensions Directory with 85.000 daily visitors

Who Am I? Lorenzo Garcia (LorenzoG) JED Editor since October 2006 OSM Board Member since March 2008

Lorenzo Garcia (LorenzoG)

JED Editor since October 2006

OSM Board Member since March 2008

Started in March 2006 4400+ extensions Over 85.000 daily visits Generate 5000 GB traffic each month Is managed by a team of 9 editors 270-280 new extensions / month 1800 reviews per month Reports

Started in March 2006

4400+ extensions

Over 85.000 daily visits

Generate 5000 GB traffic each month

Is managed by a team of 9 editors

270-280 new extensions / month

1800 reviews per month

Reports

The JED Team Lorenzo Paulo Lee Norm Geoff Toni Marie Steve Aaron Victor

What are the editors doing? Approve new Extensions They must be able to download They must be installable Right category, license, type Trademark and logotype Nothing strange in the code

Approve new Extensions

They must be able to download

They must be installable

Right category, license, type

Trademark and logotype

Nothing strange in the code

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How do we communicate with each other? Email Skype group chats Forum Notes in JED Google Docs In the past – Mailing list

Email

Skype group chats

Forum

Notes in JED

Google Docs

In the past – Mailing list

Trademarks and Logotypes The logotype is used according to the guidelines The use doesn’t create confusion Permission has been given

The logotype is used according to the guidelines

The use doesn’t create confusion

Permission has been given

Joomla! Extensions Directory 3rd party developers Communication Team Users Sites & Infrastructure Translation Team Open Source Matters Core Committee’s LTC, Capital etc.

15th June 2007 13th October 2008 27th December 2008 1st March 2009 15th June 2007 The project announce that Extensions need to be licensed GPL for to be in accordance with Joomla’s license. End-of-life for Joomla 1.0.x Is announced to 22nd July 2009 Giving 6 month premonition that JED only will list GPL extensions JED doesn’t include new propietary extensions JED will only list GPL exetensions and 1.5 legacy and native extensions

March 2007 1397 extensions March 2006 334 extensions March 2009 4300 extensions March 2008 2850 extensions Total submitted extensions 8600 Today 80% Non-Commercial 20 % Commercial 80% GPL 20 % Non-GPL 3300 1.5 – extensions 1100 1.0 – extensions 910 extensions licensed as other

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