Joomla! 1.5 and roadmap to future versions Joomla!day United Kingdom Maidstone, Kent 13/14 March 2009

Joomla!day United Kingdom

Maidstone, Kent

Joomla! 1.5 Released January 22, 2008

Joomla! 1.5 is easy to install

Joomla! 1.5 runs on many platforms

Joomla! 1.5 is easy to extend

Joomla! 1.5 is multi lingual

Joomla! 1.5 is easier to administer

Joomla! 1.5 has new template features 100% control Custom layouts Template parameters Accessibility and standards Module chrome Module positions Default system template Additional Javascript Error Handling

100% control

Custom layouts

Template parameters

Accessibility and standards

Module chrome

Module positions

Default system template

Additional Javascript

Error Handling

Joomla! 1.5 is build to scale

Joomla! 1.5 is build to scale

Joomla! 1.5 supports rapid development

Easy to install Runs on many platforms Multi-lingual Easy to administer New template features Build to scale Rapid development

Easy to install

Runs on many platforms

Multi-lingual

Easy to administer

New template features

Build to scale

Rapid development

So with… 4.000.000 visitors and 19.000.000 page hits past month 1.450.000 posts, 308.000 topics and 230.000 users in our forum 590.000+ downloads of Joomla! 1.5 in 2 months 82.000 registered developers and 2.255 registered projects on Gforge 4.000+ registered (active) projects on our extensions site 60+ supported languages

4.000.000 visitors and 19.000.000 page hits past month

1.450.000 posts, 308.000 topics and 230.000 users in our forum

590.000+ downloads of Joomla! 1.5 in 2 months

82.000 registered developers and 2.255 registered projects on Gforge

4.000+ registered (active) projects on our extensions site

60+ supported languages

This project rockets off!!!

This project rockets off!!!

Thanks to an amazing army of volunteers who provide support in our forum , developers who maintain Joomla! core code and extensions, the translators and all who help with documentation this is a great open source project!

We’re still an incredibly young project! Started in September 2005 Most installs are still Joomla! 1.0 Joomla! 1.5 is growing very fast! … let draw the bigger picture Keep the following in mind...

Started in September 2005

Most installs are still Joomla! 1.0

Joomla! 1.5 is growing very fast!

Yes…but wait!

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Maintenance releases driven by Joomla! Bug Squad Test the patch before we commit approach Around 55 team members Team introduced mid- December just before we release Joomla! 1.5.0 Maintenance cycle targets at 6-8 weeks for a release See also http://docs.joomla.org/Joomla%21_Maintenance_Procedures The Joomla! Bug Squad

Test the patch before we commit approach

Around 55 team members

Team introduced mid- December just before we release Joomla! 1.5.0

Maintenance cycle targets at 6-8 weeks for a release

See also http://docs.joomla.org/Joomla%21_Maintenance_Procedures

See  http://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/724-development-coordinator-summit-summary.html for the roadmap AND Visit the 1.6 workshops if you want to know more about 1.6 Joomla! 1.6 (Sparrow)

See  http://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/724-development-coordinator-summit-summary.html for the roadmap

AND

Visit the 1.6 workshops if you want to know more about 1.6

So what is our race strategy?

We can use help with… Development Unit testing Functional testing; the Joomla! Bug Squad Joomla! Core framework Documentation Help screens Technical documentation Documentation of Joomla! 1.5 Translations Translation of installation, front-and backend Translate help screens Translation of documentation Sites and Infrastructure Moderating Help answering questions in forum Re-structuring our site(s)

Development

Unit testing

Functional testing; the Joomla! Bug Squad

Joomla! Core framework

Documentation

Help screens

Technical documentation

Documentation of Joomla! 1.5

Translation of installation, front-and backend

Translate help screens

Translation of documentation

Moderating

Help answering questions in forum

Re-structuring our site(s)

Questions?