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My Joomla Story - Joomla!Day Switzerland 2013
Sander Potjer gave a presentation about his involvement with Joomla over the years. He began using Joomla in 2008 to build websites. Since then, he has contributed in many ways such as helping people on forums, translating documentation, organizing user groups, testing new versions, writing articles, and joining leadership teams. He emphasized that there are many ways for others to get involved and contribute to the Joomla community.
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