Rod Martin gives a presentation on the state of the Joomla content management system. He discusses what Joomla is as open source software, how it is made up of volunteers. Martin provides statistics on Joomla's usage and downloads. He explains how Joomla is organized into teams and outlines its roadmap. Martin also discusses opportunities for Joomla's future growth and the importance of appreciating volunteer contributions.

1. State of the
Joomla Union
Rod Martin!
Vice President !
Open Source Matters!
@imrodmartin

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12. One Caveat…
• I speak mostly Canadian and American now.
• I don’t speak Australian very well at all.
• So if I say something that’s confusing
because of any language differences, please
talk to me later because we don’t want any
misunderstandings… :)

13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY

15. Large and small for Profits
Large and small non-profits
Teacher, trainer
Business owner
> 200 sites in Joomla from 1.0x to 3.x

16. I’ve had the privilege of introducing thousands
to Joomla! over the past 3 years
> 450 Online Lessons

17. BEFORE WE GET STARTED…

18. video

19. It’s Awesome!
• What is Joomla?
• Who is Joomla?
• How is Joomla Doing?
• How does Joomla
(the Project) Work?
• Where is Joomla Going?
• Life is a Highway…

20. Joomla is
Open Source
Software

21. Open source software is
software whose source code is
available for modification or
enhancement by anyone.
http://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source

22. And that’s how we got our start.
Joomla was the result of a fork
of Mambo on August 17, 2005.
!
Joomla won the Packt Publishing
Open Source Content
Management System Award
in 2006, 2007, and 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla

23. Joomla! is
Volunteers

26. A LOT of Contributors
https://www.openhub.net/p/joomla/contributors/summary

27. Joomla! Gets Together!

28. JOOMLA! GETS TOGETHER!

31. How is Joomla!
Doing?

33. Over
!
!
Downloads
!
!
!
https://status.sobi-pro.eu/jcount/

34. Download Rate

35. 3% of the web
Around 5.5 MILLION websites

36. I want to contribute to
something larger than me that
is enabling people to make an
impact on lives locally and
globally.
Sarah Watz

37. Over 490,000 lines of code
https://www.openhub.net/p/joomla/analyses/latest/languages_summary

38. 67 Languages in 2.5
!
!
!
!
!
54 in 3.x
http://community.joomla.org/translations/joomla-3-translations.html

39. Joomla By the Numbers
61,000,000 downloads of Joomla CMS
645,000 forum members
~3,000,000 forum posts
8,501 extensions at joomla.org
34 members of Leadership Teams
~230 contributors to Joomla CMS
last 12 months
171 Local Joomla! User Groups (JUGs)

40. How Does
Joomla Work?

41. Organized and
Decentralized Teams
PLT!
Code
OSM!
CLT!
People
Legal and Financial

42. Production
Leadership Team
• All things code
• Coordinating & merging contributions
• Bug Squad
• Quality Assurance
• Coordinating Releases
• Setting Deadlines
• Code Sprints
• Innovation
• CMS/Features
• Framework
PLT!
Code

43. Community
Leadership Team
• Directories
• Extensions (JED)
• Resources
• User Groups
• Community Magazine
• Events
• Forums
• Translations
• Documentation
CLT!
People

44. Open Source
Matters
• Legal
• Licensing
• Trademark
• Domains
• Contracts
• Financial
• Budgets, Taxes, Sponsors
• Certification
• Governance
OSM!
Legal and Financial

45. State of the Joomla! Union Rod Martin

47. Where is
Joomla! Going?

48. Joomla 3.x

49. One Version of Joomla!

50. demo.joomla.org
http://goo.gl/0SSzdF

51. Resources Directory

52. The Roadmap
developer.joomla.org/cms/
roadmap.html

53. But, its also…

54. Historical Trends

55. Historical Trends

56. Market Share of CMS Sites

60. SWOT Analysis
• Joomla’s Strengths are outstanding. Out of the box
its one of the best CMS’s out there.
• Many of Joomla’s Weaknesses come from its
strengths taken to an extreme
• There is significant opportunity for Joomla
• There are threats - both internal and external.
More coming at the Joomla World Conference and to
a Community Magazine article in the near future.

61. Marketing
Major New Initiative
Contract will be signed any day

62. New Initiative
What started as an exercise in
“Why Joomla” with the
leadership teams
at JandBeyond is growing into a
major new initiative

63. Organized and
Decentralized Teams
PLT!
Code
OSM!
CLT!
People
Legal and Financial

64. video
!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqOHBuEXbvw

65. Organized and
Decentralized Teams
PLT!
Code
OSM!
CLT!
People
Legal and Financial

66. Unified Leadership
PLT!
Code
CLT!
People
OSM!
Legal and Financial

67. Volunteers
One of my greatest
concerns is how we treat
one another in the project

68. video
!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFnhAZUYB_w

69. “People are not binary.
Everyone has strengths and
weaknesses, positives and
negatives. Don’t judge people
until you’ve walked a kilometer
in their shoes.”
Guy Kawasaki - “Enchantment” p. 14

70. Volunteers need 3 things:
• Purpose (their why)
• Progress (their contribution)
• Appreciation (their thanks)

76. Opportunity
“Joomla does more than simple content
management and allows small businesses, digital
design agencies, freelancers and other
entrepreneurs to create powerful websites for
their clients. “
David Hurley
Community Development Manager - PLT

77. It’s Awesome!
• What is Joomla?
• Who is Joomla?
• How is Joomla Doing?
• How does Joomla
(the Project) Work?
• Where is Joomla Going?
• Life is a Highway…

78. State of the
Joomla Union
Rod Martin!
Vice President !
Open Source Matters!
@imrodmartin