1. Joomla! Introduction
Software Freedom Day
The Hague, NL
Sander Potjer
18 september 2010

2. Sander Potjer
– Student Architecture
– Joomla! Webdesigner
– co-founder of JoomlaCommunity.eu
– organisation JoomlaDays Netherlands
e-mail: sander@joomlacommunity.eu
twitter: @sanderpotjer
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3. Joomla! introduction
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4. What is Joomla?
Joomla! is an award-winning Content
Management System (CMS) that will help
you build websites and other powerful
online applications.
Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution
that is freely available to everybody.
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5. Joomla!
Phonetic spelling for the Swahili word
"Jumla", which means "all together" or
"as a whole“
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6. Joomla! concepts
• Open Source • Content Management
– Freedom – Keep it small and
– Choice simple
– Control – Be flexible and agile
– Fun – Designed to be
extendible
• Ease of use
– End User
– Administrator
– Developer
– Designers
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7. Joomla! philosophy
• Rock Solid Architecture
• Flexibility built on Powerful Framework
• Developers Tools
• Outstanding User experience
• International Recognition (60+ languages)
• A great community!
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8. Project History
InfoGraphic by JoomlaBlogger.net: http://www.joomlablogger.net/blog/joomla-evangelism/5-years-with-joomla-infographic/
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9. Let’s take a tour with Joomla!
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10. Joomla! 1.5
Released January 22, 2008
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11. Joomla! is easy to install
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12. Joomla! runs on many platforms
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13. Joomla! is easy to extend
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14. Joomla! is multi lingual
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15. Joomla! is easy to administer
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16. Joomla! has great template features
• 100% control
• Custom layouts • Module positions
• Template parameters • Default system template
• Accessibility and standards • Additional Javascript
• Module chrome • Error Handling
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17. Joomla! is build to scale
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18. Joomla! is build to scale
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19. Joomla! supports rapid development
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20. Who use Joomla?
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22. www.softwarefreedomday.org
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23. www.werkenbijdegemeenteoss.nl
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24. www.octrooicentrum.nl
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25. www.m2i.nl
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26. www.kwik-fit.nl
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27. www.iedereenehbo.nl
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28. www.niainfo.nl
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29. www.ecostream.nl
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30. More Dutch Examples
www.mijnjoomlasite.nl
http://www.joomlacommunity.eu/nieuws/joomla-in-nederland.html
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31. The Joomla! community
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32. Joomla! organisation
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33. Joomla! organisation
• All members are spread all over the world
• Timezone differences
• Lingual and cultural barriers
• Means of communication:
– Forum
– Skype (voice, video and chat)
– IRC
– Mail, mailinglists
– Joomla!days, gatherings, events etc.
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34. InfoGraphic by JoomlaBlogger.net: http://www.joomlablogger.net/blog/joomla-evangelism/5-years-with-joomla-infographic/
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35. InfoGraphic by JoomlaBlogger.net: http://www.joomlablogger.net/blog/joomla-evangelism/5-years-with-joomla-infographic/
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36. InfoGraphic by JoomlaBlogger.net: http://www.joomlablogger.net/blog/joomla-evangelism/5-years-with-joomla-infographic/
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37. InfoGraphic by JoomlaBlogger.net: http://www.joomlablogger.net/blog/joomla-evangelism/5-years-with-joomla-infographic/
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38. InfoGraphic by JoomlaBlogger.net: http://www.joomlablogger.net/blog/joomla-evangelism/5-years-with-joomla-infographic/
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39. 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!
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40. Can you get involved?
• No matter what you think you
can do, you can help!
• Most of the contributors start
in our forum helping others out
• But how do I get involved into
one of the working groups?
• Can we use people?
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41. We can use help with…
Development Documentation
• Unit testing • Help screens
• Functional testing; the • Technical documentation
Joomla! Bug Squad • Documentation of Joomla! 1.5
• Joomla! Core framework
Translations Sites and Infrastructure
• Translation of installation, • Moderating
front-and backend • Help answering questions in forum
• Translate help screens • Re-structuring our site(s)
• Translation of documentation
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42. Joomla! communities in The Netherlands
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43. JoomlaCommunity.eu
- opgericht op 1 oktober 2008
- door 16 (ex-) teamleden van
DutchJoomla
- momenteel ongeveer 25
teamleden
Onze belangrijkste doelen
- breed Joomla platform
- promotie van Joomla
- goede contacten met iedere
Joomla gebruiker /
ontwikkelaars / bedrijven
- kwalitatieve vertalingen
- echt ‘community’ en
‘Joomla’ (all together) gevoel
- ondersteunen van Joomla
evenementen/bijeenkomsten
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44. Documenta*eteam
JoomlaCommunity Team
- +/- 25 teamleden
- Uit Nederland en België
Moderatorteam
- leeftijd tussen 16 and 56
- Zowel hobby als
professionele Joomla!
gebruikers
4 teams:
Documentatieteam
Moderatorteam
Subsites & structure team
Taalteam Subsites
&
structuurteam
Taalteam
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45. Communicatie
- via het (team) fora
- MSN/Skype group chats
- op (Joomla!)
evenementen/
bijeenkomsten
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46. ?”
Hoe kan ik mijn bijdrage leveren aan
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47. Hoe kan ik bijdragen
- help andere gebruikers op
het forum
?”
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48. Hoe kan ik bijdragen
- help andere gebruikers op
het forum
- geef feedback, meld bugs/
fouten
?”
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49. Hoe kan ik bijdragen
- help andere gebruikers op
het forum
- geef feedback, meld bugs/
fouten
- stuur je vertalingen voor
extensies in
?”
- stuur je documentatie in
- wordt lid van een van onze
teams
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50. Hoe kan ik bijdragen
- help andere gebruikers op
het forum
- geef feedback, meld bugs/
fouten
- stuur je vertalingen voor
extensies in
?”
- stuur je documentatie in
- wordt lid van een van onze
teams
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51. Hoe kan ik bijdragen
- help andere gebruikers op
het forum
- geef feedback, meld bugs/
fouten
- stuur je vertalingen voor
extensies in
?”
- stuur je documentatie in
- wordt lid van een van onze
teams
- anders, bijvoorbeeld door
artikel, of...?
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52. Preview of Joomla! 1.6
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53. Restyled interface
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54. New toolbar functions
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55. No sections anymore!
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56. Access Control List
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61. More Joomla?
• www.joomla.org
• www.joomlacommunity.eu
• Visit the JoomlaDays
• Visit one of the Joomla User Groups in:
– Amsterdam - ma 4 oktober
– Antwerpen (BE) - nnb
– Arnhem - di 14 oktober
– Assen - wo 6 oktober
– Enschede - di 5 oktober
– ‘s Hertogenbosch - di 5 oktober
– Maastricht - nnb
– Rotterdam - di 21 september
– Utrecht - nnb
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62. Joomla!
“All together”
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