Joomla
Joomla (/ˈdʒuːm.lɑː/), (also spelled Joomla!:with an exclamation mark and sometimes abbreviated as J!) is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) for publishing web content on websites.
| Developer(s) | Open Source Matters |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 17 August 2005 |
| Stable release | 5.0.1
/ 27 November 2023 |
| Repository | https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms |
| Written in | PHP, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like operating system |
| Size | 28.7 megabyte (ZIP) |
| Type | content management system |
| License | GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later |
| Website | https://www.joomla.org |
The name Joomla (English phonetic transliteration) is derived from the word “Jumla” from the Swahili language and originally comes from the Arabic جُمْلَة. It means something like “the whole” or “as a whole” and thus emphasizes the role of the developer community .
The official logo consists of the logo image and the Joomla lettering. The logo image represents the association of the Joomla community. It is made up of four Js turned towards each other . The Joomla logo is not copyright-free and may only be used under certain conditions. In most cases, changing the logo is not permitted. The logo may then be used in publications if they adhere to the color scheme specified by Joomla.
Web content applications include discussion forums, photo galleries, e-Commerce and user communities and numerous other web-based applications. Joomla is developed by a community of volunteers supported with the legal, organisational and financial resources of Open Source Matters, Inc.
Joomla is written in PHP, uses object-oriented programming techniques and software design patterns, and stores data in a Structured Query Language (MySQL) database. It has a software dependency on the Symfony PHP framework. Joomla includes features such as page caching, RSS feeds, blogs, search, and support for language internationalisation. It is built on a model–view–controller web application framework that can be used independently of the CMS.
Around 6,000 extensions are available from the Joomla website, and more are available from other sources. As of 2022, it was estimated to be the fifth most used CMS on the Internet, after WordPress, Shopify, Wix and Squarespace.