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Introducing Joopal

Written by Sam Moffatt

Today I'd like to announce a new project by the Joomla! team called 'Joopal'. Joopal is a new CMS featuring the power of objects offered to you by Joomla! with the immense hook system delivered to you by Drupal. Joopal is based on Joomla! 1.5 and features Drupal 6 the way PHP5 meant it to be done: with objects instead of globals and incredibly long function names. Joopal is compatible with the Drupal 6 functions and maintains all of those globals for backwards compatibility whilst providing a new object orientated approach to the functions you know and love.

 

The power of Joomla! with Drupal configurability

Joopal permits you to use your traditional Drupal blocks anywhere a Joomla! module can do and also allows you to integrate Drupal's modules as if they were a normal Joomla! component. This permits your Joomla! site to pick and choose the features and functionality you need against two of the world's most popular content management systems!

 

Development Evolved

Joopal provides developers with the power of the Joomla! Web Application Framework as well as Drupal 6's many interfaces. Joopal allows Joomla! developers to leverage features found in Drupal and allows Drupal developers to discover the joys of objects. For Drupal developers, objects are a recently added to PHP in version 3 that permit encapsulation of your data and providing tools to permit the removal of globals from your code.

But it doesn't stop there! In addition to creating object orientated versions of the Drupal Core in addition to the function/global system, you can seemlessly use Joomla!'s Framework complete with on demand autoloading objects.  With two popular frameworks behind you, there is no way you can go wrong!

 

Getting Involved

Like Joomla!, Joopal is a community driven project and we need you to help us out! Joopal needs Drupal testers to help port their components and reveal issues with the system. Joopal also welcomes any developers wanting to fix issues and improve Joopal by submitting patches or even working in a more dedicated role. With Joopal and your involvement, anything is possible! So what are you waiting for, sign up the the Joomla! Development General mailing list and start working on Joopal today!

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  1. avatar Nate makes this comment

    2009-04-01 02:03:27

    What the hell?

  2. avatar insomn1a makes this comment

    2009-04-01 02:12:02

    APRIL FOOLS!

  3. avatar ccondrup makes this comment

    2009-04-01 02:16:19

    Wow! I was pleased to learn about Jake ( http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/miscellaneous/development/1822/details ) a couple of months back, and now this, awesome. Great work!

  4. avatar Felix Baumgardener makes this comment

    2009-04-01 02:50:22

    Hi, I'm 14 and I think Joomla! rocks way more betterer than Drupal. In fact, I like it so much I'm going to completely rewrite the core for the next version and skip a few version numbers to reflect how much betterer it is. I may even implement user permissions. And as always, you can be guaranteed of regular site redesigns when your front page gets owned by other l33t 14 year olds. All of this and OO ... it's like ... wicked. :-D :-D :-D Now you'll have to excuse me while I chmod -R 777 my docroot. Peace out!

  5. avatar Zachariah makes this comment

    2009-04-01 03:44:05

    I don't know what do say other than 'wow'... This tidbid of an article left me wanting to read a book... a book that obviously is just beginning!

  6. avatar Kieran Lal makes this comment

    2009-04-01 03:44:15

    You forgot to mention the license. GPL 2 - sorta

    It allows you to use the GPL as intended, viral for all your extensions, unless your vocal community members are threatened by it.

    Very nice!

    Cheers,
    Kieran

  7. avatar J. Ibanez makes this comment

    2009-04-01 04:10:47

    Is this for real?:\

  8. avatar Baghel makes this comment

    2009-04-01 04:46:17

    Please provide download code link for joopal.

  9. avatar jewei makes this comment

    2009-04-01 05:11:41

    Happy April Fool!

  10. avatar Eddy makes this comment

    2009-04-01 05:37:47

    April's fool! :-D
    Another version: Joopress coming soon!!

  11. avatar Robert makes this comment

    2009-04-01 06:09:46

    April fools. Nice try ;)

  12. avatar parasolx makes this comment

    2009-04-01 06:11:09

    Hrm, such a great idea of combining two big CMS, Joomla and Drupal. But this project will limit the progress of updating, moduling, upgrading, featuring and designating of itself cause when combined, there is no fighting to serve as the best CMS as right now.

    It would be great if team Joomla and team Drupal are involving in this project to provide such a stable and great new CMS.

  13. avatar Jacky Chang makes this comment

    2009-04-01 07:15:54

    Happy fool's day! wow

  14. avatar Dries makes this comment

    2009-04-01 07:21:09

    The Drupal community is particularly excited about this initiative because it will give the Drupal team a chance to finally examine the secrets of the Joomla! code base. For years we've been wondering what Joomla!'s secret sauce is (there's been speculation that it has something to do with the ! ... we even thought about rebranding to Drupal! at one point, but the contrarians said we couldn't just be copycats, and proposed Drupal?, which didn't seem to have the same appeal, but that's another story...)

    While we are very dedicated to Joopal, as you might imagine, we are aware of the danger that we might not get along with the Joomla! folks. They have a rough history of being quite difficult to get along with (cases in point: Mambo fork, Amy Stephen, SXSW... need I say more?), so we do reserve the right to fork the project again at some point in the future and go back to being Drupal. Or maybe #Drupal.

    Anyway, I for one welcome our new supreme overlord, boss of the Joopal project, Matt Mullenweg. Matt, I think it was a good decision to give up your hobby project and come play with the big boys, and I'm sure you'll do a great job here. Welcome.

    -Dries

  15. avatar infograf768 makes this comment

    2009-04-01 07:23:07

    Allready started to regroup TT commandos.
    A new extension has specially been created for Joopal to translate all interface AND content by hooking to the Library of Congress and caching all Language relevant resources.
    The cache system is so cleverly coded that we expect to cover also any slang spoken by more than 4 individuals on the planet.

  16. avatar sim makes this comment

    2009-04-01 07:32:15

    :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D

  17. avatar Claire M makes this comment

    2009-04-01 07:39:27

    Would there be a bridge to the new Blogger/WordPress merger released today?

  18. avatar Rastin Mehr makes this comment

    2009-04-01 07:42:38

    lol ... One part Joomla, One part Drupal, I'll have mine shaken, not stirred please!

  19. avatar Partic makes this comment

    2009-04-01 07:56:02

    Wow, finally a CMS with built in language files for Yoda, Klingon, Ewok and Australian!

  20. avatar Robert makes this comment

    2009-04-01 08:01:07

    Very cool, the world has wait a long time for this:-) This could be the soulution for the acl problem in Joomla.

  21. avatar DART Creations makes this comment

    2009-04-01 08:10:48

    I've heard it will also be forward compatible with PHP7 for those on the really cutting edge of technology...

  22. avatar Mark Mardin makes this comment

    2009-04-01 10:11:24

    april 1st? :-D

  23. avatar yang makes this comment

    2009-04-01 10:22:48

    Joomla's extensions and templates, Drupal's forum. cool, I m waiting for 8-)

  24. avatar Tonyg makes this comment

    2009-04-01 10:52:06

    Too good to be true, it must be an April fool joke:-)

  25. avatar Harry makes this comment

    2009-04-01 11:09:06

    April Fooool...
    Nice one.. Like it
    :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D

  26. avatar Joopal tester makes this comment

    2009-04-01 11:10:15

    Well folks,I can reveal that core of this development is heavily nuked & less flawed than the last fork I tried. You'll love this fo show. ;)

  27. avatar rino makes this comment

    2009-04-01 12:30:18

    good first April to you too

  28. avatar amy.stephen makes this comment

    2009-04-01 12:43:14

    Awesome! I hope we get that fabulous geeky active contributing community, too. I want to attend an JoopalCon and get my picture taken with 1,400 other geeks. Life dream. :)

  29. avatar hmart makes this comment

    2009-04-01 13:02:51

    Why not Droomla? :D
    April Fools!!!

  30. avatar Alan makes this comment

    2009-04-01 13:52:27

    You forgot to mention that Joopal 2.0 will be written in Ruby!

  31. avatar Software free makes this comment

    2009-04-01 13:57:53 

    name="description" content="An April Fools Joke for a combined Drupal and Joomla CMS

  32. avatar Yugua makes this comment

    2009-04-01 14:03:31

    April Fools!

  33. avatar Lanesa Stubbs makes this comment

    2009-04-01 14:12:49

    This is going to be awesome!!! I love it!!!

  34. avatar Chad Windnagle makes this comment

    2009-04-01 14:48:07

    Awesomenesss. :p

  35. avatar amy.stephen makes this comment

    2009-04-01 15:43:12

    "give up your hobby project and come play with the big boys" /me still giggling ...

  36. avatar Cathie makes this comment

    2009-04-01 15:55:33

    Who says nerds don't have a sense of humour?! I love this!:-D

  37. avatar Pomond makes this comment

    2009-04-01 17:23:36

    Very funny! I often hear the debate of Joomla versus Drupal, Drupal versus Joomla. Here's a telling difference: Sense of humor. While Joomla has an April Fool's Day joke on the home page, none can be found on the Drupal page.

  38. avatar Dmitry Yeskin makes this comment

    2009-04-01 18:02:12

    Hi! I think society better need more effort on Drupal or Joomla! than spending a time on such strange ideas...

  39. avatar Brainwillfoolyou makes this comment

    2009-04-01 18:16:23

    So cool! I read in the release notes that voice control and copy/paste will be fully supported by Joopal! Wicked!

  40. avatar PJ Cabrera makes this comment

    2009-04-01 18:29:54

    Too obvious, try harder next time. Not just with your April Fool jokes, but with your software too. LOL

  41. avatar drupy makes this comment

    2009-04-01 19:33:30

    format c

  42. avatar william makes this comment

    2009-04-01 22:52:38

    you forgot the wordpress 2.7 compatibility and the mobile gears admin client and also the new smarty templates compatible addon

  43. avatar CoolAcid makes this comment

    2009-04-01 23:50:18

    /me joins the project for exactly one day and causes all kinds or damnage. 8-)

  44. avatar digiwise makes this comment

    2009-04-02 00:51:33

    loved the 1st of April article!

  45. avatar Nathan makes this comment

    2009-04-02 02:48:26

    omg. my heart skipped a beat. don't do that.

    this is just as bad as my friend who told her 5 year old son that "we're going to get a puppy today, april fools" and then her kid responds "so when are we going to get our puppy?"

  46. avatar salty makes this comment

    2009-04-02 06:23:00

    :'(:'(:'( Iwent to bed so happy after reading this last night......

  47. avatar Joseph makes this comment

    2009-04-02 06:54:25

    I didn't know you planned on downgrading the software. Who's running this joint, Microsoft?

  48. avatar drupal makes this comment

    2009-04-02 09:24:22

    Just wondering when Dries started to look like Robert :\

  49. avatar amy.stephen makes this comment

    2009-04-02 12:29:57

    Yea, I thought the same. The only reasonable conclusion is that Dries and Robert have worked too long together and are now starting to look alike. :P

  50. avatar DJBoddington makes this comment

    2009-04-02 21:10:39

    hahahah good one Joomla! :-D nearly had me then, :P
    Well done :P Very Good Joke. 8-)8-)

  51. avatar JacklJane makes this comment

    2009-04-03 09:28:20

    too late to :-D, too early to :'(.

  52. avatar Phil makes this comment

    2009-04-03 13:59:24

    Ironic though, the article is dated 31 March and not 1st April !!!

  53. avatar Kevin makes this comment

    2009-04-04 15:21:18

    I seriously hope this is a sick joke. What a waste of time this project would be.

    That would be like Apple, Inc. joining forces with Microsoft to make a new iPod.

  54. avatar guysmiley makes this comment

    2009-04-05 23:42:34

    Hmmm...

    This one sure hit me out of the blue and thought at first it must be a practical joke (i.e. April Fools) but then googled joopal. Interestingly, it came back as a .com !?

    This is certainly an interesting idea - marrying the 2 leading OS CMSs. I'm certainly curious to see where this goes.

  55. avatar amy.stephen makes this comment

    2009-04-06 15:56:02

    *sigh* - Yes, this is a joke. Well, everything except for Dries saying I'm hard to get along with. That part can be true. :P

  56. avatar RussW makes this comment

    2009-04-08 03:38:56

    Aaaaaw....!!! Amy...!! Hard to get along with??? I have always found her sharp wit, gentle prompters and left elbow to be amongst the friendliest in the Asylum ;-)

  57. avatar iceman9 makes this comment

    2009-04-08 14:28:50

    at last my dream of having merge these two powerful cms come true... like a visions in my dreams..;-)

  58. avatar Nikko makes this comment

    2009-04-09 14:13:58

    Get a real CMS... Web Site Baker 8-)

  59. avatar darren makes this comment

    2009-04-12 17:17:58

    I was fooled by this. FOOLED I TELL YOU!! and it is now the 12th of April.

  60. avatar hidabe makes this comment

    2009-04-13 21:54:46

    lol, I thought that it was a real project, in spain fool's day is 28 December :)

    regars!

  61. avatar badrsoft makes this comment

    2009-04-14 16:21:15

    wonderful, good job and if you need any help or translation to arabic I'm with you .

  62. avatar Panties makes this comment

    2009-04-15 04:11:27

    I was actually excited to read this and then let down after finding it to be a joke. There are some Drupal modules I'd love to have work with my Joomla! sites.

  63. avatar mohaddeseh makes this comment

    2009-04-18 04:53:00

    when there is a will,there is a way.:-)
    thanka alot.
    from:Joomla Software Group in IRAN.

  64. avatar Nick Kotarski makes this comment

    2009-04-18 17:37:33

    That's a hoot. Wonderful idea.
    So many people seem to take the idea seriously that I wonder if the project has "legs".

    Nick :-D:-D:-D:-D

  65. avatar Raj makes this comment

    2009-04-19 15:02:33

    Joomla is the greatest organizational site ever.

  66. avatar Roshan Shahare makes this comment

    2009-04-20 06:55:35

    check view Source of this page and meta description tag ( this article is an april fool)

  67. avatar Stargate makes this comment

    2009-04-20 10:51:22

    Joke or real info? It just sounds too great to be real:)

  68. avatar Amit Dixit makes this comment

    2009-04-20 12:41:31

    Hi there,
    first of all --- OH MY GOD :-)
    is this true, is it going to take place ?
    i hope it does , cause i hate Drupal 6 Templating structures.
    as long as we have Views in Drupal its always a good one 8-)
    Anyways , but if true it will be a powerful application.

  69. avatar Ardi makes this comment

    2009-04-22 11:09:38

    Arrrgghhhh...i hate April!!!!
    I've been fooled 2 times already, now this...??? (sigh)

    :-P

  70. avatar bborque makes this comment

    2009-04-22 21:24:03

    Nice Meta tag on this page.

  71. avatar IJustGotPunked! makes this comment

    2009-04-22 21:43:33

    You shmucks, lol. I started reading it thinking about all the Drupal modules I like that aren't available under Joomla.

    Very well done. Yep, you got me. I'll keep my eyes peeled for Joovable Type sometime next year. 8-)

  72. avatar mauri makes this comment

    2009-04-26 02:16:41

    LOL

    a lot of thing came to my mind when i heard of this...

  73. avatar Totti makes this comment

    2009-04-26 19:35:49

    April's Fools.. hehe. It's not very great idea of integrating two CMS.8-)

  74. avatar Joao Carlos Ferraz makes this comment

    2009-04-27 12:30:28

    No comments.........:\

  75. avatar Xual makes this comment

    2009-04-27 18:10:13

    i dont think this should be an april fool stuff...
    Hey!! Official joomla community posted this long post for just april fool...? i dont think...
    But maybe it is.
    i dont know.

  76. avatar femina makes this comment

    2009-05-06 05:29:01

    I agree with Xual8-)

  77. avatar word warrior makes this comment

    2009-05-06 17:23:30

    As I read this for the first time on 6th May I did raise one eyebrow but then I read on.....:-D

  78. avatar Kurra makes this comment

    2009-05-06 17:55:08

    Hey I just did this Podcast about leadership. You should check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPVFZonbELo

  79. avatar mitchell makes this comment

    2009-05-09 15:19:38

    Ummm... Not a very cool April Fools joke. Next time do something that's scary or something than let the cat of the bag with some relieving news. It's absolutely depressing that this is a joke. Dude, are you serious! I have been a patron of Joomla for years and this is not best representation of character.

  80. avatar MonkimoE makes this comment

    2009-05-10 02:02:21

    Xual... View whis page source
    you'll find :

    meta name="keywords" content="april fools, drupal, joomla, joopal"
    meta name="title" content="Introducing Joopal"
    meta name="author" content="Sam Moffatt"
    meta name="description" content="An April Fools Joke for a combined Drupal and Joomla CMS"

    :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:P

  81. avatar tin makes this comment

    2009-05-10 15:56:56

    I heard that "Joopo3" is coming soon?

  82. avatar Thong Tran makes this comment

    2009-05-13 02:28:46

    Hah :-D Happy April fools

  83. avatar Amila makes this comment

    2009-05-14 02:46:39

    It seems most of us don't like to have something like this. Joomla! is very advanced system. why do you want to give unwanted recognition? joomla! is the best!

  84. avatar faust makes this comment

    2009-05-15 05:28:40

    wow good gracious, i didn't thought this would be possible!, how about merging joomla with wordpress? = joompress? cool eh?

  85. avatar joe castro makes this comment

    2009-05-16 17:46:58

    I just star working with joomla I anjoy it so much But I STILL HAVE LONG WAY TO GO IF ANY BODY THERE CAN GIVE A HEAND WITH some area in joomla I have problem please I will be waiting thanks.

  86. avatar Basho4sho makes this comment

    2009-05-16 21:32:53

    CMS rocks.

  87. avatar Mark Oppenneer makes this comment

    2009-05-19 03:02:35

    Brilliant! Thanks for the big belly laugh (unfortunately its the belly that's big, not the laugh). -Mark

  88. avatar Jooped makes this comment

    2009-05-20 04:46:26

    I can't believe someone hasn't said this by now...

    We've been JOOPED!!

  89. avatar zuze001 makes this comment

    2009-05-21 21:50:35

    Awww... sad, because it is a joke. I did get evry exciting reading the article, then reading comments I realized it's a joke.
    But it would be rgeat to have the best of both combined in one, especially Drupal's user groups

  90. avatar nahrafqifahs makes this comment

    2009-05-23 11:34:04

    It's April Fool lol... don't take seriously... :-D

  91. avatar protestant-press.com makes this comment

    2009-05-24 04:24:54

    In this new CMS, please bring back 8-tracks and Dr. DOS. They are both much reuested features by most of the Joomla community.

    Three out of two developers recommend both.

  92. avatar prans makes this comment

    2009-05-26 14:50:01

    april fool??? i was really excited

  93. avatar azraf makes this comment

    2009-06-05 16:01:13

    [b]Official announcement:[/b]
    Joopal V.2.0 is about ready for release.
    And Joombo V2.2.5 is available on extension site.

  94. avatar srikanta makes this comment

    2009-06-09 12:31:54

    having broken away from drupal, why would it try to hook with it and enhance drupal's image . i still hope its a joke

  95. avatar jet makes this comment

    2009-07-22 05:42:59

    It's interesting.

  96. avatar playlist makes this comment

    2009-09-07 15:25:18

    Its perfect but need to understand the more components out of it

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