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Joomla! is celebrating a BIG one this month!!! 🥁🥁🥁

Joomla! is celebrating a BIG one this month!!! 🥁🥁🥁

August 2025 edition

Section Image Joomla! 5.2.3 announcement.

 

Here is the August issue:

This month is not like other months... why?
because Joomla! is celebrating 20 years 🥳
on August 17th, 2025 - its time to celebrate! 🎊

 

Joomla 20th Year Celebration Week

Pictures of the 3 new OSM Board Members...

In case you have not heard, Joomla! is turning 20 🎂, this August 17th, 2025... and there is lots to do... 

To celebrate, the Joomla! community has setup a special 20 years of Joomla website:

https://20-years-of.joomla.org


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Here is a list of events, activities and more... 

 

Special 20-Year Anniversary Edition of the Joomla Community Magazine!

Mark your calendars!

On August 17th, we’re releasing a special edition of the Joomla Community Magazine to celebrate 20 years of Joomla on the day!

 

Expect inspiring stories, community highlights, and a look back at the journey that brought us here. You won’t want to miss this tribute to two decades of passion, innovation, and open-source collaboration.

 


📅 Release Date: August 17, 2025

Could the number 20 have a special meaning?

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but because this is our 20 years, we are not just
celebrating it for 1 day but an entire week+...

 

Some notable events during that week, starting with:

- A day of Coding on Wednesday, August 13th 9am-4pm EDT
( Free event - special thanks to the Joomla! User Group New Jersey )


and ending with:

 

- Pizza, Bugs and Fun, August 23rd - all day.
( Free event - come and join us online or in person )

 

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(for all events, please check the events page which gets updated often)

 

For time zone conversions, you can use: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

 

Community Announcement

Announcement banner image for Ask OSM Anything sessions.

 

Do you want to show off your Joomla! spirit? 🎉 then we have the perfect thing for you! 

How about a short Community Survey to showcase your experience with Joomla! over the last 20 years and possibly contribute to the Joomla! Magazine's Special Edition?

https://forms.gle/nuzsbjhvvGuqhnyD8


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or do you just want your Merch? 😄

We have setup a special limited-time Shop for all things 20 Years Celebration just for that purpose! T-Shirts, hoodies, tote bags, pins, mugs, water bottles, mouse pads, etc...

Want to have a part of Joomla's history? Get your hands on limited edition Joomla 20th Anniversary Merch! 👕🎈


20th anniversary merchandise: pins, t-shirt, mugs, water bottle etc


We will sunset the shop some time in September, 2025.

 

Joomla! 20 Years Celebration - Call for Speakers

Announcement banner to Call for Speakers or Activities for the Joomla 20 years

 

🔊 Are you passionate about Joomla! or Open-Source or technology in general? Do you have knowledge to share?

Become a speaker during the 20th anniversary celebration week!


We're looking for talks on:

✔️ Accessibility               ✔️ Workflow
✔️ Artificial Intelligence        ✔️ SEO & Joomla

or any other cool topics!


Or are you more the party type? and want to host a Joomla! 20 years celebration? host an outside barbecue? a gathering at your local pub or restaurant? a meet-and-greet at your office, university, or community-center?

Anything goes, we only get to celebrate 20 years once


Use the email link below to contact Angelika to propose something:


➡️ Participate Now! 

 

‍Latest Joomla! News

Section Image Joomla! 5.2.3 announcement.

Always moving forward... Here are improvements to Joomla! 

Joomla 5.3.3
 RC is coming out in a few days on August 9th!

Joomla 5.4.0 ßeta 1 will arrive August 19th, 2025.

Joomla 6.0 ßeta 1 will also arrive August 19th, 2025. 

The Joomla 5.4 branch is a bridge version.
Its purpose is to help ease the transition to the next major release:
Joomla! 6 which is coming out later in the year in October 2025.


 

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