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Joomla! License FAQs
What license does Joomla use?
The GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Within the context of this FAQ, "GNU GPL" and "GPL" refer to the GNU General Public License Version 2.
What is the difference between the GPL and the LGPL?
The GNU GPL is intended to be used for applications whereas the GNU LGPL is intended to be used for application libraries. The Joomla Content Management System is an entire application that utilizes a multitude of libraries, both GPL and LGPL (as well as with other GPL compatible licenses), and thus is licensed under the GPL license.
Where can I read more about the license?
The GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
The GNU GPL Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html
The philosophy behind the GNU: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/
What is the definition of Open Source/Free Software?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software
What is meant by "voluntary compliance?"
We want all parties to come into compliance with our license, as it strengthens our ability to defend and protect Joomla. We do not have the will nor the means to go after everyone who violates our license nor do we intend to. We are asking the community to voluntarily comply with the GPL.
What is the difference between "commercial" and "proprietary"?
Commercial software means that there is some sort of commercial activity surrounding that software. It could be a business that develops it and charges money for distribution, support, documentation, customization, etc. Commercial software is not necessarily proprietary software and proprietary software is not necessarily commercial software. Proprietary software means that you do not have the right to copy, modify, and redistribute that software.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software
Does the license allow someone to sell a copy of Joomla?
Yes. The Preamble of the GNU GPL states "when we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things."
Also see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney
Can I remove the Joomla Copyright notice in the footer region (and other related questions)?
Yes, you can remove the Joomla copyright notices from any part of the output that the Joomla application generates. You may not remove the copyright notice from the source code itself.
Can I remove the Joomla Copyright notice in the Meta information of a Joomla website?
Yes, you can remove the copyright notices from any part of the output that the Joomla application generates. You may not remove the copyright notice from the source code itself.
What should I do if I find a possible violation of the GPL?
You should report the possible violation to the appropriate copyright holders. If you believe someone is violating the GPL license of the people who develop the Joomla project please report the violation in our Trademark Contact Center using the appropriate ticket for violations.
Extensions
Does the license allow someone to sell an extension?
Yes. The Preamble of the GNU GPL states "when we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things."
Also see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney
Does the license allow someone to encrypt an extension?
Yes, technically, but the distributor must provide access to the complete and unencrypted source code by either including it in the package or by making it available for download. The distributor must provide access "for a charge no more than [their] cost of physically performing source distribution."
Can I release an extension under a non-GPL licence?
It is our opinion that most extensions are derivative works of Joomla and must be licensed under the GNU GPL. It is possible that an extension could work within Joomla and not be considered a derivative work according to copyright law but this would have to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you believe your extension is not a derivative work we strongly recommend that you seek professional legal advice.
How does the treatment of templates differ from the treatment of components, modules, and plugins?
In our opinion, templates are composite packages that consist of both code elements and non-code elements. We believe that the code elements of a template must be licensed under the GNU GPL because they are derivative works. However, the non-code elements are just data acted upon by the software and may be licensed in any way the author sees fit. The non-code elements include elements like Images, Movies, Animations, CSS and formatting markup.
Please see: The GPL & The JED under Special Cases for more information
What is the difference between a bridge to another package and an extension?
A bridge links Joomla to an external application so that they can exchange data and cooperate. On the Joomla side of the bridge, the bridge is treated just like a component, module, or plugin; it must comply with the GPL unless it is a separate work (and some bridges might indeed be separate works).
If the external application is separate enough from Joomla that it is a separate work under copyright law, it may be licensed under whatever license the holder of its copyright sees fit.
Does the CSS in my template need to be licensed under the GPL?
Not unless it is based on work that is licensed under the GNU GPL. See GPL & JED [Special Cases].
Does JavaScript included in templates and extensions need to be licensed under the GPL?
Not unless it is based on work that is licensed under the GNU GPL. See GPL & JED [Special Cases].
If I include a module in a template, does it need to be under the GPL license?
Generally, yes. See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLModuleLicense
I purchased a copy of an extension that violates the Joomla licence. Can I now distribute it under the GPL?
No. You should report the violation to the appropriate copyright holders.
Can I offer a hosted service with my custom, proprietary extensions?
Yes. The GNU GPL does not apply until you attempt to distribute your custom extensions to an outside party. If you decide to distribute your extensions, they will need to be licensed under the GNU GPL.
Can I release an extension under a GPL Compatible license?
Joomla or a Joomla extension may incorporate a building block that has a compatible license because the building block can be effectively relicensed as GPL for purposes of the application (without of course changing the license for other applications using the same library). That is because those licenses are less restrictive and the Joomla application adds the GPL restrictions for any use of those libraries within the Joomla application. As the FSF explains on its website
All GNU GPL versions permit such combinations privately; they also permit distribution of such combinations provided the combination is released under the same GNU GPL version. The other license is compatible with the GPL if it permits this too.
Extensions extend and derive from Joomla and Joomla is GNU GPL. Therefore extensions cannot be licensed with a less restrictive license. They can't give their users and subsequent users fewer rights than they would have under the GPL. GPL compatible licenses do not guarantee that subsequent users will be given the same rights as current users. Therefore their use in work derived from Joomla violates the terms under which the copyright holders have licensed their code, which are the terms of the GNU GPL.
For more than two years the Joomla Project has clearly stated that in its view and the views of the legal experts we have consulted extensions are almost always derivative works for Joomla and must therefore be licensed using the GNU GPL.
See the following for useful commentary:
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2009/07/themes-are-gpl-too/
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What is the Joomla Academy?
The Joomla Academy is a global program that aims to bring new contributors and improved features to Joomla by providing mentored coaching and teaching for students with PHP, JavaScript, UX, and UI skills. This initiative, managed by Open Source Matters (OSM), creates a pathway for students to learn about open-source development while contributing meaningful code to the Joomla ecosystem.
About the Joomla Academy
Building on the success of previous Google Summer of Code (GSoC) and Summer of Code (SOC) collaborations, the Joomla Academy takes control of our own educational initiatives. The Academy aligns with Joomla's release cycle to ensure student contributions make it into production.
Program Structure
- Two intakes per year: April and October
- Six-month development terms
- $3,000 stipend per student
- Comprehensive mentorship and training
- Alignment with Joomla's release schedule
Eligibility Requirements
To participate in the Joomla Academy, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old at the time of application
- Not be from a US-embargoed country (see note below)
- Be able to commit to 6 months of development work
- Possess basic programming knowledge in PHP, JavaScript, and/or UI/UX design
- Have a passion for open-source development
Note on US Embargoes: As Open Source Matters is a US-based organization, we must comply with US trade restrictions. Currently, comprehensive sanctions are in place for countries such as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine. The specific details and list of countries may change over time.
Related Articles
Google Summer of Code Articles on Joomla Community Magazine
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17 Reasons to Love Joomla! Prize Draw Competition Terms and Conditions.
Joomla Celebrates its 17th Birthday on 17th August 2022
1. Introduction
1.1 These rules apply to all ‘17 Reasons to Love Joomla’ Promotion Prize Draws that are promoted on the following Joomla Social Media Channels.
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joomla
Twitter - https://twitter.com/joomla
Instagram - https://www.linkedin.com/company/joomla/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/joomla/
From August 1st through to August 17th inclusive Joomla will post daily on each of the social media channels listed above. Each day and each channel present an individual Prize Draw. Each day one winner will be picked at random from each channel, the winner will receive a limited-edition Joomla branded Travel Mug
1.2 To enter the prize draw you must like and comment/reply either ‘I Love Joomla’ or ‘Happy Birthday’ as specified on the original social media post on the day of posting.
1.3 This prize draw is completely free to enter.
2. Eligibility and entry restrictions
2.1 To be eligible to enter a competition:
(a) you must be a natural person and at least 18 years old.
(b) you must not be a Joomla Volunteer or involved in the running of the promotion, and you must not be a family relation of any such person.
2.2 The maximum number of entries to each individual prize draw per person is one. Multiple entries on a single channel in a single day will not be accepted.
2.3 You must not create multiple social media accounts to enter a prize draw more than once. Anyone found to use multiples accounts to enter this promotion will be ineligible.
2.4 Eligible entries must comment on the original Joomla. Likes and comments on a shared post will not be eligible as we will not have access to those entries.
3. Start and closing dates
3.1 The promotion will start on August 1st, 2022, when the first post and prize draw is published and close on August 17th, 2022, at midnight, after the final post and prize draw is published. These times and dates are the relevant times and dates in London, England.
4. Winner Selection
4.1 Winners will be picked at random.
4.2 The panel of competition judges shall include at least one independent judge, whose name shall be made available upon request.
4.3 If a competition entrant does not meet the eligibility requirements or is subject to any entry restrictions, that entrant shall not be entitled to be judged a winner and will not be entitled to a prize in any circumstances.
5. Winners and prizes
5.1 Competition prizes will be a Limited-edition Joomla Branded Travel Mug. Each day and for each channel one prize will be awarded resulting in the total number of prizes awarded being 68.
5.2 Competition winners will be notified via direct message on the social media channel they entered with, not more than 30 days following the closing date of the competition and will receive their prizes not more than 60 days following that closing date. Winners will need to provide their name and email address when contacted for Joomla to send their prize.
5.3 The results of the prize draw will be announced on our website within 30 days following the closing date of the competition. The announcement will only include the surname, country of residence and prize details of each prize winner.
5.4 There shall be no cash alternatives to any prize.
6. Our details
6.1 This prize competition is run by The Joomla Marketing Team
6.2 You can contact us via the website: https://community.joomla.org/
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JDay USA Tickets 2024 competition terms and conditions
For JDAY USA 2024. We’re giving away 6 virtual tickets and 2 in-person tickets thanks to the JDAY USA organization.
1. Introduction
1.1 These rules apply to all ‘JDAY USA Tickets 2024’ Promotion Prize Draws that are promoted on the following Joomla Social Media Channels.
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joomla
Twitter - https://twitter.com/joomla
Instagram - https://www.linkedin.com/company/joomla/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/joomla/
From March 27th through to April 1st inclusive Joomla will post daily on each of the social media channels listed above.
1.2 To enter the prize draw you must like and comment/reply either ‘JDay USA Virtual’ or ‘JDay USA In-Person’ as specified on the original social media post on the day of posting.
1.3 This prize draw is completely free to enter.
2. Eligibility and entry restrictions
2.1 To be eligible to enter a competition:
(a) you must be a natural person and at least 18 years old.
2.2 The maximum number of entries to each individual prize draw per person is one. Multiple entries on a single channel will not be accepted.
2.3 You must not create multiple social media accounts to enter a prize draw more than once. Anyone found to use multiple accounts to enter this promotion will be ineligible.
2.4 Eligible entries must comment on the original Joomla post. Likes and comments on a shared post will not be eligible as we will not have access to those entries.
3. Start and closing dates
3.1 The promotion will start on March 27th, 2024, when the first post and prize draw is published and close on April 1st, 2024, at 6PM UTC..
4. Winner Selection
4.1 Winners will be picked at random.
4.2 The panel of competition judges shall include at least one independent judge, whose name shall be made available upon request.
4.3 If a competition entrant does not meet the eligibility requirements or is subject to any entry restrictions, that entrant shall not be entitled to be judged a winner and will not be entitled to a prize in any circumstances.
5. Winners and prizes
5.1 Competition prizes will be one ticket to JDAY USA 2024, either virtual or in-person. Depending on what you commented in the post..
5.2 Competition winners will be notified via direct message on the social media channel they entered with, not more than 3 days following the closing date of the competition. Winners will need to provide their name and email address when contacted for Joomla to send their prize.
5.3 The results of the prize draw will be announced on our website within 10 days following the closing date of the competition. The announcement will only include the surname, country of residence and prize details of each prize winner.
5.4 There shall be no cash alternatives to any prize.
6. Our details
6.1 This prize competition is run by The Joomla Marketing Team
6.2 You can contact us via the website: https://community.joomla.org/
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Joomla! is proud to present to you a series of Joomla! video courses. Here you can learn everything from the basics to more advanced subjects such as creating a multilingual web site and keeping your site up to date and secure.
Videos by OSTraining
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Legal address
Open Source Matters
PO Box 4668 #88354
New York, New York 10163-4668
The Joomla Project and the legal entity Open Source Matters maintain a number of websites, including the joomla.org domain and subdomains, joomlacode.org and opensourcematters.org.
The Joomla Project, concerned about the rights of individuals, particularly with regard to automated processing, and in a desire for transparency with its users, has put in place a policy for covering all these processing operations, the purposes pursued by the latter as well as the means of action available to individuals so that they can best exercise their rights in plain English. To make this policy easy to find, we make it available in the footer of all pages of all our domains.
Continued browsing of this site constitutes acceptance without reservation of the following terms and conditions of use. You agree to the use of cookies and other tracers.
The current online version of this privacy policy is the only version that is enforceable during the entire period of use of the site and until a new version replaces it. However, this Policy is not an exhaustive statement of data protection law nor of our or your responsibilities in relation to data protection.
What domains does this policy cover?
This policy covers domains which are owned and managed by the Joomla Project. As of this writing, this includes:
- joomla.org and its subdomains
- opensourcematters.org
- joomlacode.org
What information do we collect on our domains and how do we use them?
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (identifiable person); an identifiable person is a person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to a name, identification number or to one or more elements specific to their physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.
The personal information that may be collected on our domains are mainly used by us for the management of relations with you.
The personal information collected, processed and/or stored, with your consent, are the following:
- Contact forms
- joomla.org
Your name, email, phone number, IP to allow us to answer your request. These data are sent by email to the Joomla Project and are stored in the servers of our mail hosting provider, our web hosting provider, and backups. - opensourcematters.org / developer.joomla.org
Your name and email to allow us to answer your request. These data are sent by email to the Joomla Project and are stored in the servers of our mail hosting provider. No data are stored in the hosting server of the sites.
- joomla.org
- Newsletters
- joomla.org, developer.joomla.org, extensions.joomla.org, magazine.joomla.org
Your name, email and IP are collected and stored on our hosting provider’s servers, and backups are stored at Amazon services and/or our hosting provider, in order to be able to send you by email news and information you subscribed to.
- joomla.org, developer.joomla.org, extensions.joomla.org, magazine.joomla.org
Privacy on specific Joomla sites
On some sites, including extensions.joomla.org, forum.joomla.org, docs.joomla.org, resources.joomla.org, volunteers.joomla.org, magazine.joomla.org, community.joomla.org, certification.joomla.org and showcase.joomla.org you will be asked to provide an email address when registering for an account.
- Forum.joomla.org - Joomla! Forum
If you register at forum.joomla.org you can choose whether to allow other forum members to contact you by email or private messaging and the type of personal information that is available using your user profile. You can also opt to subscribe to specific forums or threads which means your email address will be used to send information when new posts are made. All emails from the forum site include a link that allows you to opt out from continued subscription to that thread or forum. Forum administrators may use your email address to contact you if necessary.
Your IP address may be used to identify duplicate user accounts (which are forbidden under the forum rules).
Cookies are used locally on users’ PC to store visitors' preferences and record past activity at a site in order to provide better service when visitors return to our site, such as indicating which threads you have read. You may modify your information and preferences by editing your user profile. - extensions.joomla.org - Joomla! Extensions Directory
If you register extensions at extensions.joomla.org, or as a provider at resources.joomla.org, you agree to separate terms of service that allows us to contact you in reference to your account.
If you register as a user at extensions.joomla.org your IP address may be used to identify possible abuse of the reviewing and rating system. - docs.joomla.org - Joomla! Documentation
Should you choose to edit or create wiki pages at docs.joomla.org your identity is recorded and your username is viewable by those who look at the history of the pages you have worked on. Your IP address may be used to identify possible abuse and may be blocked if abuse is detected. On docs.joomla.org you can choose to allow other users to send you email. This feature can be disabled in your user profile. Wiki administrators may still use your email address to contact you if necessary. Your email address is not revealed when sending or receiving messages in this way. - volunteers.joomla.org - Joomla! Volunteers Portal
When registering at volunteers.joomla.org, if you are a member at any level of the Joomla Project, you will be asked to provide your postal address as it is a legal requirement for our register of members. Unless otherwise requested, your postal address is visible only to the Secretary of Open Source Matters, Inc. The Project may also from time to time use your address to send you promotional materials, should you not wish to receive these items, leave the related tick box unchecked.
When registering on the Volunteers’ Portal, you agree to receive notifications from the Portal via email. As this is an essential part of the function of the portal this is mandatory for all users.
When you are registered on the Volunteers’ Portal, we may from time to time seek your consent to share your Name and Email and Country with third-party providers. - magazine.joomla.org - Joomla! Community Magazine
Commenting features: your name, email address, and IP address will be recorded when you make a comment. This information will not be published or shared with any third parties.
What other data do we collect from third parties and how do we use them?
- GitHub
- Crowdin
- JoomlaCode
What automatic data do we collect on our domains?
Cookies
A "Cookie" or tracer is an electronic file deposited on a terminal (computers, tablets, smartphones) and read when browsing a website, reading an email, installing or using software or a mobile application, whatever the type of terminal used.
By browsing this site, you agree to the use of cookies and other trackers. If you don’t accept our use of cookies, you can turn off cookies in your browser settings.
All information collected will only be used to track the volume, type and configuration of traffic using this site, to develop its design and layout and for other administrative and planning purposes, and more generally to improve the service we provide to you.
For more information on the use, management and deletion of cookies for all browsers, we invite you to consult the following link All About Cookies http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
Google Services
- Analytics
We use Analytics services from Google LLC. Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are stored on your computer, in order to help the website analyze how users use the site during their visit. The nature of these cookies is mainly for performance, as also for marketing. The collected data (information about your web preferences, ads based on what you visit or even your language) are analyzed and categorized in order to create a useful report about how this website is used and emphasize on its performance. These data are transmitted and stored on a server controlled by Google, located in the United States.
Google will use all this information, determined by the way you are using our website, in order to generate reports based on website’s activity for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Your IP address is anonymized before being sent to Google.
All user level and event data are being deleted from Google Analytics 14 months after the last visit in our website.
You can deactivate the installation and use of Cookies by simply setting up your web browser’s preferences. However, you might have access to a less functional or even malfunctional environment within the site. If you wish to prevent the storage of personal data (including your anonymized IP address) and their use only by Google, you can install the following plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
For more information, please see the terms of use https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and the privacy policy https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en of Google Analytics. - Google Tag Manager (GTM)
Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a tag management system to manage JavaScript and HTML tags used for tracking and analytics on websites. Tags are small code elements that, among other things, are used to measure traffic and visitor behaviour, to understand the effect of online advertising and social channels. We occasionally set up remarketing and orientation towards target groups. We might also set them up when testing or optimising websites. We use GTM on our websites to include the following tracking tools: Google Analytics.
For more information about GTM’s privacy practices can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and terms of use at https://www.google.com/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/. - reCAPTCHA
Several of our domains (joomla.org, opensourcematters.org, developers.joomla.org) use Google LLC's reCAPTCHA service to protect submissions and prevent spam on the site. It checks if you are a person to prevent certain features of the website from being abused by spam bots.
By filling out the forms using this plugin, you consent to sending your IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service. Your data will be communicated to Google and used by their services. However, your IP address will first be truncated by Google in EU Member States - or in other states that are part of the European Economic Area agreement. In exceptional cases, your full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and then subsequently truncated. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address provided to reCAPTCHA through your browser will not be merged with any other Google data.
This data collection is subject to Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Other third party services
By visiting our websites, you agree that your browser will make a supplemental connection to our CDN (Content Delivery Network) vendor to load some of our template assets. Your IP address might be tracked by our web server and our CDN vendor’s servers, to grant you a regular navigation experience on our websites.
Donations and Payments
If you make a financial contribution and/or payments to Joomla using the sites, your name, address and other information may be collected if you choose to create an account, but your credit card information is never stored on our sites. PayPal's privacy policy may be viewed here.
How long do we hold your data?
The Joomla Project will only hold your information for as long as is necessary or where you ask us to delete records we may delete it earlier.
The duration for which we retain your personal information will differ depending on the type of information and the reason why it was collected. However, in some cases personal information may be retained on a long term basis: for example, personal information that we need to retain for legal purposes will normally be retained for at least six years in accordance with usual commercial practice and regulatory requirements.
How do we store and secure your data?
The Joomla Project makes its best efforts to take all measures to ensure the protection, privacy and security of personal data transmitted by any Internet user, in compliance with the applicable legal regulations.
The Joomla Project employs a variety of technical and organisational measures to keep your personal information safe and to prevent unauthorised access to, or use, or disclosure of it. Unfortunately, no information transmission over the Internet is guaranteed 100% secure nor is any storage of information always 100% secure, but we do take all appropriate steps to protect the security of your personal information.
Storage of your data
- The Joomla properties are hosted on the servers located in the United States of:
Rochen Limited whose registered office is located at 11 Dudhope Terrace, Dundee, DD3 6TS United Kingdom, registered under number SC242971 - https://www.rochen.com - The Joomla Content Delivery Network (CDN) is provided by:
MaxCDN / StackPath LLC, whose registered office is located at 2021 McKinney Ave. - Suite 1100 - Dallas, TX 75201, United States. No personal data are transferred to StackPath or through the CDN. - The Joomla Email accounts as well as any other services provided as part of G Suite subscription are provided through servers located in the United States by:
Google LLC, whose offices are located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway - Mountain View, CA - United States.
A copy of the Data Processing Addendum (DPA) between Open Source Matters and Google LLC related to GSuite is available here: https://gsuite.google.com/terms/dpa_terms.html
EU Model Clauses for GSuite between Open Source Matters, Inc. and Google LLC are available here: https://admin.google.com/terms/apps/1/5/en/mcc_terms.html - The backups of all joomla.org properties are stored at Amazon Web Services.
How can you access, rectify and delete your data?
Each person has a right of access, rectification and opposition to their personal data. Each person also has the right to limit the processing of personal data relating to them, the right to dereference and the right to the portability of personal data that they have transmitted to the processor.
You can exercise this right by contacting our Data Protection Officer, who has overall responsibility for data protection compliance in our organisation, by email at , by filling this form or by logging into identity.joomla.org .
All applications must indicate the email address where we can contact the applicant. The reply will be sent within one month of receipt of the request. This one-month period may be extended by two months if the complexity of the application and/or the number of applications so require.
If you subscribed to our newsletters, an unsubscribe link is available in each of the e-mailings sent by the Joomla Project.
What can be the other uses of my data?
Recognition
The Joomla Project is a 100% volunteer driven project. Giving recognition to its contributors is important for the project. Therefore, any contributor to Joomla allows and implicitly consents to the Joomla Project to mention their full name throughout the Joomla domains for recognition purpose.
Transfer of your data
With the exception mentioned previously, we do not share your information with third parties. On some sites, we use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our domains. These companies may use anonymous information (not including your name, address email address or phone number) about your visits to our domains in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.
Your information may be disclosed when we are legally required to by an United States court order, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our website and applicable laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website
The Joomla Project does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others.
Linking with third party sites
Joomla websites may contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and they will be a data controller of your personal information. The Joomla Project does not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies and you should check these policies before you submit any personal information to these websites.
In addition, if you linked to a Joomla website from a third-party site, the Joomla Project cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners or operators of that third-party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site and contact its owner or operator if you have any concerns or questions.
Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. None of of our websites are structured specifically to attract anyone under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 or the age as specified by the data subject's governing laws. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, they should contact us at
However, we recognize that there are Joomla! users and developers under age 13 who may register at one or more of our sites. The privacy policies that apply to all site users also apply to those users under 13 of age.
What is the applicable law?
The present conditions of use of our domains are governed by the WP29 law and subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Joomla Project's registered office, subject to a specific attribution of jurisdiction arising from a particular legal or regulatory text.
If you have questions or comments about this policy or if you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy please contact us at
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How does Captain Joomla save the puppies? A fable:
A long, long time ago, the kind and gracious king Mambo ruled over the magical forest Sevenwoods, in the Seven Valleys. All the inhabitants lived in piece - they didn’t have any worries or cares.
But the king was old, sick and tired. He died. His very young son Joomla! couldn’t take over the throne of the Seven Valleys – he was too young to prove his worth. Those loyal to his father took the young prince into their care and brought him to the Seven Mountains. There, they taught him life skills, philosophy and they also taught him how to handle different weapons. All so that he would, one day, be strong enough to rule the country like his father did.
For as far as the people of the Seven Valleys could remember, the evil Bold Toad threatened the kingdom. He ruled the swamps, where he commanded his army of maniacs. The Bold Toads had seven venoms which he wanted to use to take over the kingdom and to terrorise its people.
Meanwhile, Joomla! had become a noble young man – trained to wield his weapon and ready to make his way back to the kingdom with the help of the seven CM dwarfs Drupal, Contao, Wordpress, TYPO3, Plone, Magento and Contenido. But how is Captain Joomla! supposed to defend himself against the seven venoms of the evil Bold Toad?
Interlude: The beautiful and intelligent dog Fee had a vision – The Gods told her that she would have seven noble pups; their hair and saliva would be antidotes to the venom of the Bold Toad. In great pain she gives life to seven pups – all the planets leave their alignment and on all of God’s ways in Sevenwoods wondrous portents are to be seen.
But also the evil Bold Toad heard about the birth of the pups. He set out to kill the sweet little septuplets with his venoms.
The Gods were enraged:
Joomla! Come! From far or from near! A potent CMS is needed here!
But Joomla! and the dwarfs were already there! “The pups we will safe, do not despair!” The end of the battle was a close call, but there was mother Fee gave it her all. The puppies’ saliva and their fur, which was brown - she wanted to use it to bring the Toad down!
Joomla! wins, despite the tough test. That’s why you use Joomla! and none of the rest.
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Wie rettet Captain Joomla die Siebtlingsgeburt? Eine Fabel:
Im Siebenforst, dem magischen Wald im Siebental, regierte in längst vergangenen Tagen der gütige und freundliche König „Mambo“. Die Bewohner des Landes lebten in Ruhe und Frieden - sie kannten weder Not noch Sorgen.
Der König war alt und krank und müde und starb. Sein junger Sprößling Joomla! konnte die Herrschaft über Siebental nicht antreten – er war zu jung, sich zu behaupten. Die Treuen seines Vaters, im holden Siebengebirg‘ nahmen den jungen Prinzen in ihre Obhut, um ihn in Philosophie, den Künsten des Lebens und der Waffe zu unterrichten, auf dass er weise stark genug würde, das Reich im Sinne des Vaters zu führen.
Gefahr drohte dem Reich stets durch die böse Glatzkröte, die seit jeher den Sumpf im Siebenforst beherrschte und düster ihr Heer der Irren führte. Die Glatzkröte - mit ihren sieben Giften - schickte sich an, die Herrschaft über Siebental zu übernehmen und die Bewohner in Angst und Schrecken zu versetzen.
Joomla! wuchs zu einem stattlichen Manne heran. Geübt in den Künsten der Waffe war er in der Lage, mit Hilfe der sieben CMS-Zwerge Drupal, Contao, Wordpress, TYPO3, Plone, Magento und Contenido die Rückreise in die alte Heimat anzutreten und das Reich im Sinne des Vaters zu führen. Doch wie sollte Cpt. Joomla! sich gegen die sieben Gifte der bösen Glatzkröte verteidigen?
Zwischenspiel: Die wunderschöne und kluge Hündin Fee ereilte eine Vision – von den Göttern angekündigt, sollte ihre Niederkunft sieben noble Welpen zur Welt bringen, deren Haar und Speichel das Gift der bösen Glatzkröte besiegen könnten. Unter großem Schmerz brachte sie die Siebtlingsgeburt zur Welt – die Planeten purzelten aus ihren Bahnen, und auf allen Wegen des Herrn waren im Siebenforst wundersame Zeichen zu erblicken.
Von der Niederkunft der klugen Hündin Fee erfuhr auch die böse Glatzkröte. Sie machte sich auf den Weg, die süßen Siebenlinge mit ihren sieben Giften zu töten.
Da aber grollten die Götter:
"Joomla! komm her, komm her! Ein CMS, das was kann, muss ran!"
Da war Captain Joomla! mit den Zwergen zur Stell‘! „Fürchtet euch nicht, wir retten das Fell!“. Im Kampfe stand es auf Messers Schneid‘ – doch auch die Hündin Fee, sie war bereit. Das Fell und den Speichel der Jungen zu nutzen - damit der bösen Kröte zu trutzen!
Joomla! schlägt den Glatzkrötenwicht, deswegen: Nutze Joomla!, alles andere nicht!
SEO Contest zum Begriff "Siebtlingsgeburt"
Im SEO Contest des SEO Day im Jahr 2017 ruft Fabian Rossbacher zu den Waffen! Es geht darum, das Keyword „siebtlingsgeburt“ ganz nach oben zu bringen und damit den Contest zu gewinnen. Viele interessante Preise locken.
Unser SEO Team hat sich dazu entschlossen, am Wettbewerb um die Geburt der Siebentlinge teilzunehmen. Wir tun das mit einer Fabel und wollen euch im Verlauf des Contests darüber berichten, wie wir unser Ranking zu Top-Positionen ausbauen. Ein kleines Animationsvideo dazu ist ebenfalls bereits in der Erstellung!
Nachdem wir alle politischen Fragen projektintern abgeklärt haben und am Dienstag angefangen haben, einen umfangreichen Schlachtplan zu erstellen, der ab Freitag umgesetzt wird, legten wir los.
Schon gewusst?
Unsere Positionierungen holen wir mittels API aus dem ManhattanTool, um euch einen Überblick darüber zu geben, wie die aktuellen Verläufe in Google.de für diesen Artikel aussehen. Da der SEO-Contest lediglich auf Desktop-Ergebnisse abstellt, haben wir ausschließlich diese eingebunden. Die Ergebnisse findet ihr unten:
Aktuelle Joomla.org Position für ausgewählte Siebtlingsgeburt Keywords
Wie planen wir den Begriff "Siebtlingsgeburt" zu optimieren?
Zunächst starten wir mit einer Unterseite unter Joomla.org – weltweit auf der Domainrankingliste auf Platz 79, wenn man die Daten von ahrefs in Augenschein nimmt:
Ebenfalls gut aufgestellt sind wir mit den verweisenden Seiten weltweit, die ahrefs finden kann:
Da wir unser System unter dem Verzeichnis /3/ als multilinguales Version unseres CMS betreiben, kann hier der Begriff „Siebtlingsgeburt“ gut genutzt werden. Unsicher sind wir uns, ob wir neben den entsprechenden Begrifflichkeiten auch Proof-Keywords nutzen sollten, die den thematischen Fokus belegen. Möglich ist es uns nämlich durch die Stärke unserer Domain, das Keyword-Umfeld „durchzuwürfeln“ und gegebenenfalls das Termgewichtungs-Umfeld mit positiven Signalen zu unseren Gunsten zu beeinflussen.
Nachdem wir am Freitag dafür gesorgt haben, dass die erste Version unserer Webseite im Google-Index landet, sind wir mit dem Begriff Siebtlingsgeburt direkt auf Position 45 eingestiegen. Im Verlauf des Wettbewerbs wird es nun darum gehen, möglichst viele Links auf die URL zu erhalten, damit wir den Contest gewinnen können.
Bereits am Samstag sind erste positive Entwicklungen sichtbar geworden, unser Verzeichnis ist in die Top-30 bei Google aufgestiegen und hat fast 10 Plätze gut gemacht. Damit wir zu Siebtlingsgeburt oben stehen, haben wir nun auf allen Seiten unter www.joomla.org einen Link im Footer der jeweiligen Seite eingebaut. Links von 11 weiteren Subdomain-Properties folgten ebenfalls und zwar auf allen Webseiten dieser.
Wir hoffen dadurch möglichst viel Kraft auf dieser Unterseite zu bündeln und im Ranking weiter voran zu kommen.
Neben diesen Faktoren haben wir natürlich eine große Liste mit Joomla!-Unterstützern zusammengestellt – diese Liste wird uns beim Outreach unterstützen. Tools nutzen wir hierfür keine, die Einarbeitungszeit in Werkzeuge zum Outreach wäre hier viel zu hoch und würde uns sicherlich mehrere Tage Zeit kosten.
Schauen wir uns einmal an, was Google mittlerweile zum Thema Siebtlingsgeburt im Index hat:
Wie man sieht, sind mittlerweile 11.300 Ergebnisse im Google-Index gelandet, die mit dem Thema Siebtlingsgeburt zu tun haben. Nach 6 Tagen Wettbewerb ist das eine beachtliche Anzahl an indexierten Dokumenten. Da ist bestimmt auch viel Spam dabei.
Spannend ist auch, dass das Interesse am Begriff Siebtlingsgeburt in den Google-Trends gerade explodiert:
Siebtlingsgeburt - Definition und Begriffsklärung:
Die Siebtlingsgeburt ist die Niederkunft von Fee, die sieben Junge (Bo, Fo, Goh, Ho, Io, Xo und Zo) gebiert. Unabhängig der Rasse wird das Gebären von sieben Nachkommen als Siebtlingsgeburt bezeichnet.
Schaut man sich nun die Co-Okkurenzen in den TOP-20 bei Google an, dann sieht man, welche Terme offenbar wichtig sind:
Um nun den thematischen Fokus belegen zu können, müssen diese Begrifflichkeiten auch in unserem Artikel vorkommen, wenn Links beispielsweise nicht start genug ziehen würden.
Aufruf zur Unterstützung beim SEO-Contest:
Wenn Du eine Webseite hast und Du uns unterstützen möchtest, dann kannst Du das tun, indem Du Links zu unserem Artikel setzt. Kopiere Dir dazu einfach die URL aus der Adressleiste und erstelle einen Blogpost zur Siebtlingsgeburt! Freuen würde uns, wenn Du mitteilst, dass Joomla! auch am Contest teilnimmt. Zur Verlinkung haben wir Dir unten Banner bereitgestellt, mit denen Du uns unterstützen kannst!
Wie gewinnt man einen SEO-Contest?
Für das Gewinnen eines SEO-Contests gibt es ein paar Regeln:
- "play fair"
- "better safe than sorry"
- liefere einzigartige Inhalte
- sorge dafür, dass "buzz" über Social Media-Kanäle erzeugt wird
- kümmere Dich um Links
- sorge dafür, dass Deine Seite schnell lädt (Stichwort: PageSpeed-Insights)
- habe eine Botschaft!
Geburtsvorbereitungen (28. Sept. 2017)
Aktueller Status:
Die Wehen setzen ein. Das Content team tippt auf eine Siebtlingsgeburt. Die Wurfkiste für die Welpen wird gerade eingerichtet. Die Verwandtschaft wartet gespannt auf die Mehrlingsgeburt, um umgehend Ihre Geschenke zu schicken. Wenn das nicht ein tolles Fest wird.
Die Fakten:
Heute gibt es einen neuen Spitzenreiter. Der sich schon bei der Geburt über die erste Investments seiner sieben neugeborenen Hundewelpen macht. Wir finden das ja etwas zu früh. Da bleibt doch der Spaß auf der Strecke.
Es gibt 34 Einsteiger in den SERPs und 2 Rankings sind wieder ausgestiegen. Google denkt!
Google Trends kündigt an, dass es in dieser Woche wohl einen Trend für Siebtlingsgeburten gibt. Komisch dabei ist das statistisch gar nicht so häufig.
Tag der Geburt (29. Sept. 2017)
Aktueller Status:
Heute ist Geburtstermin, der letzte tag der Schwangerschaft. Naja damit sind wir dann ja eigentlich etwas spät dran. Eine Frühgeburt wäre uns in diesem Fall schon lieber gewesen. Die Mutter (Christopher, äh ne Fee) ist schon ganz aufgeregt. Werden es vielleicht doch nur Drillinge, Vierlinge, Fünflinge oder aber sogar Achtlinge? Bald werden wir es wissen.
Unser Beitrag zum SEODay ist Online! Vielleicht holen wir ja den Pokal.
Trotz der großen Risiken von Mehrlingsgeburten ist die Geburt problemlos verlaufen und die Mutter ist wohlauf. Die Inhalte sind zwar noch nicht ganz vollständig (Welpen müssen ja auch erst wachsen), aber das kommt in den nächsten Tagen. Bei den Texten hätten wir vielleicht eine Hormonbehandlung durchführen sollen, dann wären Sie bestimmt fertig geworden.
Die Fakten:
- Webseite ist Online
- Wir sind in der SERP auf Position 45 zu finden.
- Änderungen in den TOP 100: 30 Einsteiger und 25 Aussteiger
Der Tag nach der Geburt (30. Sept. 2017)
Aktueller Status:
Mutter und Kinder sind wohlauf. Der Rest des Teams ( Geburtshelfer ) sind eher müde. Jetzt geht die Arbeit weiter: Texte ändern, ergänzen und hinzufügen einer technische Einleitung zu unserem Vorhaben.
Außerdem geht das an die Verlinkung der Seite und auch an die Analyse des Contents der anderen Teilnehmer. Dazu war bisher keine Zeit. Unser Inhalt passt nicht in die Termgewichtung der anderen Teilnehmer. Die schreiben eher über den medizinischen Bereich, also Geburtsstatistiken, Mehrlingsschwangerschaften, Eierstöcke, usw.
Bei uns dagegen geht die Geschicht der 7 Geschwister weiter, die sind zwar noch Babys aber durch ihre Haare und ihren Speichel kann die Glatzkröte besiegt werden. Die technische Spezialisten des Teams arbeiten heute an der Geschwindigkeit der Seite.
Die Fakten:
- Position 17 in der Googlesuche.
- Es werden die ersten Links von der Joomla! Community gesetzt
- Die interne Verlinkung zwischen der joomla.org Seiten wird aufgebaut
- Ladegeschwindigkeit der Seite optimiert
- Die TOP 100 hat eine Fluktuation von 15
Outreach für Unterstützung (1. Oktober 2017)
Aktueller Status:
Es wurden einige Änderungen in den Texten durchgeführt. Der Wettbewerb wird in der Joomla! Community weiter bekannt gemacht. Vermutlich werden weitere Links zur Seite gesetzt.
Die Fakten:
- Position 13 in der Googlesuche.
- Die Seite erhält weitere Links aus der Community
- Kleine textliche Änderungen
- Änderungen in den TOP 100: 18 Einsteiger und 16 Aussteiger
Weiterer Outreach (3. Oktober 2017)
Aktueller Status:
Der Community werden Banner mit HTML Code zur einfachen Einbindung in einzelne Webseiten zur Verfügung gestellt.
Die Fakten:
- Position 10 in der Googlesuche
- Die Seite erhält weitere Links aus der Community
- Kleine textliche Änderungen
- TOP 100 hat eine Fluktuation von 16
Die Seite ist nicht mehr Index (4. Oktober 2017)
Aktueller Status:
Die Seite ist nicht mehr Index. Vermutlich wurde die Seite aufgrund der vielen Footer links aus Subdomains von joomla.org von Google aus dem index genommen. Die Footer Links werden aus allen joomla.org Seiten entfernt und wir lassen die Seiten nach dem entfernen neu crawlen.
Die Fakten:
- Position 11 in der Googlesuche.
- die Seite fällt aus dem Index
- Entfernen von Footerlinks
- Recrawling der Seiten mit Footerlinks
- TOP 100 hat Fluktuation von 17 Einsteigern
Weitere Maßnahmen (5.-10. Oktober 2017)
Nachdem wir langsam wieder im Index auftauchen, haben wir uns entschlossen, nun keine weiteren Texte mehr zu erstellen und die Seite ranken zu lassen. Wer weiß, vielleicht schaffen wir es nach Entfernen der von Google als negativ gewerteten Maßnahmen wieder ganz nach oben zu kommen :-)
Wir wünschen auch unseren Kollegen viel Erfolg und freuen uns schon auf regen Austausch auf dem SEO-Day in Köln!
Changelog des Artikels und Rankingveränderungen
- Planungsbeginn am 22.09.2017
- Planungsende am 29.09.2017 inkl. Liveschaltung des Siebtlingsgeburtsartikels
- Position 45 direkt am 29.09.2017
- Änderungen am Text am 30.09.2017 (Hinzufügen des Textes unterhalb der Siebtlingsgeburtsfabel
- Optimierung des Google-Page-Speeds am 30.09.2017, kleinere technische Anpassungen, Platz 35
- Kleinere textliche Anpassungen am 01.10.2017, Rankingschub auf Position 20
- Outreach (Links erhalten), dadurch wahrscheinlich Schub auf Position 11 am 03.10.2017
- Einbau von Bannern für fremde Webseiten, um den Contest mit Links zu unterstützen
- Nach den vielen Banner-Einbauten (oder dem Crawling der Footer-Links) sind wir aus dem Index gefallen. Einige Banner-Texte wurden entfernt.
- Nachsteuern der Footer-Links und Entfernen dieser, kleinere tägliche Textanpassungen
- Einbau des von uns erstellten Videos am 05.10.2017
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