September 17, 2005
Joomla 1.0 released
The JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. project released JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 1.0 on September 17, 2005 — a community fork of Mambo after a governance dispute with Miro International.
What it was for
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. is a PHP CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. for community sites, intranets, and small business portals — articles, menus, modules, and ACL roles out of the box. Born from the Mambo fork, it competed with WordPressA PHP CMS powering millions of sites — themes, plugins, and the block editor for publishing. and DrupalA PHP-based CMS known for flexibility — popular for large government and enterprise sites. for the mid-market CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. space and won Packt's best open-source CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. award in 2006 and 2007.
Why it's here
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. showed how open-source governance fights could spawn enduring alternatives.
Why it mattered
It kept a large PHP CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. ecosystem alive when Mambo's foundation structure alienated core developers.
What it solved
Mambo contributors needed a vendor-neutral home to ship security fixes and new features.
Media
ImageJoomlaFranz.wohlkoenig, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- WordPress releasedMay 27, 2003
- Drupal 1.0 releasedJanuary 15, 2001
- Symfony framework releasedOctober 22, 2005