January 22, 2008
Joomla 1.5 released
The JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. project shipped JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 1.5 on January 22, 2008 — a major rewrite with a new MVC framework and improved templating.
What it was for
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 1.5 introduced the JFramework, native UTF-8A variable-width Unicode encoding — the default text format for the web, JSON, and most modern software. support, and a plugin architecture that powered thousands of community extensions. It cemented JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. as WordPressA PHP CMS powering millions of sites — themes, plugins, and the block editor for publishing.'s main open-source CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. rival for portals, intranets, and membership sites through the late 2000s.
Why it's here
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 1.5 was the release that made JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. a serious enterprise CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. contender.
Why it mattered
Its MVC architecture and extension ecosystem set patterns for PHP CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. development.
What it solved
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 1.0's codebase could not scale to complex multi-language sites and custom applications.
Media
ImageJoomlaFranz.wohlkoenig, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- Joomla 1.0 releasedSeptember 17, 2005
- WordPress releasedMay 27, 2003
- Drupal 7 releasedJanuary 5, 2011