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

JoomlaJoomlaA 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

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