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

JoomlaJoomlaA 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.

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