September 27, 2012
Joomla 3.0 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. 3.0 on September 27, 2012 — a Bootstrap-based admin UIUser interface — the parts of software people see and interact with. and mobile-ready front-end templates.
What it was for
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 3 brought responsive templates, a modernized media manager, and improved ACL — aligning the CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. with mobile-first expectations. It followed the short-term release strategy before JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. settled on longer support cycles in the 3.x era.
Why it's here
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 3 modernized the admin experience with Bootstrap and responsive design.
Why it mattered
It kept JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. competitive as mobile traffic overtook desktop browsing.
What it solved
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 2.5's admin and default templates felt dated on phones and tablets.
Media
ImageJoomlaFranz.wohlkoenig, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- Joomla 2.5 releasedJanuary 24, 2012
- Joomla 1.5 releasedJanuary 22, 2008
- Bootstrap releasedAugust 19, 2011