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When something breaks after release, the worst response is panic! This Joomla Community Magazine article explains how the CMS Release Team handled the Firefox 148 TinyMCE issue with a documented post release decision process instead of gut feeling. By scoring severity, occurrence, data loss, security impact, and workarounds, the team reached a fast, transparent decision: no emergency release, but a hotfix and clear follow-up actions. Explore how better process makes open source stronger. Read more: https://ow.ly/vv2F50YEYrV #JCM #Joomla #OpenSource #WebDevelopment

Most Joomla users see a full website builder, not a headless content hub. This Joomla Community Magazine article explains how Joomla can manage structured content through its API while a separate frontend handles display. It highlights the real gains, from flexibility and multi platform delivery to cleaner team workflows, but also the trade offs, including added complexity, custom SEO work, and stronger JavaScript demands. Explore whether this fits your next build in JCM. Read more: https://ow.ly/BcgM50YEY71 #JCM #Joomla #OpenSource

‪Joomla! 6.1 RC 2 —Test the final package The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla 6.1 RC 2 for testing. Read more: https://ow.ly/utSY50YF7mH #Joomla #CMS #OpenSource #Release

Open source can feel out of reach when you are just starting out... This Joomla Community Magazine article shows why Joomla can be a strong place to begin. Rahul Singh’s journey through the Joomla Academy highlights real growth: leading development on a WordPress to Joomla migration tool, solving complex hierarchy challenges, and learning architecture, MVC, dependency injection, ACL, workflows, and teamwork through code review. See how Joomla turns contribution into practical experience and confidence. Read more: https://ow.ly/BRA250YEXKm #JCM #Joomla #OpenSource #WebDevelopment

Think the President of Open Source Matters needs to be the loudest voice in Joomla? This Joomla Community Magazine article argues the opposite. The role is about representing Joomla externally, while internally it is about support, coordination and helping volunteers succeed. It reframes leadership as service, not control, and shows why collaboration matters more than authority. See how this perspective could change who stands forward next. Explore the full article. https://ow.ly/9OZT50YCeL9 #JCM #Joomla #OpenSource

AI in Joomla is moving closer to everyday admin work than many people expect! This Joomla Community Magazine article explores how a discovery sprint tested a Joomla native Model Context Protocol server that could help site owners create categories, articles, and menus from a sitemap or PDF, generate SEO titles and meta descriptions in bulk, apply updates, and build landing pages faster. It also shows the work is already real, with a proof of concept, backend UI, tokens, endpoint, and plugin based tools already working. Discover where Joomla’s AI assisted administration could go next! Read more: 👉 https://ow.ly/1Lf150YCatV #JCM #Joomla #OpenSource #WebDevelopment

Could You Help Shape Joomla’s Future? The call for candidate manifestos for President of Open Source Matters is open. The President serves as a key representative of the Joomla project and supports coordination across the organisation’s strategic and community efforts. While the role carries responsibility, the successful candidate will be supported by both the board and the wider Joomla community. If you care about the direction of Joomla and would like to help guide its future, we warmly encourage you to share your vision and submit a manifesto. Position open: President Manifesto deadline: 07 April 2026 at 23:59 UTC Find out more and submit your manifesto: https://ow.ly/sftH50YBLTb #Joomla #OpenSource #LeadershipOpportunity #Elections2026

Joomla! 6.1 Release Candidate — Test the final package The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla 6.1 RC 1 for testing. Read more: https://ow.ly/lvI750YBpgE #Joomla #CMS #OpenSource #ReleaseCandidate

Now that you have made a backup, it's time to update! The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the release of Joomla 6.0.4 and Joomla 5.4.4. These are security & bugfix releases for the Joomla 5.x and 6.x series. Read more: https://ow.ly/IEHY50YBgZC #Joomla #CMS #OpenSource #Release #WorldBackupDay

Before your next update… have you checked your backups? Today is World Backup Day – a great reminder that a reliable backup is one of the most powerful tools in your Joomla toolkit. Whether you’re installing extensions, updating your site, refining a template, or testing something new, regular backups help you experiment with confidence and recover quickly if something unexpected happens. A strong backup routine means: 🔹Safer updates 🔹Faster recovery 🔹More confidence to build boldly Take a moment today to make sure your backups are running smoothly. Future you will thank present you! #Joomla #OpenSource #WebsiteSecurity #BackupStrategy #WorldBackupDay