joomla/joomla-cms
Home of the Joomla! Content Management System observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
100/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13
- age_days: 5503
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 38
Adoption not part of the score
5148 stars · 3880 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Joomla! is a free, open-source Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP for building websites and powerful online applications. It runs on a PHP server with MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL and offers thousands of extensions and templates, multilingual support, and multi-user permission levels.
Use cases
- build a corporate website or portal
- create a small business website
- run an online magazine or news publication
- set up a multilingual website
- build a community, school, or church site
- create a government or non-profit website
- manage website content with multiple permission levels
When to choose
- you need a mature, self-hosted CMS with a large extension and template ecosystem
- you want built-in multilingual content management
- you need multi-user permission levels and content workflows
- you prefer a PHP/MySQL stack with GPL licensing
- you want an accessible, SEO-friendly website builder without heavy coding
When to avoid
- you need a lightweight static site or a minimal blog
- you prefer a JavaScript-based stack like Node.js
- you want a headless-first or API-only CMS
- you need a fully managed hosted solution with no server administration
- your team has no PHP experience and wants a simpler page builder
Facets
application · maturity stable
web-framework templating internationalization search-engine auth authorization plugin-system cms web-development web-design e-commerce php self-hosted cross-platform cms content-management website-builder multilingual extensions templates php-cms joomla localization web-server
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms · fetched 2026-10-18 · e0e24b70f4b5
- homepage: https://www.joomla.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 945cd248316f
- site_page: https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a953ac37c0d0
- site_page: https://www.joomla.org/core-features.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2920cd12afd7
- site_page: https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla/the-project.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 898a84e0b1bf
- site_page: https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla/partners.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · af2ce1c9ff4c
- site_page: https://community.joomla.org/joomla-license.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0c8f8f8e4013
- site_page: https://api.joomla.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 56c8fbcca74f
- site_page: https://6.joomla.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0ac838d61d10
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| joomla/joomla-cms | main | 100 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="joomla/joomla-cms")
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