# joomla/joomla-cms

Home of the Joomla! Content Management System

Repository: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/joomla-cms
Homepage: https://www.joomla.org
Language: PHP
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: joomla, php, cms, content-management, php-cms, website-builder, multilingual-websites, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:39:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5455, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 36}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5125, forks 3866 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:10.953433+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, templating, internationalization, search-engine, auth, authorization, plugin-system
- domain: cms, web-development, web-design, e-commerce
- platform: php, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: cms, content-management, website-builder, multilingual, extensions, templates, php-cms, joomla, localization, web-server

## Member repositories
- joomla/joomla-cms (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:10.953433+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:02:04.135641+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:10.953433+00:00, sha e0e24b70f4b5)
  - homepage: https://www.joomla.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.898117+00:00, sha 945cd248316f)
  - site_page: https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.900837+00:00, sha a953ac37c0d0)
  - site_page: https://www.joomla.org/core-features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.902782+00:00, sha 2920cd12afd7)
  - site_page: https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla/the-project.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.904750+00:00, sha 898a84e0b1bf)
  - site_page: https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla/partners.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.906441+00:00, sha af2ce1c9ff4c)
  - site_page: https://community.joomla.org/joomla-license.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.909345+00:00, sha 0c8f8f8e4013)
  - site_page: https://api.joomla.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.911326+00:00, sha 56c8fbcca74f)
  - site_page: https://6.joomla.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:49.913162+00:00, sha 0ac838d61d10)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.