Jduk2011 Community Peter Martin

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Joomla! Community

Peter Martin (pe7er)twitter: @pe7er

www.db8.nl


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Thank you JCE editor! for sponsoring my travel + accommodation

Sunday session:

Configuring JCE from usability point of view


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Contents

1.What is a community?

2.How does the Joomla community

work?3.How to get advice?

4.Where to find labour/services?

5.How to find extensions for yourwebsite?

6.How to get involved in the

community?


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1. What is a community?


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What is a community?

a group of interacting people [..] that

shares some common values, and isattributed with social cohesion within ashared geographical location

(source: wikipedia.org)


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Common values Joomla community

Joomla related

Share time & knowledge

Equality & respect

Local communities geographical,

extension and/or language related Joomla.org mostly English language

related, worldwide


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2. How the Joomla community

works


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How the Joomla community works All volunteers

Joomla.org

Leadership Team:

Production Leadership Team (PLT) Community Leadership Team (CLT)

Open Source Matters (OSM)

Teams / working groups Local regional Joomla communities

Extension based communities


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3. How to get help or advice?


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Help or advice 1/3: Joomla forum


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Help or advice 2/3: Joomla Docs


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Help or advice 3/3: Search

Keywords: Joomla issue site:joomla.org


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4. Where to find labour/services?


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Joomla Resource Directory (JRD)


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5. How to find extensions?


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Find extensions 1/3: Extensions Directory

(JED)


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Find extensions 2/3: Language

Packs Joomla core language files: http://community.joomla.org/translations/j

oomla-16-translations.html

Extension Language files

1. Extension developers

2. Local (foreign language) community sites


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Find extensions 3/3: Templates

Joomla Templates

Custom?DIY (code / template generator) or JRD

Template Club


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Joomla Community Involvement


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Who is helping outin any wayin the Joomla community?


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Who is willing to help outbut doesn't knowPHP and MySQL?


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6. How to get involved in the

community?

10 ideas on how

to get involvedin the Joomla!

community


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6.1 Technical Joomla support

Joomla Forum (Forum)http://forum.joomla.org

1.Thanking people who help you, give follow-

up with solution2.Help others with your knowledge

3.Report misbehavior (SPAM)

4.Moderators
http://forum.joomla.org/http://forum.joomla.org/


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6.2 Extensions

Joomla Extension Directory (JED)http://extensions.joomla.org

1. Give reviews

2. Write applications & share your code3. Report misbehavior

4. Moderators
http://extensions.joomla.org/http://extensions.joomla.org/


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6.3 Documentation

Joomla Documentation Site (Docs)http://docs.joomla.org

1. Adhoc: Register & Improve documentation

or add new information2. Join the documentation team
http://docs.joomla.org/http://docs.joomla.org/


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6.4 Improve Joomla

Joomla CMS Issue Trackerhttp://joomlacode.org/tracker (aka 'Bugtracker')

1. Report Bugs http://joomlacode.org/issuetracker

2. Request Featureshttp://joomlacode.org/featuretracker

3. Submit patches

http://docs.joomla.org/Filing_bugs_and_issues4. Joomla! Bug Squad (JBS)http://docs.joomla.org/Bug_Squad
http://joomlacode.org/trackerhttp://joomlacode.org/issuetrackerhttp://joomlacode.org/featuretrackerhttp://docs.joomla.org/Filing_bugs_and_issueshttp://docs.joomla.org/Bug_Squadhttp://docs.joomla.org/Bug_Squadhttp://docs.joomla.org/Filing_bugs_and_issueshttp://joomlacode.org/featuretrackerhttp://joomlacode.org/issuetrackerhttp://joomlacode.org/tracker


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6.5 Languages

1. Joomla Language packshttp://community.joomla.org/translations/joomla-16-translation

2. Language files for 3rd party extensionshttp://extensions.joomla.org -> link to developer

3. Translation Teamshttp://community.joomla.org/translations.html
http://community.joomla.org/translations/joomla-16-translations.htmlhttp://extensions.joomla.org/http://community.joomla.org/translations.htmlhttp://community.joomla.org/translations.htmlhttp://extensions.joomla.org/http://community.joomla.org/translations/joomla-16-translations.html


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6.6 Magazine

Joomla Community Magazine (JCM):'Written by the community, for the

community'http://magazine.joomla.org

1. Share Joomla related backgroundinformation

2. Join team of JCM editors
http://magazine.joomla.org/http://magazine.joomla.org/


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6.7 Social Networking

Joomla People Site (Jpeople)http://people.joomla.org

1. Share your opinion

2. Report misbehavior3. Jpeople moderator
http://people.joomla.org/http://people.joomla.org/


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6.8 Real Life Meetings

Joomla User Groups (JUG)http://community.joomla.org/user-groups.html

1. Attend a Joomla User Group Meeting

2. Organize a Joomla User Groups Meeting

Joomladayshttp://community.joomla.org/events/joomla-days.html

1. Attend a Joomladay2. Organize a Joomladay
http://community.joomla.org/user-groups.htmlhttp://community.joomla.org/events/joomla-days.htmlhttp://community.joomla.org/events/joomla-days.htmlhttp://community.joomla.org/user-groups.html


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6.9 Share your Websites

The Joomla Community Showcase('Joomla Site Showcase')http://community.joomla.org/showcase/

1. Share your 'awesome' Joomla website

2. Refer people to the Site Showcaseand help to promote Joomla
http://community.joomla.org/showcase/http://community.joomla.org/showcase/


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6.10 Use your imagination!

Other possibilities to help out:

1. Help other people with Joomla websites

2. Help other people with Joomla knowledge

3. Help to promote Joomla in positive way


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Bonus: 6.11 Need some ideas?

Help in communityover longer period of time? 'Help wanted in the community' (Joomla

forum):http://forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=681

Limited time? Small Tasks!

'JPeople Projects':http://people.joomla.org/groups/viewgroup/957-jpeople-projects.html
http://forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=681http://people.joomla.org/groups/viewgroup/957-jpeople-projects.htmlhttp://people.joomla.org/groups/viewgroup/957-jpeople-projects.htmlhttp://forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=681


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Bonus: 6.12 Templates (coming soon)

Joomla Templates Directory (JTD)http://templates.joomla.org

1. Give reviews

2. Create templates & share them

3. Report misbehavior

4. Moderators
http://templates.joomla.org/http://templates.joomla.org/


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Conclusion


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Please share your valuable time

in some way with other peoplethrough the Joomla community

and we will all benefit from it!


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Questions?

Presentation: Peter Martin (pe7er)

twitter: @pe7er

e-mail: info at db8.nl

website: www.db8.nl

Photos used in presentation:

Joomla cake: Peter Martin

Worksign in snow: Karin Lindstrom

Thinking man: Bob Smith

Tools: Vangelis Thomaidis

Screw: Andrzej Pobiedziski

Lightbulb: Beate W

Sphere: Peter Martin

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