Joomla!
Joomla! is an open-source, self-hosted app in the CMS category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com, Squarespace and Wix. It has 5,156 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 5,156
- Forks
- 3,883
- Open issues
- 638
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,241
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- 6.2.0Oct 13, 2026
- Created
- Sep 27, 2011
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 1,241 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases4 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,241 |
| Latest release | 6.2.0 (Oct 13, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 |
| Releases, all time | 517 |
| Open issues | 638 |
| Open pull requests | 404 |
| Good first issues | 1 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Sep 27, 2011 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About Joomla!
Advanced Content Management System (CMS).
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/joomla/joomla-cms.
Topics
- joomla
- php
- cms
- content-management
- php-cms
- website-builder
- multilingual-websites
- hacktoberfest
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Is Joomla! free and open source?
Yes. Joomla! is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Joomla! with Docker?
Joomla! does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Joomla!?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Joomla! include Strapi, Payload CMS and WordPress. Joomla! itself is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com, Squarespace and Wix.
Is Joomla! actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Joomla! was on Oct 24, 2026 with 1,241 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 6.2.0, published Oct 13, 2026. It had 638 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.