getting involved with joomla - why and how to contribute
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Contributing to Joomla !
are you awake ?
Shall we do a quick stretch ?
Parth Lawate
Strategic Marketing Manager, Joomla Marketing Working [email protected]
@parthlawate, @techjoomla
www.techjoomla.com
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Joomla user group Pune
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Entrepreneur Joomla Day India
Open Source
Software Architect
Marketing
Content Strategy
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CEO, Techjoomla Director, Tekdi Technologies
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@joomlacorner
JoomlaCorner.com
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Open Source
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CMS Plugin Marvelic Engine Co.,Ltd.
are you on twitter/facebook ?
Follow us to start with !
@parthlawate@joomlacorner
Lets do a Social experiment
1.Tweet/Post 1 thing you love about joomla with the hashtag #ilovejoomla
2.Now search for the hashtag #ilovejoomla and follow everyone who has tweeted with that hashtag
Keep at it !
We'll be coming back to this and there are special prizes to be won !
Be a little selfish..Use and Contribute to
Open Source
You already know the benefits of using Open Source
Can you tell me 5 benefits ?
Some benefits of Using
● Free● Secure and tested –
wide usage, means more eyes on the code
● Faster Updates that benefit everyone
● Open source = open modifiable code = less time to waste in reinventing the wheel
● No Vendor lock in, more flexibility
Giving back, contributing and all such 'selfless' acts are are the most selfish
ones at the core
contributing to #opensource as a company takes a lot of detailed planning of your projects. Are you
doing it ?
Don't kill or dissuade your upstream projects . Help them grow and you shall
thrive! #opensource
next time you build a project downstream to an #opensource project - Ask yourself this : What is the piece in
this that I could give back ?
the #success of an #opensource project can be #sustainable and growing if
downstream projects exercise a contribution strategy
If you have a product downstream to a #opensource not contributing upstream might
not work in the long run
Contributing to #opensource gives you one such super selfish feeling
feeling awesome !
Benefits of contributing to open source
Can you tell me 5 benefits ?
Some benefits of contributing
● Get recognition● Get your code tested
more or less for free● Help your own
project by ensuring lesser hacks by contributing changes to the core
● Contribute the common denominator focus on innovation
● Get experience and exposure
How Can you help
adopt a contribution culture in your organization
Client Project
Open Source Custom Work
Client SpecificOpen SourceContribution
This makes your business and Joomla Sustainable
Strategic Open Source
SAAS Product
Open SourceProject
Custom Work
Client SpecificOpen SourceContribution
Translate Joomla and ExtensionsHelp Joomla spread its wings. Make it available in
your local language
Get into the forums
Help someone out. It helps you learn and feels awesome !
Take the Joomla helpout pledge
● Set a goal● Target helping out 3
people every week on the Joomla forums or Joomla stack exchange
● It wont even take 30 mins !
Document Problems & Solutions
Write a blog post, tweet about it, contribute to the docs wiki
Code in patches and features
Show off your developer prowess and help take Joomla to the next level
Test PatchesTesting is easy and needs no development Skills. However its a great way to know Joomla and learn about Coding. Join the
Joomla Bug Squad !
Design UI/UXAre you a kickass designer or front end developer ? Show off
your Skills to the world by making Joomla beautiful
Joomla got some awesome tweets/posts and social media coverage
You got recognition and some awesome followers !
Let's see how we did !
a marketing perspective
* I am only talking about the CMS now & not the framework
We are recruiting for the Joomla Marketing team !
Whats our clear one line goal for marketing ?
We want to see Joomla adoption increase & see more of the Web being
powered by Joomla
Join the Get it Done Teams !
data aggregation & analysis team● Do SWOT analysis● Aggregate & analyze
data to help us 'Smell the coffee'
● Connect with the end users & collect feedback
● And more !
the writers team
● Blogs● PR Releases● Official Website
content & landing pages
● Help get the Joomla message across
the design team
● Create assets & Designs to present content
● Help create designs for the official Joomla websites
● Create info graphics & more !
social media team
● Help get the word out
● Create a buzz and make trends happen !
the evangelists & speakers
● Speak at non Joomla events
● Educate the general market about Joomla
● Reach out to the people who dont know Joomla
The Joomla update working group
● Remember Joomla 1.5,1.0 ?
● A lot of the Joomla users are still on 1.5
● We need to help them migrate !
● Also make sure all users use that latest Joomla version !
Where do I Sign up ?
http://tinyurl.com/startjmarketing
Questions ?
