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Join us for an interview with Carlos Camara, who has written a book about Developing Extensions for Joomla! 5. It's all about how you can extend your sites and build rich customizations with Joomla! plugins, modules, and components. Join us as I tray to better organize the menu on my Joomla site. Some Key Timestamps (will be filled in after the live stream)

 

00:00:00 Introduction & Background
00:06:22 Joomla 5 Development Book
00:15:04 Business & Community Work
00:28:12 Open Source & Developer Insights
00:44:56 AI & Future of Joomla
00:47:09 Extensions & Joomla Ecosystem
00:57:54 Marketing & Client Work
01:03:30 Future of Joomla & CMS Discussion
01:19:50 Conclusion & Fun Anecdotes 

 

βœ…  Summary

  1. Carlos’s Joomla Journey & Background
    Carlos shares his life in Spain, his Joomla journey, and how his Spanish language skills tied into creating a Joomla podcast and meeting key contributors in person.

  2. Writing the Joomla 5 Development Book
    He discusses the inspiration, challenges, and collaboration behind writing the book, including the publishing process with Packet Publishing.

  3. Target Audience & Technical Scope
    The book is geared towards intermediate developers familiar with Joomla 4 and 5. Carlos explains compatibility issues and the skill levels required.

  4. Community Involvement vs. Business Demands
    He talks about balancing extension development, writing, and community contributionsβ€”highlighting the emotional and time demands of community work.

  5. Business Model & Team Challenges
    Carlos outlines his business modelβ€”developing extensions for clientsβ€”and reflects on the difficulty of building a reliable team while maintaining high standards.

  6. Open Source Realities & Developer Empathy
    He sheds light on user expectations in open source, the value of kindness in programming, and how developer egos and approaches can differ.

  7. AI in Joomla & Extension Inspiration
    Carlos discusses AI assistant ideas, the role of basic extensions, and how many of his best extensions came from personal needs or client requests.

  8. Joomla Ecosystem & Core vs. Extensions
    He reflects on the balance between core functionality and extensions, and the growing need for tools like job search and podcast extensions.

  9. The Future of Joomla & Competing Platforms
    Thoughts on Joomla 6, WordPress, and how platforms like Wix and Squarespace compare. Carlos speculates on a possible core page builder for Joomla.

  10. Marketing Challenges & Content Promotion
    Carlos ends by sharing his struggles and tips on marketing as a developer, promoting Joomla content locally and globally, and staying inspired through creativity.

 

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