The Documentation Team is part of the Production Department. Our team handles creating and maintaining all the official Joomla! documentation. This includes documentation for end-users, administrators, third-party developers and administrator Help Screens. 
 
Our documentation has been in docs.joomla.org for a long time. But we want to move away from that wiki, to get more structured documentation. At the moment new developers documentation is developed at manual.joomla.org (you can do a pull request against the repo of that site to contribute to developers documentation), and new user documentation is developed at docs-core.sandbox.joomla.org (you can contribute there by logging in and submit an article).
Website
https://docs.joomla.org/Documentation_Working_Group
Department
Production
Joomler Position Role Date Started
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/herman-peeren.jpg Herman Peeren Netherlands Team Leader Oct 2024
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/bruce-scherzinger/7975af5d44.jpg Bruce Scherzinger United States Member Documentation Strategist Feb 2025
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/2495_cliff-avatar-100x100.jpg Cliff Ford United Kingdom Member Oct 2024
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/dieter-ziller/61532790d9.png Dieter Ziller Germany Member Oct 2024
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/ccbc_avatar_260.jpg Harald Leithner Austria Member Developers Manual Curator Feb 2025
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/jeff-brewer/4c5460fcd7.jpg Jeff United States Member Knowledge Navigator Sep 2025
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/martijn-maandag/b9fe7469db.jpg Martijn Maandag Netherlands Member Translator Nov 2016
Robbie Jackson Member Developers Manual Curator Oct 2023
Joomler Position Role Date Started Date Ended
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/yann-gomiero/efd09d480d.jpeg Yann Gomiero France Member Aug 2023 Sep 2025
Private Profile fe5e8265 Member Nov 2012 Sep 2025
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/jeff-brewer/4c5460fcd7.jpg Jeff United States Contributor Aug 2024 Sep 2025
Private Profile f1b2f44d Contributor Sep 2024 Sep 2025
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/bruce-scherzinger/7975af5d44.jpg Bruce Scherzinger United States Contributor Aug 2024 Feb 2025
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/herman-peeren.jpg Herman Peeren Netherlands Member May 2024 Oct 2024
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/dieter-ziller/61532790d9.png Dieter Ziller Germany Team Leader Aug 2023 Oct 2024
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/2495_cliff-avatar-100x100.jpg Cliff Ford United Kingdom Assistant Team Leader Aug 2023 Oct 2024
Alan Nuttall United Kingdom Member Aug 2023 Dec 2023
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/2495_cliff-avatar-100x100.jpg Cliff Ford United Kingdom Member Jan 2023 Aug 2023
Private Profile 33389de3 Team Leader Jan 2023 Aug 2023
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/dieter-ziller/61532790d9.png Dieter Ziller Germany Member Mar 2022 Aug 2023
Private Profile 33389de3 Member Jan 2023 Jan 2023
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/924c_2016_fb_Mike.jpg Mike Brandner Germany Team Leader Aug 2019 Jan 2023
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/44f4_IMG_20171103_164743.png Sandra Decoux France Member Aug 2019 Mar 2022
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/dieter-ziller/61532790d9.png Dieter Ziller Germany Contributor Oct 2021 Mar 2022
Robbie Jackson Contributor Feb 2018 Dec 2021
Private Profile de8f354e Assistant Team Leader May 2019 Dec 2021
Private Profile c8e588ab Contributor Nov 2014 Jan 2020
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/44f4_IMG_20171103_164743.png Sandra Decoux France Team Leader May 2019 Aug 2019
Private Profile de8f354e Team Leader Dec 2018 May 2019
Private Profile c2e00e72 Member Nov 2018 Apr 2019
Private Profile de8f354e Team Leader Sep 2017 Dec 2018
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/924c_2016_fb_Mike.jpg Mike Brandner Germany Member Jan 2023 Jun 2018
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/44f4_IMG_20171103_164743.png Sandra Decoux France Team Leader Nov 2014 Sep 2017
Private Profile de8f354e Assistant Team Leader Nov 2014 Aug 2017
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/9d28_isidro-baquero.png Isidro Baquero Spain Contributor Nov 2014 Jul 2017
Private Profile 54576609 Team Leader Nov 2014 Feb 2017
https://identity.joomla.org/images/profiles/jennifer-gress.jpg Jennifer Gress United States Member Nov 2014 Jun 2016
Private Profile 60f01f57 Member Dec 2014 Jan 2016

Documentation Helpscreen Team (JDocs)

The Documentation Helpscreen Team is a sub-team of the official Joomla! Documentation™ Working Group. The aim of this sub-team is to update and maintain the help screens, in order to reflect the latest version of Joomla. As soon as Help Screens are updated, they will be marked for translation to be available for most.

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Documentation Translation Team (JDT)

The Documentation Translation Team translates the English Documentation into several other languages

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en-GB User Interface Text Team

The official language of Joomla is en-GB and yet the actual strings we use have been created, over 10 years, many by people who are not native en-GB speakers. Establish official style guidelines for writing en-GB strings. Ensure consistency throughout Joomla. Provide translation teams with an easy framework and guidelines to create their own style guides. The style guide is a living document that may be updated and added to over time as the need arises. The style guide will be maintained by native en-GB speakers.

Read more: en-GB User Interface Text Team

Developers Manual Curator

Takes care of the Developers Manual at https://github.com/joomla/Manual and https://manual.joomla.org/.

Documentation Curator

You proces the work of the Knowledge Navigator. In cooperation and consultation with the Knowledge Navigator you look for ways to improve the contributions. You put the contributions in its final place in the documentation and publish it. You guard the structure, the accessibility and the quality of the documentation.

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Documentation Revitalizer

You ensure that existing documentation stays accurate, relevant, and accessible by updating outdated references, fixing broken links, and removing obsolete information. You audit and refresh the knowledge base to maintain a seamless user experience and preserve the documentation's reliability.

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Documentation Strategist

You analyse the existing documentation and indicate where improvement is wanted or documentation is lacking. You create todo-lists for others. You are an optimisation detective and a gap whisperer.

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Knowledge Navigator

You will regularly contribute to the documentation, with an emphasis on tutorials: building an example step by step, showing the way in all the possibilities Joomla has. You want to be a writer or videomaker, a guide, an inspirator. The rest of the team can help you.

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Translator

JDoc Team Meeting Report - January 20th, 2021

By Mike Brandner on 2021-01-26 21:35 in Documentation Team

Participants  Mike Brandner (TL), Martijn Maandag, Patrick Jackson (Guest) Topics The JDoc management process must be documented and kept outside the JDocs in order for management level resources to be available to team leadership when needed. Another meeting will be organised for...

Read more: JDoc Team Meeting Report - January 20th, 2021

JDocs Report - July 8th, 2019

By Sandra Decoux on 2019-07-09 00:39 in Documentation Team

The Documentation requires a daily and never ending work. JDocs Update Joomla 4 New tutorials Potential backward compatibility issues in Joomla 4 Adding a menu link in an article Creating a Plugin for Joomla 4 Creating a simple Module for Joomla 4 Publishing Workflow SCSS and...

Read more: JDocs Report - July 8th, 2019

JDocs Report - July 21st, 2018

By Sandra Decoux on 2018-07-21 11:39 in Documentation Team

The Documentation requires a daily and never ending work. JDocs Update Privacy Tool Suite https://docs.joomla.org/Category:Joomla!_3.9 Documentation about the Privacy Tool Suite in progress Help Screens for the Privacy Tool Suite created Update of the Help Screens in progress (Martijn...

Read more: JDocs Report - July 21st, 2018

JDocs Report - July 19th, 2017

By Sandra Decoux on 2017-07-20 10:01 in Documentation Team

The Documentation requires a daily and never ending work. JDocs Update Tom Hutchison has upgraded successfully the Wiki on July 1st. Many improvements have been included to make the management of the documentation easier as well as the translator workflow (categories are now automatically...

Read more: JDocs Report - July 19th, 2017

JDocs Report - May 1st, 2017

By Sandra Decoux on 2017-05-01 22:10 in Documentation Team

The Documentation requires a daily and never ending work. Joomla! 3.7 Help Screens All Help37 are functional Martijn keeps on updating the 3.7 Help screens All Joomla! 3.7 related pages updated, including 3.7 FAQ https://docs.joomla.org/Category:Version_3.7.0_FAQ...

Read more: JDocs Report - May 1st, 2017

JDocs Report - April 6th, 2017

By Sandra Decoux on 2017-04-06 22:06 in Documentation Team

The Documentation requires a daily and never ending work.   Summary for the work achieved or in progress for the last few weeks Help Screens Martijn is doing an amazing job in updating/reviewing the 3.7 help screens MAT managed the creation of all missing Help Screens to...

Read more: JDocs Report - April 6th, 2017

November 2014 Doc WG Report

By Private Profile de8f354e on 2014-11-23 20:07 in Documentation Team

For the total overview and complete report for JDOCs, please see our "Community well" page. The JDOCs Community well page will contain more details, the future and current goings on for the Documentation Working Group. Plus a chance to give your feedback! Summary of past...

Read more: November 2014 Doc WG Report

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