Marketing Meeting - 18 June 2026

By Cyril Reze on 2026-07-03 16:43 in Marketing Team

Date: 18 June 2026 - 19:00-20:00 CEST (5:00pm - 6:00pm UTC)

Attendees: Cyril Rezé, Emmanuel Lemor, Josean Telleria, Mike Kritzer, Richard Gosler.

An active wave of hacking is affecting numerous Joomla sites within the community.
AI-assisted hacking is intensifying the threat.
This affects not only Joomla but all web platforms.
The JED's VEL list is not up to date.
How should Joomla communicate with users, and how can information on this subject be improved?

The current situation for many sites is chaotic: a lack of monitoring, processes, and clearly identified individuals in charge.
Some sites lack a webmaster; it is like "driving a car at 200 km/h with no driver."
Years of volunteer contributions without governance: extensions installed without OSM approval, and a lack of documentation and cleanup.
Header and footer menus served via static HTML files on a CDN and injected via templates: a completely obsolete architecture.
Difficulty getting simple issues fixed on joomla.org sites.
Cyril has created a site audit folder within the "assets" directory of the working group responsible for the joomla.org redesign.

Consensus: significantly reduce the number of portals.
Josean’s document, created with the help of AI (Claude + a Chrome extension for URL extraction), maps current sites and identifies those to be removed.
Legacy sites running on Joomla 2.5/3.x/3.10: do not migrate or update them; rebuild them entirely on Joomla 5/6.
Migrate content manually or via the database if necessary; do not attempt to update obsolete installations.
Sites dedicated to trademarks and certifications: candidates for direct integration into joomla.org.
Fewer sites mean simplified maintenance, reduced proliferation of third-party extensions, and lower risk.
Priority: identify which sites to keep, which to merge, and which to retire.

The initial redesign team has been split into three subgroups:
- Structure and content working group (primarily marketing team members): wireframes and content strategy
- Development/CSS working group: Angie’s area
- Portal Architecture working group: involving the Operations department
Overall coordination channel (the base camp): monthly synchronization meetings to ensure team alignment
Richard has been put in charge of overall coordination.
Nadja has joined the "Structure and content" working group.
Adoption of a "wireframes-first" approach: wireframes, followed by content, before hand-off to developers for CSS and components.

Start with joomla.org homepage: the “front door,” highest priority
- Use Rutgers study PDFs (already in assets folder) and Sprint outputs as input
- Josean to read the Rutgers report and propose a draft menu structure alongside the first wireframe
- Mike to locate the recorded final presentation of the Rutgers study (via Laura) for Josean
Work page-by-page (actually section-by-section): one unified site vision, built incrementally
Figma selected as primary wireframe and design tool
- Josean also proposed Miro for site-map/menu structure work (free, no editor-seat cost)
- Whimsical flagged as an alternative that handles both mind maps and wireframes
- Penpot considered but seen as too limited for design-stage work
- Figma model: limit paid editor seats (3 or 4); everyone else comments only
- Richard has already emailed Figma requesting sponsorship for a 10-user account; Figma replied and a call is scheduled for tomorrow
Josean will share emails, start in Miro/Figma over the weekend, and use Mattermost for overflow discussion only

Materials from January PBF available: photos and video from last event
Cyril working on a first trailer for June; in contact with Olivier from PBF Team
Theme candidate: Joomla 6.2 (releasing October) with a “walking on the moon” concept?
“Bugs” in the name is increasingly inaccurate: event now covers features, testing, and docs, not just bug fixes
- Name change ideas floated: “Pizza, People & Fun,” “Pizza & Fun”; no decision, too soon for August
- Worth revisiting for future editions
Sigrid’s sponsorship nice idea: tiered pizza purchases trigger on-screen animations (pizza boxes stacking); needs interface development

Cyril building a nomination and voting form using RSForm (OSM-approved, already on joomla.org)
- Sandbox version in progress; target: share a testable version next week
- Categories under consideration: best IDE, best ecommerce extension, best page builder, best hosting for Joomla, etc.
- Public vote for extensions/tools; OSM Board/community members vote for contributor awards?
Award logo/identity: Cyril mocked up a trophy incorporating the Berlin TV Tower (tied to JWC location)
- Concern raised: too Germany-specific if the event moves; shelved for now, new concept needed
Next step: finish the form first, then revisit branding for the J!Awards (Name selected unanimously).

Finish site audit in the assets folder and share access gaps (Cyril)
Locate and share Rutgers study recordings with the content team (Mike, via Laura)
Read Rutgers report; draft menu structure and first homepage wireframe in Miro/Figma (Josean)
Set up Figma (and Miro) accounts; confirm sponsorship in tomorrow’s call with Figma (Richard)
Check bylaws on team-lead election process with Sigrid before the July 2 semiannual meeting (Emmanuel)
Finish RSForm nomination/voting form on sandbox; share link for testing next week (Cyril)
Produce a first PBF trailer for June/July; coordinate with PBF Team (Cyril)