Joomla User Groups (JUGs) are one of the best ways to get involved in the Joomla web development community without any strain. Here meetings can take various formats and includes members from developers and administrators, to those who only know how to add an article.
Need of Joomla User Groups
JUGs are for everyone as long as they are interested in Joomla and any custom web development firm has one or two professionals to keep a keen eye on it, in order to track any happening in-&-around Joomla. JUGs cater to end users like front end users, web developers, and experienced Joomla developers. Even if you are well experienced with Joomla, you would love to hear about it from the ones who are even better at it than you.
There are many facts that anyone who is new to Joomla would want to know. These are:
- What makes it the most popular open source software?
- Why is it loved by the whole community?
- How can you just let this chance slip away without getting to know more about it?
Joomla User Groups Boosts Knowledge and Provides Career:
Jug offers learning from others who are better than you. Here you can show off your knowledge and expertise about a topic and discuss it with other experts. It is also a place where you can meet your prospective clients or other consultants who, on such a beautiful day, can be your business partner.
Joomla web development replaces the need to hire an html editor or a team of web designers to build websites.
Requirements for creating a user group:
- Get approval from Open Source Matters.
- Have at least 2 different contacts with 2 unique email addresses.
- Name the city or regional area that will support this JUG.
- Keep the information in the database about this group updated.
- Hold meetings at least twice a year.
- Postal Code required.
Finding Nearest Joomla User Group:
You can search for the nearest JUG in your country to join, in case you are not sure that you could commit to the requirements of registering a new JUG or not. It’s free and no time-wasting, simply go to the Joomla community website and look for available JUGs in your local community.
Dynamic Joomla User Groups:
Chicago Joomla Group: It is one of the most active groups in the community. This group has 600 members, and has three meetings a month to update your insight, knowledge and latest news. Chicago JUG purposes to empower you to reach your goals – with the help of Joomla.
New York City Joomla User Group: Another active JUG that holds meetings once a month on the second Thursday and this meeting answers every question related to Joomla. Now and then, there will be free training classes for Joomla developers who win a free admission as well. Everybody who is interested in Joomla will get something out of the meetings.
Conclusion:
In this article, we discussed how to create and manage user groups and how it exposes us to the community worldwide. Joomla groups can be a reason why your custom web development cost can dip significantly.
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