🔊 Heads-up to all JCB users!

We've moved Joomla! Component Builder to its own GitHub org → https://github.com/joomengine

A powerful new release is brewing. Keep an eye on our homepage—exciting things ahead!

📦 JCB Packaging Engine Is Back – Smarter, Fully Git-Based, and Ready for Testing!

JCB’s export/import feature has been completely reinvented as a powerful packaging system. Now using GUID-based relationships and Git repository integration, you can push/pull individual fields, layouts, or entire components—with all dependencies automatically handled.

✅ Push directly from within JCB
✅ Target GitHub or Gitea repos
✅ Fork → Connect in JCB → Push → PR
✅ Demo components already available
✅ Works in JCB 5.1.1 Beta 2+

Check it out, test it, and help us shape the future of JCB packaging!
👉 https://git.vdm.dev/joomla/Component-Builder/issues/1214#issuecomment-37905

🚀 We're about to drop v5.1.1 as the next stable release!
And guess what? We're going live to mark the moment — nothing formal, nothing planned, just a spontaneous little hangout. 🎉

If you're around and feel like joining us for the release celebration, hop in!
No pressure. No big crowds. Just whoever's free and wants to be part of the moment.

It’ll always be like this — random, unannounced, casual.
Come hang out if you’re up for it. Let’s do this! 🙌

ended://meet_google_com/thanks_everyone

🔥 JCB v5.1.1 is LIVE!
After 5 months of development, we're thrilled to release the most powerful version of Joomla Component Builder yet!

✨ What’s new?
• 🧠 New Packaging Engine — Push your components, views, fields & blueprints directly to Git!
• 🧩 Modal Select (Joomla 5 only) — Smarter UX across all selection fields
• 📚 Full history tracking for subform data
• 🛠 Massive refactors & performance boosts
• 🚀 99% Joomla 6 ready!

Plus, JCB v4.1.1 is out too — with nearly all the same features (except Modal Select) for Joomla 4 users!

📝 Full release blog:
👉 https://github.com/orgs/joomengine/discussions/994

🙏 Huge thanks to everyone who supports JCB. You're building the future of Joomla with us!

🚀 New JCB Packaging Guide Released!

Learn how to use the new Init → Reset → Push workflow to version, share, and sync your component entities via Git.

🧠 Perfect for teams & solo devs alike.
📖 Read now: https://github.com/orgs/joomengine/discussions/995

🚀 JCB 6 Alpha is out!
Now compiling for Joomla 6 (and still 3, 4 & 5).
~70k new lines with significant internal updates (including the model engine on Joomla’s modern stack).
On Joomla 6, the backward-compatibility plugin is auto-enabled so rules load correctly.

We’re aiming for beta 1 this week if alpha proves stable—please test and report.
🔗 https://github.com/orgs/joomengine/discussions/1002

Which Joomla version (3, 4, 5, or 6) do you expect to primarily target with JCB over the next six months?

Please choose the versions you’ll spend most of your build time on.

https://joomla.social/@llewellyn/115179218907908765

🧩 JCB has empowered Joomla developers for years — let’s make that visible!
If JCB has helped you create, learn, or launch something awesome, your review means the world to us 🌍

We haven’t had a new review on the Joomla! Extensions Directory since 2021 — let’s change that together 💪

👉 Share your review here
Your words inspire others to build boldly with Joomla! 💚

🚀 New JCB Blueprint Release: Service Provider Directory

@all We’re thrilled to announce that the baseline build of the Service Provider Directory is now complete and officially publicly available! 🎉

This marks the first major milestone for the new JoomEngine initiative built entirely with Joomla Component Builder (JCB).

🔗 Joomla Extension Repositories

Component: Joomla-Service-Directory
Installation Package (Component + Privacy Plugin): pkg-servicedirectory

📘 JCB Blueprint Access
The full JCB Component Blueprint (the same version used to build the live component) is now available to followers of the JoomEngine GitHub Organization.

✳️ Once you follow the organization, you’ll automatically receive an invite to a private team with access to the blueprint repository.
You can then import it into JCB via the “init” feature to explore, study, or extend the build.

⚠️ Please Note:

Access to the blueprint is restricted to JoomEngine followers.
Please do not share or publish the blueprint outside of this access channel.
Separate builds are available for Joomla 5 and Joomla 6, so ensure you grab the right one.

If you need any help installing the component or importing the blueprint, feel free to reach out — I’m happy to assist.

This is just the beginning — the Tickets Area and other exciting updates are next on the roadmap! 💡

Joomla in Faces. Interview with Llewellyn van der Merwe (developer) 💁‍♂️👨‍💻

Grab a cup of your favorite tea and settle in for a fascinating conversation with Llewellyn van der Merwe from Namibia. As the author of the Joomla Component Builder (JCB) and founder of the Vast Development Method, he has fundamentally changed how developers create for Joomla. His deep commitment extends to maintaining the official Joomla Docker images and contributing to multiple core teams. Join us as we talk with this true Joomla evangelist about the future of development, open-source, and the philosophy behind his tools. 📝

This interview is featured in the first issue of NorrNext Magazine, dedicated to celebrating #joomla20years! 🎈

👉 Read more