1. Executive Summary
59.0%Dead
▼ Improving (-9.8% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "The GitHub issues page is mostly just people asking if the project is abandoned." |
| Classification | framework |
| Age | 21 years (est. 2005) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Joomla! CMS. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): Immortal / Stable
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 5,143
- Forks: 3,870
- Open Issues: 627
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 28
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 500
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 0
- Answered Ratio: 0.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 0.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 0.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 19
- Average Views: 18,832.2
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 19
- Average Upvotes: 3.7
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 175.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 1
- Average Points: 1.0
- Days Since Last Post: 86
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 0
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 58
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 9/30/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | What Is WordPress? The Free Website Builder Behind Millions of Sites | No-Code #8 Channel: Lumo WP | 13 |
 | Joomla 6 Scheduler | Complete Hindi Tutorial | Setup Cron Job & Automate Tasks #joomla Channel: JoomTech Solutions | 24 |
 | Joomla Blog Authors: Frontend Only Access Without Losing Editing Rights (No Extensions) Ep. 02 Channel: Joomla · Astroid Framework · Tutorials & Training | 82 |
 | The Easiest Way to Build & Host a Website with Claude Code (Full Tutorial) Channel: Mikey No Code | 117485 |
 | JUG London presents GSoC project - "One Article, Many Categories" Channel: Joomla! London User Group | 98 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| I'm a Joomla expert with more than 16 years of experience, and I'm giving FREE advice related to Joomla in this post — just ask me what you want! | 13 | 30 |
| K2 for Joomla J4,J5 and now J6 | 9 | 6 |
| More SP Page Builder Vulnerabilities In Latest version - v6.9.1 Fixes These | 7 | 0 |
| Joomla/CMS Forensic Analysis Tool | 6 | 5 |
| robots.txt statistics across Joomla sites. | 5 | 1 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Show HN: Devflow CMS – Hybrid CMS Alternative to Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress | 1 | 0 |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 9/30/2026 | 59.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/16/2026 | 68.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/2/2026 | 71.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/18/2026 | 70.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/4/2026 | 70.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/21/2026 | 61.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/7/2026 | 65.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/27/2026 | 76.7% | Certified Zombie |
| 6/14/2026 | 75.9% | Certified Zombie |
| 5/31/2026 | 67.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/17/2026 | 63.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/4/2026 | 58.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/20/2026 | 67.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/6/2026 | 64.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/24/2026 | 74.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/10/2026 | 73.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/24/2026 | 82.0% | Certified Zombie |
| 2/11/2026 | 63.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/28/2026 | 69.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/14/2026 | 79.2% | Certified Zombie |
| 1/1/2026 | 74.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/18/2025 | 76.9% | Certified Zombie |
| 12/4/2025 | 69.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 11/21/2025 | 72.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 11/7/2025 | 70.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/25/2025 | 79.2% | Certified Zombie |
| 10/12/2025 | 68.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/28/2025 | 66.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/14/2025 | 67.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/1/2025 | 70.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/18/2025 | 77.5% | Certified Zombie |
| 8/4/2025 | 78.6% | Certified Zombie |
| 7/22/2025 | 76.7% | Certified Zombie |
| 7/8/2025 | 76.7% | Certified Zombie |
| 6/24/2025 | 72.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/11/2025 | 72.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/28/2025 | 70.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/9/2025 | 70.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/4/2025 | 72.2% | Dying Slowly |