# Joomla: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/joomla

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Content management systems for marketing sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/marketing-cms/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 73% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "best for agencies and those with lots of technical knowledge" (Llama 4 Maverick, Marketing CMS)

## And against it

- "Joomla 3 support ended August 17, 2023... Don't commission a new site on those versions" (GPT-6 Luna, Marketing CMS)
- "Steeper learning curve... Security vulnerabilities due to smaller security team" (MiniMax M2.5, Marketing CMS)
- "Avoid unless you have specific niche needs ... and in-house expertise." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Marketing CMS)
- "Joomla – Avoid ... described as "difficult to operate."" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Marketing CMS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Joomla, from 27 of the 29 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.hubspot.com: 10
- tinloof.com: 10
- forbes.com: 8
- webflow.com: 8
- alium.io: 7
- linkedin.com: 7
- huble.com: 6
- brightspot.com: 4
- focusreactive.com: 4
- gane.ai/index: 4

### Pages cited

- https://tinloof.com/writing/why-most-cmses-aren-t-a-good-fit-for-marketing-teams: 10
- https://blog.hubspot.com/website/best-cms-systems: 8
- https://alium.io/research/top-complaints-cms: 7
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-content-management-software: 7
- https://huble.com/blog/best-website-cms-2020: 4
- https://brightspot.com/cms-resources/cms-selection-guide/best-cms-for-small-businesses: 3
- https://catalyte.io/insights/the-dangers-of-using-a-cms-to-build-your-enterprise-application: 3
- https://designtennis.com/insights/cms-problems-when-to-upgrade-your-cms-and-how-to-spot-limitations-before-they-slow-you-down: 3

## The company

Joomla; https://www.joomla.org; founded 2005. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Joomla's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Flexible Platform Empowering Website Creators (https://joomla.org/)
- For: website creators (https://joomla.org/)
- Free plan or trial: Get a Free Site (https://joomla.org/)

## What it publishes

Every page joomla.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1864 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-07
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 305 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- Recent: 2026-09-29 news or press: Announcements https://www.joomla.org/announcements.html
- Recent: 2026-09-29 news or press: Release news https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news.html
- Recent: 2026-08-18 news or press: Joomla 6 1 3 5 4 8 security bugfix release https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/joomla-6-1-3-5-4-8-security-bugfix-release.html
- Recent: 2026-07-07 news or press: Joomla 6 1 2 5 4 7 security bugfix release https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/joomla-6-1-2-5-4-7-security-bugfix-release.html
- Recent: 2026-05-26 news or press: Joomla 6 1 1 5 4 6 security bugfix release https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/joomla-6-1-1-5-4-6-security-bugfix-release.html
- Recent: 2026-04-14 news or press: Joomla 6 1 is here https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/joomla-6-1-is-here.html

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.