CMS Maintenance Team Official
This team is responsible for reviewing all patches submitted to the Joomla! CMS, merging patches into the code base, and ensuring that the high standards of Joomla are maintained at all times.
- Website
- https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms
- Department
- Production
- Date Started
- January 2015
| Joomler | Position | Role | Date Started |
|---|---|---|---|
 Benjamin Trenkle Unknown |
Team Leader | Jan 2026 | |
 Allon Moritz Switzerland |
Member | Oct 2025 | |
 Charvi Unknown |
Member | Release Manager 6.2 | Apr 2026 |
 Christiane Maier-Stadtherr Germany |
Member | Oct 2020 | |
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David Jardin Unknown |
Member | Liaison Security Strike Team | May 2019 |
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Fedir Zinchuk Unknown |
Member | Mar 2021 | |
 George Wilson United Kingdom |
Member | Jan 2018 | |
 Hannes Papenberg Germany |
Member | Maintainer Search | Aug 2021 |
 Harald Leithner Austria |
Member | Release Manager 6.1 | Feb 2019 |
 Heiko Lübbe Germany |
Member | Release Manager 5.4 | Sep 2024 |
 Martin Kopp Switzerland |
Member | Release Manager 6.2 | Apr 2026 |
 Niels Braczek Germany |
Member | Maintainer Framework | Aug 2021 |
 Olivier Buisard United States |
Member | Aug 2022 | |
 Philip Walton United Kingdom |
Member | Apr 2026 | |
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Private Profile 4ed2f738 Unknown |
Member | Maintainer Docker Container | Aug 2021 |
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Private Profile 8b8c997a Unknown |
Member | Jul 2015 | |
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Private Profile b7883f90 Unknown |
Member | Jan 2025 | |
 Richard Fath Germany |
Member | Release Manager 5.4 | Feb 2020 |
 Sigrid Gramlinger Austria |
Member | Jun 2022 | |
 Stefan Wendhausen Germany |
Member | Release Manager 6.1 | Apr 2026 |
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Tuan Pham Ngoc Unknown |
Member | Maintainer Weblinks | Aug 2021 |
 Viviana Menzel Germany |
Member | Release Manager 6.2 | Jul 2026 |
| Joomler | Position | Role | Date Started | Date Ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Viviana Menzel Germany |
Member | Oct 2020 | Jul 2026 | |
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Gary Barclay Unknown |
Member | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | |
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Stefan Wendhausen Germany |
Member | Jun 2022 | Apr 2026 | |
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Philip Walton United Kingdom |
Member | Release Manager 6.0 | Sep 2024 | Apr 2026 |
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Martin Kopp Switzerland |
Member | Oct 2025 | Apr 2026 | |
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Gary Barclay Unknown |
Member | Release Manager 6.0 | Sep 2024 | Apr 2026 |
 Martina Scholz Germany |
Member | Oct 2023 | Feb 2026 | |
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Private Profile 8b8c997a Unknown |
Team Leader | Aug 2019 | Jan 2026 | |
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Martina Scholz Germany |
Assistant Team Leader | Aug 2024 | Jan 2026 | |
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Martin Kopp Switzerland |
Member | Release Manager 4.4 | May 2023 | Oct 2025 |
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Allon Moritz Switzerland |
Member | Release Manager 4.4 | Jan 2022 | Oct 2025 |
 Peter Martin Netherlands |
Member | Release Manager 5.2 | Dec 2023 | Apr 2025 |
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Marc Dechèvre Belgium |
Member | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | |
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Martina Scholz Germany |
Member | Release Manager 5.1 | Oct 2023 | Aug 2024 |
 Luca Racchetti Italy |
Member | Oct 2023 | Jul 2024 | |
 Tobias Zulauf Unknown |
Member | Aug 2016 | Jun 2024 | |
 Shirielle (SD) Williams United States |
Member | Aug 2022 | Nov 2023 | |
 Roland Dalmulder Netherlands |
Member | Jan 2022 | Jul 2023 | |
 Franciska Eichert Germany |
Member | Jan 2022 | Jul 2023 | |
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Private Profile bca54dba Unknown |
Member | Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 | |
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Private Profile fe596791 Unknown |
Member | May 2019 | Jan 2022 | |
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Private Profile 05ed4f10 Unknown |
Member | Nov 2014 | Jan 2022 | |
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Private Profile 5b78171a Unknown |
Member | Nov 2014 | Aug 2021 | |
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Allon Moritz Switzerland |
Member | Jan 2019 | Mar 2021 | |
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Private Profile c2e00e72 Unknown |
Member | May 2019 | Jan 2020 | |
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Roland Dalmulder Netherlands |
Member | Jan 2019 | Nov 2019 | |
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Private Profile 2acc0fde Unknown |
Member | Nov 2014 | May 2019 | |
 Viktor Vogel Germany |
Member | Jan 2015 | Jan 2019 | |
 Luca Marzo Italy |
Member | Aug 2016 | Jan 2019 | |
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Dimitris Grammatikogiannis Unknown |
Member | Aug 2015 | Jan 2019 | |
 Brian Teeman United Kingdom |
Member | Aug 2016 | Jan 2019 | |
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George Wilson United Kingdom |
Team Leader | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | |
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Roland Dalmulder Netherlands |
Team Leader | Mar 2015 | Sep 2017 | |
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George Wilson United Kingdom |
Member | Dec 2014 | Sep 2017 | |
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Private Profile 92fe67b0 Unknown |
Member | Nov 2014 | May 2017 | |
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Private Profile c533cac4 Unknown |
Member | Mar 2015 | Dec 2015 | |
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Tobias Zulauf Unknown |
Member | Apr 2015 | Dec 2015 | |
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Private Profile 2acc0fde Unknown |
Member | Sep 2012 | Oct 2015 | |
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Private Profile b4ab780e Unknown |
Member | Nov 2014 | May 2015 | |
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Private Profile 4337ffe5 Unknown |
Member | Nov 2014 | Mar 2015 | |
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Private Profile 2ddf04a4 Unknown |
Member | Nov 2014 | Jan 2015 |
Framework Working Group
This team is responsible for maintaining the Joomla Framework.
Read more: Framework Working Group
Liaison CMS Release Team
Liaison Security Strike Team
Maintainer Docker Container
Maintainer Framework
Maintainer Search
Maintainer Weblinks
Release Manager 4.4
Release Manager 5.1
Release Manager 5.2
Release Manager 5.3
Release Manager 5.4
Release Manager 6.0
Release Manager 6.1
Release Manager 6.2
Joomla! 7 Deprecation Sprint - June 2026
By Benjamin Trenkle on 2026-06-06 23:53 in CMS Maintenance Team
Participants: Allon Moritz, Benjamin Trenkle,Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Hannes Papenberg, Harald Leithner, Martin Kopp, Richard Fath, Tuan Pham Ngoc, Viviana Menzel The Joomla Maintenance Team completed a major cleanup for Joomla 7.0, removing over 100 deprecated code notices and merging...
Read more: Joomla! 7 Deprecation Sprint - June 2026
July 2024 - March 2026
By Benjamin Trenkle on 2026-03-25 12:18 in CMS Maintenance Team
CMS Maintenance Team Report Period: July 2024 - March 2026 Author: Phil Walton Date: 25 March 2026 Since the last report (June 2024), the CMS Maintenance Team has continued its weekly Wednesday meetings, reviewing and processing pull requests across the Joomla CMS repository. This report...
Read more: July 2024 - March 2026
Team Notes
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2024-06-19 14:02 in CMS Maintenance Team
If you’ve read the last meeting notes you might noticed that we had planned bi-weekly meetings. We ended up with weekly meetings every Wednesday at 7 CEST. It is always one hour and we are discussing issues or PR. The first meeting was at 26th July 2023 and we have done at the moment more than 40...
Read more: Team Notes
Meeting Notes - July 19, 2023
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2023-07-25 09:00 in CMS Maintenance Team
Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 55 min Participants: Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), George Wilson (Team Member), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Olivier Buisard (Release Manager 4.3), Richard Fath (Team Member), Robert Deutz (Team Leader), Shirielle Williams (Release...
Read more: Meeting Notes - July 19, 2023
Meeting Notes - December 07, 2022
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2023-01-24 10:22 in CMS Maintenance Team
Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 50min Participants: Allon Moritz (Team Member), Benjamin Trenkle (Production DC), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), Franciska Perisa (Release Lead 4.2), George Wilson (Team Member), Olivier Buisard(Release Manager 4.3), Richard Fath (Team...
Read more: Meeting Notes - December 07, 2022
Meeting Notes - August 10, 2022
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2022-08-15 13:16 in CMS Maintenance Team
Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 50min Participants: Allon Moritz (Team Member), Benjamin Trenkle (Production DC), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Llewellyn van der Merwe (Team Member), Richard Fath (Team Member), Robert Deutz (Team...
Read more: Meeting Notes - August 10, 2022
Meeting Notes - July 06, 2022
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2022-07-15 07:17 in CMS Maintenance Team
Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 25min Participants: Benjamin Trenkle (Release Lead 4.1), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), Fedir Zinchuk (Team Member), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Richard Fath (Team Member), Robert Deutz (Team Leader) Absent: Allon Moritz (Team...
Read more: Meeting Notes - July 06, 2022
Meeting Notes - June 08, 2022
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2022-06-13 16:59 in CMS Maintenance Team
Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 60min Participants: Allon Moritz (Team Member), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), Fedir Zinchuk (Team Member), Franciska Perisa (Release Lead 4.2), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Richard Fath (Team Member), Robert Deutz (Team Leader), Roland...
Read more: Meeting Notes - June 08, 2022
Meeting Notes - May 18, 2022
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2022-06-09 07:27 in CMS Maintenance Team
Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 15min Participants: Benjamin Trenkle (Release Lead 4.1), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Richard Fath (Team Member), Robert Deutz (Team Leader), Franciska Perisa (Release Lead 4.2) Absent: Allon Moritz...
Read more: Meeting Notes - May 18, 2022
Meeting Notes - April 13, 2022
By Private Profile 8b8c997a on 2022-04-19 13:14 in CMS Maintenance Team
Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 120min Participants: Allon Moritz (Team Member), Benjamin Trenkle (Release Lead 4.1), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), Hannes Papenberg (Automated Testing Team Liaison), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Richard Fath (Team Member), Robert Deutz...
Read more: Meeting Notes - April 13, 2022
Help Wanted - JoomlaCode Issue Tracker Archive
By Private Profile 2acc0fde on 2015-02-23 15:54 in CMS Maintenance Team
As part of the previously announced shutdown of JoomlaCode.org, we are looking to establish a static archive of Joomla's issues from our years of using that system so that data is not lost. At present, we have a component which is already able to read the issue data from the JoomlaCode SOAP...
Read more: Help Wanted - JoomlaCode Issue Tracker Archive
January Update
By Private Profile 2acc0fde on 2015-01-01 00:00 in CMS Maintenance Team
Open Reports Issues: 122 Pull Requests: 364 Total Open Reports on January 1, 2015: 486 Total Open Reports on December 2, 2014: 513 Net Change: -27 User Activity Active Users in December: 162 Active Users in November: 195 Net Change: -33 Items Opened/Closed Total...
Read more: January Update
December Update
By Private Profile 2acc0fde on 2014-12-02 14:20 in CMS Maintenance Team
Going forward, it is the intent of the CMS Maintenance Team to provide a monthly report on the status of the Joomla! CMS, maintenance issues, and user activity. Suggestions for reporting metrics are welcome for consideration and can be submitted to the Group Lead. Open Reports Issues:...
Read more: December UpdateRSS Feed
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