CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-gb" dir="ltr"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/3120-the-cms-critic-awards-nominate-joomla-today.html","20170715232840","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1500161320"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta charset="utf-8"/> <base href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/3120-the-cms-critic-awards-nominate-joomla-today.html"/> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/images/blogs/marketing-working-group/joomla-cms-critic-2017.jpg"/> <meta name="twitter:description" content="CMS Critic Awards 2017: Nominate Joomla as the Best Free CMS!"/> <meta name="twitter:title" content="The CMS Critic Awards - Nominate Joomla! today!!"/> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes"/> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="blue"/> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@joomla"/> <meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/images/blogs/marketing-working-group/joomla-cms-critic-2017.jpg"/> <meta property="og:description" content="CMS Critic Awards 2017: Nominate Joomla as the Best Free CMS!"/> <meta property="og:title" content="The CMS Critic Awards - Nominate Joomla! today!!"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/3120-the-cms-critic-awards-nominate-joomla-today.html"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Joomla! Community Portal"/> <meta name="description" content="CMS Critic Awards 2017: Nominate Joomla as the Best Free CMS!"/> <meta name="generator" content="Joomla! Community Portal"/> <title>The CMS Critic Awards - Nominate Joomla! today!!</title> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/images/apple-touch-icon.png" rel="apple-touch-icon"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840cs_/https://community.joomla.org/media/joomlarrssb/css/rrssb.css" rel="stylesheet"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840cs_/https://community.joomla.org/media/joomlarrssb/css/joomla.css" rel="stylesheet"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840cs_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/css/template.min.css?2.2.0" rel="stylesheet"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840cs_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/css/custom.css?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d" rel="stylesheet"/> <link href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840cs_/https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" rel="stylesheet"/> <link href="/web/20170715232840cs_/https://community.joomla.org/media/mod_responsivemenu/css/theme4.css.php?maxMobileWidth=800&menuBG=%233474a6&textColor=%23ffffff&textColor2=%23247eab" rel="stylesheet"/> <style> h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; } </style> <script type="application/json" class="joomla-script-options new">{"system.paths":{"root":"","base":""},"system.keepalive":{"interval":3540000,"uri":"\/component\/ajax\/?format=json"}}</script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/jui/js/jquery.min.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/jui/js/jquery-noconflict.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/jui/js/jquery-migrate.min.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/joomlarrssb/js/rrssb.min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/system/js/caption.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/system/js/core.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/jui/js/bootstrap.min.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/js/template.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/js/blockadblock.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/js/js.cookie.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script>   <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/system/js/keepalive.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/modules/mod_responsivemenu/js/jquery.easing.1.3.js" defer></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/templates/joomla/html/mod_responsivemenu/js/theme4.js" defer></script> <script src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/media/system/js/html5fallback.js?e31650a5ea3817ce23fb09391898229d"></script> <script> jQuery(window).on('load', function() { new JCaption('img.caption'); }); jQuery(function($){ $(".hasTooltip").tooltip({"html": true,"container": "body"}); }); </script>  <script type="text/javascript">/* <![CDATA[*/ var SobiProUrl = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/index.php?option=com_sobipro&task=%task%'; var SobiProSection = 0; var SPLiveSite = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/'; /*]]>*/ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/components/com_sobipro/lib/js/sobipro.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/components/com_sobipro/lib/js/jqnc.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170715232840js_/https://community.joomla.org/index.php?option=com_sobipro&task=txt.js&format=json"></script>  </head> <body class="site com_content view-article layout-default task-display itemid-343">  <noscript><iframe src="//web.archive.org/web/20170715232840if_/https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WQNG7Z" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='//web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-WQNG7Z');</script>   <nav class="navigation" role="navigation"> <div id="mega-menu" class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top"> <div class="navbar-inner"> <div class="container"> <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse"> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </a> <div class="nav-collapse collapse"> <ul id="nav-joomla" class="nav"> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"> <span dir="ltr"><span aria-hidden="true" class="icon-joomla"></span> Joomla!<sup>®</sup></span> <span class="caret"></span> </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/"> <span aria-hidden="true" class="icon-joomla"></span> <span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span> Home </a> </li> <li class="divider"><span></span></li> <li class="nav-header"><span>Support <span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span></span></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/contribute-to-joomla.html">Contribute</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/the-joomla-shop.html">The <span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span> Shop</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/sponsorship">Sponsorship</a></li> <li class="divider"><span></span></li> <li class="nav-header"><span>Try <span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span></span></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://demo.joomla.org/">Demo</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.com/">Free Hosted Website</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">About <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html">About <span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/core-features.html">Core Features</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla/the-project.html">The Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla/the-project/leadership-team.html">Leadership</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://opensourcematters.org/">Open Source Matters</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Download & Extend <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://downloads.joomla.org/">Joomla! Downloads</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://extensions.joomla.org/">Extensions Directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/translations.html">Language Packages</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://showcase.joomla.org/">Showcase Directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://certification.joomla.org/">Certification Program</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">News <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/announcements.html">Announcements</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs.html">Blogs</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://magazine.joomla.org/">Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/connect.html"><span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span> Connect</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/mailing-lists.html">Mailing Lists</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Community <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/">Community Portal</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events.html"><span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span> Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://tm.joomla.org/">Trademark & Licensing</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups.html">User Groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://showcase.joomla.org/">Showcase Directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://volunteers.joomla.org/">Volunteers Portal</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Support <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://forum.joomla.org/">Forum</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://docs.joomla.org/">Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://issues.joomla.org/">Issue Tracker</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://resources.joomla.org/">Resources Directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/joomla-training.html"><span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span> Training</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Developers <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://developer.joomla.org/">Developer Network</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://docs.joomla.org/">Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://docs.joomla.org/Bug_Squad">Bug Squad</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://developer.joomla.org/security.html">Security Centre</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://api.joomla.org/">API Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/http://joomlacode.org/">JoomlaCode</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://framework.joomla.org/"><span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span> Framework</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div id="nav-search" class="navbar-search pull-right"> <div class="moduletable"> <div class="search"> <form action="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community.html" method="post" class="form-inline"> <label for="mod-search-searchword184" class="element-invisible">Search ...</label> <input name="searchword" id="mod-search-searchword184" maxlength="200" class="inputbox search-query input-medium" type="search" placeholder=" Search ..."/> <input type="hidden" name="task" value="search"/> <input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_search"/> <input type="hidden" name="Itemid" value="402"/> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav>  <header class="header"> <div class="container"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span7"> <h1 class="page-title"> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/">Joomla! Community Portal</a> </h1> </div> <div class="span5"> <div class="btn-toolbar pull-right"> <div class="btn-group"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://downloads.joomla.org/" class="btn btn-large btn-warning">Download</a> </div> <div class="btn-group"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://demo.joomla.org/" class="btn btn-large btn-primary">Demo</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <nav class="subnav-wrapper"> <div class="subnav"> <div class="container"> <div id="responsiveMenuTheme4Cnt" style="float: left;"> <a class="responsiveMenu4 toggleMenu " href="#"><span>MOD_RESPONSIVEMENU_MENU</span></a> <ul id="responsiveMenu300" class="responsiveMenuTheme4 nav nav-pills "><input type="hidden" name="maxMobileWidth" value="800" class="maxMobileWidth"/> <li id="item-101" class="first"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/"><span class="linker">Home</span></a></li><li id="item-342" class="active deeper parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs.html"><span class="linker">Blogs</span><span class="opener">>open</span></a><ul><li id="item-343" class="current active"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community.html"><span class="linker">Community Blog</span></a></li><li id="item-344"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership.html"><span class="linker">Leadership Blog</span></a></li><li id="item-684"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/gsoc-2017.html"><span class="linker">GSOC - 2017</span></a></li><li id="item-527"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/gsoc-2016.html"><span class="linker">GSOC - 2016</span></a></li><li id="item-705"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/archive.html"><span class="linker">Archive</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="item-108" class="deeper parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups.html"><span class="linker">User Groups </span><span class="opener">>open</span></a><ul><li id="item-228"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/find-a-user-group.html"><span class="linker">Find a User Group</span></a></li><li id="item-393"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_User_Group/Terms_of_Service" target="_blank"><span>User Groups Terms of Service</span></a></li><li id="item-389"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_User_Group/FAQs_and_Rules_for_Submission" target="_blank"><span>Rules & FAQs</span></a></li><li id="item-469"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/helpdesk/user-groups-support.html"><span class="linker">Helpdesk</span></a></li><li id="item-747" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/africa.html"><span class="linker">Africa</span></a></li><li id="item-748" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/asia.html"><span class="linker">Asia</span></a></li><li id="item-749" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/caribbean.html"><span class="linker">Caribbean</span></a></li><li id="item-750" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/europe.html"><span class="linker">Europe</span></a></li><li id="item-751" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/middle-east.html"><span class="linker">Middle East</span></a></li><li id="item-752" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/north-america.html"><span class="linker">North America</span></a></li><li id="item-753" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/oceania.html"><span class="linker">Oceania</span></a></li><li id="item-754" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/south-america.html"><span class="linker">South America</span></a></li><li id="item-780"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://docs.joomla.org/Portal:Joomla_User_Groups"><span class="linker">Resources for Organisers</span></a></li><li id="item-918"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/user-groups/start-a-jug.html"><span class="linker">Start a JUG</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="item-575" class="deeper parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events.html"><span class="linker">Events</span><span class="opener">>open</span></a><ul><li id="item-583"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/joomladays.html"><span class="linker">JoomlaDays</span></a></li><li id="item-585"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/user-group-meetings.html"><span class="linker">User Group Meetings</span></a></li><li id="item-587"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/joomla-conferences.html"><span class="linker">Joomla! Conferences</span></a></li><li id="item-706"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/joomlacamps.html"><span class="linker">JoomlaCamps</span></a></li><li id="item-707"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/pizza-bugs-fun.html"><span class="linker">Pizza, Bugs & Fun</span></a></li><li id="item-581"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/official-joomla-events-charter.html"><span class="linker">Official Joomla! Events Charter</span></a></li><li id="item-579"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/event-resources-list.html"><span class="linker">Event Resources List</span></a></li><li id="item-621"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/helpdesk/event-directory-support.html"><span class="linker">Helpdesk</span></a></li><li id="item-589" class="parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/archive.html"><span class="linker">Event Archive</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="item-366" class="deeper parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/translations.html"><span class="linker">Translations</span><span class="opener">>open</span></a><ul><li id="item-387"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/translations/joomla-3-translations.html"><span class="linker">Joomla! 3.x Translations</span></a></li><li id="item-386"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/translations/joomla-2-5-translations.html"><span class="linker">Joomla! 2.5 Translations</span></a></li><li id="item-367"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/translations/joomla-1-5-translations.html"><span class="linker">Joomla! 1.5 Translations</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="item-495" class="deeper parent"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/joomla-training.html"><span class="linker">Joomla! Training</span><span class="opener">>open</span></a><ul><li id="item-548"><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/joomla-training.html"><span class="linker">Joomla! Courses</span></a></li><li id="item-496"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/http://forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=799"><span class="linker">Training Forum</span></a></li></ul></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </nav>  <div class="body"> <div class="container"> <div class="row-fluid"> <main id="content" class="span9">  <div id="system-message-container"> </div> <div class="item-page" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en-GB"/> <div class="page-header"> <h1 itemprop="name headline"> The CMS Critic Awards - Nominate Joomla! today!! </h1> </div> <div class="pull-none item-image"> <img src="/web/20170715232840im_/https://community.joomla.org/images/blogs/marketing-working-group/joomla-cms-critic-2017.jpg" alt="Joomla CMS Critic 2017" itemprop="image"/> </div> <div itemprop="articleBody"> <p class="lead">Joomla has been a consistent winner on CMS critic awards in various categories since the inception of the awards in 2012. It won the award for ‘Best free CMS’ for 2 times in a row already. It’s time to score a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hat-trick</a>!</p> <h3>So show your love for Joomla and submit your nomination today!</h3> <p>Nominations are open. This year there is only <strong>one category you can choose</strong>. <br/>We have chosen to target the following category:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Best Free CMS</strong></li> </ul> <p>Every nomination counts! Make sure you describe why you think Joomla deserves the award. It is required to do so for your nomination to be considered.<br/>Awards are a great way to raise awareness about the CMS we all love and get it the recognition it deserves. <br/>Let’s work together and sweep the award in this category!</p> <h3 class="center"><br/>Together, we make it happen!</h3> <p class="center"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.cmscritic.com/awards/2017-web-nominations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="btn btn-primary btn-large">I nominate Joomla!</a></p> <h3>Share Now!</h3> <p>Here’s a sample content for you to share on your social channels:</p> <p><em>I've nominated @Joomla for CMS Critic Awards 2017 as Best Free CMS! What about you?</em><br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.cmscritic.com/awards/2017-web-nominations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>https://www.cmscritic.com/awards/2017-web-nominations/ </em></a><br/><em> #cms #cmsawards</em></p> <p> </p> <div class="share-container"> <ul class="rrssb-buttons clearfix"> <li class="rrssb-email"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/mailto:/?subject=The+CMS+Critic+Awards+-+Nominate+Joomla%21+today%21%21&body=https%3A%2F%2Fjoom.la%2FihF"> <span class="rrssb-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28" height="28" viewbox="0 0 28 28"> <path d="M20.11 26.147c-2.335 1.05-4.36 1.4-7.124 1.4C6.524 27.548.84 22.916.84 15.284.84 7.343 6.602.45 15.4.45c6.854 0 11.8 4.7 11.8 11.252 0 5.684-3.193 9.265-7.398 9.3-1.83 0-3.153-.934-3.347-2.997h-.077c-1.208 1.986-2.96 2.997-5.023 2.997-2.532 0-4.36-1.868-4.36-5.062 0-4.75 3.503-9.07 9.11-9.07 1.713 0 3.7.4 4.6.972l-1.17 7.203c-.387 2.298-.115 3.3 1 3.4 1.674 0 3.774-2.102 3.774-6.58 0-5.06-3.27-8.994-9.304-8.994C9.05 2.87 3.83 7.545 3.83 14.97c0 6.5 4.2 10.2 10 10.202 1.987 0 4.09-.43 5.647-1.245l.634 2.22zM16.647 10.1c-.31-.078-.7-.155-1.207-.155-2.572 0-4.596 2.53-4.596 5.53 0 1.5.7 2.4 1.9 2.4 1.44 0 2.96-1.83 3.31-4.088l.592-3.72z"/> </svg> </span> <span class="rrssb-text">email</span> </a> </li> <li class="rrssb-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjoom.la%2FihF" class="popup"> <span class="rrssb-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" preserveaspectratio="xMidYMid" width="29" height="29" viewbox="0 0 29 29"> <path d="M26.4 0H2.6C1.714 0 0 1.715 0 2.6v23.8c0 .884 1.715 2.6 2.6 2.6h12.393V17.988h-3.996v-3.98h3.997v-3.062c0-3.746 2.835-5.97 6.177-5.97 1.6 0 2.444.173 2.845.226v3.792H21.18c-1.817 0-2.156.9-2.156 2.168v2.847h5.045l-.66 3.978h-4.386V29H26.4c.884 0 2.6-1.716 2.6-2.6V2.6c0-.885-1.716-2.6-2.6-2.6z" class="cls-2" fill-rule="evenodd"/> </svg> </span> <span class="rrssb-text">facebook</span> </a> </li> <li class="rrssb-twitter"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+CMS+Critic+Awards+-+Nominate+Joomla%21+today%21%21%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fjoom.la%2FihF" class="popup"> <span class="rrssb-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28" height="28" viewbox="0 0 28 28"> <path d="M24.253 8.756C24.69 17.08 18.297 24.182 9.97 24.62c-3.122.162-6.22-.646-8.86-2.32 2.702.18 5.375-.648 7.507-2.32-2.072-.248-3.818-1.662-4.49-3.64.802.13 1.62.077 2.4-.154-2.482-.466-4.312-2.586-4.412-5.11.688.276 1.426.408 2.168.387-2.135-1.65-2.73-4.62-1.394-6.965C5.574 7.816 9.54 9.84 13.802 10.07c-.842-2.738.694-5.64 3.434-6.48 2.018-.624 4.212.043 5.546 1.682 1.186-.213 2.318-.662 3.33-1.317-.386 1.256-1.248 2.312-2.4 2.942 1.048-.106 2.07-.394 3.02-.85-.458 1.182-1.343 2.15-2.48 2.71z"/> </svg> </span> <span class="rrssb-text">twitter</span> </a> </li> <li class="rrssb-googleplus"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjoom.la%2FihF" class="popup"> <span class="rrssb-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28" height="28" viewbox="0 0 28 28"> <path d="M14.703 15.854l-1.22-.948c-.37-.308-.88-.715-.88-1.46 0-.747.51-1.222.95-1.662 1.42-1.12 2.84-2.31 2.84-4.817 0-2.58-1.62-3.937-2.4-4.58h2.098l2.203-1.384h-6.67c-1.83 0-4.467.433-6.398 2.027C3.768 4.287 3.06 6.018 3.06 7.576c0 2.634 2.02 5.328 5.603 5.328.34 0 .71-.033 1.083-.068-.167.408-.336.748-.336 1.324 0 1.04.55 1.685 1.01 2.297-1.523.104-4.37.273-6.466 1.562-1.998 1.187-2.605 2.915-2.605 4.136 0 2.512 2.357 4.84 7.288 4.84 5.822 0 8.904-3.223 8.904-6.41.008-2.327-1.36-3.49-2.83-4.73h-.01zM10.27 11.95c-2.913 0-4.232-3.764-4.232-6.036 0-.884.168-1.797.744-2.51.543-.68 1.49-1.12 2.372-1.12 2.807 0 4.256 3.797 4.256 6.24 0 .613-.067 1.695-.845 2.48-.537.55-1.438.947-2.295.95v-.003zm.032 13.66c-3.62 0-5.957-1.733-5.957-4.143 0-2.408 2.165-3.223 2.91-3.492 1.422-.48 3.25-.545 3.556-.545.34 0 .52 0 .767.034 2.574 1.838 3.706 2.757 3.706 4.48-.002 2.072-1.736 3.664-4.982 3.648l.002.017zM23.254 11.89V8.52H21.57v3.37H18.2v1.714h3.367v3.4h1.684v-3.4h3.4V11.89"/> </svg> </span> <span class="rrssb-text">google+</span> </a> </li> <li class="rrssb-linkedin"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjoom.la%2FihF&title=The+CMS+Critic+Awards+-+Nominate+Joomla%21+today%21%21&summary=Joomla+has+been+a+consistent+winner+on+CMS+critic..." class="popup"> <span class="rrssb-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28" height="28" viewbox="0 0 28 28"> <path d="M25.424 15.887v8.447h-4.896v-7.882c0-1.98-.71-3.33-2.48-3.33-1.354 0-2.158.91-2.514 1.802-.13.315-.162.753-.162 1.194v8.216h-4.9s.067-13.35 0-14.73h4.9v2.087c-.01.017-.023.033-.033.05h.032v-.05c.65-1.002 1.812-2.435 4.414-2.435 3.222 0 5.638 2.106 5.638 6.632zM5.348 2.5c-1.676 0-2.772 1.093-2.772 2.54 0 1.42 1.066 2.538 2.717 2.546h.032c1.71 0 2.77-1.132 2.77-2.546C8.056 3.593 7.02 2.5 5.344 2.5h.005zm-2.48 21.834h4.896V9.604H2.867v14.73z"/> </svg> </span> <span class="rrssb-text">linkedin</span> </a> </li> <li class="rrssb-pinterest"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjoom.la%2FihF&media=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.joomla.org%2Fimages%2Fblogs%2Fmarketing-working-group%2Fjoomla-cms-critic-2017.jpg&description=The+CMS+Critic+Awards+-+Nominate+Joomla%21+today%21%21"> <span class="rrssb-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28" height="28" viewbox="0 0 28 28"> <path d="M14.02 1.57c-7.06 0-12.784 5.723-12.784 12.785S6.96 27.14 14.02 27.14c7.062 0 12.786-5.725 12.786-12.785 0-7.06-5.724-12.785-12.785-12.785zm1.24 17.085c-1.16-.09-1.648-.666-2.558-1.22-.5 2.627-1.113 5.146-2.925 6.46-.56-3.972.822-6.952 1.462-10.117-1.094-1.84.13-5.545 2.437-4.632 2.837 1.123-2.458 6.842 1.1 7.557 3.71.744 5.226-6.44 2.924-8.775-3.324-3.374-9.677-.077-8.896 4.754.19 1.178 1.408 1.538.49 3.168-2.13-.472-2.764-2.15-2.683-4.388.132-3.662 3.292-6.227 6.46-6.582 4.008-.448 7.772 1.474 8.29 5.24.58 4.254-1.815 8.864-6.1 8.532v.003z"/> </svg> </span> <span class="rrssb-text">pinterest</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <dl class="article-info muted"> <dt class="article-info-term"> Details </dt> <dd class="createdby" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> Written by <span itemprop="name">Joomla! Marketing Team</span> </dd> <dd class="published"> <span class="icon-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></span> <time datetime="2017-06-27T13:04:00+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"> Published: 27 June 2017 </time> </dd> </dl> <ul class="pager pagenav"> <li class="next"> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/3118-call-for-translators-of-two-jug-docs.html" rel="next"> Next <span class="icon-chevron-right"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="moduletableleaderboard"> <div class="custom"> <div class="text-center" style="margin-top: 20px"> <ins data-revive-zoneid="42" data-revive-id="4bacaeba2f8655edc9ca810c946aab5a"></ins> </div> </div> </div> <ul itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList" class="breadcrumb"> <li class="active"> <span class="divider icon-location"></span> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a itemprop="item" href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/" class="pathway"><span itemprop="name">Home</span></a> <span class="divider"> > </span> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a itemprop="item" href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs.html" class="pathway"><span itemprop="name">Blogs</span></a> <span class="divider"> > </span> <meta itemprop="position" content="2"> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a itemprop="item" href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community.html" class="pathway"><span itemprop="name">Community Blog</span></a> <span class="divider"> > </span> <meta itemprop="position" content="3"> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="active"> <span itemprop="name"> The CMS Critic Awards - Nominate Joomla! today!! </span> <meta itemprop="position" content="4"> </li> </ul>  </main> <aside class="span3">  <div class="moduletable visible-desktop ad-respond"> <div class="custom"> <style> .ad270 { width:270px; padding: 0; overflow:hidden; } .ad270 > ins > iframe { -ms-transform: scale(0.90); -moz-transform: scale(0.90); -o-transform: scale(0.90); -webkit-transform: scale(0.90); transform: scale(0.90); -ms-transform-origin: 0 0; -moz-transform-origin: 0 0; -o-transform-origin: 0 0; -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0; transform-origin: 0 0; } </style> <div class="ad270"><ins data-revive-zoneid="58" data-revive-id="4bacaeba2f8655edc9ca810c946aab5a"> </ins></div></div> </div> <div class="well "><div class="page-header"><strong>Latest Events</strong></div><div class="SobiPro events-directory ctrl-sobi-emod " data-mid="296:1251:0:0:0"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/joomladays/3513-joomladay-norway.html" class="ctrl-emod-details" data-sid="3513">JoomlaDay Norway</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/joomladays/3477-joomladay-burundi.html" class="ctrl-emod-details" data-sid="3477">JoomlaDay Burundi</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/user-group-meetings/3537-quinto-incontro-2017-joomla-user-group-milano-centro.html" class="ctrl-emod-details" data-sid="3537">Quinto incontro 2017 Joomla! User Group Milano Centro</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/user-group-meetings/3539-jug-wallonie.html" class="ctrl-emod-details" data-sid="3539">JUG Wallonie</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/events/user-group-meetings/3519-jugcn-june-2017-joomla-certification-prep-part-2.html" class="ctrl-emod-details" data-sid="3519">JUGCN June 2017 Joomla! Certification Prep Part 2</a> </li> </ul> <div class="ctrl-emod-navigation hide"></div> </div></div><div class="well "><form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community.html" method="post" id="login-form" class="form-inline"> <div class="userdata"> <div id="form-login-username" class="control-group"> <div class="controls"> <div class="input-prepend"> <span class="add-on"> <span class="icon-user hasTooltip" title="Username"></span> <label for="modlgn-username" class="element-invisible">Username</label> </span> <input id="modlgn-username" type="text" name="username" class="input-small" tabindex="0" size="18" placeholder="Username"/> </div> </div> </div> <div id="form-login-password" class="control-group"> <div class="controls"> <div class="input-prepend"> <span class="add-on"> <span class="icon-lock hasTooltip" title="Password"> </span> <label for="modlgn-passwd" class="element-invisible">Password </label> </span> <input id="modlgn-passwd" type="password" name="password" class="input-small" tabindex="0" size="18" placeholder="Password"/> </div> </div> </div> <div id="form-login-secretkey" class="control-group"> <div class="controls"> <div class="input-prepend input-append"> <span class="add-on"> <span class="icon-star hasTooltip" title="Secret Key"> </span> <label for="modlgn-secretkey" class="element-invisible">Secret Key </label> </span> <input id="modlgn-secretkey" autocomplete="off" type="text" name="secretkey" class="input-small" tabindex="0" size="18" placeholder="Secret Key"/> <span class="btn width-auto hasTooltip" title="If you have enabled two factor authentication in your user account please enter your secret key. If you do not know what this means, you can leave this field blank."> <span class="icon-help"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div id="form-login-remember" class="control-group checkbox"> <label for="modlgn-remember" class="control-label">Remember Me</label> <input id="modlgn-remember" type="checkbox" name="remember" class="inputbox" value="yes"/> </div> <div id="form-login-submit" class="control-group"> <div class="controls"> <button type="submit" tabindex="0" name="Submit" class="btn btn-primary login-button">Log in</button> </div> </div> <ul class="unstyled"> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/register.html"> Create an account <span class="icon-arrow-right"></span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/register.html?view=remind"> Forgot your username?</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/register.html?view=reset"> Forgot your password?</a> </li> </ul> <input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_users"/> <input type="hidden" name="task" value="user.login"/> <input type="hidden" name="return" value="aHR0cHM6Ly9jb21tdW5pdHkuam9vbWxhLm9yZy9ibG9ncy9jb21tdW5pdHkvMzEyMC10aGUtY21zLWNyaXRpYy1hd2FyZHMtbm9taW5hdGUtam9vbWxhLXRvZGF5Lmh0bWw="/> <input type="hidden" name="8b13da520bd49808424d308d2666a424" value="1"/> </div> </form> </div>  </aside> </div> </div> </div>  <footer class="footer center"> <div class="container"> <hr/> <div class="social"> <ul class="soc"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://twitter.com/joomla" target="_blank" class="soc-twitter2" title="Joomla! on Twitter"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on Twitter</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.facebook.com/joomla" target="_blank" class="soc-facebook" title="Joomla! on Facebook"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on Facebook</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://plus.google.com/+joomla/posts" target="_blank" class="soc-google" title="Joomla! on Google+"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on Google+</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.youtube.com/user/joomla" target="_blank" class="soc-youtube3" title="Joomla! on YouTube"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on YouTube</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.linkedin.com/company/joomla" target="_blank" class="soc-linkedin" title="Joomla! on LinkedIn"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on LinkedIn</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.pinterest.com/joomla" target="_blank" class="soc-pinterest" title="Joomla! on Pinterest"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on Pinterest</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.instagram.com/joomlaofficial/" target="_blank" class="soc-instagram" title="Joomla! on Instagram"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on Instagram</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://github.com/joomla" target="_blank" class="soc-github3 soc-icon-last" title="Joomla! on GitHub"><span class="element-invisible">Joomla! on GitHub</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-menu"> <ul class="nav-inline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/"><span>Home</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html"><span>About</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/"><span>Community</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://forum.joomla.org/"><span>Forum</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://extensions.joomla.org/"><span>Extensions</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://resources.joomla.org/"><span>Resources</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://docs.joomla.org/"><span>Docs</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://developer.joomla.org/"><span>Developer</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/the-joomla-shop.html"><span>Shop</span></a></li> </ul> <ul class="nav-inline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/accessibility-statement.html">Accessibility Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.joomla.org/privacy-policy.html">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://crowdin.com/projects/Joomla">Help Translate</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://github.com/joomla/joomla-websites/issues/new?title=[jcomm]%20&body=Please%20describe%20the%20problem%20or%20your%20issue">Report an Issue</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170715232840/https://community.joomla.org/login.html">Log in</a></li> </ul> <p class="copyright">© 2005 - 2017 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://opensourcematters.org/">Open Source Matters, Inc.</a> All Rights Reserved.</p> <div class="hosting"> <div class="hosting-image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.rochen.com/joomla-hosting" target="_blank"><img class="rochen" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840im_/https://cdn.joomla.org/rochen/rochen_footer_logo_white.png" alt="Rochen"/></a></div> <div class="hosting-text"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232840/https://www.rochen.com/joomla-hosting" target="_blank"><span dir="ltr">Joomla!</span> Hosting by Rochen</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="adblock-msg" class="navbar navbar-fixed-bottom hide"> <div class="navbar-inner"> <a class="close" data-dismiss="alert" href="#">×</a> <i class="icon-warning"></i> We have detected that you are using an ad blocker. The Joomla! Project relies on revenue from these advertisements so please consider disabling the ad blocker for this domain. </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20170715232840js_/https://ads.joomla.org/www/delivery/asyncjs.php"></script> </body> </html>