Gantry 6.0.2-rc.1
The first public release candidate in the Gantry 6.0.2 line is published on GitHub under matthewxmurphy. The release notes tell the whole story, including the strict benchmark result. No hiding the work.
Public roadmap · Updated November 3, 2026
What we are doing, in the open.
At LinuxWorld 2008, Joomla and WordPress debated on stage and Matthew was in it for Joomla. Joomla was the CMS. WordPress was a blog. This roadmap is the rematch: bring Gantry up to modern and bring what was built for WordPress home to Joomla.
Shipped
Already out the door
JoomlaMafia is live again
The domain is back, the public site is up, and the contact form is protected and working. The proving install runs Joomla 6.2 at testing.joomlamafia.com.
The legacy suite is staged
Thirty catalogued JoomlaMafia extensions were inventoried. Twenty seven have source staged for the port, and the three source gaps are named instead of papered over.
Building
The pipeline gets proved first
Wave 1: AddToDoc
The smallest self contained system plugin goes first. It exercises manifest conversion, namespaced code, install and enable, a real function test, Web Services registration and CalVer stamping.
Wave 1: Mafia Gallery
The flagship package follows: component, content plugin and the first real house API for gallery data. A port is not done because code exists. It is done when it installs and works on Joomla 6.2.
The Mafia line
MafiaCRM, MafiaSMTP, MafiaForm, MafiaCart and MafiaSocial are specified and researched against the advanced products they replace. The target is advanced parity, not a lite clone with the hard parts left for addons.
One CRM, bridges everywhere else
One site houses the true MafiaCRM hub. Every other licensed site runs the lightweight bridge and works through the hub. That one authority is what makes the fleet view real.
Next
After the pipeline proof
Wave 2: the 2013 set
BootmarkAccess, HTML5AV, InfiniteScrollDown, Masonry and Workarounds follow, then the Vanilla theme comes forward from its Joomla 2.5 base.
Wave 3: the 1.5 rebuilds
The legacy modules come first, then the components. The Dealership component goes last because it carries real dealer and vehicle data, and the data migration is its own step.
WordPress and Grav versions
The WordPress and Grav tracks trail the matching Joomla work. Each version gets built from behavior that was proved again on Joomla, not from legacy code alone.
Gantry Pro layer
The planned paid layer is a particle library, a template cloud, editor polish on the Gantry layout manager and, in phase two, a one way Elementor layout importer.
House rules
- Joomla 6+ only. New work targets the current 6.x line.
- Testing before shipping. Ports and forks prove themselves on testing.joomlamafia.com.
- Every extension gets an API. Each one ships its own Web Services API and joins one shared registry.
- CalVer on the line. Mafia releases use YYYY.M.P versioning.
- Work through GitHub. Pull before work. Push as it lands. Small real commits.
- Built complete. The important features are in the box. MafiaCart includes SEO.
- Soft licensing. Licenses gate upgrades. Existing installs do not get shut down.
- Stage ladder. Stage 1 alpha is $399 for 25 sites, lifetime, all Mafia products. Stage 2 beta comes after alpha and the price goes up.