Are there Joomla Website (not content!): Application lifecycle management best practices?

Question

Good Morning

As a professional developer I use professional tools like Git to manage e.g. source files on the Server and other tools to manage Application-Settings, in this context Joomla-Website settings which are saved in the Database (and not content).

Are there any best practices for

• manage source file versions during development
• deploy
• and managing configuration changes

for Joomla Websites?

Thanks a lot for any help! kind regards, Thomas

Answer 1

The webhosting company SiteGround (siteground.com) has a Joomla-specific Git that works pretty well along with a "Staging" tool that allows you to create working copies of the site, make changes, then push the site live. (I use Siteground but have no other connection to them.) - Greg

Answer 2

Some useful resources:

• Joomla! Coding Standards Manual.
• Development Best Practices.
• Secure Coding Guidelines.
• Securing Joomla! Extensions.
• Best Practices at Testing.
• Unit Testing Best Practices.