Yes, I know we just finished the upgrade to Joomla 3.7.4 but Joomla 4 is around the corner.  Our partners at Joomlashack have put together a nice article on what to expect.

So, it's time to give people an overview of the progress being made on Joomla 4. What's the current state of this new version? What features will be included? Will it be easy to update?

Let's dive in and answer those questions.

Hi Everyone.  The innagural Proteon Users Group (PUG) meeting was a great success.  Attendance was good and we expect it to grow over the next several months as word gets out.  We covered some initial topics:

1. The Zoho email migration is proceeding full steam ahead.  People are really excited about the ease of administration and the extra features like invoicing and CRM.
2. Chapters are signing up fast and we are already booked ahead in migrations.  Submit a ticket to get the process started or you might have to wait!
3. We talked about the absolute requirement for a good mobile presence.  Its just a must nowadays with next generation of PM's joining.  The Millenials want to know what your mobile app looks like 1st then your website.  If you don't have a quality downloadable mobile app that is customized to that particular member then you are losing membership growth plain and simple.  Every Proteon chapter qualifies for a free mobile app and many have developed one with us.  Just send an eMail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get the process started!
4. For the next couple of months we will keep the meeting @ 9 PM US Eastern time but as attendence gets larger we will have to break it up into separate meetings.  One @ 7 PM US East Coast time and one @ 7 PM US West Coast time.  I can also see setting something up at 7 PM GMT for the European chapters.  We'll have to work something out for the APAC chapters as this evolves.

The calendar invitation for the August meeting is already on the site.  Feel free to sign up.  We look forward to seeing you there!

The paltform upgrade is going very very well.  We've upgraded almost all of the chapters and we have had zero downtime!  A perfect track record and yes I'm knocking on wood as I type this :)

There are just a few items you need to know:

1. Joomla upgrades their platform so fast that we started out upgrading the sites to 3.7.2 and now we're upgrading to 3.7.4 (latest) so we really had to upgrade many chapters multiple times.
2. A small handful of chapters are still using the old out of date DT Regsiter instead of the new modern Event Booking event management system and that caused some issues with only those chapters.  We have been recommending the upgrade to Event Booking for over a year and DT Register is out of support.  The upgrade is free and we will do all the work for you so please consider the upgrade asap.  Just send a ticket to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get the ball rolling!
3. There are only a handful of Joomla 2X chapters left so if you are one please be sure to send us a note (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) asking for the upgrade.

The PMI Chattanooga chapter (https://chattanoogapmi.org) just went through a new upgrade and new template look and feel!  They joined the PMI Chapter Partnership a few years ago and it was time for a review and re-assessment.

Technology changes so fast it's very important to revisit your site and your marketing strategy every year -- two at most!  Proteon now has over 100 templates and a new tool that will allow you to create your own unique look and feel without any extra help!  Check it out.  Its pretty awesome (SP Page Builder).

The team at PMI Chattanooga was great to work with and we had a lot of fun touching base and tuning things up.  So, if you're thinking 'Gee our site could use a facelift' just contact us (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) its free and we do the work!

Our new site is so much more modern and user friendly. We've gotten great feedback that it is easy to navigate.
-- Lolita S Jackmon, President, PMI Chattanooga

Hi Everyone,

One of the thorniest problems with managing your website is understanding how it is being used.  Exactly how many members access by mobile, desktop, or corporate laptop?  Which browsers should you optimize the site for?  When is the site being used most so you can time your newsletters best?  Etc.  Having all the details at your fingertips is key to using your website smartly.

JA Google Analytics for Joomla is a backend Module to help users integrate Google Analytics to their Joomla Admin panel so they can check important parameters of their site performance from Google Analytics in their Joomla site dashboard. We have added all popular parameters from Google Analytics that you can configure to display in your Joomla back-end: Traffic, PageViews, Searches, Bounce Rate, User's location, top referrers, etc. The info is represented in smart dashboards to help users interpret the data easily.

Main features:

• Supports lots of data types: traffic, pageviews, bounce rate, etc
• Supports multiple chart types and themes
• Show or hide any data by enable or disable option on back-end
• Represent data in smartest ways
• View info in selected date range: Today, Yesterday, Latest 7 Days, etc

Here is the link to the details (https://www.joomlart.com/joomla/extensions/ja-google-analytics-for-joomla).  Don't worry about purchasing it because we signed an enterprise license for it so its free for all the chapters!

If you want it installed on your site (and who wouldn't :) just forward this email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'll install it for you!!

Thanks,  Mike Holstein

Proteon - because we stay ahead of the curve for you!