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Joomla at 59,633 Sites. More Than Astro, SvelteKit, Remix, and Gatsby Combined.

At 2M+ scale, the 'dead' framework still outnumbers four of the most-hyped modern alternatives. Together.

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The Numbers

59,633 detections (2.7%)
Joomla
Source: WebPulse 2M+ scan.
12,135 combined (0.6%)
Astro + SvelteKit + Remix + Gatsby
Source: WebPulse 2M+ scan.

Four frameworks that headline conferences, fill blog posts, and drive Twitter debates — together they're one-fifth of Joomla. A framework that most developers consider dead, that nobody recommends for new projects, that hasn't had a major conference talk in years.

What 'Dead' Really Means

In technology, 'dead' means 'stopped growing.' It doesn't mean 'stopped existing.' Joomla stopped growing years ago. But the sites built on it are still running, still serving traffic, still accumulating security debt. Dead frameworks don't disappear — they fossilize. And fossilized infrastructure is the most dangerous kind.

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