About NextSoftware
Passionate Joomla developers since 2010
Our Story
NextSoftware, by AppWise, a company based in Morocco, was born out of a genuine love for Joomla. Back in 2010, we discovered Joomla and were immediately drawn to its power, flexibility, and vibrant community. What started as building extensions for our own projects quickly grew into something bigger - a mission to create tools that help the entire Joomla ecosystem thrive.
We're not a faceless corporation. We're a small, dedicated team that lives and breathes Joomla every day. Every extension we build solves a real problem we've encountered ourselves, and every line of code is written with care and attention to detail. We believe the Joomla community deserves world-class tools, and that's exactly what we strive to deliver.
Team & Expertise
The people who build and maintain our software
Our Team
- Amine ANDI: Founder, Senior PHP Backend Developer
- Zakaria Chernane: Co-founder, Senior Frontend Developer
- Khadija Ourdane: Testing and client support
- Hamza ANDI: UI/UX and accessibility expert
Our Expertise
- Backend: PHP and Joomla, MySQL and MariaDB, REST APIs and webhooks
- JavaScript and TypeScript: React, Vue.js and jQuery
- Styling: CSS, Tailwind CSS and Material UI
- Tools: GitHub, JetBrains PhpStorm and Docker
How We Build
The best of both worlds
We don't believe you have to choose between Joomla's proven architecture and modern technology. Our approach combines the stability and power of Joomla's server-side framework with the best tools for each product.
Classical Joomla Way
- MVC architecture with proper separation of concerns
- Components, modules, and plugins working together
- Joomla ACL and permission system integration
- Server-side rendering for SEO and performance
The Right Technology
- We choose the best stack for each of our products
- Rich, interactive interfaces where they help you work faster
- Polished, accessible design
How We Maintain It
- We keep our software in step with every Joomla update
- We treat security, testing and performance as ongoing work
How We Use AI
- We are a real, experienced team of real developers
- We use agentic AI coding in our daily development: it helps us move faster, but the engineering stays in our hands
- We architect our software ourselves, understand the code we ship, and review it before release
We combine Joomla's stability with modern technology. Not either/or - both.
Our Journey
15+ years in the Joomla ecosystem
We have been part of the Joomla story through every major version, adapting and growing with the platform while building tools that push it forward.
Released our first commercial extensions under the JoomBoost brand, serving the Joomla community with classical extensions (still maintained and supported).
Expanded into Joomla migration services on freelance platforms like Fiverr and Upwork, helping sites move to Joomla 3.
Early adopter of Joomla 4 development, rebuilding extensions with the new MVC.
Started bringing modern frontend technologies to our Joomla 5 extensions.
Launched NextSoftware, the next generation of Joomla tools with modern frontend technology and Joomla 6 readiness.
Based in Morocco
We build world-class Joomla extensions from North Africa, deeply connected to the global open source community. Our location gives us a unique perspective and a timezone that bridges Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Why We Love Joomla
More than a CMS - it's our home
Open Source Freedom
Joomla is built on open source values. We contribute back to the ecosystem that gave us our start.
Incredible Community
The Joomla community is welcoming, supportive, and passionate. We are proud to be part of it.
Security First
Joomla takes security seriously with a dedicated security team and regular patches.