# NEXT SOFTWARE

> Premium Joomla extensions crafted with care. Build better websites with professional components, modules, and plugins.

## Extensions

- [Next Boards](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/next-boards): Next Boards is a Trello-style Kanban project and task board for Joomla CMS. Plan work on boards of lists and cards, with workspaces, four views, automation, a personal Inbox and Planner, in the Joomla administrator, on your site and on a phone.
- [Next DB](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/next-db): Joomla-native database administration with multi-database editing, fine-grained access control and a full audit trail — all inside the Joomla admin.
- [Next Exams](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/next-exams): Exam and assessment management for Joomla — a fifteen-type question bank, a server-authoritative exam runner, automatic grading, certificates and live invigilation, all inside your own site.
- [Next File Manager](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/next-file-manager): Profile-based file management for Joomla, spanning the server, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV and S3 — with per-user access scopes, protected paths and a full activity log.
- [Next Inventory](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/next-inventory): Modern inventory management for Joomla — track assets, consumables, and sellables with barcode scanning, multi-warehouse stock, low-stock alerts, dark mode, and a full audit trail.
- [Next Restaurant](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/next-restaurant): A complete restaurant management system inside Joomla — menu, online and QR ordering, reservations, kitchen display, point of sale, delivery, inventory and payments, all from one admin.
- [Smart Local Google Analytics](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/smart-local-google-analytics): GDPR-compliant cookie consent manager for Google Analytics 4 and Tag Manager on Joomla — with local script hosting, themes, and geo-detection.
- [Smart Local Google Maps](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/smart-local-google-maps): 
- [Smart Local Youtube](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/smart-local-youtube): 

## Extension Categories

- [Automation](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-automation): Workflow automation, bots and integration tools
- [Booking](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-booking): Appointment scheduling, reservations and booking systems
- [Calendars & Events](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-calendars-events): Event management, calendars and scheduling
- [Collaboration](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-collaboration): Team communication, project management and collaboration tools
- [Contact & Feedbacks](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-contact-feedbacks): Contact forms, surveys, reviews and feedback tools
- [Content](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-content): Content creation, management and publishing tools
- [Directory](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-directory): Business directories, listings and member directories
- [eCommerce](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-ecommerce): Online stores, shopping carts and product catalogs
- [Education](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-education): Learning management, courses and educational tools
- [Finance](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-finance): Accounting, invoicing, payments and financial management
- [Human Resources](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-human-resources): HR management, recruitment and employee tools
- [IT & Help Desk](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-it-help-desk): Support tickets, knowledge base and IT service management
- [Multimedia](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-multimedia): Image galleries, video players and media management
- [Sales & Marketing](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-sales-marketing): CRM, lead generation, email marketing and sales tools
- [Security & Access](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-security-access): Security, authentication and access control tools
- [SEO & Privacy](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-seo): Search engine optimization, privacy and analytics tools
- [Tools](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/category-tools): Administration tools, dev tools, editing tools and more

## Extension Types

- [Plugins](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/type-plugin): Plugins are event-driven extensions that enhance Joomla behavior system-wide.
- [Packages](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/joomla-extensions/type-package): Packages bundle several extensions together so they install, update, and uninstall as a single unit.

## News

- [Joomla Language Overrides: Change Any Text Without Touching Core Files (and How WordPress Compares)](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/joomla-language-overrides-vs-wordpress): A step-by-step Joomla 6 tutorial on Language Overrides, with screenshots, plus an honest look at the WordPress options (gettext, Loco Translate, Say What?) for changing site text.
- [PHP2Shell: Is Your Joomla Site Safe? What to Do Today](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/php2shell-is-your-joomla-site-safe): PHP2Shell is a critical PHP flaw that lets attackers take over Joomla sites without logging in. Check your PHP version, update today and protect your site meanwhile.
- [Introducing Next Boards: Kanban project and task boards for Joomla](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/introducing-next-boards-kanban-project-and-task-boards-for-joomla): Next Boards 6.0.0 brings Trello-style Kanban boards into Joomla: workspaces, four views, automation, a personal Inbox and Planner, and a phone app.
- [Next Exams 6.2.0: Exam Studio, six visual question types, exam embeds and six new languages](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/next-exams-6-2-0-exam-studio-six-visual-question-types-exam-embeds-and-six-new-languages): Next Exams 6.2.0 adds a full-window Exam Studio, six visual question types answered on a picture, an exam start screen you can embed in any article, clean exam addresses and six new languages including Arabic.
- [Joomla 6.2 "Mwezi" Explained: A Better Editor, Safer Email and Security Update Flags](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/joomla-6-2-mwezi-explained): Joomla 6.2.0 (Mwezi) improves TinyMCE, adds password-free SMTP login with XOAuth2, lets extensions flag security updates, and brings an Enum form field — with no breaking changes.
- [Next Exams 6.1.0: Live Monitor redesign, projector displays and timezones everywhere](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/next-exams-6-1-0-live-monitor-redesign-projector-displays-and-timezones-everywhere): Next Exams 6.1.0 rebuilds the Live Monitor around the people who need help, adds a room clock and a staff wall for the projector, QR invigilator invites, and timezones applied everywhere.
- [Next Inventory 6.1.0: App Manager, dark mode, and more](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/next-inventory-6-1-0-app-manager-dark-mode-and-more): Next Inventory 6.1.0 adds an App Manager that switches whole areas on and off, a dark mode that follows Joomla, 800+ translatable strings, reachable FIFO/LIFO costing and a fixed MySQL install.
- [Next Inventory vs Snipe-IT: asset tracking inside Joomla or in a separate app](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/next-inventory-vs-snipe-it-asset-tracking-inside-joomla-or-in-a-separate-app): Snipe-IT is the best-known open-source IT asset manager. Next Inventory tracks assets, consumables and stock inside Joomla. Here is where each one fits, with a feature table and three-year costs.
- [Why Next Inventory fits internal inventory management](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/why-next-inventory-fits-internal-inventory-management): Spreadsheets cannot tell you who has the laptop or when the toner ran out. Here is how Next Inventory turns Joomla into an audit-logged system for assets, consumables and supplies.
- [Joomla 6.1 "Nyota" Is Here](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/joomla-6-1-nyota-is-here): Joomla 6.1.0 (code name Nyota) ships a visual workflow editor, a privacy-friendly proof-of-work CAPTCHA, audio/video/document custom fields, and module versioning with multilingual associations — built from 130+ community pull requests.
- [Introducing Smart Local Google Analytics for Joomla](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/introducing-smart-local-google-analytics-for-joomla): Smart Local Google Analytics lets you run Google Analytics from your own server — faster page loads, no ad blocker issues, and full GDPR compliance for your Joomla site.
- [Building the Future of Joomla Extensions](https://www.nextsoftware.dev/news/building-the-future-of-joomla-extensions): We are excited to launch NextSoftware — a modern platform for distributing, licensing, and managing Joomla extensions. Built by Joomla developers, for the entire Joomla community.