Joomla in Faces. Pisan Chueachatchai (Thai localisator, JoomlaDay co-organiser)

Today we're speaking with Pisan Chueatchatchai, a partner at Colorpack Creation Co., Ltd. in Thailand. With a focus on custom web solutions, Pisan and his team leverage their deep expertise in Joomla. His dedication to Joomla runs deep, extending back to foundational contributions like the Thai language translation and co-organizing the JoomlaDays in Thailand.

My name is Pisan Chueatchatchai, and I am a partner at Colorpack Creation Co., Ltd., a Thailand-based company specializing in website and web application development. We provide web design, custom system development, and tailor-made web applications to meet our clients' specific needs.

For most of our projects, we use Joomla, leveraging FLEXIcontent and YOOtheme Pro — areas where our team has deep expertise and long-term experience.

My journey began about 20 years ago as a volunteer Thai translator for Mambo CMS.

After part of the team branched off to create Joomla, I was inspired by the story and decided to join the new project. I started by helping with the Thai translation pack through the JoomlaCorner team and later collaborated with them to organize the first JoomlaDay events in Thailand — a significant milestone for our community.

Of course! I contributed to the Thai language translation of Joomla and was part of the organizing team for JoomlaDay Thailand in the past. I continue to support Joomla users in Thailand today, primarily through a small Facebook group where we answer questions and solve technical issues for the local community.

I truly believe that sharing knowledge and helping one another is what keeps the Joomla community vibrant and growing.

Initially, my goal was simple: to make Joomla easier to use so that anyone could build a website without difficulty. Over time, I've been continually inspired by the Joomla community. Collaborating with others has been a significant source of both my personal and professional growth.

Ultimately, seeing others succeed with tools I've helped create is its own reward — that feeling is what continues to motivate me.

In Thailand, the Joomla user community has become smaller over the years, but a dedicated group remains active in its own quiet way. Interestingly, I recently discovered a website still running on Mambo CMS that plans to upgrade to Joomla soon!

Joomla continues to be widely used by Thai government agencies, as it perfectly meets their requirements for stability, security, and multilingual support. While many users have moved to WordPress.

I also work on projects where clients migrate back from WordPress to Joomla, preferring its structure and flexibility.

Although the Thai community is relatively quiet today, small-scale discussions and collaborations persist. Personally, I contribute by creating tools that help modernize government websites, such as:

I’m also developing projects to help Thai government web developers comply with the country's official web standards and accessibility policies.

The e-commerce market in Thailand presents a significant challenge for small and medium-sized businesses, as it is largely dominated by major foreign platforms like Shopee and Lazada.

Thai consumers have fully embraced a cashless economy, with QR code payments becoming the standard for completing transactions, both online and offline.

This system is fast, convenient, and enjoys nationwide trust — it has become an indispensable part of daily life for Thai shoppers.

Joomla is incredibly flexible by design. While this flexibility introduces many configuration options that may take some time to master, it ultimately empowers users to build complex, dynamic websites without writing any code.

This powerful combination of a structured foundation and creative freedom is what truly sets Joomla apart from other CMS platforms.

Having been aware of and involved in Joomla's story since its inception, I feel immense pride and happiness seeing how far the community has come.

Over the past two decades, Joomla has continually evolved, uniting a global community under the same open-source spirit. Reaching this 20-year milestone is a remarkable achievement, made possible by the dedication, collaboration, and passion of countless contributors worldwide.

I am sincerely grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey, and I look forward to seeing Joomla inspire the next generation of creators.