Ruth Cheesley

Ruth is an Open Source advocate with over 18 years of experience using and contributing to many different projects. Having served on the Community Leadership Team of the Joomla! project and built a full-service digital agency, she now works as Project Lead for Mautic, supporting the community who build and maintain the world’s first Open Source Marketing Automation platform. Ruth is a lover of cats, a keen runner and flautist (but not at the same time!) and is based in the East of England.

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Mautic’s year in review 2025

2025 was Mautic’s second full year as an independent open source project, and it’s been a year of significant growth, hard-won achievements, and important lessons

Yellow background with mautic logo top left, Mautic 7.0 columba edition written in text, features bullet pointed: A glimpse at new features: Import and export campaigns Organize your marketing resources with projects Smarter segment-based email sending Multilingual support for SMS and notifications Improved workflows for scheduling emails API v2 based on API Platform, and also an explanation of the constellation shown: Columba is a southern constellation representing a dove in flight. Though less prominent than its northern neighbors, Columba contains the globular cluster NGC 1851, a dense collection of ancient stars visible through telescopes. Named in the 16th century by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius, Columba represents the dove from Noah's Ark that returned bearing an olive branch, symbolizing hope and peace after the great flood. In its celestial position south of Orion and Lepus (the Hare), some interpretations suggest the dove fleeing from the hunter. The constellation embodies themes of peace, renewal, and divine guidance across various traditions, serving as a quieter but meaningful counterpart to the more dramatic figures of the night sky.
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Mautic 7: Columba Edition is released

Today we’ve released Mautic 7.0: Columba Edition. It’s here.

This is a full term release with a four-year support cycle – one year active, one year security, two years Extended Long Term Support. Read more about our release strategy.

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Open Startup Report #34 – December 2025

As we close the door on 2025, I’ve been reflecting on the concept of resilience. In the context of open source, resilience isn’t just about

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Open Startup Report #33 – November 2025

Writing this report, I’m still buzzing from the energy of the Mautic World Conference in London. Kicking off November with around 80 attendees and 12

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Open Startup Report #32 – October 2025

October has been an exciting month as the community gears up for our annual in-person conference, this year the Mautic World Conference is coming to

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