New Extension - Kubik-Rubik Extension Manager (KREM) for Joomla! 6

Hello KRJE Community!

Today, I would like to introduce something a little different from my usual extension releases: the new Kubik-Rubik Extension Manager (KREM) for Joomla! 6.

KREM is a new free backend component that serves as the central hub for managing Kubik-Rubik extensions, licences, installations and updates directly inside the Joomla! administrator area.

The goal behind KREM was very clear: instead of manually downloading packages, uploading them, validating subscriptions separately and checking for updates in different places, I wanted one single management interface for the whole Kubik-Rubik extension ecosystem.

What is included in the first release?

• a free Joomla! 6 backend component
• a live dashboard with subscription and update status
• first-launch registration flow with consent screen
• Pro Download ID validation and encrypted storage
• full Kubik-Rubik extension repository with search and filters
• one-click install for Pro extensions
• one-click updates for installed Pro extensions
• automatic extension detection and version comparison
• activity logging for registration, catalogue, validation and download actions
• settings view with instance registration, masked API key and API connection test
• secure API communication with host-bound validation and encrypted secrets

KREM works together with a dedicated API backend that handles registration, repository delivery, subscription validation and download authorisation. This makes the entire workflow much smoother and more convenient, directly from within Joomla!

The component is built with modern Joomla! 6 patterns, strict types, dependency injection, typed exceptions and a service-oriented structure.

I am very happy that KREM is finally finished, as it will make handling Kubik-Rubik extensions much easier in the future, especially for users with several installed Pro extensions.

Feedback, ideas and practical suggestions are very welcome!

Cheers
Viktor