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Joomla! Official News
Get it straight from the horse's mouth!
Date: 14 October 2025.
The Joomla! Project has announced the release of Joomla! 5.4.0.
It is a Bug Fix Release for the Joomla! 5.x Series.
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Date: 14 October 2025.
The Joomla! 4 Series reaches its end of life today.
The recent release of Joomla! 4.4.14 was a Critical Security Fix Release.
So if you plan to continue using Joomla! 4 with your website then be sure to check it is the most recent release.
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Release date: 13 October 2025.
Akeeba Backup 10.1.0 is a bug fix release.
This version is compatible with the Joomla! 5 and 6 Series and PHP 8.3.
See link below for Release Notes.
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Release date: 12 October 2025.
Akeeba Admin Tools 7.8.3 is a bug fix release.
This version is compatible with the Joomla! 5 and 6 Series and PHP 8.3.
See link below for Release Notes.
- Details
Release date: 13 October 2025.
Aimy Contact-Less Form Guard v19 is the latest release of this excellent CAPTCHA extension for the Joomla! CMS.
This version is compatible with the Joomla! 5 and 6 Series and PHP 8.3.
- Details
Scheduled Release Date: 14 October 2025.
Only 2 more days to wait for the launch of Joomla! 6, the next major version of the globally popular CMS!
The Joomla! 6 Series will include the option to schedule Automated Core Updates.
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- Latest PHP Security Fix announced
- JCE Content Editor 2.9.95 is released
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- Google patches Chrome Zero-Day exploit threatening millions
- Tabs and Accordions v2.5.6 released by Regular Labs
- Microsoft issue Windows fix for Zero-Day and other flaws
- Weblinks 5.0.0 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Google fixes Android flaws exploited in the wild
- Apple patches Zero Day flaw exploited in targeted attacks
- Joomla is 20 years old
- Hikari announce release of HikaShop 6.1.0
- Joomlashack announce release of OSMap 5.0.20
- Slideshow CK 2.7.2 is released by Joomlack
- JW announce release of AllVideos 7.0
- Wordpress CMS security concerns should also concern Joomla! CMS users
- Mozilla patches two Firefox browser Zero-Day exploits
- Phishing attack targeting Wordpress CMS users is a timely reminder for Joomlers
- Joomla! voted Best Open Source CMS for 2024 in CMS Critic Awards
- Targeted Security Release announced by cPanel
- Opera Browser fixes big security hole that could have exposed user information
- PWT ACL 5.2.0 is released