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The Joomla! Project™ recommends that you use the latest available version of its CMS.
The Joomla! Project only provides bug fix and security fix support for the latest versions of its CMS, namely:
- Joomla! 5.x, and
- Joomla! 6.x.
It no longer provides support for previous versions of its Joomla! CMS.
Websites using older versions of Joomla! CMS are therefore at increased risk of becoming Compromised.
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Joomla! Official News
Get the latest news straight from the 'horse's mouth' at:
Date: 14 April 2026.
The Joomla! Project has announced the release of Joomla! 6.1.0.
It is the latest minor version in the Joomla 6.x series introducing several new features, including Proof-of-Work CAPTCHA.
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Date: 14 April 2026.
The Joomla! Project has announced the release of Joomla! 5.4.5.
It is a Bug Fix Release for the Joomla! 5.x Series.
- Details
Date: 14 April 2026.
The Hacker News report that "researchers have discovered a new campaign in which a cluster of 108 Google Chrome extensions has been found to communicate with the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure with the goal of collecting user data and enabling browser-level abuse by injecting ads and arbitrary JavaScript code into every web page visited."
The latest news follows several similar such announcements about rogue Chrome browser extensions.
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10 April 2026.
The Hacker News report that "unknown threat actors have hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla to push a poisoned version containing a backdoor".
"The trojanized update includes the ability to create rogue administrator accounts, as well as drop backdoors that execute system commands remotely".
- Details
Read more: Smart Slider 3 Pro version 3.5.1.35 was a malicious release
Updated 10 April 2026.
The Hacker News and mySite.guru frequently publish articles warning Wordpress CMS users of security concerns.
Why so many? Wordpress is used by many more users globally than is the Joomla! CMS making the former a much bigger juicer target for hackers.
Joomla! CMS users should however not be complacent.
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Read more: Wordpress CMS security concerns should also concern Joomla! CMS users
The latest release for the PHP 8.5 Series is PHP 8.5.5.
It is a bug fix release.
8.5.1 was a Security Fix Release.
Are you checking which version and release of PHP is being used by your Joomla! website?
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- Google release patch for new Chrome Zero-Day under active exploitation
- Slideshow CK 2.9.1 is released by Joomlack
- Check out the latest Joomla! Community Magazine
- Apple fixes WebKit vulnerability on iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices
- Hikari announce release of HikaShop 6.4.0
- The Joomla! Project publish Generative AI Policy
- Latest Microsoft Windows update fixes 2 vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild
- Joomla! voted best in two 14th Annual CMS Critic Awards categories
- Astroid Framework for Joomla Security Alert
- Akeeba Backup 10.3.2 Bug Fix Release
- The Joomla! Project announce new Feature Request Workflow
- Akeeba Kickstart 9.0.3 is a significant release
- Akeeba Admin Tools 7.8.7 Bug Fix Release
- JCE Content Editor 2.9.99 is released
- Aimy Captcha-Less Form Guard 20.0 is released
- Microsoft issue emergency patch in response to MS Office Zero-Day vulnerability
- PWT ACL 6.1.1 is released
- Malware found in 17 Firefox browser add-ons
- Joomlashack announce release of OSMap 5.1.3
- WCAG 2.2 is now an approved ISO Standard
- Joomla is Officially Recognized as a Digital Public Good
- Joomla! 4 reaches its end of life
- Tabs and Accordions v2.5.6 released by Regular Labs
- Weblinks 5.0.0 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Google fixes Android flaws exploited in the wild
- Joomla is 20 years old
- JW announce release of AllVideos 7.0
- Mozilla patches two Firefox browser Zero-Day exploits
- Phishing attack targeting Wordpress CMS users is a timely reminder for Joomlers
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