Date: 16 April 2024.
The Joomla! Project has announced the release of Joomla! 5.1.
It is the latest minor version in the Joomla! 5 Series.
If your website is already using Joomla! 5 then your server will be compatible with Joomla! 5.1.
If however you are still using Joomla! 4 then you should check the server is compatible before updating your website's Joomla! CMS to Joomla! 5.1.
The release is accompanied by a Post Installation Message which recommends that you update a line in your website's HTACCESS file.
See links below for more information.
Read more: Joomla! 5.1 is released by The Joomla! Project.
Read more: Joomla! 5.1.0 Post Installation Message.
Read more: What's new in Joomla! 5.1?.
Important Dates for Your Diary
Bug Fix Support by The Joomla! Project for the Joomla! 5.x Series ends on 13 October 2026.
Security Fix Support ends on 12 October 2027.
The Joomla! Project recommend that your website uses the latest available release of Joomla! CMS.
Need help upgrading your website, just ask.
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Heads Up
The Joomla! Project recommend you try updating a backup of your live website before attempting to update your live website to Joomla! 5.
First check the PHP and MySQL used by your website's server are compatible with running Joomla! 5.
Read more: Technical Requirements for hosting a Joomla! CMS website.
Read more: Joomla_4.4 to Joomla! 5 Planning and Upgrade Step by Step.
Joomla! 5 requires a more recent version of MySQL than was the case with Joomla! 4; the following link explains why.
Embracing Change: Why Joomla 5’s Requirement for MySQL 8 is a Leap Forward.
Joomla! 4.x templates should work with Joomla! 5.
The Compatibility Plugin is enabled by default in the Joomla! 5 CMS.
Purpose: to enable Third Party Extensions which are not yet compatible with the Joomla! 5 CMS to continue to function after you update your website.
Its use will however adversely impact your website's performance in browsers.
Your website's page load times will be slower.
For this reason you may wish to avoid using extensions which require use of the Compatibility Plugin.
If all your website's Third Party Extensions are compatible with Joomla! 5 then you may disable the plugin.
The Joomla! Project has published a useful guide at the following link.
Read More: Issues to consider before you disable the Compatibility Plugin.
Security and Bug Fix support by The Joomla! Project for Joomla! 3.10 ended on 17 August 2023.
The Joomla! Project last year launched an Extended Long Term Support (ELTS) Programme for users of Joomla! 3.10 unable to quickly and smoothly switch to using Joomla! 4 before the above deadline.
Note: migrating an old Joomla! 3.10 website to Joomla! 4 is recommended before upgrading to Joomla! 5.
The ELTS Programme runs for 18 months from 17 August 2023 and is offered on a subscription basis.
Useful Links
Read more: Joomla! 5 is secure, accessible, fast and extendable!.
Read more; The Joomla! Project's plans for Joomla! 5.
Read more: Joomla! 5 Official Documentation.
Read more: The Joomla! Roadmap.
Back up before updating the Joomla! CMS
Any update can break your website.
Perform a full backup of your website (database and files) before installing any update.
Read more: How to back up your website.
Protect your Joomla! website
We recommend that you protect your assets by installing a Web Application Firewall.
Need help, just ask.
Read more: Web Application Firewall.
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