Date: 28 May 2024.
The Joomla! Project has announced the release of Joomla! 5.1.1.
Joomla! 5.1.1 is a Bug Fix Release which also contains several improvements.
This release "continues Joomla’s high standards in accessible web design, highlighting Joomla's values of inclusiveness, simplicity and security into an even more powerful open-source web platform."
Source: Joomla! 5.1.1 Release Notes.
Read more: Joomla! 5.1.1 is released by The Joomla! Project
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.
Contact WYNCHCO Customer Support.
Time to switch to using Joomla! 5.x
Joomla! 5.x was launched in October 2023 and yet still many many Joomlers are using the old Joomla! 3.10 or Joomla! 4.x CMS.
Joomla! 5 Compatibility Plugin
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
Is your website still using Joomla! 4?
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.
Is your website still using Joomla! 3.10?
Joomla! Project Security and Bug Fix support for Joomla! 3.10 ended on 17 August 2023.
The Joomla! Project offered an Extended Long Term Support (ELTS) programme on a subscription basis to users of Joomla! 3.10 who were not able to immediately switch to Joomla! 4.x or later.
The ELTS ended on 17 February 2025.
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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