Date: 11 July 2023.
The Joomla! Project has announced the release of Joomla! 4.3.3.
It is a Bug Fix Release.
Read more: Joomla! 4.3.3 is released by The Joomla! Project
Heads Up
This release is accompanied by a Bug Fix Release for the old Joomla! 3.10 Series: v3.10.12.
Update your old Joomla! 3.10.x website using this latest release before attempting to migrate your website to Joomla! 4.x.
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.
Read more: What is the ELTS programme?
Need help migrating your website to Joomla! 4.3, just ask.
Joomla! Project support for the Joomla! 4 series is expected to end in October 2025.
Source: Joomla! Roadmap.
Read more: The Joomla! Roadmap
The HTACCESS file included with the Joomla! 4.3 version of Joomla! CMS includes the following comment.
## OPENLITESPEED
#
# If you are using an OpenLiteSpeed web server then any changes made to this file will
# not take effect until you have restarted the web server.
##
What is OpenLiteSpeed?
How should you respond?
Read more: What is OpenLiteSpeed referred to in the Joomla! 4.3 HTACCESS file?
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.
Useful Links
Read more: Joomla! 4 - A New World of Possibilities
Read more: Getting Started with Joomla! 4 (Official Documentation)
Read more: Joomla! 4 Tutorials Project (Official Documentation)
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