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The Joomla! Project no longer provides bug fixes and security fixes for the following versions of its CMS:
- Joomla! 1.0,
- Joomla! 1.5,
- Joomla! 2.5,
- Joomla! 3.5,
- Joomla! 3.10 (support ended in 2023).
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Support will include updating your website to Joomla! 5.
Akeeba Admin Tools 7.4.9 Bug Fix Release
Release date: 18 March 2024.
Akeeba Admin Tools 7.4.9 is a Bug Fix Release for Joomla! 4 and 5.
See link below for Release Notes.
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Joomla! is now on the WC Authoring Tools List
The minutes of the Joomla! Project's Production Department meeting held on 5 March 2024 include a reference to the fact that Joomla! is now on the WC Authoring Tools List at:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tools-list/authoring/.
The Authoring Tools List provides information on accessibility support in content management systems (CMS), learning management systems (LMS), web page editors, and other 'authoring tools'.
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Apple issues critical updates for actively exploited Zero-Day Flaws
Date: 6 March 2024.
Hacker News report that Apple has "released security updates to address several security flaws, including two vulnerabilities that it said have been actively exploited in the wild."
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Read more: Apple issues critical updates for actively exploited Zero-Day Flaws
The next major release of Joomla! CMS will be Joomla! 5.1
Date: 5 March 2024.
The next major release of the Joomla! CMS will be Joomla! 5.1.
Development is proceeding to plan with the release this week by The Joomla! Project of Beta 1, a chance for advanced users and developers to try out the new features included with Joomla! 5.1.
The stable release for use with production websites is scheduled for: 16 April 2024.
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Read more: The next major release of Joomla! CMS will be Joomla! 5.1
Joomlashack announce release of OSMap 5.0.17
Release date: 7 March 2024.
OSMap 5.0.17 is a bug fix release for this useful site map extension.
The latest release of OSMap by developer Joomlashack is compatible with Joomla! 4 and PHP 8.2.
Use of the OSMap extension with Joomla! 5 requires that the Backward Compatibility Plugin is enabled.
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- JCE Mediabox 2.1.9 released by developer
- JCE Content Editor 2.9.63 is released
- Joomla! 5.0.3 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Joomla! 4.4.3 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Microsoft release patches addressing several Zero-Day vulnerabilities
- Pizza, Bugs & Fun 2024 – A Delicious Blend of Coding and Community!
- The Joomla! Project has co-founded the Open Website Alliance
- Hikari announce release of HikaShop 5.0.3
- Tabs and Sliders v5.0.8 released by Joomlashack
- Google issues patch for actively exploited Chrome 0 Day vulnerability
- Joomla! 5.0.2 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Joomla! 4.4.2 is released by The Joomla! Project
- PWT ACL 5.0.0 is released
- Slideshow CK 2.5.2 is released by Joomlack
- Targeted Security Release announced by cPanel
- Joomla! 5.0.1 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Joomla! 4.4.1 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Joomla! 5 is released by The Joomla! Project
- Joomla! 4.4 is released by The Joomla! Project
- EB Sticky Cookie Notice 1.9.0 is released
- Mozilla rushes to patch WebP critical Zero-Day exploit in Firefox and Thunderbird
- Google's latest Android update includes Zero Day patch
- Latest Android patch addresses actively exploited vulnerabilities
- Over 1 Million WordPress Sites Infected by Balada Injector Malware Campaign
- Joomla! voted Best Free CMS for 2022 in CMS Critic Awards
- Over 15,000 WordPress Sites Compromised in Malicious SEO Campaign
- Multiple flaws identified affecting OpenLiteSpeed and LiteSpeed Web Server Software
- Joomla! Release Cycle is confirmed for next few years
- Joomla! 3.10.12 Bug Fix Released by The Joomla! Project