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The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 3.0.2. This is a security release. The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Developer Site.
Download
New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.2 (Full package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.1 to 3.0.2 (Update package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.2 (for updates from Joomla 2.5) (Update package) »
Note: If you are running version 3.0.0 please read the special update instructions before updating.
Instructions
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 3.0.2 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 3.0.2 release period
- Joomla 3.0.2 contains:
- 1 security issue fixed
- 1 new feature
- 50 tracker issues fixed
Security Issues Fixed
- Medium Priority – Core – Clickjacking Vulnerability. More information »
New Feature
- 27373 Implementing Items associations in multi-language. With this function you can assign articles and article categories from different languages together and the module will display the correct link if you change the language itself. Click here for more information.
Tracker Issues Fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during the past three months include: Akarawuth Tamrareang, Andrea Tarr, Angelika Reisiger, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Constantin Romankiewicz, Daria Mikhailova, Dean Clarke, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Harald Leithner, Ian Galpin, Itamar Elharar, Jacob Waisner, James Brice, Jan Kuchař, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jonathan M. Cameron, Kevin Griffiths, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Mark Lee, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Peter van Westen, Peter Wiseman, Prasit Gebsaap, Radek Suski, Rob Clayburn, Rob Joyce, Roberto Segura, Roland Dalmulder , Rouven Weßling, Sam Moffatt, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Tessa Mero, Tim Plummer, Troy Thomas Hall, Viet Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Rouven Weßling, Samuel Moffatt.
How can you help Joomla development?
The great news is you don’t have to be a developer to help build Joomla. The Joomla Bug Squad is one of the most active teams in the Joomla development process and is always looking for people (not just developers) that can help with sorting bug reports, coding patches and testing solutions. It’s a great way for increasing your working knowledge of Joomla, and also a great way to meet new people from all around the world.
If you are interested, please read about us on the Joomla Wiki and, if you wish to join, email the Bug Squad coordinator.
You can also help Joomla development by thanking those involved in the many areas of the process.
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The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.8. This is a security release. The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Developer Site.
The update process is very simple, and complete instructions are available here. Note that there are now easier and better ways of updating than copying the files with FTP.
Download
New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.8 (Full package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.8 (Update package) »
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
Instructions
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 2.5.8 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 2.5.8 release period
- Joomla 2.5.8 contains:
- 1 Security issue fixed
- 9 tracker issues fixed
Security Issues Fixed
- Medium Priority – Core – Clickjacking Vulnerability. More information »
Tracker Issues Fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during past 3 months include: Akarawuth Tamrareang, Andrea Tarr, Angelika Reisiger, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Constantin Romankiewicz, Daria Mikhailova, Dean Clarke, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Harald Leithner, Ian Galpin, Itamar Elharar, Jacob Waisner, James Brice, Jan Kuchař, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jonathan M. Cameron, Kevin Griffiths, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Mark Lee, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Peter van Westen, Peter Wiseman, Prasit Gebsaap, Radek Suski, Rob Clayburn, Rob Joyce, Roberto Segura, Roland Dalmulder , Rouven Weßling, Sam Moffatt, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Tessa Mero, Tim Plummer, Troy Thomas Hall, Viet Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Rouven Weßling, Samuel Moffatt.
Ya ever have pingdom or some other monitoring site tell you your site is down? Then you ask your host about it, and they say that the site has been online the whole time? Your hosts are probably telling you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Joomla Community Magazine | November 2012
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The November issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
Two Heads are Better Than One!, by Dianne Henning
Feature Stories
A Rose by Any Other Name, by Mark W. Bender
There’s a New JEDi in Town…, by Dianne Henning
Thinking Bigger, by Alice Grevet
2013 Goals Survey Open Through November 10, by Paul Orwig
Events
Danish Joomladay2012 at IBC Innovationsfabrikken Kolding, by Jan von Rühden
JoomlaDay Italy 2012, by AlexRed
First Joomla User Group Meetup in Bangladesh, by Parvez Akther
Sitebuilders
20 New Things: Joomla 2.5 vs. Joomla 3.0, by Hung Dinh
Joomla! in Education
Harvard Extension School offers Joomla this fall, by Sully Sullivan
Business Matters
No Blog? No Way! Effective Blogging for Joomla Businesses, by Luke Summerfield
Internalize a business webmarketing strategy with Joomla, by Jean-Charles GAUTARD
Project News
Leadership Highlights – November 2012, by Alice Grevet
Designers
Tutorial – The Missing Link to Intro Images in Joomla 2.5, by Scott Greenwald
Community Choice Extensions
Community Choice Extensions – November 2012, by Dianne Henning
The Joomla! Haikus
Post your Haikus for November, by Dianne Henning
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources, by content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author, by and submit your Joomla! story!
Two weeks after the first beta, WordPress 3.5 Beta 2 is now available for download and testing. This is software still in development, so we don’t recommend that you run it on a production site. Set up a test site to play with the new version. To test WordPress 3.5, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding […]
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 3.0.0
- Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2012-October-01
- Fixed Date: 2012-October-09
Description
Typographical error leads to XSS vulnerability in language search component.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 3.0.0.
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.0.1
Reported by Jeff Channell
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 3.0.1. This is a security release. This release also fixes several high-priority problems with version 3.0.0.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 3.0.0 SITES: If you plan to update a site from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1, you need to install the Joomla 3.0.0 Hot Patch before doing the update to Joomla 3.0.1. See the Hot Patch Instructions for more information. This is NOT required for updating from version 2.5.x. If you require the FTP layer you will need to manually FTP the update. Also, please note that version 3.0 users need to make sure the Update server is set to “Short Term Support” in the Joomla! Update component. Otherwise, no 3.0.x updates will show.
The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Developer Site.
Download
New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.1 (Full package) »
Hot Patch (required for update from 3.0.0): Click here to download Joomla 3.0.0 Hot Patch »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 (Update package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.1 (for updates from Joomla 2.5) (Update package) »
Note: Please read the special update instructions before updating. Updating from 3.0.0 requires that you apply the hot patch first.
Instructions
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 3.0.1 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 3.0.1 release period
- Joomla 3.0.1 contains:
- 1 security issue fixed
- 1 new feature
- 47 tracker issues fixed
Security Issues Fixed
- Low Priority – Core – XSS Vulnerability. More information »
New Feature
- 29445 Allow different update packages for different version dev levels
Until now, for both core auto updates and extension updates, update packages have been controlled by the 2-digit version number (e.g., 2.5, 3.0). It is not possible,for example, to have users of version 3.0.0 install a different update package than users of 3.0.1. This means the update packages are larger than they need to be. This feature allows for checking all three elements of a version number.
Tracker Issues Fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during the past three months include: Aaron Wood, Andrea Tarr, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Christophe Demko, Dean Clarke, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Harald Leithner, Itamar Elharar, Jacob Waisner, James Brice, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Kevin Griffiths, Loyd Headrick, Marijke Stuivenberg, Marius van Rijnsoever, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Neil McNulty, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Peter Wiseman, rachmat wakjaer, Radek Suski, rob clayburn, Roland Dalmulder, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Samuel Moffatt, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Troy Hall, Viet Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Rouven Weßling, Samuel Moffatt.
How can you help Joomla development?
The great news is you don’t have to be a developer to help build Joomla. The Joomla Bug Squad is one of the most active teams in the Joomla development process and is always looking for people (not just developers) that can help with sorting bug reports, coding patches and testing solutions. It’s a great way for increasing your working knowledge of Joomla, and also a great way to meet new people from all around the world.
If you are interested, please read about us on the Joomla Wiki and, if you wish to join, email the Bug Squad coordinator.
You can also help Joomla development by thanking those involved in the many areas of the process.
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 3.0.3. This is a security release. The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Developer Site.
Download
New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.3 (Full package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 (Update package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.3 (for updates from Joomla 2.5) (Update package) »
Note: If you are running version 3.0.0 please read the special update instructions before updating.
Instructions
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 3.0.3 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 3.0.3 release period
- Joomla 3.0.3 contains:
- 3 security issue fixed
- 2 new features
- 136 tracker issues fixed
Security Issues Fixed
- Low Priority – Core – Information Disclosure. More information »
- Low Priority – Core – Information Disclosure. More information »
- Low Priority – Core – Information Disclosure. More information »
New Features
- 29897 Multilanguage: adding items associations in remaining core components. Thanks Benjamin. Click here for more information.
- 29496 Language Installation tool for the Joomla Installer. Thanks Javier. Click here for more information.
Tracker Issues Fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during the past three months include: Aaron Schmitz, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Aleksander Linkov, Andrea Tarr, Andrew Eddie, Angelika Reisiger, Brian Teeman, Constantin Romankiewicz, Cristina Solana, Daria Mikhailova, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Harald Leithner, Jacob Waisner, James Brice, Jan Kuchař, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jonathan M. Cameron, Kevin Griffiths, Lukas Polak, Mark Dexter, Mark Lee, Michael Babker, Milton Bryant, Moises Jafet Cornelio-Vargas, Nicholas Antimisiaris, Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Omar Ramos, Peter van Westen, Peter Wiseman, Rob Clayburn, Roberto Segura, Roland Dalmulder, Soheil Novinfard, Tessa Mero, Troy Thomas Hall, Viet Hoang Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator. Super-star contributors and leaders by example: Jean-Marie Simonet and Elin Waring.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Boos, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Pushapraj Sharma, Rouven Weßling.
How can you help Joomla development?
The great news is you don’t have to be a developer to help build Joomla. The Joomla Bug Squad is one of the most active teams in the Joomla development process and is always looking for people (not just developers) that can help with sorting bug reports, coding patches and testing solutions. It’s a great way for increasing your working knowledge of Joomla, and also a great way to meet new people from all around the world.
If you are interested, please read about us on the Joomla Wiki and, if you wish to join, email the Bug Squad coordinator.
You can also help Joomla development by thanking those involved in the many areas of the process.
[20130201] – Core – Information Disclosure
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- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions; version 2.5.8 and earlier 2.5.x versions.
- Exploit type: Information disclosure
- Reported Date: 2012-October-31
- Fixed Date: 2013-February-4
- CVE Number: CVE-2013-1453
Description
Method of encoding search terms led to possible information disclosure.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions; version 2.5.8 and earlier 2.5.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.0.3 or 2.5.9.
Reported by Egidio Romano
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 2.5.7 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
- Exploit type: Clickjacking vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2012-October-15
- Fixed Date: 2012-November-08
- CVE Number: CVE-2012-5827
Description
Inadequate protection leads to clickjacking vulnerability.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 2.5.7 and all earlier 2.5.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.8
Reported by Ajay Singh Negi
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Moderate
- Versions: 3.0.1 and 3.0.0.
- Exploit type: Clickjacking vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2012-October-15
- Fixed Date: 2012-November-08
- CVE Number: CVE-2012-5827
Description
Inadequate protection leads to clickjacking vulnerability.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 3.0.1 and 3.0.0.
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.0.2
Reported by Ajay Singh Negi
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
[20130202] – Core – Information Disclosure
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- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
- Exploit type: Information disclosure
- Reported Date: 2013-January-16
- Fixed Date: 2013-February-4
- CVE Number: CVE-2013-1455
Description
Undefined variable caused information disclosure in some situations.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.0.3.
Reported by Mark Dexter
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
[20130203] – Core – Information Disclosure
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- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
- Exploit type: Information disclosure
- Reported Date: 2013-January-13
- Fixed Date: 2013-February-4
- CVE Number: CVE-2013-1454
Description
Coding errors led to information disclosure in some situations.
Affected Installs
Joomla! version 3.0.2 and earlier 3.0.x versions.
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.0.3.
Reported by Stergios Kolios
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
Joomla Community Magazine | October 2012
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The October issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
Get R3ADY!, by Alice Grevet
Feature Stories
Website Case Study: Russian TV Channel, by Vladimir
Interview: Robert Deutz – The First Joomla! World Conference!, by Dianne Henning
Interview: Paul Orwig on JDay Colombia, by Alice Grevet
Website Case Study: NexGen Music, by Sully Sullivan
Events
JoomlaDay Events in October 2012, by Jacques Rentzke
Joomla! Day Poland 2012, by Radek Suski
Project News
Leadership Highlights – October 2012, by Alice Grevet
Developers
Adding Interceptor Filters via Annotation in Joomla!, by Paul de Raaij
20 Suggestions for Better Style and Script Designing in Joomla! Extensions (Part 1), by Soheil Novinfard
Administrators
Simple Performance Guide, by Ofer Cohen
Business Matters
The Keys to Selling Event Sponsorships, by Luke Summerfield
Sitebuilders
Adding Cool Stuff to Search Results through Semantic HTML and other Tweaks, by Ruth Cheesley
Best Ukrainian sites made on Joomla CMS. Part 4, by Denys Nosov
Part 1 – Review 9 Free Web Hosting Services to Make Your Joomla! Site LIVE, by Tuan Bui
Google Panda & Penguin – How to Identify Problems and Recover Rankings, by Ruth Cheesley
Did you know…?
Joomla Forum User Webdongle reaches 20,000 Posts, by Kenneth Crowder
Book Reviews
Free Book “Joomla! 3 in 10 easy steps”, by Hagen Graf
Designers
Using a Joomla Template Framework to Design your Site, by Scott Greenwald
Google Summer of Code
Google Summer of Code: the Future of the Languages Installer Tool, by Javier Gomez
The Joomla! Haikus
Post your Haikus for October, by Dianne Henning
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
WordPress 3.5 Beta 1 (and a bonus!)
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I’m excited to announce the availability of WordPress 3.5 Beta 1. This is software still in development and we really don’t recommend that you run it on a production site — set up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 3.5, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can download […]
The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 3.0.0. This is the next major release of the Joomla CMS in the Standard Term Support (STS) track. All 3.0 users will need to plan to update to the new versions available in the STS release cycle every six months until version 3.5 is released. These updates are expected to be simple and backwards compatible.
Who is this release for?
The standard-term releases are designed for users who need access to the new features. Most users with existing 2.5.x sites will not want to update to version 3.0. Users creating new sites can use either version 2.5 or 3.0, depending on which best suits their needs. Please consider the availability of third-party templates and extensions when deciding which Joomla version to use. Also, if you decide to use version 3.0, please be aware that you will need to update your site every six months (to 3.1, 3.2, and so on) until version 3.5 is available. These updates are expected to be simple and backwards compatible.
What is the status of Joomla! 2.5?
Version 2.5 of the Joomla! CMS is a Long Term Support (LTS) release and support for it will continue until shortly after the release of Joomla 3.5, scheduled for Spring 2014. Users on version 2.5 do not need to migrate to Joomla 3.0.
What is the status of Joomla! 1.5?
Support for Joomla 1.5 will end shortly after the release of Joomla 3.0. It is currently supported only for security issues.
Will I be able to update directly from 2.5 to Joomla! 3?
Yes. Any update issues will be a top priority and will likely be resolved early in the 3.x release train. However, it is likely that many templates and extensions for Joomla 2.5 will need modification to work with Joomla 3. Always test prior to migrating and consult with the developers of any extensions and templates you use. Be aware that the technical requirements for running Joomla 3.0 are different. In addition to requiring newer versions of software, certain settings that were once recommmened are now required such as requiring that magic quotes is off. See the Technical Requirements page for the specifications. See the Joomla 3.0.0 Post-Release FAQs for more detailed information about updating from 2.5 to 3.0.
What are the new features of Joomla! 3?
- Incorporation of Twitter Bootstrap into a jui media package.
- A new responsive, mobile device friendly administrator template–Isis– and interface.
- A new front end template–Protostar– built using Twitter Bootstrap.
- Updated accessible template called Beez3.
- A simplified 3-step installation process.
- PostgreSQL Driver. You will be able to run Joomla 3.0 sites using the PostgreSQL database.
- PHP Memcached Driver
- Use of JFeed for feed management rather than SimplePie
- Installation of language packages directly from the extension manager
- Guest user group present by default
- Saving blank articles allowed
- New administrator statistics module
- Update TinyMCE to version 3.5.6
- Continued clean up of older unused code, files and database fields and tables and improved standardization of tables.
- Improvements to Smart Search
- Extensive work on code style standardisation and consistency
- Unit testing in the CMS
- Updated system tests in the CMS
- Custom active menu item for menu module
- Let the SEF plug-in add the canonical url to the head
- Version 12.2 of the Joomla Platform
This release also includes the current version (12.2) of the Joomla! Platform, which includes a large number of new and improved packages.
Download
New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.0 (Full package) »
See the Download page for other packages and information on updating.
Note: Please read the Joomla 3.0 FAQ and the update instructions before updating.
Instructions
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release notes
Check the Joomla 3.0.0 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 3.0.0 release
- Joomla 3.0.0 contains:
- 34 new features added (includes 15 features added in 2.5.1 – 2.5.7)
- No security issues fixed
- 491 tracker issues fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Aaron Wood, Andrea Tarr, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Christophe Demko, Dean Clarke, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Harald Leithner, Itamar Elharar, Jacob Waisner, James Brice, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Kevin Griffiths, Loyd Headrick, Marijke Stuivenberg, Marius van Rijnsoever, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Neil McNulty, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Peter Wiseman, rachmat wakjaer, Radek Suski, rob clayburn, Roland Dalmulder, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Samuel Moffatt, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Troy Hall, Viet Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator; Elin Waring and Marijke Stuivenberg, Team Leaders.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Rouven Weßling, Samuel Moffatt.
How can you help Joomla development?
The great news is you don’t have to be a developer to help build Joomla. The Joomla Bug Squad is one of the most active teams in the Joomla development process and is always looking for people (not just developers) that can help with sorting bug reports, coding patches and testing solutions. It’s a great way for increasing your working knowledge of Joomla, and also a great way to meet new people from all around the world.
If you are interested, please read about us on the Joomla Wiki and, if you wish to join, email the Bug Squad coordinator.
You can also help Joomla development by thanking those involved in the many areas of the process. Since the release of Joomla 2.56, a whopping 4915 issues have been fixed by the JBS. The project also wants to thank all of the people that have taken the time to prepare and submit work to be included in Joomla 3.0, and to those that have worked very hard on the Joomla Platform project.
Related information
If you are an extension developer, please make sure you subscribe to the general developer mailing list as this is a place where you can discuss extension development and news that may affect custom development will be posted from time to time.
Following is a list of previous news and information about Joomla 3.0 and other sites of interest:
- Working with the Joomla Feature Tracker
- General developer mailing list
- Joomla developer network
- Joomla development strategy
A huge thank you to our volunteers!
This release is the result of thousands of hours of work by dozens of volunteers. Thank you so very much for making Joomla the best CMS on the planet!
[20120901] – Core – XSS Vulnerability
Sep14
on September 14, 2012
at 7:21 am
Posted In: Uncategorized
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
- Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2012-April-30
- Fixed Date: 2012-September-13
Description
Inadequate escaping of output leads to XSS vulnerability.
Affected Installs
Joomla! versions 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.7
Reported by Janek Vind and Antoine Cervoise
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
[20120902] – Core – XSS Vulnerability
Sep14
on September 14, 2012
at 7:21 am
Posted In: Uncategorized
- Project: Joomla!
- SubProject: All
- Severity: Low
- Versions: 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
- Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
- Reported Date: 2012-July-2
- Fixed Date: 2012-September-13
Description
Inadequate escaping of output leads to XSS vulnerability in language switcher module.
Affected Installs
Joomla! versions 2.5.6 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.5.7
Reported by S. Schurtz
Contact
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.7. This is a security release. The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Developer Site.
The update process is very simple, and complete instructions are available here. Note that there are now easier and better ways of updating than copying the files with FTP.
Download
New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.7 (Full package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.7 (Update package) »
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
Instructions
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 2.5.7 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 2.5.7 release period
- Joomla 2.5.7 contains:
- 1 new feature added
- 2 Security issues fixed
- 42 tracker issues fixed
New Feature Added
- Installing Language packs from Extension Manager in 2.5.x. Javier Gómez. Click here to read a blog about this new feature.
Security Issues Fixed
- Low Priority – Core – XSS Vulnerability. More information »
- Low Priority – Core – XSS Vulnerability. More information »
Tracker Issues Fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Aaron Wood, Andrea Tarr, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Christophe Demko, Dean Clarke, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Harald Leithner, Itamar Elharar, Jacob Waisner, James Brice, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Kevin Griffiths, Loyd Headrick, Marijke Stuivenberg, Marius van Rijnsoever, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Neil McNulty, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Peter Wiseman, rachmat wakjaer, Radek Suski, rob clayburn, Roland Dalmulder, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Samuel Moffatt, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Troy Hall, Viet Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator; Elin Waring and Marijke Stuivenberg, Team Leaders.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Rouven Weßling, Samuel Moffatt.
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.9. This is a security release. The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Developer Site.
The update process is very simple, and complete instructions are available here. Note that there are now easier and better ways of updating than copying the files with FTP.
Download
New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.9 (Full package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.9 (Update package) »
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
Instructions
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 2.5.9 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 2.5.9 release period
- Joomla 2.5.9 contains:
- 1 Security issue fixed
- 22 tracker issues fixed
Security Issues Fixed
- Low Priority – Core – Information Disclosure. More information »
Tracker Issues Fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during past 3 months include: Aaron Schmitz, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Aleksander Linkov, Andrea Tarr, Andrew Eddie, Angelika Reisiger, Brian Teeman, Constantin Romankiewicz, Cristina Solana, Daria Mikhailova, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Harald Leithner, Jacob Waisner, James Brice, Jan Kuchař, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jonathan M. Cameron, Kevin Griffiths, Lukas Polak, Mark Dexter, Mark Lee, Michael Babker, Milton Bryant, Moises Jafet Cornelio-Vargas, Nicholas Antimisiaris, Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Omar Ramos, Peter van Westen, Peter Wiseman, Rob Clayburn, Roberto Segura, Roland Dalmulder , Soheil Novinfard, Tessa Mero, Troy Thomas Hall, Viet Hoang Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator. Super-star contributors and leaders by example: Jean-Marie Simonet and Elin Waring.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Boos, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Pushapraj Sharma, Rouven Weßling.
Joomla Community Magazine | September 2012
Sep09
on September 9, 2012
at 11:00 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized
The September issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editor’s Introduction
Back to Life…, by Dianne Henning
Feature Stories
All Together Now: The Process and People Behind Joomla! 3.0, by Bernie Bernstein
Joomla! 3.0 – JUX Doing It, by Alice Grevet
A Spy in the Camp, by Brian Teeman
Why You Should be Paying Attention to Google+, by Ruth Cheesley
The Tale of a South African Joomla! Enthusiast, by Mark Atkinson
A Visit to Bootstrap Headquarters, by Alice Grevet
You Decide: Educational or Advertisement, by Luke Summerfield
Events
JoomlaDAy Events in September 2012, by Jacques Rentzke
Joomla! World Conference 2012, by Jon Neubauer
Developers
The Update Notification System for EXtensions, by Nicola Galgano
Administrators
Implementing Role-Based ACL, by Randy Carey
Sitebuilders
Part 1 – Review 9 Free Web Hosting Services to Make Your Joomla! Site LIVE, by Tuan Bui
Project News
Leadership Highlights – September 2012, by Alice Grevet
Developers: Joomla! 3 Update, by Nick Savov
Business Matters
Don’t Get Fired! 6 Common Reasons Client Relationships Go Bad, by Gabe Wahhab
Amazing Takeaways for Joomla Users from Inbound 2012, by Luke Summerfield
Selling Joomla, by Justin Kerr
Help Wanted
The Joomla! Project Wants You – September 2012, by Paul Orwig
Volunteers needed for the Trademark Team, by Jacques Rentzke
Help Wanted: Community Development Manager, by Mark Dexter
Google Summer of Code
A Library to Compress & Combine Javascript & CSS Files, by Kavith Thiranga Lokuhewage
GSoC Conclusion, by Aaron Schmitz
Petri Net API, by Florian Voutzinos
Joomla! Books
Free Book “Going Mobile with Joomla!”, by Hagen Graf
The Joomla! Haikus
Post your Haikus for September, by Dianne Henning
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla! CMS 3 Beta1. Community members are asked to download and install the package in order to provide quality assurance for Joomla 3.0 scheduled for release on September 27, 2012.
Joomla 3 will be the next major release of the Joomla CMS, with Joomla 3.0 the first short term support release in its life cycle. The beta release follows two alpha releases.
What is this release for?
This is a beta release and not for use on production sites.
Extension developers are encouraged to work with this release in order to prepare extensions for the General Availability release of Joomla 3.0. Users are encouraged to test the package for issues and to report issues in the Joomla! issue tracker.
What is the status of Joomla! 2.5?
Version 2.5 of the Joomla! CMS is a Long Term Support release and support for it will continue until shortly after the release of Joomla 3.5 scheduled for Spring 2014. Users do not need to migrate to Joomla 3.0.
What is the status of Joomla! 1.5?
Support for Joomla 1.5 will end shortly after the release of Joomla 3.0. It is currently supported only for security issues.
Will I be able to update directly to Joomla! 3?
Moving to Joomla 3.0 from Joomla 2.5 will be a migration not an upgrade, although for the core of Joomla! the migration should be simple. However it is likely that templates for Joomla 2.5 will need modification to work with Joomla 3 as will many extensions. Always test prior to migrating and consult with the developers of any extensions and templates you use.
What are the new features of Joomla! 3?
- Incorporation of Twitter Bootstrap into a jui media package.
- A new responsive administrator template–Isis– and interface.
- A new front end template–Protostar– built using Twitter Bootstrap Updated accessible template called Beez3
- PostgreSQL Driver. You will be able to run Joomla 3.0 sites using the PostgreSQL database.
- PHP Memcached Driver
- Use of JFeed for feed management rather than SimplePie
- Installation of language packages directly from the extension manager
- Guest user group present by default
- Saving blank articles allowed
- New administrator statistics module
- Update TinyMCE to version 3.5.6
- Continued clean up of older unused code, files and database fields and tables and improved standardization of tables.
- Improvements to Smart Search
- Extensive work on code style standardisation and consistency
- Unit testing in the CMS
- Updated system tests in the CMS
In addition the beta release of CMS includes the current version of the Joomla! Platform, which includes a large number of new and improved packages.
How can you help Joomla development?
The great news is you don’t have to be a developer to help build Joomla. The Joomla Bug Squad is one of the most active teams in the Joomla development process and is always looking for people (not just developers) that can help with sorting bug reports, coding patches and testing solutions. It’s a great way for increasing your working knowledge of Joomla, and also a great way to meet new people from all around the world.
If you are interested, please read about us on the Joomla Wiki and, if you wish to join, email the Bug Squad coordinator.
You can also help Joomla development by thanking those involved in the many areas of the process. Since the release of Joomla 1.6, a whopping 375 issues have been fixed by the JBS. The project also wants to thank all of the people that have taken the time to prepare and submit work to be included in Joomla 1.7 & 2.5, and to those that have worked very hard on the Joomla Platform separation project.
Related information
If you are an extension developer, please make sure you subscribe to the general developer mailing list as this is a place where you can discuss extension development and news that may affect custom development will be posted from time to time.
Following is a list of previous news and information about Joomla 2.5 and other sites of interest:
- Working with the Joomla Feature Tracker
- General developer mailing list
- Joomla developer network
- Joomla development strategy
A Huge Thank You to Our Volunteers!
This beta release is the result of thousands of hours of work by dozens of volunteers. Thank you so very much for making Joomla the best CMS on the planet!
WordPress 3.4.2 Maintenance and Security Release
Sep06
on September 6, 2012
at 8:07 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized
WordPress 3.4.2, now available for download, is a maintenance and security release for all previous versions. After nearly 15 million downloads since 3.4 was released not three months ago, we’ve identified and fixed a number of nagging bugs, including: Fix some issues with older browsers in the administration area. Fix an issue where a theme […]
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla 3.0 Alpha 2 for download. This alpha release is intended primarily for extension developers to test their extensions. More information is available on the Development Site.
Creating a Database in cPanel has a couple of steps to it. After creating the database, you will also need to create a user and then add that user to the database. The last 2 steps are commonly missed. Remember […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The August issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editor’s Introduction
Debating Migrating?, by Alice Grevet
Feature Stories
Grab Six Chances to Become a Member of the Joomla Core Team!, by Tuan Bui
Inspiring Young People to Consider Open Source Technologies, by Ruth Cheesley
Project News
Leadership Highlights – August 2012, by Alice Grevet
Events
JoomlaDay Events in August 2012, by Jacques Rentzke
The Best Thing About a Summit…, by Paul Orwig
Joomla! at the Community Leadership Summit 2012, Javier Gomez
Administrators
Simple Security Guide, Part 2, by Ofer Cohen
Developers
Towards A More Testable Module, by Arlen Walker
Site builders
Teaching Joomla! to the Masses, by Matt Carnali
A Case for Role-Based ACL, by Randy Carey
Designers
Using the Twitter Bootstrap Framework to build a responsive Joomla! Template from Scratch, by Hagen Graf
Business Matters
Don’t be that Company! Five Ethical Blunders Every Agency Needs to Avoid, by Gabe Wahhab
Lead Nurturing: The Secret Sauce for Conversions, by Luke Summerfield
GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE
An Update from Joomla’s Google Summer of Code, by Chad Windnagle
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
I’m happy to announce the formation of a new official contributor group within the WordPress project for the organizers of in-person events that promote WordPress. Though there are hundreds of people around the globe organizing WordCamps, WordPress meetups, hackathons, free classes and the like, since their “projects” were all happening locally there was never a […]
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla 3.0 Alpha 1 for download. This alpha release is intended primarily for extension developers to test their extensions. More information is available on the Development Site.