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.
Joomla! is one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS) in the world, and has grown to power millions of websites since 2005. The Joomla! Community has organized many JoomlaDays all over the globe, and last year we saw nearly 30 events with thousands of attendees on almost every continent.
In November (16th-18th) this year the first Joomla! World Conference will take place in San Jose, CA, USA. This conference is a community meeting, and a great starting point for getting involved in the Joomla! network. You will find information on almost every aspect of the Joomla! CMS, the Joomla! Web Application Platform, as well as the Joomla! Community. Come and find out more about this community-driven Open Source project.
Join us for three days of information, discussion and new ideas. You can attend presentations, participate in workshops and lots of fun is guaranteed. This is not a one-way presenter-to-attendee conference – you will be involved in sessions and discussions, and have the opportunity to give your own presentation if you wish.
Joomla!’s awesomeness lies in its great community, we are all working together to build a bright future for the CMS we all love.
Don’t wait! Buy your ticket for the Joomla! World Conference now!
The July issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Happy 2nd Birthday, JCM!, by Alice Grevet
Joomla! Documentation, by Tony Davis
Interview: Umuntu Media, by Alice Grevet
Liam Edwards, A Young Joomla! Enthusiast, by Dianne Henning
Leadership Highlights – July 2012, by Alice Grevet
Joomla! Day Chicago 2012 Business Expo and Learning Conference: August 10 – 11, 2012, by Mike Carson
Simple Security Guide, Part 1, by by Ofer Cohen
Testing Joomla!, by Mark Dexter
10 Most Popular Websites Using Joomla!, by Huyen NT
JSN PowerAdmin – Making Joomla easy and fun to use, by Huyen NT
Six Creative Ways For Joomla Developers to Boost Twitter Followers, by Luke Summerfield
RFP’s, Proposals, and Contracts – Part 3, by Mike Carson
The Joomla! Project Wants You! – July 2012, by Paul Orwig
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 3.4.1 is now available for download. WordPress 3.4 has been a very smooth release, and copies are flying off the shelf — 3 million downloads in two weeks! This maintenance release addresses 18 bugs with version 3.4, including: Fixes an issue where a theme’s page templates were sometimes not detected. Addresses problems with some category permalink […]
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.6. This release fixes several high-priority problems with version 2.5.5. 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. If you are using the one click method, it has now moved under Components/Joomla Update.
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
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.
Check the Joomla 2.5.6 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
| ID | Summary/Link | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 28554 | Mark JXMLElement as deprecated and don’t use it in type hinting | Platform |
| 28650 | Use legacy aliases for the MVC in the site | Components |
| 28684 | JApplication::registerEvent() is not static anymore causing a fatal error | Platform |
| 28685 | Edit article Button missing after upgrade to teh latest version 2.5.5 from 2.5.4 | Administration |
| 28689 | FinderController duplicate lines | Components |
| 28694 | Delete toolbar broken in com_media in 2.5.5 | Components |
| 28695 | Lang string missing | Languages |
| 28698 | Fatal error updating with Extension manager > Install | None |
| 28700 | Fix a potentially fatal issue in JXMLElement | Platform |
| 28702 | 404 Hits of com_redirect fails after Manual update | Administration |
| 28703 | JUser class is missing the public vars for the 2 new columns lastResetTime and resetCount | None |
| 28704 | Menu type aliases causing fatal php error | Modules |
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: A Firoozmandan, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Andrea Tarr, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Christophe Demko, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Ernest E Vogelsinger, Harald Leithner, Herve Boinnard, Holger Brandt, Jacob Waisner, Jean-Claude Richard, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Juan Antonio Ruzafa, Kevin Griffiths, Loyd Headrick, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick A., Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Prasit Gebsaap, Rachmat Wakjaer, Radek Suski, Rob Clayburn, Rob Joyce, Roland Dalmulder, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Sudhi Seshachala, Troy Hall, Viet Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator; Elin Waring and Marijke Stuivenberg, Team Leaders.
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.
Inadequate checking leads to possible user privilege escalation.
Joomla! versions 2.5.4 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
Upgrade to version 2.5.5
Reported by Nils Rückmann
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
Inadequate filtering leads SQL error and information disclosure.
Joomla! versions 2.5.4 and all earlier 2.5.x versions
Upgrade to version 2.5.5
Reported by Jakub Galczyk
The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center.
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.5. 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.
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
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.
Check the Joomla 2.5.5 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
New Features Added
The following new features have been added, with links to the Feature tracker issue.
See Jean-Marie Simonet’s blog for more information about these features.
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: A Firoozmandan, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Andrea Tarr, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Christophe Demko, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Ernest E Vogelsinger, Harald Leithner, Herve Boinnard, Holger Brandt, Jacob Waisner, Jean-Claude Richard, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Juan Antonio Ruzafa, Kevin Griffiths, Loyd Headrick, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick A., Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Prasit Gebsaap, Rachmat Wakjaer, Radek Suski, Rob Clayburn, Rob Joyce, Roland Dalmulder, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Sudhi Seshachala, Troy Hall, Viet Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator; Elin Waring and Marijke Stuivenberg, Team Leaders.
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.
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The June issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!
Summer of Opportunity, by Alice Grevet
Three Archetypes of Open Innovation Processes & Joomla!, by Ricky D’Cruze
Joomla and Beyond, My First Experience, by Joe Sonne
Meet Joomla!’s 2012 Google Summer of Code Students, by Chad Windnagle
Leadership Highlights – June 2012, by Alice Grevet
JoomlaDays from China to Greece, by Jacques Rentzke
“PHP and MySQL 24-Hour Trainer” – the Go-to Resource for PHP and MySQL Novices, by Milena Mitova
Designing Joomla! Websites – Form vs Functionality, by Phehello Mofokeng
CMS Testing, by Niels Braczek
.htaccess File That FREAKIN Works!, by Cindy Montano
Use Firebug to tweak template CSS, by Daniel Riefstahl
Hosting: Awesome Revenue Stream or Big Headache?, by Gabe Wahhab
The Ultimate Marketing Guide For Joomla Extension Developers, by Luke Summerfield
RFP’s, Proposals, and Contracts – Part 2, by Mike Carson
Project: JGoogle Package, by Aaron Schmitz
Project: Workflow Engine, by Florian Voutzinos
Project: Language Installer for Joomla!, by Javier Gomez
Project: JMediawiki Package, by Prasath Nadarajah
Project: Javascript and CSS Compression API, by Kavith Thiranga Lokuhewage
Project: RESTful Web Service API, by Stefan Neculai
Project: Social Package, by Diana Prajescu
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!
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The May issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!
Joomla! Around the World…, by Dianne Henning
5 Steps Towards Successful Time Management, by Gabe Wahhab
Joomla Events Website Launch, by Mike Carson
Pros and Cons of Partnering with a Web Design Agency, by Luke Summerfield
Leadership Highlights for April 2012, by Alice Grevet
Drupal to Joomla! Migration – Truthout.org, by Jon Neubauer
Best Ukrainian sites made on Joomla CMS, Part 3, by Denys Nosov
Design Trends – Parallax Designs, by Peter Bui
How to convert Joomla 1.5 template to Joomla 2.5 template, by Tuan Bui
Free Your Fonts From the Web Safe Straight Jacket, by John Hooley
6 Powerful Tips for Every Multilingual Website, by Gabe Wahhab
Skyrocket Your Joomla! Business By Leveraging Subcontractors, by Luke Summerfield
RFP’s, Proposals, and Contracts – Part 1, by Mike Carson
Joomla ACL: Configuring back-end ACL, by Jen Kramer
A Tale of Two Cookies, by Paul Orwig
Joomla Events Around the World in May 2012, by Jacques Rentzke
The First Joomla!Day in Iran, by Hagen Graf
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!
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