12/3/2013 Houston, TX – cPanel, Inc. is thrilled to release cPanel & WHM software version 11.40, which is now available in the STABLE tier. cPanel & WHM version 11.40 offers support for IPv6 and 1:1 NAT, an API Shell, and more. IPv6 Support cPanel & WHM is now IPv6-enabled with …
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Joomla Community Magazine | December 2013
The December issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
JWC13: Signed, Sealed and Delivered, by Dianne Henning
Feature Stories
So a Joomla! Guy Walks in to a WordCamp…, by Jon Neubauer
Dropping the Joomla! Torch, by Gene Page
WordPress and Drupal at the Joomla! World Conference, by Steve Burge
Administrators
10 Arguments That Threaten the Security of Your Website, by Peter Martin
Sitebuilders
Introduction to the Power of Bootstrap in Joomla!, by Alice Grevet
Developers
Joomla! 3.2 New Features: Post-Install Messages, by Nicola Galgano
Events
One Year of Joomla! Events, by Sigrid Suski
Yeah Baby, I Went to Harvard!, by Helvecio da Silva
Fires were Lit at the First Joomla!Ignite, by Duke Speer
Business Matters
Joomla! Web Development: A Game Changer for Young Entrepreneurs, by Abdulkadir Shehu
Project News
Leadership Highlights – December 2013, by Alice Grevet
Roundup from JUG Corner – November 2013, by Ruth Cheesley
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
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!
GoDaddy Offers cPanel & CloudLinux In Web Hosting Overhaul
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 20, 2013) – GoDaddy, the world’s largest Web hosting provider, has revamped its Linux Web hosting lineup, with the addition of cPanel & WHM, the popular Web hosting management software. In addition, customers are also benefitting from a new Web hosting architecture that provides a fast and …
cPanel & WHM software version 11.36 will reach End of Life in January 2014. In accordance with our EOL policy [http://docs.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/view/AllDocumentation/InstallationGuide/LongTermSupport], 11.36 will continue functioning on servers after reaching EOL. However, no further updates, such as security fixes and installations, will be provided for 11.36 once it reaches its EOL …
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.16. 2.5.16 addresses three critical issues reported after the release of 2.5.15 earlier today. Aside from the links to the download packages, the text of the rest of this article is the same as that of today’s 2.5.15 release.
For users on 2.5.15 who are unable to update to 2.5.16 via the core update component, please download the patch package from http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/18859/91475/Joomla_2.5.15_to_2.5.16-Stable-Patch_Package.zip and install it via your Extension Manager to update.
This is a security release addressing three security issues. 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 2.5.16 (Full package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.16 (Update package) »
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
Instructions
*Please clear your browser’s cache after ugprading
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 2.5.15 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 2.5.15 release period
- Joomla 2.5.15 contains 3 security issues and 32 tracker issues fixed
See http://developer.joomla.org/version-2-5-15-release-notes.html for details of the tracker items fixed.
Security Issues Fixed
- High Priority – Core XSS Vulnerability More information »
- Medium Priority – Core XSS Vulnerability More information »
- Medium Priority – Core XSS Vulnerability More information »
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: Achal Aggarwal, Adelene Teh, Aleksander Linkov, Angelika Reisiger, Anibal Sanchez, Anja Hage, Artur Alves, Ashan Fernando, Beat , Brian Teeman, Chad Windnagle, Constantin Romankiewicz, Daniel Kanchev, David Hurley, Dennis Hermacki, Dimitar Genchev, Duong Nguyen, Edwin Cheront, Elin Waring, George Wilson, Gunjan Patel, Hans Kuijpers, Hervé Boinnard, Hugh Messenger, Janich Rasmussen, Jason Rey, Jérôme GLATIGNY, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jern Wei Tan, Jerri Christiansen, Jozsef Tamas Herczeg, Khai Vu Dinh, klas 10, landor landor, Lao Neo, Lara Petersen, Le Van Thuyet, Loc Le Minh, Lu Nguyen, Marc Antoine Thevenet, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mario Proenca, Mark Dexter, Mark Lee, Matias Aguirre, Michael Babker, Mihail Irintchev, Mike Biolsi, Mike Veeckmans, Nha Bui, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nik Faris Akmal, Ofer Cohen, Olaf Offick, Patrick Alt, Peter Martin, Peter van Westen, Peter Wiseman, Piotr Konieczny, Radek Suski, Richard McDaniel, Rob de Cleen, Robert Deutz, Robert Gastaud, Roberto Segura, Roland Dalmulder, Ronni Christiansen, Sam Teh, Sander Potjer, Sandra Thevenet, Sebastian Łuckoś, Sergio Iglesias, Seth Warburton, Shafiq Mazlan, Stefania Gaianigo, Thomas Hunziker, Tino Brackebusch, TJ Baker, Tobias Zulauf, tompap tompap, Troy Hall, Tu Diep The, Valentin Despa, Victor Drover, Viliam Kubis, Yiliang Yang.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter and Nick Savov, Co-Coordinators.
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, Beat, Bill Richardson, David Hurley, Don Gilbert, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Boos, Mark Dexter, Matias Griese, Michael Babker, Nick Savov, Pushapraj Sharma, Rouven Weßling.
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.15. This is a security release addressing three security issues. 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 2.5.15 (Full package) »
Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.15 (Update package) »
Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.
Instructions
*Please clear your browser’s cache after ugprading
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo. Documentation is available for beginners.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 2.5.15 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Statistics for the 2.5.15 release period
- Joomla 2.5.15 contains 3 security issues and 32 tracker issues fixed
See http://developer.joomla.org/version-2-5-15-release-notes.html for details of the tracker items fixed.
Security Issues Fixed
- High Priority – Core XSS Vulnerability More information »
- Medium Priority – Core XSS Vulnerability More information »
- Medium Priority – Core XSS Vulnerability More information »
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: Achal Aggarwal, Adelene Teh, Aleksander Linkov, Angelika Reisiger, Anibal Sanchez, Anja Hage, Artur Alves, Ashan Fernando, Beat , Brian Teeman, Chad Windnagle, Constantin Romankiewicz, Daniel Kanchev, David Hurley, Dennis Hermacki, Dimitar Genchev, Duong Nguyen, Edwin Cheront, Elin Waring, George Wilson, Gunjan Patel, Hans Kuijpers, Hervé Boinnard, Hugh Messenger, Janich Rasmussen, Jason Rey, Jérôme GLATIGNY, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jern Wei Tan, Jerri Christiansen, Jozsef Tamas Herczeg, Khai Vu Dinh, klas 10, landor landor, Lao Neo, Lara Petersen, Le Van Thuyet, Loc Le Minh, Lu Nguyen, Marc Antoine Thevenet, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mario Proenca, Mark Dexter, Mark Lee, Matias Aguirre, Michael Babker, Mihail Irintchev, Mike Biolsi, Mike Veeckmans, Nha Bui, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Nik Faris Akmal, Ofer Cohen, Olaf Offick, Patrick Alt, Peter Martin, Peter van Westen, Peter Wiseman, Piotr Konieczny, Radek Suski, Richard McDaniel, Rob de Cleen, Robert Deutz, Robert Gastaud, Roberto Segura, Roland Dalmulder, Ronni Christiansen, Sam Teh, Sander Potjer, Sandra Thevenet, Sebastian Łuckoś, Sergio Iglesias, Seth Warburton, Shafiq Mazlan, Stefania Gaianigo, Thomas Hunziker, Tino Brackebusch, TJ Baker, Tobias Zulauf, tompap tompap, Troy Hall, Tu Diep The, Valentin Despa, Victor Drover, Viliam Kubis, Yiliang Yang.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter and Nick Savov, Co-Coordinators.
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, Beat, Bill Richardson, David Hurley, Don Gilbert, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Boos, Mark Dexter, Matias Griese, Michael Babker, Nick Savov, Pushapraj Sharma, Rouven Weßling.
The Joomla! Project and Community is excited and proud to announce the immediate availability of Joomla! CMS 3.2.0 Stable.
With literally dozens of new features including:
- Content version control
- Many user interface improvements
- Easy multi-lingual setup for 64 officially supported languages
- Built-in Joomla! Extensions Finder as an onsite interface to the Joomla! Extensions Directory (that currently lists over 4000 extensions) providing one-click extensions installation
- Increased security with strong passwords and two step authentication
- New rapid development framework for new extension coding
Joomla 3.2 is truly a Something New for Everyone release. These exciting new features are highlighted and explained in a series of short video preview tutorials: Joomla! 3.2 Video Tutorials.
11/5/2013 Houston, TX – cPanel, Inc. is thrilled to release cPanel & WHM software version 11.40, which is now available in the RELEASE tier. cPanel & WHM version 11.40 offers support for IPv6 and 1:1 NAT, an API Shell, and more. IPv6 Support cPanel & WHM is now IPv6-enabled with …
Joomla Community Magazine | November 2013
The November issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
Join us at #JWC13!, by Dianne Henning
Feature Stories
Joomla! Fan Art Logo Contest – We have a Winner!, by Dianne Henning
The Power of Twitter, by John Rampton
Joomla Could Be the Next “Killer App” for Professional Writers, by Matt Majeske
Distributions – When One Flavour is Not Enough, by Andrew Eddie
Project News
Leadership Highlights – November 2013, by Alice Grevet
Administrators
Introducing the ‘Client’ Template, by Randy Carey
Sitebuilders
Explaining Joomla! for Non-Techies (Part I), by Pedro F. Vidal Lopez
Developers
JLayout Improvements for Joomla! 3.2, by Roberto Segura
Demand Their Best, by Ed Hathaway
Community Choice Extensions
EasyBlog: Fast, Nice & Easy, by Mike Veeckmans
Events
JoomlaDay Johannesburg – South Africa, by Jacques Rentzke
JoomlaDay Houston had the X Factor!, by Dianne Henning
Report on JoomlaDay San Francisco, by Jennifer Gress
Roundup from JUG Corner – October 2013, by Ruth Cheesley
Google Summer of Code
Insight to Module Modernization, by Lasindu Charith
New MVC for Joomla! CMS, by Buddhima Wijeweera
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
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!
This notification announces the End of Life for cPanel & WHM version 11.34. The 12-month lifetime of cPanel & WHM version 11.34 ends now. The last release of cPanel & WHM 11.34, being 11.34.2.8, will remain on our mirrors indefinitely. You may continue using this last release, but we will …
Joomla! 3.2 Release Candidate Released
The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Joomla! CMS 3.2 Release Candidate. Community members are asked to download and install the package in order to provide quality assurance for Joomla 3.2. Joomla 3.2 is scheduled for release on or around November 6th, 2013.
A big thank you goes out to everyone that contributed to Joomla 3.2! Joomla 3.2 will be our largest release ever, in terms of bug fixes and new features. Right now we’re at about 1045 commits since 3.1.5’s release with 50 different people contributing to commits (not including testers and other non-coding activities). And best of all is that the new features are awesome!
Case 69513 Summary World writable Logaholic directories allowed arbitrary code execution in varied contexts. Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of Important to this vulnerability. Description Multiple directories within /usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/Logaholic were set world writable by default with permissions of 777. These directories contained, among other items, the global …
The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla! CMS 3.2 Beta 2. Community members are asked to download and install the package in order to provide quality assurance for Joomla 3.2. Joomla 3.2 is scheduled for release on or around November 6th, 2013.
A big thank you goes out to everyone that contributed to Joomla 3.2! Joomla 3.2 will be our largest release ever, in terms of bug fixes and new features. Right now we’re at about 960 commits since 3.1.5’s release with 50 different people contributing to commits (not including testers and other non-coding activities). And best of all is that the new features are awesome!
cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated these updates as having security impact levels ranging from …
WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences that celebrate everything related to WordPress, and are a great opportunity to meet other WordPress users and professionals in your community. This has been a great year for WordCamps — there have been 56 so far in more than 20 countries, and there another 15 on the calendar before the year’s […]
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The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla! CMS 3.2 Beta1. Community members are asked to download and install the package in order to provide quality assurance for Joomla 3.2. Joomla 3.2 is scheduled for release on or around November 6th, 2013.
A big thank you goes out to everyone that contributed to Joomla 3.2! Joomla 3.2 will be our largest release ever, in terms of bug fixes and new features. Right now we’re at about 670 commits since 3.1.5’s release with 45 different people contributing to commits (not including testers and other non-coding activities). And best of all is that the new features are awesome!
10/10/2013 Houston, TX – As previously announced in our cPanel & WHM 11.40 Webinar and at cPanel Conference 2013, cPanel, Inc. is thrilled to release cPanel & WHM software version 11.40, which is now available in the CURRENT tier. cPanel & WHM version 11.40 offers support for IPv6 and 1:1 …
Joomla Community Magazine | October 2013
The October issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
Raising the Bar, by Alice Grevet
Google Summer of Code
What about Microdata in Joomla?, by Alexandru Pruteanu
Cloud Storage Final Report, by Alex Marin
Feature Stories
Can you Light a Fire in the Joomla! Community?, by Dianne Henning
CMS-Garden – Why Open Source CMS’s Are Not Opponents, by David Jardin
Get Your Art On!, by Dianne Henning
Designers
How to Create an Instagram Feed Widget in Joomla, by Shannon Good
Administrators
To SEO or Not to SEO, by Victoria Stone
Sitebuilders
How to Install a Joomla Twitter Widget, by Ashutosh Chauhan
Events
Behind the Scenes – How to Technically Manage a Joomla!Day, by David Jardin
Joomla! World Conference Countdown!, by Dianne Henning
Project News
Leadership Highlights October 2013, by Marijke Stuivenberg
The JED Needs You!, by Ryan Bernstein
Roundup from JUG Corner – September 2013, by Ruth Cheesley
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
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!
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IMPORTANT: cPanel Security Notice 2013-09-25: WordPress 3.6.1
SUMMARY Three CVEs were reported for WordPress 3.6 and WordPress has released an upgraded version to address theses vulnerabilities. cPanel has updated the WordPress version delivered via the cPAddons functionality in WHM to the new version of 3.6.1. AFFECTED VERSIONS All versions of WordPress 3.6.0 and below. SECURITY RATING US-CERT/NIST …
Joomla Community Magazine | September 2013
The September issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
Time to Hit the Road Running!, by Dianne Henning
Feature Stories
Joomla!Day Kenya 2013 – Asante Kenya!, by Ruth Cheesley
Interview of the Joomla! Certification Team, by Irene López
Administrators
Joomla from Permissions to the FTP Layer, by Pedro F. Vidal Lopez
Crowd Sourced Translation of a Joomla Site, by Soren Beck Jensen
Events
JoomlaDay Houston – Preparing for Launch, by Robbie Adair
Developers
CiviCon London 2013 – Oct 3 & 4, by Michael McAndrew
Joomla JavaScript, Fix it Right?, by Ashan Fernando
Sitebuilders
How to Choose an Extension: Searching the JED (Part 4.1), by Mike Veeckmans
Rebuilding Our Site Part 2: Moving from Joomla 1.5 to Joomla 2.5 (not 3.0?), by Ryuhei Yokokawa
Project News
Leadership Highlights September 2013, by Marijke Stuivenberg
Roundup From JUG Corner – August 2013, by Ruth Cheesley
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
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!
TSR-2013-0009 Detailed Disclosure The following disclosure covers Targeted Security Release TSR-2013-0009, that was published on August 27th, 2013. Each vulnerability is assigned an internal case number which is reflected below. Information regarding the cPanel Security Level rankings can be found here: http://go.cpanel.net/securitylevels Case 73377 Summary An account’s cpmove archives were …
TSR-2013-0009 Announcement cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated these updates as having security impact levels …
SUMMARY The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.4.19 and PHP 5.5.3. These releases fix a bug in the patch for CVE-2013-4248 in the OpenSSL module and a compile failure with ZTS enabled in PHP 5.4. All PHP users are encouraged to upgrade to either PHP 5.5.3 …
SUMMARY The PHP development team has announced the immediate availability of PHP 5.5.2. This release contains approximately 20 bug fixes, including a security issue in the OpenSSL module (CVE-2013-4248) and a session fixation problem (CVE-2011-4718). All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to this release. cPanel has released EasyApache …
SUMMARY The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.4.18. About 30 bugs were fixed, including security issues CVE-2013-4113 and CVE-2013-4248. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to this release. cPanel has released EasyApache 3.22.5 with this updated version of PHP 5.4.18 to address this issue. …
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The August issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
Bio Feedback, by Alice Grevet
Google Summer of Code
New Look Template Manager – Project Update, by Ram Tripathi
Feature Stories
The Telescopic CMS: Reaching New Users & Bridging Nations, by Ryan Bernstein
A Joomla Bug Squad Lesson on JLayouts, by Peter Wiseman
Ĝumla goes International, by Stella Lindblom
Designers
Rebuilding Our Site Part 1: Wireframes, Design and Our Audience, by Ryuhei Yokokawa
Colour and Its Influence on a Website, by Victoria Stone
Hello, Flat Design. 17 Joomla! Templates for Inspiration, by Scott Greenwald
Design Should Reflect Your Brand Identity, by Hannah Kaufman
Administrators
When Should You Upgrade Your Joomla 1.5 Site, by Alan Langford
How to Add Google+ Authorship to Our Joomla! Site, by Victoria Stone
Higher Rankings and Basic SEO for Your Joomla! Website, by Stephany C Jones
Sitebuilders
How to Choose an Extension? Part 3: Documentation, by Mike Veeckmans
How to Approach to Big Projects with Joomla!, by Pedro F. Vidal Lopez
Can Joomla! Help me Save Money on E-learning Projects?, by Pedro F. Vidal Lopez
Website Case Study: Polish Joomla! Magazine, by Robert Vining
Developers
Master Bootstrap – Free Template for Joomla!, by Victoria Stone
Getting Started with Composer and Joomla!, by David Hurley
Events
JoomlaDay San Francisco – A New Paradigm for Joomla!, by Jennifer Gress
Joomla! World Conference 2013, Get Your Tickets Now!, by Dianne Henning
Business Matters
How to Create a Newsletter People Actually Read, by Shannon Good
Harness The Power of Controversy to Gain More Traffic to Your Joomla! Site, by John Rampton
Project News
Leadership Highlights August 2013, by Marijke Stuivenberg
Joomla! Resources Directory – It’s Time for a Change!, by Chad Windnagle
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
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!