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Joomla! 5.2[edit]

  • The main features are:
    • Guided Tour Enhancements
    • Multilingual Menu Management
    • New Articles Module
    • Customizable Email Templates
    • Create Categories Directly in Menus
    • Conditional Fields for Forms
    • CSS Class Selector in TinyMCE
    • Improved Password Security
    • Conditional Fields for Forms
  • Developer Features and Optimizations
    • SEO and SEF URL Improvements
    • Event Classes for Plugins
    • Improved Media Manager
    • Optimized Image Thumbnails
    • PHP 8.4 Support
    • Better Task Management

See the list on new features/improvements on GitHub

Joomla! 5.1[edit]

  • The main features are:
    • Guided Tour Enhancements
    • Implement TUF updater
    • Heavily improve dark mode
    • Implement backend dark mode switch
    • Implement a Welcome Tour
    • SEO: Add trailing slash behaviour
    • SEO: Improve URL behaviour with index.php
    • Adding notice to global configuration for additional options in SEF plugin
    • Update Jooa11y Accessibility Checker Plugin with latest Sa11y
    • Improve Guided Tours with new features for required field handling and support for checkbox / radio / select lists as target
    • Add regex validation for fields
    • Add schema.org Generic type)
    • Add schema.org Article type
    • Allow custom fields form be manipulates like category form

See the list on new features/improvements on GitHub

Joomla! 5.0

Joomla 5 is a major version. We’re bringing plenty of new features, security and code improvements and increased speed with those improvements. Everything under the hood has been redesigned, rethought and refactored to make use of the latest server languages. Most importantly, Joomla 5.0 is built for you to grow with you and your business. One of the most significant changes you may notice is that we are not calling Joomla 4.4.x to Joomla 5.x a migration but an Upgrade.
Whether you’re an individual, blogger, charity, web agency or multinational, Joomla is a great choice for you!

Want to know how Joomla 5 will benefit you? Visit Joomla! 5 Introduction site

What new features are in Joomla 5?[edit]

  • Dark Mode in Administrator: Joomla 5 boasts a more refined dark mode, not just for users but also for administrators.
  • Web Assets and Caching: Many improvements to the web asset caching
  • Schema.org Integration: Automatic activation of Schema.org data for organisation and site names enhances search engine optimisation.
  • Code Optimisation: Speed advancements are noticed due to automatic source code optimisation through the phpcs fixer.
  • PHP & Bootstrap Updates: Improved compatibility with PHP 8+ and an update to Bootstrap 5.3.2 ensures that the platform remains contemporary.
  • User Interface: Enhancements in dark mode for the Atum administrator template and the new Joomla modal window for select buttons promise a smoother user experience.
  • Tools & Plugins: The TinyMCE editor gets an update to 6.7 with added image alignment features. Several scheduled tasks have been moved to scheduler plugins, *enhancing system performance.
  • Media Management: AVIF support in the media manager and the ability to exclude archived content from smart search indexing improve media handling capabilities.
  • Menu sorting: Allowing you to sort the menu in the way you want it.
  • Enhanced Security: Events have been migrated to their classes, and the removal of no longer functional Recaptcha plugins boosts security.
  • Modern Technologies: Internal code restructuring focuses on utilising more modern APIs. There's added JS Import map support for Web Asset Manager and deprecated fixes for php 8.2.
  • Extensions & Compatibility: Joomla 5 introduces Fontawesome 6.4, Codemirror 6, and has updated its Webauthn Library. Notably, Joomla now requires PHP 8.1, MySQL 8.0.13+, MariaDB 10.4+, and PostgreSQL 12+ for optimal performance.
  • Cleaner Code Base: Joomla 5 places a strong emphasis on code cleanliness. The transition from older APIs, removal of es5 support, and other heavily coded cleanups ensure the CMS runs efficiently.
  • Joomla 5 encapsulates modern requirements for a CMS, promising its users a combination of speed, security, and an intuitive user experience.
  • See the list on new features/improvements on GitHub

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