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Published: 17 September 2020

Last Updated: 25 September 2020

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Joomla 4.0 beta 4 and Joomla 3.10 alpha 2 are here

The fourth beta of the Joomla 4.0 just got released, along with the second alpha of Joomla 3.10.

Joomla 4.0 beta 4 with over 100 bug fixes compared to beta 3 and many additional improvements is yet another step in the Joomla 4 development process.

We are excited by Joomla 4's improvements and are advancing really well on the Community Builder adaptations for Joomla 4. We have now an internal build that runs on both Joomla 3.9 and 4.0 beta 4. This feature will make the upgrade of Community Builder sites running on Joomla 3.x to Joomla 4 much easier.

You can take Joomla 4 beta 4 for a spin using the launch.joomla.org site or you can just download and install on your local or hosting environment. Make sure you help the development process by submitting any issues you identify on the Joomla tracker site.

Joomla 3.10 alpha 2 is a bridge release. You can update your current Joomla 3.9 website (best to clone first) to Joomla 3.10 a2 and then upgrade to Joomla 4 b4. This way you will be able to test run your website on Joomla 4.

The Joomla team is also reaching out to third-party (extension and template) developers to provide feedback regarding cross release compatibility. The CB Team has started testing our Joomlapolis addons and is providing feedback to Joomla too.

For detailed changelogs and roadmap/timeline perspective, please read the Joomla release announcement.

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Published: 02 September 2020

Last Updated: 25 September 2020

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Joomla 3.9.21 is here - a security and bug fixes release!

The Joomla project team has recently released version 3.9.21 as security and bug fixes release.

Joomla 3.9.21 fixes 3 (low priority) security issues and over 20 bugs.

Community Builder 2.4.6 (latest build) and all Joomlapolis add-ons work just fine with Joomla 3.9.21. You can see everything in action on our demo site.

Joomla 3.9.21 is a recommended upgrade for all Joomla sites - you should upgrade.

As always, before any Joomla upgrade on your live website, take a backup just in case anything goes wrong.

You can learn more about the fixed bugs by reading the Joomla 3.9.21 announcement.

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Published: 22 July 2020

Last Updated: 25 September 2020

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Community Builder 2.4.6 can be freely downloaded by all registered members

We just released Community Builder 2.4.6 with 4 new features and 11 bug fixes!

The main new features include:

• A rewritten Install (and update) from Web with:
  • Support for a Site Key (optional) allowing to upgrade add-ons without being logged-into Joomlapolis.com (more info in Kyle's blog),
  • Installing and upgrading add-ons now automatically also installs or upgrades their own Joomla extensions
  • A wider range of supported browsers and sites for upgrade of add-ons with Improved tokens-handling
  • Configurable updates check interval are now supported
  • The new install from web, as well as our new Downloads page uses the new features of our CB Package Builder
• Speed improvements for optional username and email checks on registration and user profile edit pages

Community Builder 2.4.6 is a recommended upgrade for all CB sites.

Our demo website has already been updated to Community Builder 2.4.6, so you can see it in action along will all our Joomlapolis add-ons.

As always, you should first test on a cloned environment before upgrading your production site.

A detailed changelog with fixed bugs description is available in the discussion thread.

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Published: 15 July 2020

Last Updated: 25 September 2020

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Joomla 3.9.20 is here - a security and bug fixes release!

The Joomla project team has recently released version 3.9.20 as security and bug fixes release.

Joomla 3.9.20 addresses 6 security vulnerabilities (5 low priority and 1 moderate) and over 25 bugs.

Community Builder 2.4.5 (latest build) and all Joomlapolis add-ons work just fine with Joomla 3.9.20. You can see everything in action on our demo site.

Joomla 3.9.20 is a recommended upgrade for all Joomla sites - you should upgrade.

As always, before any Joomla upgrade on your live website, take a backup just in case anything goes wrong.

You can learn more about the fixed bugs by reading the Joomla 3.9.20 announcement.

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Published: 01 July 2020

Last Updated: 25 September 2020

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Joomla 4.0 beta 2 is here - and it's awesome!!

We're really thrilled! The second beta of the new Joomla 4.0 just got released, exactly one month after beta 1 with over 200 bug fixes, moving forward with great momentum.

Joomla 4.0 is a major release

Joomla 4 is a huge step forward for the Joomla community and the Web, with a brand new user interface and experience (backend and frontend), that is extremely accessible for everyone (Level AA of WCAG 2.1). A fully rebuilt Media Manager with built-in image editing, a new customizable publishing workflow, customizable HTML Site Mail templates, and much more makes it easier to use, and more powerful!

Under the hood, the newest web techologies will enable robust and innovative applications like never before. The new powerfull and cleanly coded Joomla Framework now includes web services for mobile apps, Internet of things (IoT) automation and allows to make content and applications easily available to other websites. An enhanced events dispatcher, prepared SQL statements, new security features and an expanded CLI round up this superb new Joomla edition.

Our analysis

Our analysis is that Joomla 4 has a huge potential for a rapid growth, as it addresses a very broad range of users, from the quickly installed personal website up to online government services requiring highest security, accessibility and stability standards. Additionally it will simultaneously thrill developers of modern web and mobile apps, web designers needing creative flexibility and efficient configuration interface, and corporate webmasters relying on the power and stability of an established web platform.

Give it a try, Download Joomla 4.0 beta 2, it installs in the blink of an eye with its new user friendly installer, and you will quickly understand why we are so thrilled! Make sure to report to Joomla Isssues tracker any bugs you find and help get Joomla 4.0 stable out quicker. But do not use a Joomla beta release on live sites, as stability and security are still being improved.

Community Builder compatibility plan

Community Builder 2.4 is not yet compatible with Joomla 4.0, but we are starting work on that front. We don't expect any major difficulties in making Community Builder compatible with Joomla 4.0, thanks to CB's CBLib abstraction layer and our AHAWOW XML administration framework, that will require mostly adaptations only in the AHAWOW engine and none in the abstract CB administration interface descriptions. We currently plan to make CB Joomla 4.0-compatible sometime between Joomla 4.0 RC and 4.0 Stable with a smooth upgrade process.

Easy upgrade path from Joomla 3.9 to 4.0

Joomla 4.0 and extensions upgrade process should generally be smooth thanks to a well thought upgrade strategy, as Joomla 3.10 Long Term Support will be released simultaneously with Joomla 4.0, and will be simultaneously API-compatible both with Joomla 3.9 and with Joomla 4.0, allowing to upgrade Joomla 3.9 to 3.10, then extensinos one by one, before upgrading to Joomla 4.0. We expect all major Joomla extensions to also be compatible by Joomla 4.0 stable release, while some smaller ones will need to be replaced. For those, the Joomla 3.10 intermediate upgrade step is a really smart decision.

The new Joomla 4.0 administration dashboard

The new administration dashboard, powered by administration modules, has a fresh modern look and can be configured to your liking.

Joomla 4.0 beta 2 administration dashboard