Posted
11 days
ago
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.8 [Wohnaiki]. This release contains a number of bug fixes and two moderate-level security fixes. It has been around two months since Joomla 1.5.7 was released on
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September 9, 2008. The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.
Download Click here to download Joomla 1.5.8 (Full package) » Click here to find an update package. »
Instructions New installation and technical requirements Upgrade from an existing Joomla 1.5 version Migration from Joomla! 1.0.x Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo. Documentation is available for beginners.
Release Notes Check the Joomla 1.5.8 Post-Release Notes to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
View past release notes for Joomla 1.5.7 or release notes for Joomla 1.5.6.
Security Two moderate-level security issues were fixed in this release:
Default filtering for content Filtering for Web Link descriptions For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center. Components Articles: Remove brackets around Last Updated date and time, Start Publishing date corrections for other than UTC 00:00, hit counts correct for Articles, adding a space after a cloaked email address E-mail addresses: Correctly cloaked when presented in Section and Category descriptions Categories: Edit icon correctly shows for Articles without Title links, Print icon correct now on first page for Blog Layout Sections: Plural and singular form correction, Category link properly ended, Router changes reverted to version 1.5.6 so Article ID does not append to the Article slug Frontpage: Article assignment correction, corrected number of Links Contacts: Image display correction when Image Directory is configured RSS Feed: Corrected spelling of Category in Category feed User: Added isInternal checking on referer values Weblinks: Language strings Modules Feed: Target attribute validation, language string correction Login: ItemID is preserved on redirect Menu: Changing Menu Link Type now functions properly, Section Language string, Article Reset button working Related Items: Keyword matching functions correctly and filters characters appropriately Stats: Corrected Time Sections: No authorization parameter works correctly Search: Form validates correctly for Transitional xHTML Legacy Return statement added for Legacy Menu Check Templates Beez: Lengthened E-mail Content Popup, Search button now works when pressed, password reset works correctly, corrections to Beez HTML folders, User details page corrected JA_Purity: Added missing language strings Administrator Console: Added "Welcome to Joomla!" information and Joomla Security RSS feeds to Administrator Console Installation: Proper deletion of component directories, default entries for Templates and Languages are now correct for uninstall Media Manager: Changed default for new sites to disable Flash multi-file uploader due to incompatibility with Flash 10 Installation: Remove confusing error message about language files for extension installations, Administrator Modules now correctly uninstall INI files Sample data: Updated news feeds to point to free software community sites, extensive corrections and updates to sample content System API: JFolder::files and JFolder::folders corrections for Search, missing Method added to JRecordSet, Database Class correctly quotes names not using dot notation, JTableUser matches using the correct number of fields Cache: Correct undefined variable in Cache Class Language file: Corrected wording, correct installation of PDF fonts independent of language choices, several language string corrections in en-GB.ini Menu: Performance improvements for sites with many menu items Users: Temporary Users are now able to logout, secure protocol can now be used when editing account details Added PHP 4 compatibility for isInternal checking Statistics Statistics for the 1.5.8 release period:
Joomla 1.5.8 contains: 71 issues fixed in SVN 26 commits Tracker activity resulted in a net decrease of 4 active issues: 65 new reports 130 closed 66 fixed in SVN At the time the 1.5.8 release was packaged, the tracker had 114 active issues: 44 open 44 confirmed 24 pending 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 with Joomla, find out more information here on how to report the bug.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Ian MacLennan and Mark Dexter co-leads; Airton Torres, Arno Zijlstra, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Alan Langford, Anthony Ferrara, Amy Stephen, Andrew Eddie, Elin Waring, Ercan Ozkaya, Charl van Niekerk, Gergo Erdosi, Hannes Papenberg, Jennifer Marriott, Jens-Christian Skibakk, Jonah Braun, Joseph LeBlanc, Kevin Devine, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mati Kochen, Mickael Maison, Robin Muilwijk, Samuel Moffatt, Shantanu Bala, Toby Patterson, and Wilco Jansen.
A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Dan Walker, Eduardo Diaz, and Tibor Toth. [Less]
Posted
20 days
ago
Each year Packt Publishing opens the voting booths for users everywhere to cast votes for the best content management system. There are a number of very qualified contenders in each of the categories including CMS Made Simple, Plone, and Drupal.
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This year, Joomla took the runner-up prize in the categories of Best Overall Open Source CMS Award and the Best PHP Open Source CMS (tied with CMS Made Simple). This results in a total prize winnings of $3500 to the Joomla Project.
Even though Joomla has taken home several Packt Awards in the past, Joomla Core Team member Andrew Eddie asserted, "This has made me more determined to do better next year."
Also, Joomla developer Johan Janssens was awarded the Open Source MVP 2008 prize, a new category in this year's awards, for his outstanding contributions to Joomla.
We at the Joomla Project would like to thank all of our wonderful users to voting for us and a big congratulations goes to Drupal for taking first place in the Best Overall Open Source CMS Award category. We also want to congratulate all the other winners.
Joomla Core Team member Brad Baker summed it up, "The future is bright for open source content management systems like Drupal and Joomla, whichever you use." [Less]
Posted
about 1 month
ago
You may have noticed the Joomla Shop recently got a facelift to match the new Joomla.org front page design. Now, to really perk it up we've added new items too.
When your house doesn't seem to have enough official Joomla merchandise, the
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Joomla Shop has you covered. Expanding the offerings of the shop are three cool new products, guaranteed to make you the envy of open source enthusiasts everywhere.
Autumn is coming, and with it the brisk weather and need for an awesome Joomla-embroidered lightweight jacket. The Men's R-Tek Fleece Jacket is made from recycled material so it's both stylish and eco-friendly.
For those Joomla supporters who need to lug books, a computer, files, and more around, look no further than the new urban backpack. The Joomla Urban Backpack has a padded computer case, MP3 player pouch and chest/waist straps to make it useful on hikes. And, of course, it also has the beautiful Joomla logo embroidered on the front.
Women do Joomla too, and the shop hasn't forgotten that. Adding to the fall outerwear options is the Women's Soft Touch Hoodie. This hoodie is made from Pima cotton, and due to its infusion of Modal fibers it's luxuriously soft.
Support Joomla by patronizing the shop, and get some great stuff in return. [Less]
Posted
about 1 month
ago
You may have noticed the Joomla Shop recently got a facelift to match the new Joomla.org front page design. Now, to really perk it up we've added new items too.
When your house doesn't seem to have enough official Joomla merchandise, the
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Joomla Shop has you covered. Expanding the offerings of the shop are three cool new products, guaranteed to make you the envy of open source enthusiasts everywhere.
Autumn is coming, and with it the brisk weather and need for an awesome Joomla-embroidered lightweight jacket. The Men's R-Tek Fleece Jacket is made from recycled material so it's both stylish and eco-friendly.
For those Joomla supporters who need to lug books, a computer, files, and more around, look no further than the new urban backpack. The Joomla Urban Backpack has a padded computer case, MP3 player pouch and chest/waist straps to make it useful on hikes. And, of course, it also has the beautiful Joomla logo embroidered on the front.
Women do Joomla too, and the shop hasn't forgotten that. Adding to the fall outerwear options is the Women's Soft Touch Hoodie. This hoodie is made from Pima cotton, and due to its infusion of Modal fibers it's luxuriously soft.
Support Joomla by patronizing the shop, and get some great stuff in return.
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Posted
2 months
ago
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.7 [Wovusani]. This is a security release and contains a number of bug fixes, improvements as well as security fixes. It is strongly recommended that users immediately
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upgrade. It has been nearly four weeks since Joomla 1.5.6 was released on August 12, 2008. The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.
Instructions
New installation
Upgrade from an existing Joomla 1.5 version
Migration from Joomla! 1.0.x
Click here to download Joomla 1.5.7 (Full package) »
Click here to find an update package. »
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo. Documentation is available for beginners.
Release Notes
Security
Several security issues were fixed in this release. There was 1 critical, 1 major and 2 moderate security vulnerabilities fixed in 1.5.7. For more information, visit the Security Center.
Articles
com_content: Metadata handling; Alias not copied for Articles
String Escaping: External links; Titles; Alt tags missing on images
Blog Layout: Article Page break; new Left-to-Right option; Breadcrumbs; Archive Intro Text formatting issues; Section Blog Article links
Submit Article: Article Order Drop-Down List on Front End Shows Archived and Trashed Articles; Preview edited Article does not use Template Editor.css
RSS Feed: Publish Date fix; External URLs rendering incorrectly
SEO: Index and Follow Meta Tag for Print View
Modules
Show_noauth problem; Module Deletion after uninstall; Colspan in mod_latest; Copy Newsflash Module
Name and Username in mod_login; Menu item is locked after closing
Search: Textfield Width Parameter; Show Search Results option; Category Search
Legacy
Menu Access Rights Corrections; Menu Separator shows as Link
Templates
Beez: Contact Image; Typo in Attribute value; Newsflash Article URL
ja_purity: e-Mail and Print Button files; Default Article Layout does not display Edit Icon for Authors; Site Logo Text goes under Header background; Top menu
UPDATE (Sept. 10, 2008): New function countMenuChildren() added for hiding empty split menus
Administrator
$row is not Initialized
Help: Latest Version check; Help Key Reference Update for Modules: New Screen
Configuration: Time Zone correction
Media Manager: Base path missing slashes
Sample Content: Outdated Links in "Welcome to Joomla", Newsfeed Fixes, several updated articles and statistics
Installation: Remove confusing error message about language files for extension installations
System
IIS 6 and IIS 7: JRoute::_() and Application Redirect() fixes
Parameter Types: SQL, Textarea for Templates
E-mail: JMail class ignores JConfig.sendmail path for sendmail; Incorrect SEF URLs for outgoing recommendation e-mails
API: JHTMLSelect fix; queryBatch logging in debug mode; JSite::getParams(); strpos(); setMetadata creates duplicate meta tags; $row is not initialized
XML-RPC client ID is too high; Profiling J1.5 framework; $row is not initialized
Cache: JCacheStorageFile::gc flawed logic in cache expiry; Clean Cache file with Cache Manager
UPDATE (Sept. 12, 2008): For FAQs about this release, see http://docs.joomla.org/Category:Version_1.5.7_FAQ [Less]
