Joomla! 5.1.0 Beta1

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• 💁 24+ contributors
• 🧰 83+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
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💆 New Contributors

• @joomlaweby made their first contribution in #42845
• @AlexanderCkm made their first contribution in #42819

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.1] upmerge 2024-02-22 by @LadySolveig in #42858
• [5.1] Updating php-cs-fixer and php_codesniffer to latest versions by @Hackwar in #42603
• [5.x] Translation Update by @joomla-translation-bot in #42876
• [5.1] Convert mod_multilangstatus to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42845
• [5.1] Convert mod_sampledata to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42866
• [5.1] Convert mod_frontend to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42853
• [5.1] Convert mod_user to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42852
• [5.1] Rewrite com_associations in vanilla JS by @C-Lodder in #42771
• [5.1] Convert mod_toolbar to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42838
• [5.1] Convert mod_loginsupport to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42827
• [5.1] Convert mod_title to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42801
• [5.1] Schemaorg => Generic plugin by @bembelimen in #42699
• [5.1] Implement onAfterInitialiseRouter event by @Hackwar in #42692
• Convert mod_stats to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42781
• [5.1] Convert mod_wrapper to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42792
• [5.1] Fix user field validation on change by @C-Lodder in #42756
• [5.1] Fix content history diff error by @C-Lodder in #42755
• [5.1] Rewrite treeselect in vanilla JS by @C-Lodder in #42776
• [5.1] WebAssetManager: reset sorting state when new item enabled or disabled by @Fedik in #42880
• [5.1] Convert mod_version to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42814
• [5.1] TUF-based core updates by @SniperSister in #42799
• [5.1] Convert mod_stats_admin to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42886
• [5.1] Convert mod_syndicate to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42883
• [5.1] Convert mod_custom to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42877
• [5.1] Use local $container instead of getting from Factory by @joomdonation in #42868
• [5.1] Minor cleanup for modules JS by @C-Lodder in #42784
• Convert mod_messages to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42735
• [5.1] Unit test for WebAsset stuff by @Fedik in #42885
• Change the getItem return type to stdClass and make the CMSObject inherit it by @laoneo in #42717
• [5.0] Improve DX on the com_templates(styles) by @dgrammatiko in #41388
• [5.1] Upmerge 2024-02-27 by @LadySolveig in #42902
• [5.1] Replace deprecated substr() with substring() by @C-Lodder in #42726
• [5.1] Languagefilter: Fix implementation of subscriberinterface by @Hackwar in #42901
• [5.1] Replace JPATH_PLATFORM with _JEXEC by @heelc29 in #42904
• [5.1] Give a name for the breadcrumbs schema.org asset by @Fedik in #42881
• [5.1] Convert mod_feed to service provider by @heelc29 in #42215
• [5.1] Convert mod_tags_similar to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42898
• [5.1] Convert mod_tags_popular to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42899
• [5.1] Fix Form::renderField() can cause duplicate database queries by @Fedik in #42709
• [5.1] SEF: Implementing trailing slash behavior by @Hackwar in #42702
• [5.1] Adding notice to global configuration for additional options in SEF plugin by @LadySolveig in #42832
• [5.1] Form: Add regex validation rule by @Hackwar in #42657
• [5.1] New Article site by @brianteeman in #39506
• Use a sensible default if none is found by @roland-d in #36692
• [5.1] Upmerge 2024-02-28 by @LadySolveig in #42916
• [5.1] Replace hard coded img element by JLayout joomla.html.image and DRY by @hans2103 in #42508
• [5.1] Unused imports by @Denitz in #41980
• [5.1] Followup convert mod_messages to service provider #42735 by @heelc29 in #42906
• [5.1] SEF: Implementing index.php behavior by @Hackwar in #42704
• [5.1] Convert mod_latestactions to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42910
• [5.1] Convert mod_languages to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42929
• [5.1] Switching Folder::makeSafe() to framework version by @Hackwar in #42762
• [5.1][Events] PageCache event classes by @Fedik in #41965
• [5.1] Migrating Joomla\CMS\Filesystem\Folder::exists() to is_dir() by @Hackwar in #40131
• [5.1] Switching Folder::files() to framework version by @Hackwar in #42761
• [5.1] Header list field by @Razzo1987 in #42736
• [5][webservices] add filter by search by @alikon in #42519
• [5.x] Drop postcss, own package by @dgrammatiko in #42427
• [5.x] Localize own package by @dgrammatiko in #42428
• [5.1] Menus and categories view with equal headline by @chmst in https://github.com/joomla...

Joomla! 5.1.0 Alpha4

👀 Release information

• 💁 18+ contributors
• 🧰 31+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

Note

Userfacing information about this Joomla! release can be found on the release page

🔥 Installation Packages

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💆 New Contributors

• @skillet-actual made their first contribution in #42697
• @adamchaboryk made their first contribution in #42780

🧹 What has been changed

• com_contact. Rm unused order_up, order_dn by @ReLater in #42581
• [5.1] Convert mod_banners to service provider by @heelc29 in #42214
• Fixing missing support for "Subcategory Levels" parameter in contacts category view by @artur-stepien in #41618
• [4.4]Added an api test for site menu items. by @rajputanuj31 in #42708
• Change type of field "value" in table #_fields_values from text to mediumtext by @sergeytolkachyov in #42606
• [5.1] Update FontAwesome to 6.5.1 by @C-Lodder in #42721
• [5.1] Useless isset argument by @Denitz in #41968
• [5.1] Use Dialog for Batch for Redirect component by @Fedik in #42355
• [5.1] HTML Mail template images by @brianteeman in #42448
• [5.1] WebAsset fix for calling the onAttachCallback, and cache for tree sorting to improve performance by @Fedik in #42661
• [5.1] Use Dialog for extensions changelog by @Fedik in #42453
• [5.0] Find proper script for file uninstall by @Hackwar in #39180
• [5.1] Add main region on error page by @Razzo1987 in #42719
• [5.1] Use Dialog for scheduler task "Run test" by @Fedik in #42746
• [5.1] Replace deprecated KeyboardEvent code by @C-Lodder in #42715
• [5.1] Template Long Description by @brianteeman in #42651
• Add link to JED - schema plugins category in schema plugin form by @LadySolveig in #42747
• [5.0] Switching Input object from CMS to framework class by @Hackwar in #40415
• [4.4] process fields on fulltext by @brianteeman in #42744
• [#42733] Fixes menu verification check for menu types with Unicode characters by @Kubik-Rubik in #42741
• Update Nested.php to support aliasing the 'checked_out' column. by @skillet-actual in #42697
• [5.1] Upmerge 2024-02-04 by @Razzo1987 in #42759
• [4.4] Smart Search: Don't search for alternative images by @Hackwar in #42725
• Revert "[5.0] Switching Input object from CMS to framework class" by @LadySolveig in #42764
• [4.4] Language Filter strings by @brianteeman in #42687
• [4.4] Fix strpos(): Passing null is deprecated by @Quy in #42773
• [5.1] Update deleted files list in script.php for 5.1.0-alpha4 by @richard67 in #42785
• [5.0] - Fix API menus/site/items by @LadySolveig in #42782
• [5.1] upmerge 2024-02-11 by @LadySolveig in #42789
• [5.1] Guided Tours - Add checkbox/radio/select target element support, enhanced required field handling by @GeraintEdwards in #40994
• [5.1] Update Jooa11y with latest Sa11y build (Attempt #2) by @adamchaboryk in #42780

Full Changelog: 5.1.0-alpha3...5.1.0-alpha4

Joomla! 4.4.3 Stable

New Joomla! Installations .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip
Update from a previous version of Joomla! .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip

What's Changed

• [4.4] check for valid referrer by @heelc29 in #42599
• Update SiteRouter.php - check $force_ssl non type safe by @sba in #42615
• [4.4] Fix parameter type for whereIn query in ExtensionsHelper - issue 42637 by @richard67 in #42638
• Define correct type for field helper doc by @laoneo in #42635
• [4.4] text not visible (error_login) by @brianteeman in #42616
• [4.4] Fix missing 'separator' lines between sub menus in Admin Components by @Irata in #42588
• Route the redirect in the menu logout by @laoneo in #42473
• [4.4] Api test for com_menus. by @rajputanuj31 in #42563
• Language install core loader - Show Joomla Spinner on language install by @MacJoom in #42602
• Build: Create checksum_update.txt file with tags by @MacJoom in #42629
• [4.4]Added an api test for com_menus administrator. by @rajputanuj31 in #42665
• [4.4] Atom Feed: Prevent notice from empty description by @Hackwar in #42670
• [4.4] Improve Totp code input by @sitecode in #42608
• [4.4] Media Manager long filenames by @brianteeman in #42691
• [4.4]Added an api test for site menu items. by @rajputanuj31 in #42708
• [4.4] process fields on fulltext by @brianteeman in #42744
• [#42733] Fixes menu verification check for menu types with Unicode characters by @Kubik-Rubik in #42741
• Update Nested.php to support aliasing the 'checked_out' column. by @skillet-actual in #42697
• [4.4] Smart Search: Don't search for alternative images by @Hackwar in #42725
• [4.4] Language Filter strings by @brianteeman in #42687
• [4.4] Fix strpos(): Passing null is deprecated by @Quy in #42773
• [4.4] Update phpseclib to 3.0.34 by @SniperSister in #42470

New Contributors

• @Irata made their first contribution in #42588
• @sitecode made their first contribution in #42608
• @skillet-actual made their first contribution in #42697

Full Changelog: 4.4.2...4.4.3

5.0.3

👀 Release information

• 💁 4+ contributors
• 🧰 8+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

Note

Userfacing information about this Joomla! release can be found on the release page

🔥 Installation Packages

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💆 New Contributors

• @Irata made their first contribution in #42588
• @sitecode made their first contribution in #42608
• @skillet-actual made their first contribution in #42697

🧹 What has been changed

• [4.4] check for valid referrer by @heelc29 in #42599
• Update SiteRouter.php - check $force_ssl non type safe by @sba in #42615
• [4.4] Fix parameter type for whereIn query in ExtensionsHelper - issue 42637 by @richard67 in #42638
• Define correct type for field helper doc by @laoneo in #42635
• [4.4] text not visible (error_login) by @brianteeman in #42616
• [4.4] Fix missing 'separator' lines between sub menus in Admin Components by @Irata in #42588
• Upmerge by @laoneo in #42659
• [5.0] Codemirror RTL fix in com_templates by @brianteeman in #42656
• [5.0] Is not in development by @bembelimen in #42595
• Route the redirect in the menu logout by @laoneo in #42473
• [4.4] Api test for com_menus. by @rajputanuj31 in #42563
• Language install core loader - Show Joomla Spinner on language install by @MacJoom in #42602
• Build: Create checksum_update.txt file with tags by @MacJoom in #42629
• [4.4]Added an api test for com_menus administrator. by @rajputanuj31 in #42665
• [4.4] Atom Feed: Prevent notice from empty description by @Hackwar in #42670
• [4.4] Improve Totp code input by @sitecode in #42608
• Translation Update by @joomla-translation-bot in #42669
• [5.x] Fix broken parameters for bzip2 and zstd packages in the build/build.php script by @richard67 in #42623
• [5.0] Codemirror Full Screen background by @brianteeman in #42683
• [4.4] Media Manager long filenames by @brianteeman in #42691
• [5.0] Upmerged 2024-01-22 by @bembelimen in #42696
• [5.0] Update error.php by @Razzo1987 in #42652
• [4.4]Added an api test for site menu items. by @rajputanuj31 in #42708
• [5.0] Find proper script for file uninstall by @Hackwar in #39180
• [4.4] process fields on fulltext by @brianteeman in #42744
• [#42733] Fixes menu verification check for menu types with Unicode characters by @Kubik-Rubik in #42741
• Update Nested.php to support aliasing the 'checked_out' column. by @skillet-actual in #42697
• [4.4] Smart Search: Don't search for alternative images by @Hackwar in #42725
• [4.4] Language Filter strings by @brianteeman in #42687
• [4.4] Fix strpos(): Passing null is deprecated by @Quy in #42773
• [5.0] - Fix API menus/site/items by @LadySolveig in #42782

Full Changelog: 5.0.2...5.0.3

Joomla! 5.0.3 Release Candidate

👀 Release information

• 💁 17+ contributors
• 🧰 10+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

Note

Userfacing information about this Joomla! release can be found on the release page

🔥 Installation Packages

New Joomla! Installations	SHA-256 Checksums
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✒️ Upgrade Packages

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Additional and a second source of checksums can be found at our official download page. If you need further information on how to validate a release package please visit our documentation.

💆 New Contributors

• @Irata made their first contribution in #42588
• @sitecode made their first contribution in #42608
• @skillet-actual made their first contribution in #42697

🧹 What has been changed

• [4.4] check for valid referrer by @heelc29 in #42599
• Update SiteRouter.php - check $force_ssl non type safe by @sba in #42615
• [4.4] Fix parameter type for whereIn query in ExtensionsHelper - issue 42637 by @richard67 in #42638
• Define correct type for field helper doc by @laoneo in #42635
• [4.4] text not visible (error_login) by @brianteeman in #42616
• [4.4] Fix missing 'separator' lines between sub menus in Admin Components by @Irata in #42588
• Upmerge by @laoneo in #42659
• [5.0] Codemirror RTL fix in com_templates by @brianteeman in #42656
• [5.0] Is not in development by @bembelimen in #42595
• Route the redirect in the menu logout by @laoneo in #42473
• [4.4] Api test for com_menus. by @rajputanuj31 in #42563
• Language install core loader - Show Joomla Spinner on language install by @MacJoom in #42602
• Build: Create checksum_update.txt file with tags by @MacJoom in #42629
• [4.4]Added an api test for com_menus administrator. by @rajputanuj31 in #42665
• [4.4] Atom Feed: Prevent notice from empty description by @Hackwar in #42670
• [4.4] Improve Totp code input by @sitecode in #42608
• Translation Update by @joomla-translation-bot in #42669
• [5.x] Fix broken parameters for bzip2 and zstd packages in the build/build.php script by @richard67 in #42623
• [5.0] Codemirror Full Screen background by @brianteeman in #42683
• [4.4] Media Manager long filenames by @brianteeman in #42691
• [5.0] Upmerged 2024-01-22 by @bembelimen in #42696
• [5.0] Update error.php by @Razzo1987 in #42652
• [4.4]Added an api test for site menu items. by @rajputanuj31 in #42708
• [5.0] Find proper script for file uninstall by @Hackwar in #39180
• [4.4] process fields on fulltext by @brianteeman in #42744
• [#42733] Fixes menu verification check for menu types with Unicode characters by @Kubik-Rubik in #42741
• Update Nested.php to support aliasing the 'checked_out' column. by @skillet-actual in #42697
• [4.4] Smart Search: Don't search for alternative images by @Hackwar in #42725
• [4.4] Language Filter strings by @brianteeman in #42687
• [4.4] Fix strpos(): Passing null is deprecated by @Quy in #42773
• [5.0] - Fix API menus/site/items by @LadySolveig in #42782

Full Changelog: 5.0.2...5.0.3-rc1

Joomla! 4.4.3 Release Candidate 1

New Joomla! Installations .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip
Update from a previous version of Joomla! .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip

What's Changed

• [4.4] check for valid referrer by @heelc29 in #42599
• Update SiteRouter.php - check $force_ssl non type safe by @sba in #42615
• [4.4] Fix parameter type for whereIn query in ExtensionsHelper - issue 42637 by @richard67 in #42638
• Define correct type for field helper doc by @laoneo in #42635
• [4.4] text not visible (error_login) by @brianteeman in #42616
• [4.4] Fix missing 'separator' lines between sub menus in Admin Components by @Irata in #42588
• Route the redirect in the menu logout by @laoneo in #42473
• [4.4] Api test for com_menus. by @rajputanuj31 in #42563
• Language install core loader - Show Joomla Spinner on language install by @MacJoom in #42602
• Build: Create checksum_update.txt file with tags by @MacJoom in #42629
• [4.4]Added an api test for com_menus administrator. by @rajputanuj31 in #42665
• [4.4] Atom Feed: Prevent notice from empty description by @Hackwar in #42670
• [4.4] Improve Totp code input by @sitecode in #42608
• [4.4] Media Manager long filenames by @brianteeman in #42691
• [4.4]Added an api test for site menu items. by @rajputanuj31 in #42708
• [4.4] process fields on fulltext by @brianteeman in #42744
• [#42733] Fixes menu verification check for menu types with Unicode characters by @Kubik-Rubik in #42741
• Update Nested.php to support aliasing the 'checked_out' column. by @skillet-actual in #42697
• [4.4] Smart Search: Don't search for alternative images by @Hackwar in #42725
• [4.4] Language Filter strings by @brianteeman in #42687
• [4.4] Fix strpos(): Passing null is deprecated by @Quy in #42773

New Contributors

• @Irata made their first contribution in #42588
• @sitecode made their first contribution in #42608
• @skillet-actual made their first contribution in #42697

Full Changelog: 4.4.2...4.4.3-rc1

Joomla! 5.1.0 Alpha3

👀 Release information

• 💁 25+ contributors
• 🧰 45+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

Note

Userfacing information about this Joomla! release can be found on the release page

🔥 Installation Packages

New Joomla! Installations	SHA-256 Checksums
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💆 New Contributors

• @Irata made their first contribution in #42588
• @akfaisel made their first contribution in #42395
• @sitecode made their first contribution in #42608

🧹 What has been changed

• Fix link and button colors in header footer of Cassiopeia template by @RickR2H in #42504
• [4.x] add PHP 8.3 to tests by @heelc29 in #42545
• Update the signature for #42545 by @laoneo in #42552
• [4.4] Joomlaupdate remove br tag from language strings - follow up to PR 42489 by @richard67 in #42550
• [4.4] Fixes to form validation process by @wilsonge in #42560
• [4][com_actionlogs] missed load plugin languages by @alikon in #42562
• [4.4] Better message on package uninstallation when an extension is missing by @richard67 in #42570
• [4] backport #41865 by @alikon in #42088
• [5.1] Api categories tests by @brianteeman in #42513
• Fix actionlogs information emails containing HTML links by @ManuelHu in #40033
• [5.1] Generic doc icon by @brianteeman in #42527
• [5] harmonize naming task types by @alikon in #42574
• [5.0] colour contrast in media manager file list [a11y] by @brianteeman in #42544
• [5.0] Upmerge 2023-12-30 by @bembelimen in #42580
• [5.0] Update phpseclib to 3.0.34 by @SniperSister in #42469
• Fix function parameter lost during redirect by @janschoenherr in #42315
• [4.4] Fix SQL error "1104 The SELECT would examine more than MAX_JOIN_SIZE rows" when checking for core updates by @richard67 in #42576
• [5.0] Revert min version in drone by @bembelimen in #42583
• [4][com_templates] cast to int for pgsql by @alikon in #42569
• [4][webservices] PATCH article tags by @alikon in #42486
• [5.0] Upmerge 2024-01-02 by @bembelimen in #42591
• [5.1] upmerge 2024-01-04 by @Razzo1987 in #42609
• [5.1] add language deprecation for #37320 by @heelc29 in #42584
• [5.1] Tests readme by @brianteeman in #42505
• Revert "[5.1] upmerge 2024-01-04" by @Razzo1987 in #42620
• [5.1] upmerge 2024-01-04 fix by @Razzo1987 in #42624
• [5.1] Uninstall child of package by @brianteeman in #42607
• [5.1] Article Schemaorg plugin by @brianteeman in #42402
• [4.4] check for valid referrer by @heelc29 in #42599
• [5.1] Use Dialog for Plugin editing by @Fedik in #42447
• Update SiteRouter.php - check $force_ssl non type safe by @sba in #42615
• [5.0] Tags: Add rebuild button to toolbar by @Hackwar in #42586
• [4.4] Fix parameter type for whereIn query in ExtensionsHelper - issue 42637 by @richard67 in #42638
• Define correct type for field helper doc by @laoneo in #42635
• [4.4] text not visible (error_login) by @brianteeman in #42616
• [5.1] Invalid class by @Denitz in #41973
• [5.1] Subform rows sorting with buttons, addittionaly to drag and drop by @Fedik in #42334
• [5.1] CLI: Core Update - improve output by @Hackwar in #42601
• [5.1] Use Dialog for Module editing by @Fedik in #42423
• [4.4] Fix missing 'separator' lines between sub menus in Admin Components by @Irata in #42588
• Upmerge by @laoneo in #42659
• [5.0] Codemirror RTL fix in com_templates by @brianteeman in #42656
• [5.1] Add toolbar buttons in language installation toolbar by @LadySolveig in #42610
• [5.0] Is not in development by @bembelimen in #42595
• Route the redirect in the menu logout by @laoneo in #42473
• [4.4] Api test for com_menus. by @rajputanuj31 in #42563
• Language install core loader - Show Joomla Spinner on language install by @MacJoom in #42602
• [5.1] Unification patch for PR #42610 by @tecpromotion in #42663
• [5.1] upmerge 2024-01-17 by @LadySolveig in #42667
• [5.1] CLI: Renaming and improving output of core:update:check by @Hackwar in #42594
• [5.1] CLI: Adding command to manage Joomla core update channels by @Hackwar in #42597
• Update passwordstrength.es6.js by @akfaisel in #42395
• Build: Create checksum_update.txt file with tags by @MacJoom in #42629
• [4.4]Added an api test for com_menus administrator. by @rajputanuj31 in #42665
• [4.4] Atom Feed: Prevent notice from empty description by @Hackwar in #42670
• [4.4] Improve Totp code input by @sitecode in #42608
• Translation Update by @joomla-translation-bot in #42669
• [5.x] Fix broken parameters for bzip2 and zstd packages in the build/build.php script by @richard67 in #42623
• [5.0] Codemirror Full Screen background by @brianteeman in #42683
• [4.4] Media Manager long filenames by @brianteeman in #42691
• [5.0] Upmerged 2024-01-22 by @bembelimen in https://github.com/joomla/jooml...

Joomla! 4.4.2

New Joomla! Installations .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip
Update from a previous version of Joomla! .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip

What's Changed

• [4.4] Broken language comment by @brianteeman in #42425
• [4.4] json_decode of NULL in InstallerScript::getItemArray() by @Denitz in #40527
• [4.4] Finder: Do not show error messages for suggestions by @Hackwar in #42490
• [4.4] com_contact: Fixing ignored loadData parameter for getForm by @Hackwar in #42491
• [4.4] Fix error editor not found in contenthistory modal by @chmst in #42458
• [4.4] Improve com users list view by @chmst in #42457
• [4.4] File::delete() throws error and terminates installation/update/uninstall by @Elfangor93 in #42533
• [4.4] Add information about reasons to Joomla Update when an update was found which doesn't fulfil PHP or DB requirements by @richard67 in #42489
• Fix link and button colors in header footer of Cassiopeia template by @RickR2H in #42504
• [4.x] add PHP 8.3 to tests by @heelc29 in #42545
• Update the signature for #42545 by @laoneo in #42552
• [4.4] Joomlaupdate remove br tag from language strings - follow up to PR 42489 by @richard67 in #42550
• [4.4] Fixes to form validation process by @wilsonge in #42560
• [4][com_actionlogs] missed load plugin languages by @alikon in #42562
• [4.4] Better message on package uninstallation when an extension is missing by @richard67 in #42570
• [4] backport #41865 by @alikon in #42088
• [4.4] Fix SQL error "1104 The SELECT would examine more than MAX_JOIN_SIZE rows" when checking for core updates by @richard67 in #42576
• [4][com_templates] cast to int for pgsql by @alikon in #42569
• [4][webservices] PATCH article tags by @alikon in #42486

New Contributors

• @Elfangor93 made their first contribution in #42533

Full Changelog: 4.4.1...4.4.2

5.0.2

👀 Release information

• 💁 13+ contributors
• 🧰 15+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

Note

Userfacing information about this Joomla! release can be found on the release page

🔥 Installation Packages

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✒️ Upgrade Packages

Important

Don't update directly from a version lower than 4.4 it is important that you first update to 4.4 and then update to 5.x

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💆 New Contributors

• @Elfangor93 made their first contribution in #42533

🧹 What has been changed

• [4.4] TinyMCE 5.10.9 by @brianteeman in #42359
• [4.4] Broken language comment by @brianteeman in #42425
• [4.4] json_decode of NULL in InstallerScript::getItemArray() by @Denitz in #40527
• [4.4] Finder: Do not show error messages for suggestions by @Hackwar in #42490
• [4.4] com_contact: Fixing ignored loadData parameter for getForm by @Hackwar in #42491
• [4.4] Fix error editor not found in contenthistory modal by @chmst in #42458
• [5.0] Upmerge 2023-12-12 by @bembelimen in #42497
• [5] install from CLI deprecation php 8 by @alikon in #42451
• [4.4] Improve com users list view by @chmst in #42457
• [5] fix Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property by @alikon in #42429
• [5.x] Missing Strings [a11y] by @brianteeman in #42387
• [5.0] Show proper error message when package is installed with no extensions by @BrainforgeUK in #42337
• [4.4] File::delete() throws error and terminates installation/update/uninstall by @Elfangor93 in #42533
• [4.4] Add information about reasons to Joomla Update when an update was found which doesn't fulfil PHP or DB requirements by @richard67 in #42489
• Fix link and button colors in header footer of Cassiopeia template by @RickR2H in #42504
• [4.x] add PHP 8.3 to tests by @heelc29 in #42545
• Update the signature for #42545 by @laoneo in #42552
• [4.4] Joomlaupdate remove br tag from language strings - follow up to PR 42489 by @richard67 in #42550
• [4.4] Fixes to form validation process by @wilsonge in #42560
• [4][com_actionlogs] missed load plugin languages by @alikon in #42562
• [4.4] Better message on package uninstallation when an extension is missing by @richard67 in #42570
• [4] backport #41865 by @alikon in #42088
• [5] harmonize naming task types by @alikon in #42574
• [5.0] colour contrast in media manager file list [a11y] by @brianteeman in #42544
• [5.0] Upmerge 2023-12-30 by @bembelimen in #42580
• [5.0] Update phpseclib to 3.0.34 by @SniperSister in #42469
• Fix function parameter lost during redirect by @janschoenherr in #42315
• [4.4] Fix SQL error "1104 The SELECT would examine more than MAX_JOIN_SIZE rows" when checking for core updates by @richard67 in #42576
• [5.0] Revert min version in drone by @bembelimen in #42583
• [4][com_templates] cast to int for pgsql by @alikon in #42569
• [4][webservices] PATCH article tags by @alikon in #42486
• [5.0] Upmerge 2024-01-02 by @bembelimen in #42591

Full Changelog: 5.0.1...5.0.2

Joomla! 4.4.2 Release Candidate 1

New Joomla! Installations .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip
Update from a previous version of Joomla! .tar.bz2 | .tar.gz | .zip

What's Changed

• [4.4] Broken language comment by @brianteeman in #42425
• [4.4] json_decode of NULL in InstallerScript::getItemArray() by @Denitz in #40527
• [4.4] Finder: Do not show error messages for suggestions by @Hackwar in #42490
• [4.4] com_contact: Fixing ignored loadData parameter for getForm by @Hackwar in #42491
• [4.4] Fix error editor not found in contenthistory modal by @chmst in #42458
• [4.4] Improve com users list view by @chmst in #42457
• [4.4] File::delete() throws error and terminates installation/update/uninstall by @Elfangor93 in #42533
• [4.4] Add information about reasons to Joomla Update when an update was found which doesn't fulfil PHP or DB requirements by @richard67 in #42489
• Fix link and button colors in header footer of Cassiopeia template by @RickR2H in #42504
• [4.x] add PHP 8.3 to tests by @heelc29 in #42545
• Update the signature for #42545 by @laoneo in #42552
• [4.4] Joomlaupdate remove br tag from language strings - follow up to PR 42489 by @richard67 in #42550
• [4.4] Fixes to form validation process by @wilsonge in #42560
• [4][com_actionlogs] missed load plugin languages by @alikon in #42562
• [4.4] Better message on package uninstallation when an extension is missing by @richard67 in #42570
• [4] backport #41865 by @alikon in #42088
• [4.4] Fix SQL error "1104 The SELECT would examine more than MAX_JOIN_SIZE rows" when checking for core updates by @richard67 in #42576
• [4][com_templates] cast to int for pgsql by @alikon in #42569
• [4][webservices] PATCH article tags by @alikon in #42486

New Contributors

• @Elfangor93 made their first contribution in #42533

Full Changelog: 4.4.1...4.4.2-rc1