Joomla Announcements

Joomla! World Conference Website Launched

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Category: General News

Created on Sunday, 08 July 2012 16:05

Joomla! is one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS) in the world, and has grown to power millions of websites since 2005. The Joomla! Community has organized many JoomlaDays all over the globe, and last year we saw nearly 30 events with thousands of attendees on almost every continent.

In November (16th-18th) this year the first Joomla! World Conference will take place in San Jose, CA, USA. This conference is a community meeting, and a great starting point for getting involved in the Joomla! network. You will find information on almost every aspect of the Joomla! CMS, the Joomla! Web Application Platform, as well as the Joomla! Community. Come and find out more about this community-driven Open Source project.

Join us for three days of information, discussion and new ideas. You can attend presentations, participate in workshops and lots of fun is guaranteed. This is not a one-way presenter-to-attendee conference - you will be involved in sessions and discussions, and have the opportunity to give your own presentation if you wish.

Joomla!'s awesomeness lies in its great community, we are all working together to build a bright future for the CMS we all love.

Don't wait! Buy your ticket for the Joomla! World Conference now!

Joomla Community Magazine | July 2012

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Category: General News

Created on Monday, 02 July 2012 10:37

The July issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:

Editor's Introduction

Happy 2nd Birthday, JCM!, by Dianne Henning

Feature Stories

Joomla! Documentation, by Tony Davis
Interview: Umuntu Media, by Alice Grevet
Liam Edwards, A Young Joomla! Enthusiast, by Dianne Henning

Project News

Leadership Highlights - July 2012, by Alice Grevet

Events

Joomla! Day Chicago 2012 Business Expo and Learning Conference: August 10 - 11, 2012, by Mike Carson

Administrators

Simple Security Guide, Part 1, by by Ofer Cohen

Developers

Testing Joomla!, by Mark Dexter

Site builders

10 Most Popular Websites Using Joomla!, by Huyen NT
JSN PowerAdmin - Making Joomla easy and fun to use, by Huyen NT

Business Matters

Six Creative Ways For Joomla Developers to Boost Twitter Followers, by Luke Summerfield
RFP's, Proposals, and Contracts – Part 3, by Mike Carson

Help Wanted

The Joomla! Project Wants You! - July 2012, by Paul Orwig

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!

Joomla 2.5.6 Released

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Category: Project Release News

Created on Tuesday, 19 June 2012 21:00

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.6. This release fixes several high-priority problems with version 2.5.5. 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. If you are using the one click method, it has now moved under Components/Joomla Update.

Download

New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.6 (Full package) »

Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.6 (Update package) »

Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.

Instructions

• New installation and technical requirements
  
• Migration from Joomla! 1.5.x

Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.

Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.

Release Notes

Check the Joomla 2.5.6 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Statistics for the 2.5.6 release period

• Joomla 2.5.6 contains:
  • 12 tracker issues fixed

Tracker Issues Fixed

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 this last release cycle include: A Firoozmandan, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Andrea Tarr, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Christophe Demko, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Ernest E Vogelsinger, Harald Leithner, Herve Boinnard, Holger Brandt, Jacob Waisner, Jean-Claude Richard, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Juan Antonio Ruzafa, Kevin Griffiths, Loyd Headrick, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick A., Nick Savov, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Prasit Gebsaap, Rachmat Wakjaer, Radek Suski, Rob Clayburn, Rob Joyce, Roland Dalmulder, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Shaun Maunder, Soheil Novinfard, Sudhi Seshachala, Troy Hall, Viet Vu.

Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter, Coordinator; Elin Waring and Marijke Stuivenberg, Team Leaders.

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, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jeremy Wilken, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Rouven Weßling, Samuel Moffatt.