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About 6 weeks ago Brad (S&I) posted a call for volunteers on the Joomla! homepage. We, from S&I, received quite a number of applications and there were very suitable applicants among them. Our goal, to get two new webmasters for the community.joomla.org site, improving site maintenance in overall.

I'm very pleased to announce that this call for volunteers worked out great. We can now introduce to you Airton Torres and Paul Orwig as the new webmasters. Both have already jumped in with enthusiasm, performing their new tasks as webmasters. Two partial quotes from there biography:

Paul has wanted to become more involved with supporting Joomla! as a direct result of how much both the software and the community have helped him and in turn the users of websites he has developed. He also has wanted to follow the great example which has been set by so many others who have freely given of their time to make Joomla! such a successful open source CMS.Airton started developing small personal websites in 2005 while learning HTML and CSS. When his older brother asked him, in 2007, to create a web site for a Soar Flight Club he was a member of, Airton started looking for a CMS and found Joomla. After setting the web site up, he started to use the community forums to get help and was soon giving back to the community, sharing the little knowledge he had gathered so far.
If you as a community member have any ideas, question, or for example want to blog on the community site just post a request on the S&I forum and it will be picked up from there.

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.12 [Wojmamni Ama Woi]. This release contains a number of bug fixes and three moderate-level security fixes. It has been less than a month since Joomla 1.5.11 was released on June 3, 2009.

This release marks an important milestone for the Joomla Project due to the upgrade of the PEAR library to the new BSD licensed version, which brings the codebase into full compliance with the GPL. In addition, this release contains an important upgrade to TinyMCE v 3.2.4.1.

The Production Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

 


 

Download

• Download Joomla 1.5.12 (Full package)
• Download Joomla 1.5.11 > 1.5.12 update package
• All 1.5.12 Packages

Instructions

• New installation and technical requirements
• Upgrade from an existing Joomla 1.5.x version
• Migration from Joomla 1.0.x
• Documentation for beginners

Want to test drive Joomla?

• Check out the online demo.
• Try an easy to use, pre-configured virtual application with Turnkey Linux or JumpBox.

Release Notes

Before upgrading, read the Release Notes and review the Post-Release Notes to see if there is important supplemental information or helpful hints discovered after the release. Also, do a backup your site before performing the upgrade.

Security

• Moderate Priority - Core - Frontend XSS. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - Missing JEXEC check. More information »
• Moderate Priority - Core - Frontend XSS. More information »

Components

• Category List Layout sorts correctly (15541)
• Category List Layout HTML error resolved (16595 )
• Minimum User Level for Media Manager works correctly for Editors submitting Articles (16597)
• Article Manager shows non-duplicated Page Titles with Page Breaks (16686)
• Section Filter for Content Component correctly lists only Article Categories (16601)
• Reverted escaping of miscellaneous information field in com_contact (17006)

Modules

• No modules were fixed for this release.

Plugins

• Update to TinyMCE 3.2.4.1 (12376)
• Updated installer SQL to correspond with TinyMCE upgrade (17005)
• Added missing language strings for TinyMCE after initial upgrade (16977)

Legacy

• No legacy issues were fixed in this release.

Templates

• Beez Template fix for Contact Component Layout (14540)
• Beez Template fix for Article Published Date in the Form Layout (15673)
• Beez Template Newsflash Module now has correct Read More link (16607)
• Beez Template and User Component print the correct Page Title on Login Page (16890)
• System Template CSS correctly links to OpenID login-bg.gif file (14540)
• JA Purity Template now has anchor tag ending for Category Title on Frontpage Blog Layout (16896)
• JA Purity Template shows Modified Date in Article Layout (15740)

Language

• Feed Module Tip wording changed to correctly state "time in minutes" (15740)
• en-GB Language File Date Format displays correctly with Frontend Components using Calendar Date Selection (16779)
• Missing language strings available for Beez Templates (16820)
• Additional language strings added for Tiny MCE (16950)
• Added mk-MK installer language pack (no tracker item)

Administrator

• CSS files save correctly when edited using Template Manager (16753)

System

• Upgraded PEAR with a newer version that has BSD licensing (12746)
• PHPMailer allows secure connections to SMTP Servers (12886)
• File::upload() uses chmod 644 in FTP mode (16593)
• Tooltips correctly encoded (16719)
• Reverted detailed module caching fix (15727)

Statistics

Statistics for the 1.5.12 release period:

• Joomla 1.5.12 contains:
  • 25 issues fixed in SVN
  • 14 commits
• Tracker activity resulted in a net decrease of 11 active issues:
  • 54 new reports
  • 74 closed
  • 25 fixed in SVN
• At the time the 1.5.12 release was packaged, the tracker had 146 active issues:
  • 59 open
  • 60 confirmed
  • 27 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 in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla 1.5 Bug Tracker.

Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Ian MacLennan and Mark Dexter co-coordinators; Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Ashwin Date, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Flavia Tarzwell, Gergő Erdősi, Hannes Papenberg, Jennifer Marriott, Johnathan Cheung, Kevin Devine, Klas Berlič, Marieke van der Tuin, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mati Kochen, Ole Bang Ottosen, Sajid Ahmed, Samuel Moffatt, and Tibor Tóth.

A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Johnathan Cheung, Sajid Ahmed, and Shaun Janssens.

Today we are proud to announce an important shift in the organisation and governance of the Joomla Project. This change is focused on making it easier to fulfill our mission, achieve our vision and remain true to our values.

Firstly, we are simplifying the current Working Group structure. Secondly, we are changing the leadership and management of the project in a way that provides a more open and flexible structure. Thirdly, we are shifting the governance of the project to a model that reflects the increased maturity of the organisation and provides a solid foundation for sustainable growth.

These changes will bring the organisation of the Joomla Project in line with its mission to "provide a flexible platform for digital publishing and collaboration." The vision statement for the Joomla Project describes "People publishing and collaborating in their communities and around the world" and the goal of these changes is to facilitate this within the Joomla Project as well as for communities built using Joomla software. These changes developed from discussions at the Joomla Leadership Summit held in June of 2008. At that summit the core team and the board of Open Source Matters worked to clarify the mission of the project and to develop more flexible structures to carry out the work of the project.

In response to overwhelming interest and requests from the Joomla community, the Joomla Project is pleased to announce the Joomla Resource Directory goes online today at resources.joomla.org. If you're a Joomla user, there's no easier way to find developers, service providers, and other valuable resources.

"We think this will be a great way to connect end-users and service providers in the Joomla Community," said Wendy Robinson of the JRD Team."Most small businesses can't afford to advertise on the Joomla.org sites and this will provide them wide exposure. With close to a million visitors and 14 million page views a month, the JED has proven that there is wide interest in products related to Joomla."

The JRD builds on the success of the JED—the most popular place to find Joomla Extensions. Both are powered by the Mosets Tree 2.1 directory extension, a GPL extension that also powers the Joomla Site Showcase.

If you're a service provider, listing in the Resource Directory is free of charge (premium listings will be offered in the future for a fee). This includes consultants, template designers, tutorial sites, and just about any other Joomla service. Users can post reviews of these services and share their experiences with the community.

The other day we passed our 10 million downloads on JoomlaCode for Joomla! which is a phenomenal mark. Considering that JoomlaCode is just under two and a half years old that isn't a bad effort. JoomlaCode has turned into a great environment for supporting not only Joomla!'s own development but also Joomla!'s free extension community. Every developer from our community has access to the exact same tools that we on the project use to build Joomla! which I think is pretty cool. But shifting nearly 3 terabytes worth of data each month doesn't happen without a few key people.

The Joomla Project is excited to celebrate a remarkable benchmark in the world of open source—our 10 millionth download.

As one of the most powerful publishing platforms available, Joomla has grown exponentially since it's first release in 2005, which was downloaded just over 72,000 times from JoomlaCode. That meteoric rise in less than four years is a solid statement by the Joomla Community about how the project changes lives all over the world.

With Joomla 1.6 on the horizon, that same community is energized and excited for what the future holds. Development is underway on the next generation content management system, which will enable you, our faithful users, to achieve new heights and hopefully accomplish another 10 million downloads. 

 

 

The Joomla Project is excited to celebrate a remarkable benchmark in the world of open source—our 10 millionth download.

As one of the most powerful publishing platforms available, Joomla has grown exponentially since it's first release in 2005, which was downloaded just over 72,000 times from JoomlaCode. That meteoric rise in less than four years is a solid statement by the Joomla Community about how the project changes lives all over the world.

With Joomla 1.6 on the horizon, that same community is energized and excited for what the future holds. Development is underway on the next generation content management system, which will enable you, our faithful users, to achieve new heights and hopefully accomplish another 10 million downloads. 

 

 

The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.11 [Vea]. This is a security release and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade immediately.

This release contains 26 bug fixes, two moderate-level security fixes and one low-level security fix. It has been 11 weeks since Joomla 1.5.10 was released on March 28, 2009. The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

Download Click here to download Joomla 1.5.11 (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 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 1.5.11 Post-Release Notes to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

If you have modified core template overrides, please be sure to back them up before upgrading.

Security

One low-level and two moderate-level security issues were fixed in this release:

• Moderate Priority: Core - com_users XSS. More information »
• Moderate Priority: Core - ja_purity XSS. More information »
• Low Priority: Core - Front-end XSS. More information »

For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center.

Components

• Prev and Next links no longer create duplicate content with SEF URLs (13890)
• Atom feed validates for Contact Category and Weblinks Category layouts (15446)
• Article Category layout sorts correctly (15541)
• Form correctly uses JRoute for action (15551)
• Improved control over who is able to upload files (15691)
• Search results work correctly for multiple search terms with SEF URLs enabled (15853)
• RSS 2.0 feeds try to turn mailto links into absolute URLs (15909)
• Atom link in RSS feed causes validation problems (16211)

Modules

• Login correctly uses view=register (15740)
• Module cache, ID, ItemID (15727)

Plugins

• No plugin issues were fixed in this release.

Legacy

• No legacy issues were fixed for this release

Templates

• Khepri template has correct CSS icon for Article (15912)
• Align attribute in mod_mainmenu no longer causes problems for some templates (15963)
• Updated the helpsites.xml files (16397)

Language

• Translated description for Component, Module, Plugin, etc. after installation (13898)  
• Change in Montenegrin language ISO Code (16112)
• Modified Montenegrin language code to be ME from SLA for consistency (16349)
• Install language changes (16405)

Administrator

• Global Configuration "Undefined Variable" warning now resolved (15699)
• Legacy code in installer premigration system causes unrelated errors (16236)

System

• Installation of some packages no longer fails (15701)
• Installation Version Display corrected (15913)
• JFile::getName() loses first character (16007)
• db->updateObject function outdated (15417)
• PHPDoc Comment for JFactory getDocument method incorrect (16314)
• offline.php file now has correct stylesheet (16500)

Statistics

Statistics for the 1.5.11 release period:

• Joomla 1.5.11 contains:
  • 26 issues fixed in SVN
  • 33 commits
• Tracker activity resulted in a net increase of 13 active issues:
  • 76 new reports
  • 27 closed
  • 25 fixed in SVN
• At the time the 1.5.11 release was packaged, the tracker had 157 active issues:
  • 90 open
  • 49 confirmed
  • 18 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, please report it on the 1.5 Bug Tracker.

Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Ian MacLennan and Mark Dexter co-coordinators; Airton Torres, Amy Stephen, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Ercan Ozkaya, Flavia Tarzwell, Gergő Erdősi, Hannes Papenberg, Jennifer Nodwell, Joe Palmer, Kevin Devine, Klas Berlič, Marieke van der Tuin, Marijke Stuivenberg, Marius van Rijnsoever, Mark Smeed, Mati Kochen, Ole Bang Ottosen, Pete Nurse, Rajesh Dhanusu, Samuel Moffatt, Shantanu Bala, Anthony Ferrera, and Wilco Jansen.

A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Flavia Tarzwell, Jason Johnston, Jason Powers, Julio Pontes, Mark Smeed, Omar Ramos, and Ricardo Accioly.

The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.11 [Vea]. This is a security release and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade immediately.

This release contains 26 bug fixes, two moderate-level security fixes and one low-level security fix. It has been 11 weeks since Joomla 1.5.10 was released on March 28, 2009. The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

Download Click here to download Joomla 1.5.11 (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 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 1.5.11 Post-Release Notes to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

If you have modified core template overrides, please be sure to back them up before upgrading.

Security

One low-level and two moderate-level security issues were fixed in this release:

• Moderate Priority: Core - com_users XSS. More information »
• Moderate Priority: Core - ja_purity XSS. More information »
• Low Priority: Core - Front-end XSS. More information »

For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center.

Components

• Prev and Next links no longer create duplicate content with SEF URLs (13890)
• Atom feed validates for Contact Category and Weblinks Category layouts (15446)
• Article Category layout sorts correctly (15541)
• Form correctly uses JRoute for action (15551)
• Improved control over who is able to upload files (15691)
• Search results work correctly for multiple search terms with SEF URLs enabled (15853)
• RSS 2.0 feeds try to turn mailto links into absolute URLs (15909)
• Atom link in RSS feed causes validation problems (16211)

Modules

• Login correctly uses view=register (15740)
• Module cache, ID, ItemID (15727)

Plugins

• No plugin issues were fixed in this release.

Legacy

• No legacy issues were fixed for this release

Templates

• Khepri template has correct CSS icon for Article (15912)
• Align attribute in mod_mainmenu no longer causes problems for some templates (15963)
• Updated the helpsites.xml files (16397)

Language

• Translated description for Component, Module, Plugin, etc. after installation (13898)  
• Change in Montenegrin language ISO Code (16112)
• Modified Montenegrin language code to be ME from SLA for consistency (16349)
• Install language changes (16405)

Administrator

• Global Configuration "Undefined Variable" warning now resolved (15699)
• Legacy code in installer premigration system causes unrelated errors (16236)

System

• Installation of some packages no longer fails (15701)
• Installation Version Display corrected (15913)
• JFile::getName() loses first character (16007)
• db->updateObject function outdated (15417)
• PHPDoc Comment for JFactory getDocument method incorrect (16314)
• offline.php file now has correct stylesheet (16500)

Statistics

Statistics for the 1.5.11 release period:

• Joomla 1.5.11 contains:
  • 26 issues fixed in SVN
  • 33 commits
• Tracker activity resulted in a net increase of 13 active issues:
  • 76 new reports
  • 27 closed
  • 25 fixed in SVN
• At the time the 1.5.11 release was packaged, the tracker had 157 active issues:
  • 90 open
  • 49 confirmed
  • 18 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, please report it on the 1.5 Bug Tracker.

Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Ian MacLennan and Mark Dexter co-coordinators; Airton Torres, Amy Stephen, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Ercan Ozkaya, Flavia Tarzwell, Gergő Erdősi, Hannes Papenberg, Jennifer Nodwell, Joe Palmer, Kevin Devine, Klas Berlič, Marieke van der Tuin, Marijke Stuivenberg, Marius van Rijnsoever, Mark Smeed, Mati Kochen, Ole Bang Ottosen, Pete Nurse, Rajesh Dhanusu, Samuel Moffatt, Shantanu Bala, Anthony Ferrera, and Wilco Jansen.

A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Flavia Tarzwell, Jason Johnston, Jason Powers, Julio Pontes, Mark Smeed, Omar Ramos, and Ricardo Accioly.

Over the last few months we've been having some changes around the development team and how things are working. We've got a few changes coming up, but I'll start with the people changes that are happening.

Over the last few months we've been having some changes around the development team and how things are working. We've got a few changes coming up, but I'll start with the people changes that are happening.

The Joomla Project is currently looking for volunteers to act as webmaster for our community.joomla.org site. 

Background:

This particular website is one of our newer, but also growing sites. We feel it's success is also linked to the successful growing and maintaining of the Joomla Community as a whole. Currently the site is maintained by a few capable people, but we feel having an injection of fresh blood into the mix may be just the thing needed to keep this sites growth on track.

It should be noted that we already have a number of responsible people adding information and maintaining parts of this site already. For example, the Translation section of this site is maintained by the Translation WG.

Duties will include (but not limited to):

• Assuming overall management of the users that are given access to this site.
• Working closely with other parts of the project to supply 'space' on this site as the need arises.
• Liaising with members of the Development Team if/when certain parts of this sites code needs adjusting (added functions etc).
• Overseeing the approval of comments to blog and community submitted content.
• Working on or with people as template adjustments may be needed to accommodate changes to the site.

You will need:

• The ability to work well together and get along with others.
• A good grasp of Joomla administration.
• Some basic template skills would be advantageous.
• To be familiar with the Joomla Community.
• To be able to commit regular time each day to manage this site.
• To be committed to the success of Joomla, and want to be a sharer in that. 
• A good grasp of English.

It is anticipated that perhaps one of two individuals may be able to work together to spread the load managing this site in the future as well, so don't let the future growth of the site scare you.

Being the webmaster of such a high profile and high traffic site like this would certainly look good on your resume, but we'd like to think you'd also be applying so you can contribute to Joomla.

Only serious candidates should apply. Please make application by sending as many details as to why you are the person we're looking for to: webmaster_position@community.joomla.org (this email address will be removed once we have filled this position)

Replies to this blog post will not be treated as applications.

 

The Joomla Project is currently looking for volunteers to act as webmaster for our community.joomla.org site. 

Background:

This particular website is one of our newer, but also growing sites. We feel it's success is also linked to the successful growing and maintaining of the Joomla Community as a whole. Currently the site is maintained by a few capable people, but we feel having an injection of fresh blood into the mix may be just the thing needed to keep this sites growth on track.

It should be noted that we already have a number of responsible people adding information and maintaining parts of this site already. For example, the Translation section of this site is maintained by the Translation WG.

Duties will include (but not limited to):

• Assuming overall management of the users that are given access to this site.
• Working closely with other parts of the project to supply 'space' on this site as the need arises.
• Liaising with members of the Development Team if/when certain parts of this sites code needs adjusting (added functions etc).
• Overseeing the approval of comments to blog and community submitted content.
• Working on or with people as template adjustments may be needed to accommodate changes to the site.

You will need:

• The ability to work well together and get along with others.
• A good grasp of Joomla administration.
• Some basic template skills would be advantageous.
• To be familiar with the Joomla Community.
• To be able to commit regular time each day to manage this site.
• To be committed to the success of Joomla, and want to be a sharer in that. 
• A good grasp of English.

It is anticipated that perhaps one of two individuals may be able to work together to spread the load managing this site in the future as well, so don't let the future growth of the site scare you.

Being the webmaster of such a high profile and high traffic site like this would certainly look good on your resume, but we'd like to think you'd also be applying so you can contribute to Joomla.

Only serious candidates should apply. Please make application by sending as many details as to why you are the person we're looking for to: webmaster_position@community.joomla.org (this email address will be removed once we have filled this position)

Replies to this blog post will not be treated as applications.

 

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce our latest undertaking to promote sites using Joomla—our new Joomla Community Showcase. The showcase is a hub for community users to share sites they've discovered or built themselves.

Launching today with just over 100 sites, the showcase has a wide range of categories—arts, education, business, sports, non-profits and more. It's designed in the same familiar layout as the Joomla Extensions Directory so users will be able to quickly find what they're looking for.

Submitting a Web Site

It's easy to submit a site for inclusion in the showcase. You'll need to register first on the showcase site and be sure to read the Guidelines for Submission before submitting. Make sure the site isn't already in the showcase by doing a search first. Not all sites will be accepted into the showcase so make sure your site meets the guidelines. Ideally, it's a site that shows off the power and extensibility of Joomla.

We also expect you to add site thumbnails (not logos) to your submission. If you only have one, that's fine. But if you have more, make sure they show off a variety of layouts—otherwise all your thumbnails will look identical.

Remember, it takes time to verify each site submission we receive so sites will not be automatically added immediately. Careful not to add too many of your own sites at once or you might be considered a spammer. We recommend you submit no more than 10 sites each month.

Site of the Month

Each month, we will highlight a Web site that demonstrates exemplary quality, flexibility, and design. If you want your site to be considered, make sure you fill out all the site information accurately and thoroughly.

Site Case Studies

While site descriptions are a general overview of the site and/or company, case studies are a way to delve deeper into the mechanics of the site, how it was built, what problems it solved, and how it fit into the overall strategy of the company. It's a way to give other Joomla users insight into the process and what extensions were used. We encourage site creators to write detailed case studies. If your site has a good case study, you'll exponentially increase your chances of being awarded the Site of the Month.

Tagging your Submissions

The showcase also has a built-in tagging system to more clearly identify site traits. Add as many tags as you want (up to 80 characters) but don't repeat tags or add redundant information.

Room to Grow

We feel that this site will grow rapidly so have started with a small number of basic site categories wth the expectation that they will become more refined and extensive over time, adpating to the needs of the community. So get started submitting Joomla sites now!

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce our latest undertaking to promote sites using Joomla—our new Joomla Community Showcase. The showcase is a hub for community users to share sites they've discovered or built themselves.

Launching today with just over 100 sites, the showcase has a wide range of categories—arts, education, business, sports, non-profits and more. It's designed in the same familiar layout as the Joomla Extensions Directory so users will be able to quickly find what they're looking for.

Submitting a Web Site

It's easy to submit a site for inclusion in the showcase. You'll need to register first on the showcase site and be sure to read the Guidelines for Submission before submitting. Make sure the site isn't already in the showcase by doing a search first. Not all sites will be accepted into the showcase so make sure your site meets the guidelines. Ideally, it's a site that shows off the power and extensibility of Joomla.

We also expect you to add site thumbnails (not logos) to your submission. If you only have one, that's fine. But if you have more, make sure they show off a variety of layouts—otherwise all your thumbnails will look identical.

Remember, it takes time to verify each site submission we receive so sites will not be automatically added immediately. Careful not to add too many of your own sites at once or you might be considered a spammer. We recommend you submit no more than 10 sites each month.

Site of the Month

Each month, we will highlight a Web site that demonstrates exemplary quality, flexibility, and design. If you want your site to be considered, make sure you fill out all the site information accurately and thoroughly.

Site Case Studies

While site descriptions are a general overview of the site and/or company, case studies are a way to delve deeper into the mechanics of the site, how it was built, what problems it solved, and how it fit into the overall strategy of the company. It's a way to give other Joomla users insight into the process and what extensions were used. We encourage site creators to write detailed case studies. If your site has a good case study, you'll exponentially increase your chances of being awarded the Site of the Month.

Tagging your Submissions

The showcase also has a built-in tagging system to more clearly identify site traits. Add as many tags as you want (up to 80 characters) but don't repeat tags or add redundant information.

Room to Grow

We feel that this site will grow rapidly so have started with a small number of basic site categories wth the expectation that they will become more refined and extensive over time, adpating to the needs of the community. So get started submitting Joomla sites now!

Today I'd like to announce a new project by the Joomla! team called 'Joopal'. Joopal is a new CMS featuring the power of objects offered to you by Joomla! with the immense hook system delivered to you by Drupal. Joopal is based on Joomla! 1.5 and features Drupal 6 the way PHP5 meant it to be done: with objects instead of globals and incredibly long function names. Joopal is compatible with the Drupal 6 functions and maintains all of those globals for backwards compatibility whilst providing a new object orientated approach to the functions you know and love.

 

The power of Joomla! with Drupal configurability

Joopal permits you to use your traditional Drupal blocks anywhere a Joomla! module can do and also allows you to integrate Drupal's modules as if they were a normal Joomla! component. This permits your Joomla! site to pick and choose the features and functionality you need against two of the world's most popular content management systems!

 

Development Evolved

Joopal provides developers with the power of the Joomla! Web Application Framework as well as Drupal 6's many interfaces. Joopal allows Joomla! developers to leverage features found in Drupal and allows Drupal developers to discover the joys of objects. For Drupal developers, objects are a recently added to PHP in version 3 that permit encapsulation of your data and providing tools to permit the removal of globals from your code.

But it doesn't stop there! In addition to creating object orientated versions of the Drupal Core in addition to the function/global system, you can seemlessly use Joomla!'s Framework complete with on demand autoloading objects.  With two popular frameworks behind you, there is no way you can go wrong!

 

Getting Involved

Like Joomla!, Joopal is a community driven project and we need you to help us out! Joopal needs Drupal testers to help port their components and reveal issues with the system. Joopal also welcomes any developers wanting to fix issues and improve Joopal by submitting patches or even working in a more dedicated role. With Joopal and your involvement, anything is possible! So what are you waiting for, sign up the the Joomla! Development General mailing list and start working on Joopal today!

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Today I'd like to announce a new project by the Joomla! team called 'Joopal'. Joopal is a new CMS featuring the power of objects offered to you by Joomla! with the immense hook system delivered to you by Drupal. Joopal is based on Joomla! 1.5 and features Drupal 6 the way PHP5 meant it to be done: with objects instead of globals and incredibly long function names. Joopal is compatible with the Drupal 6 functions and maintains all of those globals for backwards compatibility whilst providing a new object orientated approach to the functions you know and love.

 

The power of Joomla! with Drupal configurability

Joopal permits you to use your traditional Drupal blocks anywhere a Joomla! module can do and also allows you to integrate Drupal's modules as if they were a normal Joomla! component. This permits your Joomla! site to pick and choose the features and functionality you need against two of the world's most popular content management systems!

 

Development Evolved

Joopal provides developers with the power of the Joomla! Web Application Framework as well as Drupal 6's many interfaces. Joopal allows Joomla! developers to leverage features found in Drupal and allows Drupal developers to discover the joys of objects. For Drupal developers, objects are a recently added to PHP in version 3 that permit encapsulation of your data and providing tools to permit the removal of globals from your code.

But it doesn't stop there! In addition to creating object orientated versions of the Drupal Core in addition to the function/global system, you can seemlessly use Joomla!'s Framework complete with on demand autoloading objects.  With two popular frameworks behind you, there is no way you can go wrong!

 

Getting Involved

Like Joomla!, Joopal is a community driven project and we need you to help us out! Joopal needs Drupal testers to help port their components and reveal issues with the system. Joopal also welcomes any developers wanting to fix issues and improve Joopal by submitting patches or even working in a more dedicated role. With Joopal and your involvement, anything is possible! So what are you waiting for, sign up the the Joomla! Development General mailing list and start working on Joopal today!

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The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.10 [Wohmamni]. This is a security release and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade immediately.

This release contains 66 bug fixes, one low-level security fix, and one moderate-level security fix. It has been 11 weeks since Joomla 1.5.9 was released on January 10, 2009. The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

Download Click here to download Joomla 1.5.10 (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 or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.

Release Notes

Check the Joomla 1.5.10 Post-Release Notes to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Security

One low-level and one moderate-level security issue were fixed in this release:

• Moderate Priority: A series of XSS and CSRF faults exist in the administrator application. Affected administrator components include com_admin, com_media, com_search. Both com_admin and com_search contain XSS vulnerabilities, and com_media contains 2 CSRF vulnerabilities. More information »
• Low Priority: A XSS vulnerability exists in the category view of com_content. More information »

For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center.

Components

• Article Alias no longer missing from Category Views (14228)
• Section List now drills down correctly to a Category List with Global Content Filters (14510)
• Web link Router now uses correct Category value (14705)
• Article HTML filtering correct when only one Filter group selected (14758)
• Tooltip Help corrected for Section, Category, and Article Alias (15007)
• Sorting lists by values other than Order corrected (15107)
• Archived Article Filter Function works correctly (15124)
• Ampersand in site name no longer breaks Position value in vCard (15143)
• Added "/" before URL in Remind Me and Password links for com_user (15215)
• Search works properly using international characters with SEF enabled (15233)
• Register to Read More in redirect URL correct for Section and Category Menu Items (15266)
• Multiple Search Menu Items now return correct ItemID (15293)
• com_media no longer incorrectly loads CSS files from the backend (15354)
• Fixed invalid XHTML output in com_content and com_contact (15362)
• Small errors in code comments corrected for com_user (15461)

Modules

• Changing the module's 'Position' value now correctly changes the value for the 'Order' listbox. (12119)
• When Module is saved, Module's cache is now cleared (12137)
• Encoding behavior for quotes and ampersands corrected in Modules (13111)
• Menu image alignment resolved (14071)
• Menu Alias respects Active setting (14767)
• Resolved tag error in mod_feed (14948)
• Login Redirect returns to current page when no Redirect URL is specified (15376)

Plugins

• Fixed ID tags used by openid.js (13285)
• Pagebreak works correctly with JCE (14525)
• Pagebreak outputs correct XHTML elements (14496)
• Pagebreak accurately tracks active page (14558)
• Pagebreak works correctly with Section tables (14827)
• Caching error resolved for Remember Me function (14857)
• Menu Item changes are now cached properly (14896)
• SEF Plugin correctly handles "Data" attribute (15137)
• Load Position no longer deletes dollar sign and next two positions, in Module output (15237)

Legacy

• No legacy issues fixed for this release.

Templates

• Beez: Correct Last Updated date used in Section Blog (14571)
• JA Purity: All Article text no longer linked when Category presented (14286)
• rhuk Milkyway: Correct authorEmail value (14439)
• Corrected RTL issue for Site Title when mouse hovering over Template Logo (14945)

Language

• Localization for user name corrected in registration form (14468)
• Corrected localization issue for new Module (13999)
• User details translatable (14710)
• Localization corrected for installation of Component  (14859)
• Copy Menu Items function is now translatable (14944)
• Pagebreak now translatable (15300)
• Uninstalling a Component now has all Language Strings (15375)

Administrator

• Categories are now sortable in reverse order by Order data element (14004)
• Parameter Element ID for folderlist and filelist are correct (14514)
• Date format correct for 'checked out date'  (14381)

System

• Installation of Extensions no longer fails when zip files are included (9701)
• No longer missing l10n in JApplicationHelper::parseXMLInstallFile() (11798)
• Resolved Javascript errors created by previous SEF Background Image Fix (13973)
• Resolved problem with error handling in JFactory::getXMLParser (14022)
• Case-sensitive image extensions (14059)
• Atom feed validates correctly (14515)
• JString::RTrim method is correct (14491)
• Removed short open tag in admin.categories.html.php (14660)
• JInstallerComponent::_rollback_menu() error resolved when getting DB Connector (14795)
• File move now correctly returns "false" when not read or writable (14818)
• Directory Permissions listed correctly for Temp and Log Folders (14865)
• JFolder::folders no longer returns unnecessary warning (14875)
• Setting Tooltip Offset works correctly (15006)
• JArchiveZip::_extractNative() correctly identifies zip_open() failure (15044)
• Installer.php parseMedia points to correct folder (15047)
• Custom Install file upgraded on Component installation (15217)
• Undefined index HTTP_USER_AGENT error fixed in behavior.php (15282)

Statistics

Statistics for the 1.5.10 release period:

• Joomla 1.5.10 contains:
  • 68 issues fixed in SVN
  • 281 commits
• Tracker activity resulted in a net decrease of 8 active issues:
  • 176 new reports
  • 133 closed
  • 68 fixed in SVN
• At the time the 1.5.10 release was packaged, the tracker had 95 active issues:
  • 44 open
  • 40 confirmed
  • 11 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-coordinators; Airton Torres, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Arno Zijlstra, Amy Stephen, Andrew Eddie, Anthony Ferrara, Ashwin Date, Dan Walker, Dennis Hermacki, Edvard Ananyan, Elin Waring, Ercan Ozkaya, Gergő Erdősi, Hannes Papenberg, Kevin Devine, Kevin Sookocheff, Klas Berlič, Marieke van der Tuin, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mati Kochen, Niels Braczek, Pete Nurse, Rosario Buste, Samuel Moffatt, Shantanu Bala, and Wilco Jansen.

A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Amit Kumar Singh, Andrew Rose, Ashwin Date, Edvard Ananyan, Joe Palmer, Kashyap Puranik, Niels Braczek, Parth Lawate, Pete Nurse, Philip Walton, Richard Malinowski, and Srinivas Chilukuri.

The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.10 [Wohmamni]. This is a security release and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade immediately.

This release contains 66 bug fixes, one low-level security fix, and one moderate-level security fix. It has been 11 weeks since Joomla 1.5.9 was released on January 10, 2009. The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

Download Click here to download Joomla 1.5.10 (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 or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.

Release Notes

Check the Joomla 1.5.10 Post-Release Notes to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Security

One low-level and one moderate-level security issue were fixed in this release:

• Moderate Priority: A series of XSS and CSRF faults exist in the administrator application. Affected administrator components include com_admin, com_media, com_search. Both com_admin and com_search contain XSS vulnerabilities, and com_media contains 2 CSRF vulnerabilities. More information »
• Low Priority: A XSS vulnerability exists in the category view of com_content. More information »

For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center.

Components

• Article Alias no longer missing from Category Views (14228)
• Section List now drills down correctly to a Category List with Global Content Filters (14510)
• Web link Router now uses correct Category value (14705)
• Article HTML filtering correct when only one Filter group selected (14758)
• Tooltip Help corrected for Section, Category, and Article Alias (15007)
• Sorting lists by values other than Order corrected (15107)
• Archived Article Filter Function works correctly (15124)
• Ampersand in site name no longer breaks Position value in vCard (15143)
• Added "/" before URL in Remind Me and Password links for com_user (15215)
• Search works properly using international characters with SEF enabled (15233)
• Register to Read More in redirect URL correct for Section and Category Menu Items (15266)
• Multiple Search Menu Items now return correct ItemID (15293)
• com_media no longer incorrectly loads CSS files from the backend (15354)
• Fixed invalid XHTML output in com_content and com_contact (15362)
• Small errors in code comments corrected for com_user (15461)

Modules

• Changing the module's 'Position' value now correctly changes the value for the 'Order' listbox. (12119)
• When Module is saved, Module's cache is now cleared (12137)
• Encoding behavior for quotes and ampersands corrected in Modules (13111)
• Menu image alignment resolved (14071)
• Menu Alias respects Active setting (14767)
• Resolved tag error in mod_feed (14948)
• Login Redirect returns to current page when no Redirect URL is specified (15376)

Plugins

• Fixed ID tags used by openid.js (13285)
• Pagebreak works correctly with JCE (14525)
• Pagebreak outputs correct XHTML elements (14496)
• Pagebreak accurately tracks active page (14558)
• Pagebreak works correctly with Section tables (14827)
• Caching error resolved for Remember Me function (14857)
• Menu Item changes are now cached properly (14896)
• SEF Plugin correctly handles "Data" attribute (15137)
• Load Position no longer deletes dollar sign and next two positions, in Module output (15237)

Legacy

• No legacy issues fixed for this release.

Templates

• Beez: Correct Last Updated date used in Section Blog (14571)
• JA Purity: All Article text no longer linked when Category presented (14286)
• rhuk Milkyway: Correct authorEmail value (14439)
• Corrected RTL issue for Site Title when mouse hovering over Template Logo (14945)

Language

• Localization for user name corrected in registration form (14468)
• Corrected localization issue for new Module (13999)
• User details translatable (14710)
• Localization corrected for installation of Component  (14859)
• Copy Menu Items function is now translatable (14944)
• Pagebreak now translatable (15300)
• Uninstalling a Component now has all Language Strings (15375)

Administrator

• Categories are now sortable in reverse order by Order data element (14004)
• Parameter Element ID for folderlist and filelist are correct (14514)
• Date format correct for 'checked out date'  (14381)

System

• Installation of Extensions no longer fails when zip files are included (9701)
• No longer missing l10n in JApplicationHelper::parseXMLInstallFile() (11798)
• Resolved Javascript errors created by previous SEF Background Image Fix (13973)
• Resolved problem with error handling in JFactory::getXMLParser (14022)
• Case-sensitive image extensions (14059)
• Atom feed validates correctly (14515)
• JString::RTrim method is correct (14491)
• Removed short open tag in admin.categories.html.php (14660)
• JInstallerComponent::_rollback_menu() error resolved when getting DB Connector (14795)
• File move now correctly returns "false" when not read or writable (14818)
• Directory Permissions listed correctly for Temp and Log Folders (14865)
• JFolder::folders no longer returns unnecessary warning (14875)
• Setting Tooltip Offset works correctly (15006)
• JArchiveZip::_extractNative() correctly identifies zip_open() failure (15044)
• Installer.php parseMedia points to correct folder (15047)
• Custom Install file upgraded on Component installation (15217)
• Undefined index HTTP_USER_AGENT error fixed in behavior.php (15282)

Statistics

Statistics for the 1.5.10 release period:

• Joomla 1.5.10 contains:
  • 68 issues fixed in SVN
  • 281 commits
• Tracker activity resulted in a net decrease of 8 active issues:
  • 176 new reports
  • 133 closed
  • 68 fixed in SVN
• At the time the 1.5.10 release was packaged, the tracker had 95 active issues:
  • 44 open
  • 40 confirmed
  • 11 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-coordinators; Airton Torres, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Arno Zijlstra, Amy Stephen, Andrew Eddie, Anthony Ferrara, Ashwin Date, Dan Walker, Dennis Hermacki, Edvard Ananyan, Elin Waring, Ercan Ozkaya, Gergő Erdősi, Hannes Papenberg, Kevin Devine, Kevin Sookocheff, Klas Berlič, Marieke van der Tuin, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mati Kochen, Niels Braczek, Pete Nurse, Rosario Buste, Samuel Moffatt, Shantanu Bala, and Wilco Jansen.

A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Amit Kumar Singh, Andrew Rose, Ashwin Date, Edvard Ananyan, Joe Palmer, Kashyap Puranik, Niels Braczek, Parth Lawate, Pete Nurse, Philip Walton, Richard Malinowski, and Srinivas Chilukuri.