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 The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.16 [Wojmamni ama busani]. It has been about six months since Joomla 1.5.15 was released on November 4, 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 1.5.16 (Full package) »IMPORTANT UPDATE EFFECTIVE 25 APRIL 2010: Version 1.5.16 contains two serious bugs that will affect your site if you use a version of PHP prior to 5.2 or if you have the Session Handler parameter set to None in Global Configuration. To correct these issues, version 1.5.17 is scheduled to be released on 27 April 2010. If you haven't already upgraded to version 1.5.16, you may wish to wait for version 1.5.17 instead. 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 1.5.16 Post-Release FAQs 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 Four security issues were fixed in this release: Moderate Priority - Core - Negative Values for Limit and Offset. More information » Low Priority - Core - Installer Migration Script. More information » Moderate Priority - Core - Sessation Fixation. More information » Low Priority - Core - Password Reset Tokens. More information » For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center. Components Fixed error in contacts with SEF enabled (17235) Fixed SQL error when sorting news feeds by section. (18648) Fixed problem showing URL for image files in Atom news feeds. (18936) Fixed problem where author alias was not escaped correctly. (19009) Fixed bug in pagination of category blog menu item. (19245) Fixed display of image captions in some situations. (19405) Fixed caching problem with com_contact. (19435) Added framework validation to com_media file. (19763) Fixed PHP notice when enabling or disabling a user. (19798) Modules Fixed caching for related articles module (17000) Fixed notification error in login module (17762) Fixed problems with upgrade method in module installation (17878) Fixed typo in mod_latestnews. (18403) Fixed HTML validation problem with mod_search. (18619) Fixed problem with some news feeds not showing. (18672) Fixed problem in mod_login where trashed menu items show in redirect list. (19831) Plugins
Fixed problem saving content in TinyMCE when editor is toggled (17936) Fixed bug in email cloaking that added an extra space (17986) Fixed problem saving valid attributes for some HTML tags. (19055) Legacy
No legacy issues were fixed for this release Templates
Fixed problem loading template files for RTL languages. (18614) Fixed beez template to show correct Itemid after a search. (18683) Language
Added missing translation strings in installation. (19604) Added sr-YU language for installation. (19627) Added Phnom-Penh to timezone files. (19715) Added missing language strings in installation files. (19816) Added Arabic Unitag installation language ar_AA (19836) Added missing language strings for is-IS language in installation. (19864) Added missing strings in installation ini files. (19871) Added new hi-IN install language (19966) Added updates on installation ini files (20024) Fixed language bug in Menus (20055) Added language credits update (20195) Administrator
Fixed display problem in back end with RTL languages. (18570) Fixed problem where Menu Item types for disabled components still showed when adding menu items. (18617) Fixed problem with display of module position in Module Manager. (18848) System
Fixed JFolder::makeSafe method to not remove dots in path (16506) Fixed problem that prevented using a cache in some cases (16974) Remove PHP warning message on some versions (18612) Fixed problem installing modules in update mode. (18987) Fixed problem with Yagoon and Norfolk timezones. (19555) Fixed problem with return value when saving polling components. (19655) Fixed problem in JToolbarHelper class media_manager method. (19680) Fixed incorrect URI for IIS platforms (18046) Improved handling of failing Apache plugins (19859) Added Reykjavik in timezone (20025) Fixed JApplication::redirect() to not use 301 code (20043) Fixed SEF search URL's for cross-platform compatibility (20184) Statistics for the 1.5.16 release period: Joomla 1.5.16 contains: 48 issues fixed in SVN 52 commits Tracker activity resulted in a net increase of 83 active issues: 224 new reports 94 closed 48 fixed in SVN At the time the 1.5.16 release was packaged, the tracker had 303 active issues: 169 open 103 confirmed 31 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 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, Alessandro Nadalin, Andrea Tarr, Christophe Demko, Dennis Hermacki, Edvard Ananyan, Elin Waring, Flavia Silveira, Hannes Papenberg, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jennifer Marriott, Joseph LeBlanc, Julio Pontes, Kevin Devine, Klas Berlič, Koen Kuipers, Matt Thomas, Mustaq Sheikh, Niels Braczek, Ole Bang Ottosen, Omar Ramos, Pete Nurse, Ron Severdia, Sam Moffatt, and Will Mavis. A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Alessandro Nadalin, Koen Kuipers, Matt Thomas, Michael McGinn, Mustaq Sheikh, and Ronald de Vries.

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 The Joomla Project announces the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.17 [Wojmamni ama woobusani]. This is a priority release to correct two issues in version 1.5.16. Although there are no security issues fixed in this release, we consider it a security release because a security-related bug has been fixed and because many sites may be upgraded directly from 1.5.15 to 1.5.17. The Development Working Group's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.      Download Click here to download Joomla 1.5.17 (Full package) »Click here to download Joomla 1.5.17 (Upgrade packages) » Instructions New installation and technical requirementsUpgrade from an existing Joomla 1.5 versionMigration 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 1.5.17 Post-Release FAQs 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 No security issues were fixed in this release. For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center. Components  No component issues were fixed for this release Modules  No moduleissues were fixed for this release. Plugins
 No plugin issues were fixed for this release. Legacy
No legacy issues were fixed for this release. Templates
No Templates issues were fixed for this release. Language
Updated ru-RU installation language (20239)Added en-AU installation language (20220)Updated help sites list (20238) Administrator
 No administrator issues were fixed for this release. System
Fixed problem logging in when Session Handler is set to None (20221)Fixed error message when running Joomla! in a PHP version prior to version 5.2 (20219)Reverted change to JFolder::makesafe method that introduced a bug (16506) Statistics for the 1.5.17 release period: Joomla 1.5.17 contains: 6 issues fixed in SVN6 commitsTracker activity resulted in a net increase of 4 active issues: 10 new reports0 closed6 fixed in SVNAt the time the 1.5.17 release was packaged, the tracker had 307 active issues: 171 open105 confirmed31 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 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, Alessandro Nadalin, Andrea Tarr, Christophe Demko, Dennis Hermacki, Edvard Ananyan, Elin Waring, Flavia Silveira, Gergo Erdosi, Hannes Papenberg, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jennifer Marriott, Joseph LeBlanc, Julio Pontes, Kevin Devine, Klas Berlič, Koen Kuipers, Marijke Stuivenberg, Matt Thomas, Mustaq Sheikh, Niels Braczek, Ole Bang Ottosen, Omar Ramos, Pete Nurse, Ron Severdia, Ronald J. de Vries, Sam Moffatt, and Will Mavis. A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Alessandro Nadalin, Koen Kuipers, Matt Thomas, Michael McGinn, Mustaq Sheikh, and Ronald de Vries.

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The new Joomla! demo site (demo.joomla.org) correction: will be up and running today [is now up and running}! The site leverages a cloud-based solution to give each user a separate installation of the Joomla! CMS for 30 days. The new demo site allows users to maintain the integrity of their content, and continue to build and learn over an extended trial period. Each demo site user will get a free, complete, dedicated installation of the Joomla! CMS. Users sign up, verify their email, and start building with complete customization capabilities. After 30 days, a user can easily migrate the site to another host or sign up with CloudAccess.net for an ongoing account. The previous demo site attracted 3,000 to 6,000 new visitors per day, with close to 800 per day logging in to evaluate Joomla! using a version that was modified to work in a shared environment. The new site, created in partnership with CloudAccess.net, has all the standard features of Joomla! and gives each user a completely dedicated space to experience Joomla! without having content lost or overwritten. They can install extensions, add users and experience the full power of the Joomla! CMS. The Joomla! Demo Site uses CloudAccess.net’s custom cloud environment. Designed with the latest cloud technology, CloudAccess.net uses an object-based, distributed file system called Lustre (SAN), Nginx Load Balancers, and Apache web servers. The setup was custom built for the Joomla! CMS with a custom control panel built to measure each site's usage on the clusters. The infrastructure gives users the ability to scale a Joomla! build without touching a server. To date, CloudAccess.net has built one of the largest shared clustered environments for the Joomla! CMS. Its technology has the ability to scale to thousands of nodes with petabytes (equivalent to 1 million GB) of storage capacity without compromising speed, security, or availability. Demo site users have the option to continue to be hosted at CloudAccess.net at the end of the 30 day period. The Joomla! Project will receive a percentage of the fees paid by demo site users who stay with CloudAccess.net.

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For quite some time, the community has clamored for ACL. The drumbeat of demands swelled to a feverish, percussive pitch that has finally exploded in a resounding cry: LET THERE BE ACL! Newly available in the Joomla! shop is a limited-edition t-shirt that celebrates the inclusion of Access Control Levels in the upcoming Joomla! 1.6 release. Perhaps the most asked-for addition to Joomla! since the project's inception, ACL has finally arrived and it's time to strut the good news! With the Joomla! logo and a key code line running down the front of the shirt, and the back of the shirt trumpeting the delivery of ACL, this is a garment that proclaims ACL's arrival in all its glory. Only 500 of this very special shirt exist, so take advantage of the opportunity to mark this important moment in Joomla! history. On sale now in the Joomla! shop is your chance to not only celebrate the highlight of 1.6, but to support all the hard work that has gone into the new release. Here, here! Mens' Shirts are HERE Ladies' Shirts are HERE