The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla 5.1 Release Candidate for testing.
DO NOT TEST ON A LIVE/PRODUCTION SITE but rather on a copy of a production site with the owners permission.
What is this release for?
There are two main goals for Release Candidates:
Providing developers with the basis to test their extensions and reporting any issues well before the final release
Allowing users to discover the new features introduced to Joomla 5.1.
For a complete list of known backward compatibility issues for version 5.1, please see Potential backward compatibility issues in Joomla 5.1 on the documentation site.
What is this release NOT for?
This release candidate version of Joomla 5.1 is not suitable for production sites. It is for testing only.
Where to get it?
Download Joomla 5.1 RC1: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/re ... /5.1.0-rc1
To always use the latest build of Joomla 5, we invite you to use the nightly build packages (updated every night).
To make it easier for newcomers, you can launch a free Joomla 5 website for testing at launch.joomla.org.
When is the final release due?
Joomla! 5.1 (general availability) will be released on or about 16th April 2024. The planned milestones are:
Alpha
28th November 2023 - done
26th December 2023 - done
23rd January 2024 - done
20th February 2024 - done
Beta (Feature Freeze)
5th March 2024 - done
19th March 2024 - done
Release Candidate (Language Freeze)
2nd April 2024 - this release
Stable Release
16th April 2024
Please note that dates may be subject to change depending on the availability of volunteers and circumstances beyond our control.
What’s new in Joomla 5.1 Release Candidate?
We are firmly committed to making the next generation of Joomla the best. These are the features that have been committed to version 5.1: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/mi ... 0?closed=1
Again, DO NOT TEST ON A LIVE/PRODUCTION SITE! Rather, test on a copy of a website that you have permission to use.
Thank you for helping Production test this next release of Joomla.
Discussion Forum: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1008288
DO NOT TEST ON A LIVE/PRODUCTION SITE but rather on a copy of a production site with the owners permission.
What is this release for?
There are two main goals for Release Candidates:
Providing developers with the basis to test their extensions and reporting any issues well before the final release
Allowing users to discover the new features introduced to Joomla 5.1.
For a complete list of known backward compatibility issues for version 5.1, please see Potential backward compatibility issues in Joomla 5.1 on the documentation site.
What is this release NOT for?
This release candidate version of Joomla 5.1 is not suitable for production sites. It is for testing only.
Where to get it?
Download Joomla 5.1 RC1: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/re ... /5.1.0-rc1
To always use the latest build of Joomla 5, we invite you to use the nightly build packages (updated every night).
To make it easier for newcomers, you can launch a free Joomla 5 website for testing at launch.joomla.org.
When is the final release due?
Joomla! 5.1 (general availability) will be released on or about 16th April 2024. The planned milestones are:
Alpha
28th November 2023 - done
26th December 2023 - done
23rd January 2024 - done
20th February 2024 - done
Beta (Feature Freeze)
5th March 2024 - done
19th March 2024 - done
Release Candidate (Language Freeze)
2nd April 2024 - this release
Stable Release
16th April 2024
Please note that dates may be subject to change depending on the availability of volunteers and circumstances beyond our control.
What’s new in Joomla 5.1 Release Candidate?
We are firmly committed to making the next generation of Joomla the best. These are the features that have been committed to version 5.1: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/mi ... 0?closed=1
Again, DO NOT TEST ON A LIVE/PRODUCTION SITE! Rather, test on a copy of a website that you have permission to use.
Thank you for helping Production test this next release of Joomla.
Discussion Forum: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1008288
Statistics: Posted by pe7er — Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:39 pm