Joomla 3's End Of Live date is August 17, 2023 - one month from the date of the filming of this video. Let's talk about that! SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
00:00:00 - Intro: Joomla 3 Update
00:01:06 - Final Joomla 3 Update
00:01:35 - Development Strategy
00:01:56 - Migration Prep
00:02:22 - Migration Testing
00:03:22 - Update Process
00:03:57 - Multiple Sites
00:04:27 - Security Analogy
00:05:28 - Conclusion
Summary
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Introduction & Sponsor โ Tim opens the video announcing Joomla 3โs upcoming end of life on August 17, 2023, and thanks the sponsor MySites.Guru, which offers free Joomla site audits.
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Channel Overview โ He provides an overview of the Basic Joomla Tutorials channel and mentions his Joomla services, including building, maintenance, and migrations.
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Update to Joomla 3.10.12 โ Tim stresses the importance of upgrading all Joomla 3 sites to version 3.10.12, the latest and final release before migration to Joomla 4.
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Joomla Development Strategy โ He explains Joomlaโs development plan and encourages site owners to migrate from 3.10.12 to Joomla 4, addressing version mismatch issues some users might see.
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Backup & Testing First โ Tim warns against migrating live sites directly. Instead, he advises creating full backups and testing the migration in a staging environment.
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Using โMigrate Me 4โ for Testing โ He introduces the Migrate Me 4 tool, which copies a Joomla 3 site into a subfolder to safely simulate a migration to Joomla 4.
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Live Demo: Updating Joomla 3.10.11 โ 3.10.12 โ Tim demonstrates a real update process, emphasizing checking the site after completion to confirm everything works properly.
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Managing Multiple Sites with MySites.Guru โ He showcases how MySites.Guru can efficiently handle updates for multiple Joomla installations in one dashboard.
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The โExpiry Dateโ Analogy โ Tim compares Joomla 3โs end of life to milk past its expiry date โ your site wonโt immediately stop working but will miss out on security patches and updates.
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Conclusion & Next Steps โ He encourages all Joomla 3 users to begin their migration to Joomla 4, make regular backups, and subscribe for more Joomla tutorials and future migration guides.
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