A Look at Joomla 5 - 👀 WMW 224

Written by: Tim Davis Created: 04 October 2023

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Watch me Work Live Streams Joomla 5 Joomla Training Cohort

Join us for a look at Joomla 5 and the process of updating from Joomla 4.

00:00:00 Introduction & Joomla 5 Context
00:07:33 Migration Strategies
00:19:05 Live Joomla 5 Update Demo
00:26:54 Breaking Changes & New Features
00:57:00 Troubleshooting & Developer Insights
01:21:40 Backend Enhancements
01:38:27 Community & Future
01:46:51 Closing

✅  Summary

1. Joomla Extension Developer Insights
   Olivier Bizard shares his journey of over 11 years in Joomla development, highlighting his most popular extension, JREasy, and the impact of Joomla’s evolution on extension relevancy.

2. Joomla 5 Compatibility Concerns
   The transition to Joomla 5 focuses less on breaking changes and more on system requirements—particularly MySQL 8 and PHP 8.1+, which some hosts still lag behind on.

3. Migration Strategy Simplified
   The upgrade path is designed to be smooth. Joomla 4.4 acts as a “resting point” before Joomla 5. Upgrading server environments (PHP/MySQL) before moving to Joomla 4 can ease the Joomla 5 update.

4. Extension Compatibility Support
   Joomla 5 introduces a compatibility plugin to help extensions function temporarily if not yet fully updated, reducing risk of breakage post-upgrade.

5. Joomla Update Walkthrough
   The stream includes a live demo of updating from Joomla 4.4 RC to Joomla 5 RC2, showing how to manually install release candidates and check extension compatibility.

6. Dark Mode Improvements
   Joomla 5 now supports automatic dark mode, adjusting based on browser/OS settings. Users can still tweak the backend UI appearance manually or via CSS.

7. reCAPTCHA Changes
   Standard Google reCAPTCHA v2 is removed from Joomla 5 core. Developers and users must use Invisible reCAPTCHA or third-party solutions like hCaptcha or RSForm! integrations.

8. Schema.org Integration
   Joomla 5 includes a new Schema.org plugin. Site admins can now define organization details, logo, and social profiles directly, enhancing SEO visibility.

9. Support for Custom Schema Types
   Developers can extend schema support by creating new plugins. An example shown is a Recipe Schema with custom fields for enhanced Google search results.

10. Performance and Compatibility Enhancements
    Joomla 5 features better session handling, full PHP 8.1 compatibility, updated Bootstrap 5.3.2, and overall stability improvements, marking it a clean, modern, and forward-compatible release.

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Written by: Tim Davis

Tim Davis is the founder and owner of Cybersalt.