Webdesign und Webprogrammierung
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Joomla! 5: What's new and why you should upgrade
Joomla! 5 is the logical continuation of Joomla! 4, which was released in August 2021. Joomla! 5 brings many exciting new features and improvements that will make your website faster, more secure and more attractive. In this blog post, I would like to introduce you to some of the most important advantages of Joomla! 5 compared to Joomla! 4.
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I. Support
One of the most important reasons to upgrade to Joomla! 4.x is the fact that Joomla! 3.x will no longer receive support from the Joomla! development team from mid-August 2023. This means that any security vulnerabilities or issues that arise in Joomla! 3.x will no longer be patched, leaving your website vulnerable to cyberattacks and other security threats.
Without support, Joomla! 3.x will become increasingly outdated and incompatible with new web technologies. As a result, website owners will experience problems with their websites, such as slow loading, broken functionality, and compatibility issues with newer web browsers and devices.
In addition, without support, website owners will not receive new features or improvements, which may put them at a competitive disadvantage against other websites that have upgraded to Joomla! 4.x.
Using an older version of a CMS like Joomla! 3.x can cause more and more problems over time. With the end of support for Joomla! 3.x, it's more important than ever to upgrade to Joomla! 4.x to ensure your website remains secure, up-to-date and competitive.
Read more: Three reasons why you should migrate your website to Joomla! 4.x
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Content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla!, TYPO3 or Drupal are programmed in PHP. The open source scripting language is used for the server-side delivery of dynamic web content stored in databases, while other scripting and markup languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript run in the web browser (client).
The PHP 7.3 version was released in December 2018. On 06 December 2021, PHP 7.3 also reached the official End of Life (EOL) and will no longer be provided with security updates. Switching to successor versions in your hosting environment is strongly recommended after each end of support if you want to protect yourself against hackers, fix bugs and optimise the loading time of your website or shop. If you want to plan far ahead, you can now also use the EOL of PHP 7.3 for a major update to PHP 8.0.x or PHP 8.1.x. The 8.0 version was released on 26 November 2020 and offers significant improvements compared to the latest PHP 7.4.x version. PHP 8.1.x offers further improvements in terms of security and performance, PHP 8.1.0 was released on 25 November 2021.
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The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has now put the important topic of Android aftermarket firmware at the top of its agenda in November 2021 as part of its Upcycling Android initiative.
The procedure of flashing an Android device with alternative firmware is not exactly trivial, which is why I have been offering this service to my customers for some time now. Please read more about this here: https://www.webdesign-markward.de/android-custom-rom-installation.html
I am also active for all Oldenburg residents within the framework of the Resource Centre Oldenburg.
Read more: Upcycling Android Initiative of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)
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Content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla!, TYPO3 or Drupal are programmed in PHP. The open source scripting language is used for the server-side delivery of dynamic web content stored in databases, while other scripting and markup languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript run in the web browser (client), i.e. on the client side.
Version PHP 7.2 was released in autumn 2017. On 30 November 2020, PHP 7.2 also reached the official end-of-life (EOL) and will no longer be provided with security updates. Switching to successor versions in your hosting environment is strongly recommended after each end of support if you want to protect yourself against hackers, fix bugs and optimise the loading time of your website or shop. If you want to plan ahead, you can now use the EOL of PHP 7.2 for a major update to PHP 8.0.x or PHP 8.1.x. The 8.0 version was released on 26 November 2020 and offers significant improvements compared to the latest PHP 7.4.x version. PHP 8.1.x offers further improvements in terms of security and performance, PHP 8.1.0 was released on 25 November 2021.
