Joomla! 6.0.3 Release Candidate 1

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🧹 What has been changed

• [6.0] Update framework HTTP package by @SniperSister in #46639
• [6.0] Broken articles table in backend - Add missing quotation mark by @drmenzelit in #46635
• [6.0] Composer update paragonie/sodium_compat to v1.24.0 to fix composer audit warnings by @richard67 in #46660
• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in development dependencies 2026-01-10 by @richard67 in #46663
• [6.0] fix HTML helper grid.id with custom form selector by @heelc29 in #46672
• [6.0] Language cache error handling improvement by @joomdonation in #46545
• [6.0] Remove use of deprecated dispatcher from the plugin constructor by @heelc29 in #46682
• [6.0] NPM audit fix low severity security vulnerability by updating diff from 8.0.2 to 8.0.3 by @richard67 in #46713
• [6.0] Composer update algo26-matthias/idna-convert to v4.2.1 (87bfcab) by @heelc29 in #46725
• [6.0] Fix PHP 8.5 null access on array deprecation warning by @HLeithner in #46733
• [6.0] Prevent error if ListView does not have filter form by @joomdonation in #46689
• [6.0] NPM audit fix one moderate severity security vulnerability by @richard67 in #46759
• [6.0] Adapter should have in install routine always the current manifest by @laoneo in #46760
• [6.0] Cassiopeia extended font size validation by @brianteeman in #46781
• [6.0] Pass default User-Agent header for for http requests by @joomdonation in #46553
• [6.0] NPM update indirect development dependencies to fix 19 security vulnerabilities by @richard67 in #46826
• [6.0] Multilingual: Fix language passed via lang variable is ignored by @joomdonation in #46810
• [6.0] Update deleted files and folders in script.php for the upcoming 6.0.3 release by @richard67 in #46831
• [6.0] Composer update 3 development dependencies to fix audit warnings 2026-02-03 by @richard67 in #46822
• [6.0] correct URL for non-admin users with the email template: Content: New Article Submitted by @alikon in #46519

Full Changelog: 6.0.2...6.0.3-rc1

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

@brianteeman, @ceford, @ChrisHoefliger, @ChristineWk, @cyrez, @dautrich, @degobbis, @exlemor, @Fedik, @hamby, @heelc29, @kkbiswal, @Kostelano, @krishnagandhicode, @mariantanase, @muhme, @PranavAgarkar07, @rbuelund, @tecpromotion, @vishalchincholi1

Joomla! 5.4.3 Release Candidate 1

👀 Release information

• 💁 51+ contributors
• 🧰 57+ Pull Requests has been merged
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💆 New Contributors

• @henrikdalgaard made their first contribution in #46569
• @Shauryan0207 made their first contribution in #46608
• @sathwikre made their first contribution in #46765
• @krishnagandhicode made their first contribution in #46833

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.4] Comment Typo by @brianteeman in #46613
• [5.4] Warning in Tags link without Itemid by @Denitz in #46588
• [5.4] Skip anchor references in css versioning build script by @LadySolveig in #46609
• [5.4] Fix: mod_breadcrumbs duplicates Home link in multilanguage by @stefanoel in #46581
• [5.4] Hide help on admin menu by @brianteeman in #46620
• [5.4] Update framework HTTP package by @SniperSister in #46638
• [5.4] Accept user input in image class. by @chmst in #46619
• [5.4] Fix CLI installation exit code when PHP version requirement not met by @Razzo1987 in #46625
• [5.4] Add legacy label to mod_articles_archived by @drmenzelit in #46626
• [5.4] Fix 500 error in Smart Search with specific search query by @Denitz in #46586
• [5.4] Tightened regex searching for menu items to prevent duplicate edit link icons #46567 by @henrikdalgaard in #46569
• [5.4] Update type=UserGroupList in xml to align all lowercase type for usergrouplist by @TLWebdesign in #46650
• [5.4] Fix: Parent menu items missing when creating menu item via 'save to menu' by @hiteshm0 in #46621
• [5.4] Composer update paragonie/sodium_compat to v1.24.0 to fix composer audit warnings by @richard67 in #46659
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in development dependencies 2026-01-10 by @richard67 in #46662
• [5.4] Comment typo by @heelc29 in #46673
• [5.4] Remove 'layouts' folder and add presets by @brianteeman in #46677
• [5.4] Fix: Parent menu items missing when creating menu item via 'save to menu' v2 by @heelc29 in #46681
• [5.4] Fix OptionsRule validation to support groupedlist fields by @Shauryan0207 in #46608
• [5.4] fix case mod_articles manifest by @heelc29 in #46674
• [5.4] Revert Mailer improvements by @TLWebdesign in #46693
• [5.4] Fix metis-menu-error when clicking outside the dropdown by @chmst in #46669
• [5.4] Composer update algo26-matthias/idna-convert to v3.2.1 by @heelc29 in #46724
• [5.4] Archive not found error message by @brianteeman in #46726
• [5.4] - Prepend root url to schema images by @travisrisner in #46306
• [5.4] Extension variable in AssociationExtensionHelper is string by @laoneo in #46741
• [5.4] Clean cache for merged PR by @rdeutz in #46684
• [5.4][webservices] GET users/levels/id with non-existing ID by @alikon in #46742
• [5.4][PHP8.5] Using null as the key parameter for array_key_exists() is deprecated by @heelc29 in #46736
• [5.4] Outline selected rows in debug Profile timeline by @Denitz in #46623
• [5.4] mod_articles image by @brianteeman in #46598
• [5.4] Fix btn in alert messages by @bembelimen in #46752
• [5.4] com_templates zip archive by @brianteeman in #46716
• [5.4] NPM audit fix one low and one moderate severity security vulnerability by @richard67 in #46758
• [5.4] Allow PATCH /api/users/id without the need to specify 'groups' in the payload by @OctavianC in #46750
• [5.4] Add integration test for checking extensions updates by @alikon in #46754
• [5.4] Fix fonts URL by @dgrammatiko in #46757
• [5.4] Fix undefined array key "language" in sef plugin by @richard67 in #45959
• [5.4] Fix WebAssetRegistry to work with redefined administrator folder by @Fedik in #44980
• [5.4] Mysql installation Error Message by @brianteeman in #46794
• [5.4][cli] untranslated text by @alikon in #46753
• update PR-PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE by @max123kl in #46803
• [5.4] Allow PATCH /api/users/{super-user-id} by @OctavianC in #46768
• [5.4] Fix missing names quotes and wrong casing of column alias in libraries/src/Table/Nested.php by @richard67 in #45848
• [5.4]Joomla.form.field xml code style by @brianteeman in #46809
• [5.4] Exclude Symfony HTTP client test folders from release packages by @sathwikre in #46765
• [5.4] Composer update 3 development dependencies to fix audit warnings 2026-02-03 by @richard67 in #46821
• [5.4] NPM update indirect development dependencies to fix 19 security vulnerabilities by @richard67 in #46825
• [5.4] add unit tests for form rules by @heelc29 in #46723
• [5.4] Fix removing the installation folder on Windows by @HLeithner in #46584
• [5.4] Update deleted files and folders in script.php for the upcoming 5.4.3 release by @richard67 in #46830
• [5.4] Checkin with default value in task by @laoneo in #46694
• [5.4] Fix duplicate getLayoutData execution in mod_tags_popular by @sathwikre in #46827
• [5.4] Fix null user check in ActionLogPlugin to prevent PHP warnings by @Shauryan0207 in #46599
• [5.4] Check if page title element exists in table column script by @laoneo in #46776
• [5.4] Fix crash in Calendar field with invalid d...

Joomla! 6.1.0 Alpha 3

👀 Release information

• 💁 17+ contributors
• 🧰 25+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
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• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

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🧹 What has been changed

• [6.1] delete the unnecessary file build xml by @tecpromotion in #46611
• [6.1] tinymce and sa11y updates by @brianteeman in #46600
• [6.1] make media action crop aspect ratio configurable by @hans2103 in #46421
• [6.1] Adding date filtering to popular articles module ( admin ) by @hiteshm0 in #46605
• [6.1] Fix log format configurations by @muhme in #46422
• [6.1] remove featured article menu item by @alikon in #46225
• [6.1] Allow to force or never force MFA for superusers by @zero-24 in #46248
• [6.1] UX feature: Filter by Author (Include/Exclude/Current User) option for Category List by @coolcat-creations in #46539
• [6.1] [CLI] enable or disable extension command by @alikon in #43977
• [6.1] Re-ordering of tabs and fields in frontend by @chmst in #45081
• [6.1] simplify class usage by @Denitz in #41986
• [6.1] Replace all Factory::getSession() usages by @Hackwar in #45869
• [6.1] Fix language usage in SiteMenu class to use the internal value by @bembelimen in #46603
• [6.1] Fix $language default parameter by @janschoenherr in #44575
• [6.1] Remove default empty string param in addControlField() by @Denitz in #46381
• [6.1] Subform Grid layout, an alternative for unresponsive Table layout by @Fedik in #42347
• [6.1] Update version in composer.json so they fit to the updates previously made with PR 46646 by @richard67 in #46661
• [6.1] Composer update friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer and php-debugbar/php-debugbar by @tecpromotion in #46664
• [6.1] Remove use of deprecated dispatcher from the plugin constructor by @heelc29 in #46683
• [6.1] Composer update web-token/jwt-library by @tecpromotion in #46697
• [6.1] update npm packages by @tecpromotion in #46699
• [6.1] Add email to authentication response object by @nordmograph in #46691
• [6.1] Fix SiteMenu class to use correct language by @Fedik in #46710
• [6.1] Update deleted files in script.php for the upcoming 6.1.0-alpha3 by @richard67 in #46712
• [6.1] Composer update algo26-matthias/idna-convert and phpstan/phpstan by @tecpromotion in #46728

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

@alikon (2), @Bodge-IT (1), @brianteeman (1), @ceford (1), @dautrich (1), @degobbis (1), @exlemor (2), @Fedik (1), @hans2103 (1), @HLeithner (1), @LadySolveig (2), @muhme (2), @obuisard (2), @Quy (1), @rdeutz (1), @RickR2H (1), @rinka88 (1), @tecpromotion (8)

Joomla! 6.1.0 Alpha 2

👀 Release information

• 💁 9+ contributors
• 🧰 11+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

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💆 New Contributors

• @samuelagus made their first contribution in #46047

🧹 What has been changed

• [6.1] Add filter featured to content admin menuitem articles by @chmst in #46252
• [6.1] Meaningful uninstall message by @brianteeman in #46277
• [6.1] Replace meaningless element div by element output by @hans2103 in #46227
• [6.1] Sort Module Logged-in Users by Datetime by @samuelagus in #46047
• [6.1] User Action Log Emails IP Address by @brianteeman in #45991
• [6.1] Remove useless empty () check # by @joomdonation in #45039
• [6.1] Add proof-of-work captcha by @SniperSister in #46514
• [6.1] Action Log notification mail translate ip_address in case collecting ips is disabled by @HLeithner in #46511
• [6.1] add composer scripts for cs check and add excludes to php-cs-fixer config by @LadySolveig in #44498
• [6.1] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities and update other dependencies 2025-12-19 by @richard67 in #46592
• [6.1] Add "nocache" as version option to webasset manager by @HLeithner in #46379

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

@alikon, @basd82, @bembelimen, @brianteeman, @ceford, @ChristineWk, @cyrez, @exlemor, @Fedik, @HLeithner, @JeroenMoolenschot, @tecpromotion

Joomla! 6.0.2

👀 Release information

• 💁 14+ contributors
• 🧰 11+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
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• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

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🧹 What has been changed

• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-11-26 by @richard67 in #46503
• [6.0] Fix menu toggle startlevel handling by @LadySolveig in #46484
• [6.0] Fix deprecated message in messages - my settings by @chmst in #46475
• [6.0] Fix emailToPunycode() throws "Prohibited input U+0000005C" by @janschoenherr in #46450
• [6.0] Cassiopeia Extended - Use hover color for btn-primary by @drmenzelit in #46279
• [6.0] language keys of Cassiopeia Extended template (in frontend) translated by @alikon in #46518
• [6.0] Prevent error when cache of language file broken by @joomdonation in #46541
• [6.0] Fix tinyMCE dark mode by @dgrammatiko in #46543
• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-12-13 by @richard67 in #46572
• [6.0] Fix deep submenu display by @bembelimen in #46550
• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in development dependencies 2025-12-19 by @richard67 in #46591

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product:

@ahotzler, @alikon, @bembelimen, @brianteeman, @chmst, @ChristineWk, @CMS-Manufaktur, @dautrich, @exlemor, @Kostelano, @michaelmaass, @muhme, @tecpromotion, @woluweb

Full Changelog: 6.0.1...6.0.2

⚠️ Known Issues

Update (16 January 2026): Known issue “Mailer setSender() does not work”. For details and a workaround, see: https://manual.joomla.org/migrations/54-60/known-issues/6.0.2/

Joomla! 6.0.2 Release Candidate 1

👀 Release information

• 💁 14+ contributors
• 🧰 11+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

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🧹 What has been changed

• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-11-26 by @richard67 in #46503
• [6.0] Fix menu toggle startlevel handling by @LadySolveig in #46484
• [6.0] Fix deprecated message in messages - my settings by @chmst in #46475
• [6.0] Fix emailToPunycode() throws "Prohibited input U+0000005C" by @janschoenherr in #46450
• [6.0] Cassiopeia Extended - Use hover color for btn-primary by @drmenzelit in #46279
• [6.0] language keys of Cassiopeia Extended template (in frontend) translated by @alikon in #46518
• [6.0] Prevent error when cache of language file broken by @joomdonation in #46541
• [6.0] Fix tinyMCE dark mode by @dgrammatiko in #46543
• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-12-13 by @richard67 in #46572
• [6.0] Fix deep submenu display by @bembelimen in #46550
• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in development dependencies 2025-12-19 by @richard67 in #46591

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

@ahotzler, @alikon, @bembelimen, @brianteeman, @chmst, @ChristineWk, @CMS-Manufaktur, @dautrich, @exlemor, @Kostelano, @michaelmaass, @muhme, @tecpromotion, @woluweb

Full Changelog: 6.0.1...6.0.2-rc1

Joomla! 5.4.2

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• 💁 18+ contributors
• 🧰 25+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

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💆 New Contributors

• @ThomasFinnern made their first contribution in #46462
• @filipores made their first contribution in #44437
• @Technicalleigh made their first contribution in #45592
• @aniket190705 made their first contribution in #46529

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.4] Docs: Add a PR targeting section to the README by @LadySolveig in #46471
• [5.4] Fix static getTemplate call in mail template by @bembelimen in #46448
• [5.4] php 8.4 fputcsv by @brianteeman in #46423
• [5.4] php 8.5 version check by @brianteeman in #46480
• [5.4]remove last uses of jtext by @brianteeman in #46473
• [5.4] [webservices] Fix API config component route: Component with numbers in name … 404 by @ThomasFinnern in #46462
• [5.4] Fix for envelope-from & return path alignment with From in MailTemplateFactory by @TLWebdesign in #46431
• [5.4] Fix condition to check request format in MenusHelper - deprecation warning by @MacJoom in #46341
• [5.4] success / message type not mapped to SymfonyStyle in ConsoleApplication by @brbrbr in #43739
• [5.4] autum dark-mode - remove border from sidebar wrapper and add box-shadow by @LadySolveig in #43202
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-11-26 by @richard67 in #46502
• [5.4] Smart Search: Fix taxonomy filter overwriting when titles are identical - fix issue #43528 by @filipores in #44437
• [5.4] Do not load articles in blog layout if configured by @joomdonation in #46542
• [5.4] Add php 8.5 to unit and integration tests by @HLeithner in #46223
• [5.4] Fix regex in DocumentRenderer.php by @Technicalleigh in #45592
• [5.4] Load extension language for Action Logs - Latest module by @joomdonation in #46540
• [5.4] fix plg_quickicon_eos snooze function by @heelc29 in #46573
• [5.4] Fix MySql 8 error "Illegal argument to a regular expression." in banners model by @beni71 in #46547
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-12-13 by @richard67 in #46571
• [5.4] fix task notification for updated Joomla versions (prior 5.3) by @heelc29 in #45497
• [5.4] Expose finalization errors in autoupdate API response by @SniperSister in #46493
• [5.4] Remove unnecessary $this->setError('') by @Hackwar in #46527
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in development dependencies 2025-12-19 by @richard67 in #46590
• [5.4] Remove the link to skin creator in TinyMCE by @chmst in #46583
• [5.4] Fix subform field dropdown showing current field (Fixes #46214) by @aniket190705 in #46529

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.
In this release they were @alikon (4), @AndySDH (1), @Bodge-IT (1), @brianteeman (4), @ceford (1), @chmst (3), @dautrich (2), @degobbis (1), @dmb0058 (1), @exlemor (7), @hans2103 (1), @hendrikbehncke (1), @KasperHeuer (1), @laoneo (1), @MacJoom (1), @michaelmaass (1), @muhme (9), @richard67 (3), @RickR2H (2), @ThomasFinnern (3) and @TLWebdesign (2).

Full Changelog: 5.4.1...5.4.2

⚠️ Known Issues

Update (16 January 2026): Known issue “Mailer setSender() does not work”. For details and a workaround, see: https://manual.joomla.org/migrations/53-54/known-issues/5.4.2/

Joomla! 5.4.2 Release Candidate 1

👀 Release information

• 💁 18+ contributors
• 🧰 25+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

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New Joomla! Installations	SHA-256 Checksums
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✒️ Upgrade Packages

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💆 New Contributors

• @ThomasFinnern made their first contribution in #46462
• @filipores made their first contribution in #44437
• @Technicalleigh made their first contribution in #45592
• @aniket190705 made their first contribution in #46529

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.4] Docs: Add a PR targeting section to the README by @LadySolveig in #46471
• [5.4] Fix static getTemplate call in mail template by @bembelimen in #46448
• [5.4] php 8.4 fputcsv by @brianteeman in #46423
• [5.4] php 8.5 version check by @brianteeman in #46480
• [5.4]remove last uses of jtext by @brianteeman in #46473
• [5.4] [webservices] Fix API config component route: Component with numbers in name … 404 by @ThomasFinnern in #46462
• [5.4] Fix for envelope-from & return path alignment with From in MailTemplateFactory by @TLWebdesign in #46431
• [5.4] Fix condition to check request format in MenusHelper - deprecation warning by @MacJoom in #46341
• [5.4] success / message type not mapped to SymfonyStyle in ConsoleApplication by @brbrbr in #43739
• [5.4] autum dark-mode - remove border from sidebar wrapper and add box-shadow by @LadySolveig in #43202
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-11-26 by @richard67 in #46502
• [#43528] [5.4] Smart Search: Fix taxonomy filter overwriting when titles are identical - fix issue #43528 by @filipores in #44437
• [5.4] Do not load articles in blog layout if configured by @joomdonation in #46542
• [5.4] Add php 8.5 to unit and integration tests by @HLeithner in #46223
• [5.4] Fix regex in DocumentRenderer.php by @Technicalleigh in #45592
• [5.4] Load extension language for Action Logs - Latest module by @joomdonation in #46540
• [5.4] fix plg_quickicon_eos snooze function by @heelc29 in #46573
• [5.4] Fix MySql 8 error "Illegal argument to a regular expression." in banners model by @beni71 in #46547
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies 2025-12-13 by @richard67 in #46571
• [5.4] fix task notification for updated Joomla versions (prior 5.3) by @heelc29 in #45497
• [5.4] Expose finalization errors in autoupdate API response by @SniperSister in #46493
• [5.4] Remove unnecessary $this->setError('') by @Hackwar in #46527
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in development dependencies 2025-12-19 by @richard67 in #46590
• [5.4] Remove the link to skin creator in TinyMCE by @chmst in #46583
• [5.4] Fix subform field dropdown showing current field (Fixes #46214) by @aniket190705 in #46529

Full Changelog: 5.4.1...5.4.2-rc1

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.
In this release they were @alikon (4), @AndySDH (1), @Bodge-IT (1), @brianteeman (4), @ceford (1), @chmst (3), @dautrich (2), @degobbis (1), @dmb0058 (1), @exlemor (7), @hans2103 (1), @hendrikbehncke (1), @KasperHeuer (1), @laoneo (1), @MacJoom (1), @michaelmaass (1), @muhme (9), @richard67 (3), @RickR2H (2), @ThomasFinnern (3) and @TLWebdesign (2).

Joomla! 6.1.0 Alpha 1

👀 Release information

• 💁 3 contributors
• 🧰 4 Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

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Note

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🔥 Installation Packages

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Don't update directly from a version lower than 5.4 it is important that you first update to 5.4 and then update to 6.x

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🧹 What has been changed

• [6.1] Preparation for Joomla! 6.1 by @HLeithner in #46019
• [6.1] Remove dropdown and split save in updatesite view by @bembelimen in #46345
• [6.1] Implement copy child template by @bembelimen in #46278
• [6.1] LogTask not translated by @brianteeman in #46375

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

@alikon, @brianteeman, @chmst, @tecpromotion

Joomla! 6.0.1

👀 Release information

• 💁 29+ contributors
• 🧰 21+ Pull Requests have been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

Note

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🔥 Installation Packages

New Joomla! Installations	SHA-256 Checksums
ZIP Archive (.zip)	e036ff53df201849240341f77e62fb1beb41d0e7d059dbf1b658c413e38ef1c3
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🧹 What has been changed

• [6.0] Update deleted files in script.php for the upcoming 6.0.1 release by @richard67 in #46322
• [6.0] Fix article version history frontend by @joomdonation in #46358
• [6.0] Featured articles can be ordered regardless of category by @chmst in #46342
• [6.0] Add "chosen" dummy asset to plg_behaviour_compat6 asset by @Fedik in #46292
• [6.0] README.md delete heavy development note by @muhme in #46222
• [6.0] Change major version to 7.0 for deprecation removals by @laoneo in #46367
• [6.0] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in indirect development dependencies by @richard67 in #46430
• [6.0] Template_extended creation date was 2017 by @chmst in #46426
• [6.0] Fix DELETE endpoints to return 404 for non-existent resources by @alikon in #46161
• [6.0] Fix note custom field deprecated warning by @TLWebdesign in #46196
• [6.0] Deprecate unused phpmailer language string by @brianteeman in #46294
• [6.0] [PHP8.5] Composer update joomla/http to 4.0.1 to fix PHP 8.5 deprecation of curl_close() by @richard67 in #46302
• [6.0] [PHP8.5] Composer update joomla/test to 4.0.1 to fix PHP 8.5 deprecation of reflection setAccessible() by @richard67 in #46310
• [6.0] php settings enabled/disabled by @brianteeman in #46411
• [6.0] sysinfo compat6 by @brianteeman in #46410
• [6.0] z-index on choices dropdown by @brianteeman in #46390
• [6.0] Optimise checks in plg_behaviour_versionable by @Elfangor93 in #46360
• [6.0] Fix default menu layout - submenu stay open on page load by @LadySolveig in #46436
• [6.0] Fix default values for position and currency. by @TLWebdesign in #46433
• [6.0] TinyMCE dark mode by @brianteeman in #46377
• [6.0] Fix display of featured articles if "All Categories" selected by @heelc29 in #46374

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

@basd82, @brianteeman, @ceford, @chmst, @ChristineWk, @dautrich, @dgrammatiko, @dpollez, @exlemor, @heelc29, @joomdonation, @LadySolveig, @lemuelvdm, @MrMusic, @muhme, @n3t, @richard67, @RickR2H, @tecpromotion, @travisrisner, @wojsmol

Full Changelog: 6.0.0...6.0.1