In a confusing progression of version numbers, i.e 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, to 2.5, Joomla 2.5.0 GA (general availability) is set to be the next release on 24th January 2012.
Notable dates after this are:
- 24th February 2012 – Joomla 1.7 reaches end of life and is no longer supported
- April 2012 – Joomla 1.5 reaches end of life
- September 2012 – Next version of Joomla is released
After a first look at the beta release this latest version looks good and offers some core improvements. These are well reported in the Joomla Community Portal so I won’t repeat here.
Touchline customers will be offered migration options from 24th January but contact me if you want more information.