End-of-life
11 articles tagged End-of-life, newest first.
Joomla 5.4 Gets Security Fixes Only From 13 October 2026
Joomla 5.4 bug fixes end 13 October 2026 and security fixes end 12 October 2027. What changes, the PHP 8.2 deadline that comes first, and how to plan Joomla 6.
What Is MariaDB and Why You Have Probably Never Heard of It - but Use It
MariaDB runs 68% of the Joomla and WordPress sites we monitor, and half run a database release that is now end of life. Measured on live servers.
J2Store 3 Stops Getting Security Fixes on 19 October 2026
J2Commerce ends J2Store 3 support on 19 October 2026. Six in ten of the J2Store installs we monitor are on that line, and most are three releases behind.
Joomla 3 Didn't Fail. Your Retainer Did.
We monitor 30,305 live Joomla 3 sites. They are five times more likely to be hacked than Joomla 6, and the agencies who migrated are doing worse.
Helix Ultimate's Third Joomla 3 Patch Since JoomShaper Said There Would Be None
JoomShaper said its Joomla 3 products would get no security patches regardless of severity. The Helix Ultimate template framework has now had four.
Why PHP 8.5.7 Shows Amber When PHP 8.4.24 Shows Green
PHP 8.5.7 shows amber while 8.4.24 shows green because the badge checks whether you are on the newest patch in your branch, not which branch you picked.
JoomShaper Patched the Joomla 3 It Said It Never Would
Six days after excluding Joomla 3 security patches, JoomShaper shipped them for Helix Ultimate, Helix3 and SP Page Builder. What is in them.
The One-Click Way to Patch JoomShaper Extensions on Joomla 3
mySites.guru backports JoomShaper's security fixes into SP Page Builder, Helix3 and Helix Ultimate on Joomla 3, across every site in your account.
JoomShaper Ends Joomla 3 Security Fixes
JoomShaper ended Joomla 3 support with no security fixes regardless of severity, then reversed the security half six days later and shipped patches.
End-of-Life Version Support in mySites.guru
mySites.guru monitors end-of-life Joomla and WordPress versions from 1.5 to 6, alerting you when sites run unsupported software that puts them at risk.
The Joomla 3.10.999 Project
The Joomla 3.10.999 project backported critical security patches to end-of-life Joomla 3 sites. What it was, why it existed, and what to do now.