Joomla v6.2.0 Release Notes

Release Date: 2026-05-26 // 17 days ago
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    ๐Ÿ’† New Contributors

    - @narang24 made their first contribution in #47294

    ๐Ÿงน What has been changed

    What's Changed

    • ๐Ÿ— [6.2] The build script for building scripts by @Fedik in #46879
    • ๐Ÿ›  Fixed the window ci problem by @pratibha-builds in #47680
    • ๐Ÿ“ฆ [6.2] Deprecate CMS Crypt package by @Hackwar in #47443
    • โšก๏ธ [6.2] Update deleted files and folders in script.php for the upcoming 6.2.0-alpha1 by @richard67 in #47782
    • [6.2] Commit phpstan baseline when it has changed and it did not fail by @laoneo in #47798
    • โšก๏ธ [6.2] update pre-update check for compat plugins by @heelc29 in #47807
    • โšก๏ธ [6.2] Update pre-update check for compat plugins in CLI by @richard67 in #47814
    • ๐Ÿ [6.2] Fix build script codemirror on windows by @LadySolveig in #47793
    • [6.2] image & figure classes for articles by @chmst in #47744
    • ๐Ÿ— [6.2] Fix: Add method to copy Codemirror license file to builder by @LadySolveig in #47794
    • ๐Ÿ— [6.2] Watch all command for asset builder by @LadySolveig in #47815
    • ๐Ÿ—„ [6.2] Adapt deprecation version to 7 by @laoneo in #47716
    • ๐Ÿ— [6.2] Revert #47794 and align paths for codemirror builder by @LadySolveig in #47823
    • ๐Ÿ”จ [6.2] Refactor MVCFactory service provider to make it easier to extend by @joomdonation in #47718
    • ๐Ÿ—„ [6.2] Replace deprecated Factory::getUser by getIdentity in site and admin apps by @joomdonation in #47698
    • [6.2] Do not crash tours when no steps by @laoneo in #47813
    • [6.2] fix: replace print_r with json_encode in BaseController debug logging by @Mahesh-Gite-28 in #47701
    • ๐Ÿšš [6.2] remove useless pseudo-xss check code in com_templates by @SniperSister in #47639
    • [6.2] Code cleanup Category Helpers by @janschoenherr in #47481
    • [6.2] Add Reporting-Endpoints header (#47282) by @narang24 in #47294
    • โšก๏ธ [6.2] Commit baseline updates with skip ci by @laoneo in #47806
    • [6.2] New backend Joomla! Help page by @ceford in #46355
    • ๐Ÿ”Š [6.2] [com_actionlogs] reduce-deprecations by @alikon in #45691

    Full Changelog : 6.1.1...6.2.0-alpha1

    โœ… ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Test contributions

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

    @alikon (1), @brianteeman (1), @ChristineWk (1), @CSGoat0 (2), @exlemor (2), @heelc29 (2), @joomdonation (1), @krishnagandhicode (3), @LadySolveig (4), @laoneo (1), @muhme (1), @QuyTon (2), @richard67 (3)


Previous changes from v6.1.1.rc1

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    New Joomla! Installations SHA-256 Checksums
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    ๐Ÿš€ GNU Zip Archive (.tar.gz)
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    Important

    โšก๏ธ 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

    โšก๏ธ | Update from a previous version | SHA-256 Checksums | | --- | --- | ๐Ÿš€ | ZIP Archive (.zip) | 3599550f269db24114cc37a783aefc0ba810108d164afdd52c342bfae59f0b87 | ๐Ÿš€ | GNU Zip Archive (.tar.gz) | 071642b0210edd0e10846f121c5a2d9f4660d695448c6aa03cb17bed12e5f379 | ๐Ÿš€ | Zstandard Archive (.tar.zst) | 35e1fb289896ace639dcc71b9237647f3eccfbc4330135be85c6be241f4a5de4 |

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    ๐Ÿงน What has been changed

    • โšก๏ธ [6.1] Composer update phpseclib/phpseclib to 3.0.51 to fix one low and one high severity security vulnerability by @richard67 in #47620
    • โšก๏ธ [6.1] NPM update indirect development dependencies to fix 3 security vulnerabilities by @richard67 in #47622
    • ๐Ÿ‘‰ [6.1] add missing string COM_USERS_COMPLETE by @tecpromotion in #47695
    • โšก๏ธ [6.1] Composer update joomla/oauth2 to 4.0.2 to fix OAuth2Client authentication by @richard67 in #47722
    • โšก๏ธ [6.1] Composer update phpseclib/phpseclib to 3.0.52 to fix one high severity security vulnerability by @richard67 in #47738
    • [6.1] Cassiopeia - Correct z-index select field by @drmenzelit in #47715
    • ๐Ÿ‘ [6.1] Only show version history in FormView if version history is supported by @joomdonation in #47694
    • [6.1] Fix clear button not resetting calendar filters by @adarshdubey03 in #47686
    • [6.1] Fix missing closing angle bracket for fieldset in repeatable layout by @iteidrm in #47617
    • [6.1] fix TinyMCE menu bar visibility in fullscreen mode by @adarshdubey03 in #47661
    • [6.1] Fix default value for save_history in com_modules by @chmst in #47659
    • [6.1] Prevent fatal error when getTemplate method is called in API application by @joomdonation in #47646
    • [6.1] Fix publishing fields not shown on create article form by @joomdonation in #47640
    • [6.1] Show preselected value in fancy select by @krishnagandhicode in #47546
    • [6.1] Add AJAX error message scripts for improved menu item editing feedback by @brianteeman in #47602
    • ๐Ÿ”Œ [6.1] Fix: Debug plugin crash with Query Explain on AJAX requests by @hiteshm0 in #47601
    • [6.1] override background colour of .is-selected class in dark mode by @hiteshm0 in #47574
    • [6.1] Catch punycode conversion exceptions to prevent crash by @hiteshm0 in #47557
    • โšก๏ธ [6.1] Add translate format so that the last check time of the auto updater is actually shown by @zero-24 in #47591
    • 0๏ธโƒฃ [6.1] Make collapsible default menu overridable by @drmenzelit in #47599
    • ๐Ÿ“Œ [6.1] fix pin SHA in ci.yml by @tecpromotion in #47772
    • [6.1] Add color variable for disabled field (choicesjs) by @drmenzelit in #47775

    โœ… ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Test contributions

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

    @adarshdubey03 (7), @alikon (3), @BeginnerJoomlaCom (6), @brianteeman (5), @chmst (2), @ChristineWk (1), @cyrez (1), @eddiekonczal (1), @exlemor (3), @hiteshm0 (2), @JLTRY (1), @krishnagandhicode (7), @LadySolveig (1), @laoneo (1), @luX0r-reload (1), @muhme (1), @Ruud68 (1), @tecpromotion (3), @ThomasFinnern (1)