Joomla 4.2.0
22 August 2022
Joomla version 4.2.0 is now available (major release).
Upgrading to Joomla 4.2.0
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What's New in Joomla 4.2.0
New Features
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Accessibility
- Multi-Factor Authentication (replaces Two-Factor Authentication)
- Windows Hello support in WebAuthn
- User-defined hide table columns
- Allow typing in the media field
- Indicate if the category is not published
- Allow to disable session metadata tracking for guest users
- Reduce the number of permission columns
- Smart Search: Allow fuzzy word matching
- Package filter in the Extensions: Manage page
Bug Fixes and Changes
- Accessibility plugin - update and fixes
- Joomla Updater improvements
- Improved the extension installer to be more robust
- Added permissions (ACL) to Media Manager actions
- Added Save button to front-end article editing to save and stay in the article
- Added ordering parameters to web service requests
- Upload button only available once the user clicked the checkbox that they are prepared
- Enabled use of Form::process() in FormModel
- Convert log type field to fancy select
- Enqueue requests made from QuickIcon plugins
- Made Media Manager Folder Selectory accessible
- Workflow Notification no recipient