Joomla 5.3.0
23 April 2025
Joomla version 5.3.0 is now available (major release).
Upgrading to Joomla 5.3.0
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What's New in Joomla 5.3.0
Bug Fixes and Changes
- HTML Email Templates – Enhanced - The email template view now has access to template parameters, allowing better customization of outgoing messages.
- Improved Media File Management - A new files folder has been added in the Media Manager, helping to organize non-image files (PDFs, documents, etc.) separately from images.
- Scheduled Tasks – Execution History - The Scheduler now logs a full execution history, making it easier to monitor automated tasks and troubleshoot issues.
- “Read More” Link Options - A new setting allows site administrators to show or hide the article title in “Read More” links.
- Improved Accessibility - Icons in the Contact component are now fully accessible via screen readers, improving the experience for all users.
- Improved Routing - Better handling of tag aliases, SEF URLs, and detection of tainted URLs make your site’s links more consistent and SEO-friendly.
- Modern Plugin Events - Joomla continues its transition to typed event classes in core plugins, improving code readability and IDE support.
- WebAsset API Encouraged - Legacy HTMLHelper::script() and HTMLHelper::stylesheet() methods are deprecated in favor of the WebAsset API.
- PHP 8.4 Compatibility - Joomla 5.3 includes important changes to ensure compatibility with PHP 8.4, helping your site stay ahead of future updates.