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The Joomla Project has released Joomla 6.1.4 and Joomla 5.4.9, a combined security and bugfix update for both supported branches. This is not a routine maintenance release. It patches 16 security vulnerabilities in the Joomla core, so if you run a Joomla 5 or 6 site, put this update at the top of your to-do list.
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The September 2026 issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is online, and it is a big one: 16 articles covering the upcoming Joomla World Conference in Potsdam, a Joomla 7.0 code sprint, the first J!Awards, real numbers from the Joomla Accessibility Project, and two very practical SEO pieces that every Joomla site owner should read. Here is a quick guide to what's inside and which articles are worth your time.
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Joomla was officially recognized as a digital public good, a distinction from Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA). This recognition ranks Joomla among international open source projects that prioritise openness, transparency, data protection and social impact. Importantly, recognition was given only to Joomla as a digital solution and not to Joomla.
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