Previous Joomla!
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- April 19, 2011
On the Fly Preview – If you're making changes to a page, you no longer have to save it before seeing what it'll look like. Now Joomla 1.5 offers a quick preview button that allows you to see what your new page will look like without having to save.
Improved Menu Management – Joomla's menuing system received a significant overhaul in version 1.5. With the new version of Joomla, you can add a new menu item with just three clicks.
New Media Manager – The media manager that is a part of Joomla received significant improvements in Joomla 1.5. There's a vastly improved user interface that provides thumbnail and detail views of your content. You can also upload multiple files at once with easy and there are now some configuration choices that you didn't have before.
Simplified Extension Manager – Now there's just one installation page that works with all of them. You just have to pick-out your file, and Joomla will determine what type of extension it is and install it in the appropriate place for you.
New Authentication Methods – Joomla 1.5 now supports OpenID as well as LDAP, so you can integrate your existing user accounts with your new Joomla website. This is certainly a godsend for corporate intranet websites.
The Latest Joomla!
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- April 19, 2011
With the release of Joomla 3.0, we decided now would be a good time to do a followup to our previous review.
Installation hasn't changed and is the same number of steps so we won't cover this during our review. One thing that would be nice to see in future versions and that we would have liked to see in this release would be the automatic removal of the /installation directory at the end of the install. Right now, the installer expects the user to delete this when removing it automatically would make things slightly more convenient. This isn't a major issue at all, just a simple nice to have that would be good to see in future releases.
Overall, I have to say that the Joomla! development team have done an outstanding job improving the system with this release. Joomla 1.6 is a significant improvement and brings with it functionality that lifts it to a new level of competitiveness with commercial competitors.
There is no doubt that the developers were focused on improving usability and ease of use. Their commitment to do so is very evident and I strongly recommend Joomla! as a viable alternative to those looking for a powerful content management solution.
The Joomla! development team should pat themselves on the back for a job well done.
