what's new in joomla! 3.3
DESCRIPTION
Joomla! 3.3 is the latest release from the Joomla! Project due around 30th April. In this talk, we will be looking at the new features such as Microdata, Clound Storage APIs, and other changes such as moving from MooTools to JQuery Javascript.TRANSCRIPT
What's new in Joomla! 3.3
North-Western Sydney Joomla! MeetupPresented by Tim Plummer
29/04/2014
New release strategy
• 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, …… 3.10• No more STS & LTS• Moving from Calendar based releases (every 6
months) to Feature based releases (when they are ready, possibly every month or so)
• Don’t wait until Joomla 3.5, upgrade now!
Advantages of new release strategy
• No more feature bombardment in the week prior to release
• Features can go in when they are ready (Google Summer of Code)
• No need to break everything and go to Joomla 4 just for the sake of it.
• Every major release resets support clock – (2 years)
What this means for you
• Longer lifespan of Joomla 3• Ongoing incremental improvements• New features better tested and documented• No more waiting, use Joomla 3 now!– Note EOL Joomla 2.5 is still December 2014
“Most stable Joomla! release, ever”
Current PHP Technical Requirements
New System Requirements
• 3.3+ requires PHP 5.3.10+• Due to this, Joomla 3.2 will
have extended support until October 2014
• 3.2.4 is targeted for users with PHP 5.3.1 – 5.3.9 and includes all bug fixes from 3.3.0
Release Dates for 3.3.0
• Beta 1 – 03/4/2014• Beta 2 – 9/4/2014• Beta 3 – 21/4/2014• Release candidate – 25/4/2014• Stable release due around 30/4/2014– Usually US date/time so maybe around 1/5/2014 for
Australia
Microdata
• Improved SEO• More accessible information
Microdata
• Turned on automatically (com_content and com_contact)
• Hard coded, only way to configure is by creating a template override for the view
• http://docs.joomla.org/Microdata
Cloud Storage APIs
• Amazon S3• Dropbox• Google• Rackspace
• Aimed at extension developers, none of core uses it yet
Router Performance
• Improved caching• OOP based router classes• Testing has shown a 10% increase in website
speed, and over 2.5 seconds faster page load times
Moving from MooTools to jQuery Javascript
• Less MooTools, more jQuery (started with 3.2)• GSoC 2013 Project• Over 25 script elements rewritten
Security
• PHP 5.3.10+ (every site can use Bcrypt)
• Improved ‘Remember Me’
• Flag users to reset passwords
Joomla 3.4
• Due around July 15, 2014• Continued Microdata Implementation• Front-End Module Editing• Composer Integration• Docouple com_weblinks
Joomla 3.5
• Decouple Banners, Contacts, Newsfeeds, Messaging, Redirect, Old Search
Questions?
Tim Plummerwww.timplummer.com.au
@bfsurvey