January 24, 2012
Joomla 2.5 released
The JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. project shipped JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 2.5 on January 24, 2012 — the first long-term support release in the 2.x series.
What it was for
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 2.5 added one-click core updates, multi-language support in core, and a refined ACL system — bridging JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 1.5 sites toward the Bootstrap-based JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 3 admin. It was the stable branch most production JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. sites ran through the early 2010s.
Why it's here
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 2.5 was the LTSLong-term support — a release branch maintained with security fixes for years, common in Linux and Node. release that carried the JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. ecosystem through the 2.x era.
Why it mattered
Core multilingual support and one-click updates reduced upgrade friction for thousands of sites.
What it solved
JoomlaA PHP CMS with a strong extension ecosystem — widely used for community and small-business sites. 1.5 sites needed a supported path forward with modern security and localization.
Media
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Related
- Joomla 1.5 releasedJanuary 22, 2008
- Joomla 3.0 releasedSeptember 27, 2012
- WordPress 3.0 releasedJune 17, 2010