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Published: 02 October 2025

Last Updated: 07 October 2025

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Joomla at 20: Leading the Way in Website Development

Last August, Joomla hit an amazing milestone: 20 years of helping people build great websites! Since its start in 2005, Joomla has grown from a fresh open-source project into a trusted tool that millions of website owners rely on every day.

Growing Together as a Community

The story began when a group of developers chose to protect open-source values from Mambo's legacy. They named their project "Joomla!" meaning "all together" in Swahili. This name perfectly captures how our worldwide community works together to make the web better for everyone.

Throughout its journey, Joomla has achieved numerous groundbreaking milestones:

• Leading Innovation: Joomla 3 was the first major CMS to include mobile-friendly design as a standard feature
• Setting Accessibility Standards: Since 2005, Joomla has made websites more usable for everyone with better HTML structure, WCAG 2.2 AA compliance, and great support for screen readers, making Joomla today the most universally accessible open-source CMS, both in front-end and for administration
• Winning Recognition: Recently named Best Open Source CMS (2023-2025) by CMS Critic and won the 20i FOSS Awards for Best CMS (2025)
• Building Community: Supported by thousands of friendly developers, designers, and users worldwide

Looking Forward to Joomla 6

As we celebrate 20 years, we're excited about Joomla 6, coming this month. Here's what's new:

• Faster Websites: Updated code that makes your site run smoother and faster
• Better Security: New features to keep your website safe from online threats
• Easier to Use: Simpler controls for both website managers and visitors
• Ready for Tomorrow: Built to work with the newest web technologies

Stay tuned for more updates about Joomla 6 continuing two decades of web innovation, building the future of content management.

CB Gallery 3.0 arriving

We're also thrilled with the Beta 2 release of CB Gallery 3.0, reimagined for modern web experiences. This major update brings inline navigation, FFMPEG support for videos and audio, enhanced media management, and a completely redesigned interface. The new version focuses on speed, user experience, and seamless integration with your Joomla site. See Kyle's blogs for CB Gallery 3.0 beta 1 and CB Gallery 3.0 beta 2.

Make Your Joomla Site Even Better

Try these powerful tools for your Joomla website (Joomla extensions, Community Builder not required):

• CB SEO: Help more people find your website with smart search engine features and social media sharing tools
• CB Editor Assistant: Write better content faster with AI help across your Joomla site

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Published: 25 June 2025

Last Updated: 26 June 2025

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We are pleased to announce CB Paid Subscriptions 4.8.1, bringing significant improvements to payment processing reliability, enhanced family plan features, and expanded subscription management capabilities. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, and the latest Community Builder 2.10.

For Joomla website owners, CB Paid Subscriptions remains the top choice for managing memberships, handling payments, and controlling access to your site's content.

Major Enhancements

Enhanced Payment Gateway Reliability

• Stripe Integration Updates: Extended recurring plan durations to 3 years, improved webhook handling, and updated to the latest API [9659]
• CCBill Processing: Significantly improved background post processing reliability [9661]
• QuickPay Improvements: Enhanced handling of recurring payments and non-transient errors [9643]

New Family Plans Feature

• Shared Subscriptions: Implement enhanced plan ID support for family sharing capabilities [9670]

Improved Plan Options and Pricing

• Flexible Pricing Options: New support for additive relative prices and improved price selection capabilities [9527]
• Enhanced Basket Integration: Extended substitutions and conditions for checkout texts [9558]
• Geographic Targeting: Improved promotion handling based on user location [9658]

Technical Improvements

• PHP 8.4 compatibility updates
• Modernized URL structure moving from task to view-based routing
• Enhanced settings editor interface

Benefits for Your Membership Site

• Increased Reliability: More robust payment processing across all supported gateways
• Extended Flexibility: Enhanced options for family plans and subscription sharing
• Improved User Experience: Better checkout process with more informative messaging
• Future-Proof: Updated compatibility with latest PHP versions and API standards

Time To Upgrade to CBSubs 4.8.1!

This is a highly recommended upgrade for all CB Paid Subscriptions installations, particularly for sites using Stripe, CCBill, or QuickPay payment gateways.

Using Stripe? Important Step: After updating, go to your Stripe dashboard, click Developers (bottom left), and set your API version to 2025-05-28.basil or newer .basil version for ongoing compatibility.

For detailed information about CB Paid Subscriptions and its capabilities, visit our product page.

Ready to upgrade? With an active CB Paid Subscriptions license or a Developer Membership, you can upgrade directly from your website's CB Plugin Management.

Enhance your membership site today with these powerful new features and improvements!

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Category: News

Published: 05 June 2025

Last Updated: 05 June 2025

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We're excited to announce CB GroupJive 3.7.0, our powerful social networking solution that transforms your Joomla website into a vibrant community hub. With CB GroupJive, your users can create and join interest groups, share photos and videos, organize events, and build meaningful connections while you maintain full control over your community's features and growth.

CB GroupJive Makes Your Community Thrive

Imagine running a website where sports enthusiasts, hobby groups, or school communities can easily organize themselves, share content, and stay connected. That's exactly what CB GroupJive delivers: a complete social networking toolkit that turns visitors into engaged community members.

Game-Changing New Features in 3.7.0

• Smart Category Controls: Now you can customize which features are available in different group categories. Want video sharing in your Sports category but not in Study Groups? You're in control! (#9635)
• Enhanced Privacy with Access Levels: Protect your community with granular access controls for every group tab, from member lists to invites, using familiar Joomla access levels (#9666)
• Flexible Group Appearance: Some groups need a simpler look? Toggle off logos or canvas images for both categories and groups to match your community's style (#9494)
• Smarter Events Management: Make information-only events easier by turning off attendance tracking when it's not needed (#9575)
• Custom Tab Organization: Arrange your group tabs in any order you prefer, creating the perfect layout for your community's needs (#9667)

Real-World Benefits

These updates make a real difference. School communities can now have different features for student and faculty groups. Sports clubs can customize their event management for games versus announcements. Business networks can maintain professional appearances with simplified group layouts.

Ready to Enhance Your Community?

Current Developer and Professional Members can update to CB GroupJive 3.7.0 right now through the CB Install from Web system. There are even more improvements in this release. Check out the complete list of updates.

New to CB GroupJive? Take a look at our complete feature overview, read Kyle's detailed blog post, or explore a Professional or Developer Membership to get started with the full suite of community tools. Compatible with both Joomla 4 and 5, CB GroupJive is your key to building an engaging, active community.

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Category: News

Published: 22 May 2025

Last Updated: 22 May 2025

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Discover How Joomla 5.3.0 Makes Your Website Management Smarter!

The new Joomla 5.3.0 release brings thoughtful improvements to streamline your website management and enhance user experience. This version introduces smart features that make content management more intuitive, communications more professional, and website maintenance more efficient.

From improved email template customization to better file organization and enhanced task monitoring, Joomla 5.3.0 delivers practical solutions that address real-world needs of website administrators and developers.

Let's explore how these new features can transform your website management:

Smart Improvements for Daily Operations:

• Enhanced Email Communications: Create professional, brand-aligned communications with new HTML email template parameters, offering unprecedented customization options for your messaging.
• Organized File Management: Maximize efficiency with the new dedicated 'Files' folder in Media Manager, providing professional-grade organization between images and documents.
• Transparent Task Management: Take control of your website's performance with detailed Scheduler execution history, offering comprehensive logs of all automated processes.
• Improved Content Accessibility: Deliver professional-grade accessibility with enhanced contact icons and screen reader support, ensuring your content reaches all users effectively.
• Smarter SEO Features: Drive better search performance with improved tag aliases, optimized SEF URLs, and sophisticated URL handling for maximum search engine visibility.
• Future-Ready Architecture: Build with confidence using full PHP 8.4 compatibility and modernized plugin events through typed event classes.
• Enhanced Read More Links: Fine-tune your content presentation with new article title display options in 'Read More' links.

Developer-Focused Enhancements:

• Modern Asset Management: Optimize performance with the professional-grade WebAsset API for superior resource handling.
• Enhanced Plugin Development: Write better code with improved IDE support and new typed event classes in core plugins.
• Robust Routing System: Build more reliable and SEO-optimized URLs with advanced routing capabilities.

We've thoroughly tested Joomla 5.3.0 on our production environments, and the upgrade process has been seamless, confirming the stability and reliability of this professional release.

Ready to upgrade? Remember to back up your website, and if upgrading from Joomla 4.x, to check your extensions compatibility.

This significant update, detailed in the Joomla 5.3.0 release announcement, demonstrates Joomla's ongoing commitment to professional web development.

Enhance Your Joomla Experience Further

Take your Joomla website to the next level with our pure Joomla plugin extensions:

• CB SEO: Enhance your site's visibility with advanced schema.org integration, featuring 149 additional schema types and sophisticated OpenGraph support for social media.
• CB Editor Assistant: Create compelling content faster with AI-powered writing assistance, offering instant improvements and translations directly within your Joomla editor, in articles, modules, categories and any extension using standard Joomla settings.

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Category: News

Published: 15 April 2025

Last Updated: 15 April 2025

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The CB Team has kicked off 2025 with incredible momentum! We're thrilled to share the remarkable progress we've made in enhancing your community management experience with multiple major releases and continuous improvements across our product line, with already 40 releases this year.

Community Builder 2.10: Dark Mode and Enhanced Performance

Our flagship free release introduces an elegant Dark Mode interface in the admin area, reducing eye strain while working long hours. We've also achieved a 75% reduction in CSS load times through FontAwesome optimization, making your site more responsive than ever. The administration interface now offers flexible compatibility modes for Bootstrap v5 and FontAwesome v6, alongside improved multilingual support and advanced image handling capabilities.

CB SEO 2.0: Revolutionary SEO Enhancement

We've completely transformed CB SEO with an expansion from 4 to 149 Schema types! This comprehensive update includes specialized schemas for various business types, enhanced Person schema support, and improved OpenGraph integration. These improvements help your community content rank better in search results and appear more attractive on social media platforms. Read the detailed release announcement.

CB Invites 5.1: Simplified Community Growth

Managing invite-only communities is now seamless with CB Invites 5.1. The new release introduces smart cookie-based tracking, custom redirect options, and simplified invite-only registration controls. Perfect for exclusive communities or staged membership growth! Learn more in the release announcement.

CB Package Builder 8.1: Enhanced Download Management

Your file distribution gets even better with comprehensive download history tracking and an engaging carousel gallery mode for showcasing your downloadable content. Explore CB Package Builder.

Continuous Improvement Across All Add-ons

We've released 31 nightly builds this year, continuously enhancing your favorite CB extensions:

• CB Core Fields Ajax 5.1.0: Enhanced inline editing capabilities
• CB Privacy 7.0.3: Strengthened data protection controls
• CB Auto Actions 9.3.0: Expanded automation features
• CB AntiSpam 6.1.0: Updated protection against evolving threats
• CB Connect 8.0.2: Improved social network integration
• CB GroupJive 3.6.0: Enhanced group management features
• CB Quickstart 1.1.0: Streamlined setup process
• CB Activity 6.1.1: Improved social engagement features
• CB Query Fields 6.2.2: Enhanced database integration
• CB Last Views Tab 3.3.3: Improved profile tracking
• CB ProfileBook 3.2.3: Enhanced profile interactions
• CB Auto Welcome 2.0.5: Improved user onboarding
• CB Footer Removal 2.0.3: Greater customization options
• CB Field Groups 2.1.2: Enhanced field management
• CB Author Bot 2.0.3: Improved author integration
• CB Gravatar Field 2.2.3: Enhanced avatar support
• CB Reconfirm Email 4.2.3: Strengthened email verification
• CB Paid Subscriptions 4.8.0: Enhanced payment processing
• CB User Search 1.0.1: Improved user discovery

Full Joomla Compatibility

All our releases are fully tested and compatible with the latest Joomla versions, including the recent Joomla 5.2.5 and 4.4.13 security releases and preparing for the upcoming Joomla 5.3.0.

Stay Updated with an Active Membership

Don't miss out on these powerful updates! Active subscribers get immediate access to all releases, ensuring their communities benefit from the latest features and security updates. Your subscription supports our continuous development and helps shape the future of Community Builder.

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