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Published: 18 June 2026

Last Updated: 18 June 2026

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We're happy to announce the release of CB Activity 7.0.0, bringing significant improvements to access checks, activity post polls, search by date, new activity module display modes, and so much more. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, Joomla 6, and the latest Community Builder 2.11. CB Activity is without a doubt the best activity, comment, and notification solution for Joomla!

Polls

• User defined polls easily added to any activity post
• Full community voting with total votes display and percentage based voting results
• Easily add or remove voting options with customizable voting option limits
• Configurable voting time frame to limit votes to a specific window (e.g. 1 day)

Filters

• Now enhanced with a Search By Date for before, after, and between date filtering
• Improved filter clear button for enhanced UX
• Support for stacking multiple filters to drill down posts

Module

• New Posts mode for displaying any activity posts anywhere outside of streams
• Hashtag Cloud for displaying clickable hashtags sized based off popularity
• Hashtag Popular List for displaying clickable hashtags in a nice ordered list based off popularity

Flair

• Category support allowing for cleaner organization and selection of post flair
• Exclusive flair to allow categories to only permit selection of 1 of its flair
• Hidden flair for programmatically added flair without allowing user selection

More!

• Comments now support sharing just like activity posts
• Automatic activity and comment post SEO metadata
• Improved post copy-paste behavior for inline mentions, hashtags, and link handling
• Improved hashtags and mentions dropdown responsiveness
• Post edit timeframe limits to restrict when a post can be edited
• Joomla Smart Search Indexer plugin for activity posts and comments

For detailed information about CB Activity and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post, or explore a Professional or Developer Membership to get started with the full suite of community tools.

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Category: News

Published: 16 April 2026

Last Updated: 16 April 2026

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We're thrilled to announce the release of CB Gallery 4.0.0, bringing significant improvements to access checks, gallery display performance, new template, and substantially improved gallery module behavior. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, Joomla 6, and the latest Community Builder 2.11. CB Gallery remains the best gallery extension you can have for your Joomla site!

Major Features

Moving

• Move media seamlessly from album to album
• Move all media within an album to another album

Sharing

• Share media and edit media title and description directly inside of article edit
• Share module media directly inside of module edit
• Fields can now directly have media shared into them from profile edit
• Gallery tab can have media shared directly into it from profile edit

Moderation

• Moderation hover previews for easy quick glance
• Moderation approval and rejection directly from modal windows

Display

• Search directly in gallery modules using media mode
• Paginate directly within gallery modules using media mode
• Brand new "Shorts" template providing a 16/9 mobile focused display

For detailed information about CB Gallery and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post, or explore a Professional or Developer Membership to get started with the full suite of community tools.

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Published: 13 February 2026

Last Updated: 13 February 2026

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We’re excited to announce the release of CB ID Verify, a powerful new standalone Joomla extension that brings secure, modern ID Verification capabilities to your website. Designed to help you comply with ID and Age Verification requirements without compromising SEO, performance, or user experience, CB ID Verify integrates trusted third-party services like Stripe Identity and Persona to deliver reliable verification wherever you need it on your site.

ID and age verification are becoming increasingly relevant online, and existing solutions often fall short by relying on CSS or JavaScript that can be easily bypassed. CB ID Verify addresses this head-on by replacing Joomla’s output buffer directly, ensuring that protected content is never delivered until verification has completed successfully.

Flexible Targeting Controls

Configure where and when verification is required using powerful include/exclude rules:

• Target by URL, menu item, Joomla extension, or individual articles
• Further refinement via IP ranges, country filtering, and even field-based criteria such as birthdate.

Customization and Seamless SEO

• Tailor text, font sizes, buttons, layout, and backgrounds to match your site.
• SEO integrity maintained. Meta descriptions, keywords, Open Graph, and other metadata continue to be output correctly even on pages requiring verification.
• All layouts are Joomla override-ready for full design control.

Benefits for Your Joomla Website

• Powered by industry-leading identity providers Stripe Identity and Persona, with sandbox mode for testing.
• Rock-solid protection against bypass techniques like CSS/JS tricks.
• Safe handling of verification. Personal data is processed by trusted services, and no sensitive ID data is stored on your server.
• Control exactly who must verify and when

For detailed information about CB ID Verify and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post. Active Developer Members can download or web-install this new plugin for free, or it can be bought through a Developer Membership or as a single add-on purchase. CB ID Verify is compatible with Joomla 5 and 6.

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Category: News

Published: 02 October 2025

Last Updated: 01 September 2026

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CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0 Released!

We're happy to announce the release of CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0.0, bringing hydration to your Community Builder profiles. Hydration shows the profile page first and loads the heavy parts right after. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, Joomla 6, and the latest Community Builder 2.12. CB Core Fields Ajax makes tabs and fields editable right on profiles and userlists, and now profiles load faster too.

Profile Hydration

A profile tab or field can now render after the page has loaded, with an optional delay, or when the tab is selected. The page displays quickly and a small loader icon shows where content is coming.

• Hydrate whole profile tabs or individual fields
• The loader icon is template-driven and can be customized
• Works on your own profile and on visited profiles
• Settings are under Parameters > CB Core Fields Ajax in your tabs and fields

Faster with CB 2.12

Community Builder 2.12 also improved tab and field loading. With hydration added by CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0, your profiles can be packed with features and still be blazing fast.

Editor Fixes

• TinyMCE editor fields display again after closing and reopening an edit
• JCE editor fields no longer prevent modal windows from clearing

For detailed information about CB Core Fields Ajax and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post. For the full list of changes, see the changelog. Explore a Professional or Developer Membership to get started with the full suite of community tools.

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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