Joomla 9.0.0 Stable
Released on: Saturday, 16 November 2024 19:59 More informationWhat's new
This is a major update from the last release featuring several added features and improvements to simplify and configuration and further improve performance. Noteworthy is the new dashboard that utilizes the native Joomla Dashboard Component. Some features were rearranged in new categories on the dashboard to improve usability.Feature helper settings were added to the Reduce Unused JavaScript and Reduce Unused CSS features to help identify critical JavaScript and Dynamic CSS identifiers respectively. Other settings were added to a few features to further fine-tune configurations and performance.
Minimum supported Joomla version was revised to 4.3.0
Developed and tested on up to PHP 8.3.13 and Joomla! 5.2.1
Changelog
New features
- Add configure Helper settings for Reduce Unused JavaScript and Optimize CSS Delivery.
- Added Mobile and Desktop only settings in LCP feature.
- Added setting to crop mobile image rather than resize preserving aspect ratio when generating responsive images.
- Added settings to exclude sections from Reduce DOM feature and to include selected DIVs using id or class.
- Added settings to lazyload selected images above the fold such as hidden slider images and submenu icons.
Removed features
- Remove Expired Delete Cache function. Use Recache CRON to avoid cache-buildup.
Changes
- Separate Image features from CSS features on Dashboard.
- Settings 'Include Files' in Http/2 Preload and 'Preconnect domains' in Preconnect 3rd party Origins now accept crossorigin attribute values.
- Use Joomla Dashboard component to style Dashboard.
Miscellaneous changes
- Minimum supported Joomla version is now 4.3.0
- Namespace Lazysizes library to avoid conflicts.
- modeSwitcher module added to free version