Joomla Recap #2

Sep 30 2012 Posted by Richard Pearce in General

Joomla 3.0 is the latest major release. Here's a recap of the announcement and community reaction:

View the story "Joomla 3.0 Released" on StorifyJoomla 3.0 ReleasedComing R3ADY or not!The Joomla! Project has stuck to its release schedule which has seen the next version - Joomla 3.0 - released on time. It's boasts some great new features, but is the Project sending mixed messages? Let's take a look a look at this and the reaction to Joomla 3.0. Storified by Richard Pearce · Sun, Sep 30 2012 14:30:53

Joomla 3 Announcement

Joomla! 3.0 - Mobile R3ADY. US3R Friendly.joomlaAnnouncement: #Joomla! 3.0 is now available for download! http://joom.la/30Released Please read the FAQ: http://joom.la/J30FAQ #OpenSourceJoomla!

Reaction

congrats to the @joomla community on their 3.0 release, you look pretty with your usage of @twbootstrap ;) http://www.joomla.org/3/Twitter Open SourceLooks like J 3.0.1 release soon due to file/folder permissions - Folks using @Akeebabackup to save the day http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=29385Amy Stephenis your server ready for #joomla 3? check it out with this pre-installation tool http://bit.ly/SdwmAd ( http://yfrog.com/h2fmpkp ) @mbabkerHilary CheyneVersion numbers continue to confuse. This should become clearer as more versions are released, but here is a helpful explanation.
Understanding Joomla! Versionsjoomla

Try it out

The Joomla Demo site now supports Joomla 3:Joomla Hosting - Launch a Joomla site in the CloudThe demo version of Joomla! is a 30 day trial that is hosted for free in a cloud hosting environment. Support and free training webinars ...and here's where it can be downloaded:Download JoomlaJoomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management systemand some FAQ's:Joomla! 3.0 FAQ | Joomla! Community PortalThe most noticeable difference is the totally revamped administrator, which is updated to a modern design with many simpler and more frie...

Mixed Messages?

On the one hand, the Joomla Project is keen to spread the message about Joomla 3:Joomla! 3.0Mobile Ready. Joomla! takes a big leap into the mobile space with a total overhaul of both its frontend design and administrator interf...but it also states that the recommended version for most sites is Joomla 2.5:Joomla 2.5 is the Recommended Version for Most Sites | Joomla! Community PortalLast month we wrote a blog post called " The 3 Things You Need to Know About Joomla 3 ". As a reminder, here are those 3 things you need ...