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Joomla! Announcements
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### [Upcoming security release on March 11th](/announcements/release-news/5921-upcoming-security-release-on-march-11th.html)
On March 11th, 16:00 UTC, the Joomla project will publish a security release for Joomla 4.4.x and 5.2.x that fixes a security issue. The issue was triaged as "critical impact, low probability" by the JSST.
[Read more …](/announcements/release-news/5921-upcoming-security-release-on-march-11th.html)
### [Joomla 5.2.4 Security & Bugfix Release](/announcements/release-news/5920-joomla-5-2-4-security-bugfix-release.html)
Let’s celebrate! The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the release of Joomla 5.2.4 and Joomla 4.4.11. This is a security and bug fix release for the 5.x and 4.x series of Joomla.
[Read more …](/announcements/release-news/5920-joomla-5-2-4-security-bugfix-release.html)
Why Joomla?
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Hundreds of developers have been improving Joomla! since the first version was released in 2005. This immense effort has made Joomla! very popular, easy to use, stable and secure.
Joomla! has thousands of free extensions and templates allowing you to customize your site to fit your specific needs.
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Benefits & Features
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[See benefits & features](/core-features.html "Joomla! Features")
Announcements
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### Development News
#### [Joomla! 5.3.0 Beta 2 - Bug Squashing Time](https://developer.joomla.org/news/960-joomla-5-3-0-beta-2-bug-squashing-time.html)
March 4, 2025 by Tom van der Laan
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Joomla 5.3 Beta 2 for testing and it's Bug Squashing Time!
#### [Joomla! 5.3.0 Beta 1 - Feature Freeze](https://developer.joomla.org/news/959-joomla-5-3-0-beta-1-feature-freeze.html)
February 18, 2025 by Tom van der Laan
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Joomla 5.3 Beta 1 for testing.
### Community News
#### [Joomla Group 1 Elections - Recommendations (2025): Vice President](https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/joomla-group-1-elections-recommendations-2025-vice-president.html)
March 5, 2025 by \[DOT\] walton \[AT\] community \[DOT\] joomla \[DOT\] org (Philip Walton
We are happy to announce that the nomination for Group 1 Officer: Vice President have been finalised. The following individual has proposed their...
#### [Joomla Group 2 Secretary Election Results 2025](https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/joomla-group-2-secretary-election-results-2025.html)
March 4, 2025 by \[DOT\] walton \[AT\] community \[DOT\] joomla \[DOT\] org (Philip Walton
We are happy to announce the final results for Group 2 Secretary election. Read More …
### Team Reports
#### [JCM kick-off meeting for the March 2025 issue](https://volunteers.joomla.org/teams/joomla-community-magazine-team/reports/2064-jcm-kick-off-meeting-for-the-march-2025-issue)
March 4, 2025 by Anja de Crom
Attendees:Â Claudia Weber-Lenck, Anja de Crom, Herman Peeren, Dan Atrill, Serge Billon, Viviana Menzel, Brian Teeman What did we talk...
#### [Community Sites Team Meeting March 3rd 2025](https://volunteers.joomla.org/teams/community-sites-team/reports/2063-community-sites-team-meeting-march-3rd-2025)
March 4, 2025 by Carlos Cámara
The team discussed the migration of Joomla! sites to version 5, with updates needed for the Downloads site and the JED site awaiting the completion...
Upcoming Events
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Joomla! Means Community
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Joomla! is the only major CMS that is built entirely by volunteers from all over the world. We have a strong community bond and all take pleasure in building something that has a large global impact. If you are interested in volunteering please head over to the volunteer portal.
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