Joomla 1.0 was released on September 22, 2005 as a rebranded release of Mambo 4.5.2.3 that combined other bug and moderate-level security fixes.
Joomla 1.5 was released on January 22, 2008, and the latest release of this version was 1.5.26 on March 27, 2012. This version was the first to attain long-term support
(LTS); such versions are released each three major or minor releases
and supported until three months after the next LTS version is released. April 2012 marks the official end-of-life of Joomla 1.5; with Joomla
3.0 released, support for Joomla 1.5 faded away in April 2013.
Joomla 1.6 was released on January 10, 2011. This version adds a full access control list functionality plus, user-defined category hierarchy, and admin interface improvements.
Joomla 1.7 was released on July 19, 2011, six months after 1.6.0. This version adds enhanced security and improved migration tools.
Joomla 2.5 was released on January 24, 2012, six months after 1.7.0.
This version is a long term support (LTS) release. Originally this
release was to be 1.8.0, however the developers announced August 9 that
they would rename it to fit into a new version number scheme in which
every LTS release is an X.5 release. This version was the first to run on other databases besides MySQL. Support for this version was extended until the end of 2014.
Joomla 3.0 was released on September 27, 2012. Originally, it was supposed to be released in July 2012; however, the
January/July release schedule was uncomfortable for volunteers, and the
schedule was changed to September/March releases.
On December 24, 2012, it was decided to add one more version (3.2) to
the 3.x series to improve the development life cycle and extend the
support of LTS versions.
Joomla 3.1 was released on April 24, 2013. Release 3.1 includes several new features including tagging.
Joomla 3.2 was released on November 6, 2013. Release 3.2 highlighting Content Versioning.
Joomla 3.3 was released on April 30, 2014. Release 3.3 features improved password hashing and microdata and documentation powered by MediaWiki Translate extension.
On April 25, 2014, the Joomla Production Leadership Team announced that it started following 'Semantic Versioning Scheme' for new Joomla builds. The earlier LTS (Long Term Support) and STS (Short Term Support) lifecycle policy is no longer observed. Joomla version 3.3.1 was the first version released under the new development strategy.
Joomla 3.4 was released on February 24, 2015. Release 3.4 contains improved security advancements, composer integration, Google's No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA, and several new features. Extensive security revisions were rolled out in October 2015 with the release of v3.4.5.
Joomla 3.5 was released on March 21, 2016. Release 3.5 contains download system information, category item counter, insert modules in articles, drag & drop images.
Joomla 3.6 was released on July 12, 2016.
Release 3.6 contains download subform field, show all menu items,
improved UX, improved Joomla! updates, Menu type ACL, categories on the
fly.
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