The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla! 1.7.1. This is a security release. The Production Leadership Team's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! developement at the Developer Site.
Download
Click here to download Joomla 1.7.1 (Full package) »
Click here to download Joomla 1.7.1 (Upgrade packages) »
Instructions
- New installation and technical requirements
- Upgrade from an existing Joomla 1.7 version
- Migration from Joomla! 1.5.x
Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.
Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.
Release Notes
Check the Joomla 1.7.1 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.
Security
- Medium Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerabilities. More information »
- Medium Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerabilities. More information »
- Medium Priority - Core - Information Disclosure. More information »
New Features
- Multi-Language Status Module: Added a new administrative module called mod_multilangstatus. This module is designed to check your configuration of the multi-language feature and alert you of any problems in the site's configuration. See the community blog for more information.
- Added three new installation languages: Basque, Bulgarian and Scottish Gaelic.
Issues Fixed
| Category | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | Template manager missing toolbar icons | 26609 |
| Administration | Detect a BOM in configuration.php | 26026 |
| Administration | Moving an existing single menuitem to another menu. using the drop down in 1.7.0 * | 26512 |
| Administration | Test for native ZIP in system information + some minor stuff | 26690 |
| Administration | Trash option available while viewing trashed items | 26644 |
| Administration | Menus caching issue | 26518 |
| Administration | Users can lock everyone out of the administrator* | 26356 |
| Administration | File and package installations are not updateable via the Joomla! Updater | 26818 |
| Administration | Add joomlacms and cli folders | 26793 |
| Administration | Menu Manager Menus issue with module assignment | 24654 |
| Authentication and Login | Users Manager Log In Form Required Field Indicator | 24310 |
| Browsers | global configuration broken in IE9 | 26448 |
| Code Style | Fix some mistyped and @package names in the CMS | 26396 |
| Code Style | Clean up admin and installation CSS | 26710 |
| Components | Modules manager showing error of undefined constant COM_MODULES_ERR_XML | 26542 |
| Components | [#26423] com contact - rendered extra string via var_dump() | 26814 |
| Components | com_content Form View $article object that does not exist in the _prepareDocument method on line 115 | 26701 |
| Components | com contact -- add finishing touches to sortname fields* | 26423 |
| Components | *Wrong param in display date in category listing | 26837 |
| Components | Front end article display duplication/omission when author linked to trashed contact or when two co | 26673 |
| Components | *Register to read more redirects to login page not registration | 26696 |
| Components | Submenu items in deeper menu-levels appear although they have no active parent item | 24275 |
| Components | banner manager- clients - empty trash icon | 26433 |
| Components | Warning in the search | 26452 |
| Components | Banners Manager - trash icon visible when no trashed banners | 26432 |
| Components | Client does not properly display in Extension Manager Update view | 26522 |
| Components | Search word is required for com_search view | 26695 |
| Components | Weblinks - several issues | 26574 |
| Database | Session storage overflow leads to | 26622 |
| Database | Category descriptions too short / no warning when truncated | 26686 |
| Database | Improper datatypes in database | 25307 |
| Installation | *Sample data button can be clicked twice | 26657 |
| Installation | Make the installation more suitable for smaller screens | 26534 |
| Installation | JUpdate target platform test | 25471 |
| Installation | Remove unused view file in com_installer | 26474 |
| Installation | PHP version check at installation says Joomla 1.6 | 26443 |
| Installation | xx-XX.lib_joomla.ini file not installed into /language/xx-XX folder | 26803 |
| Installation | Prepare 1.7.1 upgrade process | 26756 |
| Installation | Problem installing with another language than default | 26872 |
| Languages | Multi-language site setting new user language always to default | 26717 |
| Languages | Incorrect terminology in Language Switcher module | 26416 |
| Languages | untranslated string from *.xml | 26502 |
| Languages | mod_languages: cache does not work properly with menu associations | 26454 |
| Languages | Typo in new installation using the sample data | 26431 |
| Languages | Langaugefilter plugin - wrong default for menu_association | 26552 |
| Layouts | Login description containing markup displayed regardless of presence of content | 26753 |
| Media Manager | Flash uploader is broken | 26603 |
| Modules | Incorrect references to com_user | 26654 |
| Modules | Language switcher module wrong link with menu associations when no SEF | 26683 |
| Modules | Modules should be able to be saved with no position. | 26766 |
| Modules | wrong file name | 26510 |
| Modules | Loadposition does not load more then one module | 26446 |
| Modules | No translation in title column of module manager | 26470 |
| Modules | com_modules language has a typo. Patch attached | 26543 |
| Modules | Syndication RSS Feeds (module) not working in Joomla! 1.7.0 Stable | 26483 |
| Modules | No translation when adding extra quick icons | 26706 |
| Modules | *mod_multilangstatus missing case | 26852 |
| Platform | Sync more changes form platform 11.2 | 26781 |
| Platform | Sync JParameter changes from platform 11.2 | 26823 |
| Platform | Undefined index: CLIENT in updateradapterscollection.php | 26445 |
| Platform | Unused JDate code causing "Catchable fatal error" | 24532 |
| Platform | Sync more changes from platform 11.2 | 26533 |
| Platform | Sync more changes from platform 11.2 | 26691 |
| Platform | Catchable fatal error: Object of class DateTimeZone could not be converted to string | 26694 |
| Platform | Missing return in modeladmin.php | 26568 |
| Platform | Sync more changes from platform 11.2 | 26631 |
| Platform | [patch] fix for router notices * | 26501 |
| Platform | Favicon disappears | 26451 |
| Platform | Alternative Menu Items / JCategoryNode Showing Errors | 26459 |
| Platform | Sync more changes form platform 11.2 | 26824 |
| Platform | Fix some minor code style differences between trunk and 11.2 | 26822 |
| Platform | Improvements to batch processing | 26844 |
| Plugins | Loadmodule plugin ignores its style setting | 26827 |
| Plugins | Update TinyMCE to version 3.4.4 | 26594 |
| Sample Data | Beez 5 default values | 26498 |
| Sample Data | Fix typo in sample data (rev. #22070) | 26806 |
| Sample Data | Duplicate entry for session | 25706 |
| Sample Data | *Ordering column issue for _menu table in sample_data.sql | 26655 |
| Sample Data | Typo in sample data | 26682 |
| Sample Data | Increase at jml_redirect_links table fields old_url, new_url and referer up to 2000 symbols | 26789 |
| Sample Data | Updating README | 26867 |
| Search Engine Friendly | Update robots.txt due to the commit of 26793 | 26836 |
| Templates | Powered By 1.6 image | 26601 |
| Templates | CSS for system message should be the same in installation screen and the rest? | 26318 |
| Templates | wasted space by images / javascript source files | 25761 |
| Templates | Sample data module pages new styling and style corrections. | 26829 |
| Templates | Inconsistency in Admin Template options - Show Site Name | 26496 |
| Templates | Add stats toolbar icon | 26715 |
| User Interface | Untranslated Strings DELETE="Delete" Media Manager > Details View in iframe | 26490 |
| User Interface | Incorrectly labeled folder in the Media manager + Options tips | 26535 |
| User Interface | Incorrect english not en-GB | 26499 |
| User Interface | Incorrect english in template | 26497 |
| User Interface | Improve the headings in the installation | 26350 |
| User Interface | Improve english grammar | 26500 |
| User Interface | Modules position filter looks odd and behaves wrongly in modules view | 26792 |
Statistics for the 1.7.1 release period:
- Joomla 1.7.1 contains:
- 96 tracker issues fixed in SVN
- 3 securities issues fixed
Joomla! Bug Squad
Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the CMS Issue Tracker.
Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: A Firoozmandan, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Alain Rivest, Andrea Tarr, Andrew Eddie, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Christophe Demko, Daniel Jackson, Dennis Hermacki, Detlef Volmer, Elin Waring, Harald Leithner, Jacob Waisner, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jennifer Marriott, Kevin Griffiths, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Nicholas Dionysopoulos, Nick Savov, Niels Braczek, Nikolai Plath, Omar Ramos, Pavel Poles, Peter Chovancak, Piotr Mocko, Rachmat Wakjaer, Rob Clayburn, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Samuel Moffatt, Shaun Maunder, Thomas Jackson, Tim Plummer, Troy Hall, Viet Hoang Vu.
Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter Coordinator; Elin Waring, Marijke Stuivenberg, and Omar Ramos, Team Leaders.
Joomla! Security Strike Team
A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Swat Team for fixing all reported security issues with this release. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Andrew Eddie, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Jason Kendall, Louis Landry, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Omar Ramos, Rouven Weßling, Samuel Moffatt.