Joomla! 2.5.10 Released

Details: Created: 24 April 2013

Editor's note: Joomla 2.5.11 was released shortly after 2.5.10, which corrects some issues with 2.5.10 for some sites. Please upgrade to Joomla 2.5.11 instead.

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.10. 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! development at the Developer Network.

The update process is very simple, and complete instructions are available here. Note that there are now easier and better ways of updating than copying the files with FTP.

Download

New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.10 (Full package) »

Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.10 (Update package) »

Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.

Instructions

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 2.5.10 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Statistics for the 2.5.10 release period

Joomla 2.5.10 contains:
- 7 security issues fixed
- 38 tracker issues fixed

All 2.5 Help Screens Now Complete!

Thanks to heroic efforts by George Wilson and Tom Hutchison, we are pleased to announce that the online help screens for version 2.5 are 100% complete. If you have corrections or improvements to these screens, just register on the Wiki at docs.joomla.org and start editing.

Security Issues Fixed

Moderate Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerability. More information »
Moderate Priority - Core - DOS Vulnerability. More information »
Low Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerability. More information »
Low Priority - Core - Information Disclosure. More information »
Low Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerability. More information »
Low Priority - Core - Privilege Escalation. More information »
Low Priority - Core - XSS Vulnerability. More information »

Tracker Issues Fixed

ID	Summary/Link
30652	Fix for smart search indexing
30506	Joomla update system erases entire site if downloaded zip package is broken.
30288	Module Prepare Paramater breaks Cache + Browser Cache + Application Rendering time. Note: Please check your custom html modules and make sure that "prepare content" is set to "No", unless you're loading content plugins within them.
29240	Undefined property: JSite::$registeredurlparams.
30538	Joomla Update Options button displays even if you don't have permission.
30537	Menus with default view in URL and sub-tasks are missing in other defined attributes and do not display correctly in menu type input in backend.
30139	Memcache handler Issue (Not working at all).
29250	Com_content caches article view no matter of Itemid.
30206	findmanifest should prioritize main folder manifests.
30154	Allow ability to upload file (eg: profile picture) through com_users registration view.
30534	Missing Help Button in Joomla! Update component.
29916	MySQL connections are not closed.
30505	Weblink module ignores end publishing date.
30091	Help Screens, key wrong, missing or not created correctly.
30428	nofollw not set correctly in mod_weblinks.
30209	Undefined index errors by using the style 'beezTabs' at an beez template.
30041	Use of '/' not being handled well on Windows Servers.
30054	Catchable fatal error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string in /plugins/system/debug/debug.php on line 303.
29898	mod_banners module must be unprotected extension.
30482	Fix tel validation in 2.5.x series.
30480	com_contact error in admin->view->contacts search "author:xxxx".
30412	Multilanguage 2.5: SIngle article display does not filter correctly author contact per language.
29417	sendMail automatically adds sender as replyTo.
28978	Smart search (com_finder) - problem when using "Allow Empty Search".
30346	Contact creator does not include default language "All" for the contact created
29982	Cant add fields to the category form using a plugin.
26860	A Contact name must not be unique.
n/a	Updated Swahili intallation ini file
29677	robots.txt in updates.
29294	Show Correct Meta Titles in Joomla Admin for better usability.
29810	File deletion issue.
30312	Porting to 2.5.x a 3.x improvement in languagefilter
30249	Show Intro Text = Hide currently has no effect in Featured and Category menu items.
27945	Hide Subcategories text.
29769	com_config component missing triggers on save.
30100	Plugins ordering broken when search filter is populated.
29968	Only text gets passed to content events in blog view (for Joomla 2.5.x).
29970	Robots.txt check url no more working.

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 Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.

Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during past 3 months include: Akarawuth Tamrareang, Aleksander Linkov, Alonzo Turner, Andrea Tarr, Andrew Matthew, Angelika Reisiger, Artur Alves, Arunas Mazeika, Ashan Fernando, Ashwin Date, Ben Tasker, Benjamin Trenkle, Brian Teeman, Chad Windnagle, Chris Smith, Constantin Romankiewicz, David Hurley, Dennis Hermacki, Don Gilbert, Edgars Piruška, Elijah Madden, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, George Wilson, Harald Leithner, Jacques Rentzke, Janich Rasmussen, Javier Gómez, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jon Neubauer, Julien Vonthron, Jurian Even, Kevin Griffiths, Khai Vu Dinh, Lu Nguyen, marco dings, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Mihàly Marti, Mihir Chhatre, Mike Biolsi, Nick Savov, Ofer Cohen, Parth Lawate, Patrick Alt, Peter van Westen, Piotr Konieczny, Ram Tripathi, Richard McDaniel, Robert Deutz, Robert Gastaud, Roberto Segura, Roland Dalmulder, Ruth Cheesley, sajal soni, Seth Warburton, Stefania Gaianigo, Tessa Mero, Thomas Hunziker, Thomas Jackson, Tobias Zulauf, Tom Hutchison, Valentin Despa, Yannick Gaultier.

Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter and Nick Savov, Co-Coordinators. Super-star contributors and leaders by example: Jean-Marie Simonet, Elin Waring, David Hurley, and Brian Teeman.

Joomla! Security Strike Team

A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Andrea Tarr, Bill Richardson, David Hurley, Elin Waring, Gary Brooks, Jason Kendall, Jean-Marie Simonet, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Boos, Mark Dexter, Michael Babker, Nick Savov, Pushapraj Sharma, Rouven Weßling.

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