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Hi everyone,

Another Joomla 6.0.2 update is now available. Today, we’re releasing a new batch of JoomlArt templates updated and fully tested for Joomla 6.0.2, helping you keep your websites secure, compatible, and future-ready.

All templates in this release are built on the latest T4 Framework and verified to work smoothly with Joomla 6.0.2.

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Hi everyone,

New updates for Joomla 6 are here. We’re happy to announce a new batch of JoomlArt templates fully updated and tested for Joomla 6.0.2, bringing improved stability, compatibility, and long-term reliability for your Joomla websites.

All templates in this release are built on the latest T4 Framework and carefully tested with Joomla 6.0.2 to ensure smooth upgrades and consistent performance.

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We’re excited to announce a major milestone for the JomSocial community: JomSocial 5.0.0 is now available, delivering full compatibility with Joomla 6 and PHP 8.3.

This release also includes refactoring across both backend and frontend areas to ensure a smooth upgrade path and long-term stability.

Even better: all JomSocial themes and templates are also fully compatible with Joomla 6, so you can upgrade with confidence while keeping your current look and feel intact.

If you’re planning a Joomla 6 migration (or already running Joomla 6), this update is the recommended foundation for a secure, modern, and future-ready community website.

JomSocial 5.0.0 update - Joomla 6 and PHP 8.3 compatibility


What’s new in JomSocial 5.0.0

Version 5.0.0 focuses on Joomla 6 readiness with a full review of deprecated APIs and legacy calls, plus key improvements to installation, configuration, and media workflows. Below is the full changelog:

Version 5.0.0 changelog

  • Update for Joomla 6 compatibility
  • Refactored deprecated backend methods and legacy code
  • Resolved installation and configuration issues
  • Replaced deprecated frontend methods and legacy calls
  • Refactored photo upload workflow to comply with Joomla 6 APIs
  • Fixed: Incorrect return value for hash in pro/dev version
  • Fixed: JavaScript error in Terms & Conditions popup

JomSocial Themes – Joomla 6 ready

All JomSocial themes have been reviewed and updated to ensure full compatibility with Joomla 6 and PHP 8.3. You can safely upgrade your Joomla core while keeping your community design consistent and stable.

JomSocial Templates – Joomla 6 ready

In addition to themes, all official JomSocial templates are now fully compatible with Joomla 6. These templates work seamlessly with JomSocial 5.0.0 and help you customize layouts without breaking core functionality.


Download JomSocial 5.0.0

Get the latest packages:

Download JomSocial 5.0.0 Download Themes Download Templates


Upgrade instructions

  1. Backup first: Create a full site backup (files + database) before making changes.
  2. Update Joomla & PHP: Ensure your environment is running Joomla 6 and PHP 8.3 (or upgrade in a staging site first).
  3. Install JomSocial 5.0.0: Download the package and install it via Joomla Extension Manager.
  4. Update themes/templates: If you use JomSocial themes or templates, download the Joomla 6 compatible versions and apply them as needed.
  5. Verify site functionality: Test registration, activity stream, photos, user profiles, and key workflows.

Tip: If your site includes heavy customizations or template overrides, we recommend testing in a staging environment first to ensure a seamless transition.


Need help upgrading to Joomla 6?

If you’re planning to migrate your site to Joomla 6 and want a smooth, risk-free upgrade, our Joomla 6 Migration Service can help.

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Hi guys,

Guru Pro 6.3.0 is now ready to download.

This update brings full Joomla 6 compatibility, improved PHP 8.x support, and a set of important bug fixes to ensure a stable and future-proof LMS experience.

Guru Pro is a powerful Joomla LMS extension for building online courses, universities, and training platforms that generate revenue. Version 6.3.0 ensures your LMS is fully aligned with the latest Joomla standards.

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Update: SportsGear is now available for Magento 2. Check it out in the live demo here

Let's zoom into responsive Magento theme JM SportsGear for eCommerce sports sites.

If you are in search for an organized and dynamic responsive Magento theme, JM SportsGear may help you make up your mind. Targeting to sports store for fitness equipment or sportswear, JM SportsGear can blow up the feel of youth and energy into your eCommerce Magento stores. Let me show you some more reasons to fall for JM SportsGear!

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How many times were you stuck with a decision in picking up right Magento theme for your online store? Having too many options, many beautiful Magento themes out there in the market, it's hard to decide which theme you should go for.

In this blog post, I am going to share 9 tips that may be of help to choose the right eCommerce theme for your online Magento store.

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If you are looking for a one page checkout for your Magento 2 store, check out UB One Step Checkout. It provides a fast checkout process which significantly helps you increase your sales and revenue.

For those who own a Magento eCommerce site, having the suitable payment methods and implementing these methods properly are really vital.

As an open-source eCommerce platform, Magento fully supports resourceful payment methods. You can offer your customers different types of payment flexibly: either payment through the bank, the cash collecting agencies, PayPal, Amazon or Google, nation-wide or overseas. Those methods are ready to be set up in the back-end of Magento core.

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Some of you may already be familiar with our heavy and complex Document system in Forums for both Joomla and Magento. Frankly speaking, Forums is not a good place to read userguide and documentation. Userguides and documents were put as forum threads and posts and in which we have received complaints from our users that they could not find documentation anywhere or it’s hard to view and follow. Understand the issues, we have started working on our new documentation site, along with new live site development.

After 2-month of effort, we are glad to introduce the all new Documentation site with a complete makeover in term of design and structure.

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in general is a vast subject to cover in a single blog post, optimization requires patience and experience. We will just deal with the basic steps one can take to optimize their Magento stores for better SERP (search engine results page) rankings.

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Gangnam, Obama, Syria, Greece, Israel, London, Hurricane, NASA, Whitney Houston, Gunmen, space jump, God particle and a lot more keywords to summarize 2012. For us in 2012 the keyword was responsive design as most of our work has been impacted by RWD. Besides, keywords like JA Elastica, JA Wall, T3v3, J! 3.0 are also popular keywords popping across our social channels.

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