A Look at Joomla 5 - 👀 WMW 224

Tune into *Basic Joomla Tutorials "Watch Me Work" episode 224* for an in-depth, second look at **Joomla 5**. Host Tim Davis is joined by Olivier Buisard to provide a clear and practical guide, sponsored by mysites.guru.

Discover essential insights into:
The Upgrade Path: Understand why Joomla 4.4 is your "rest point" before a smooth update to Joomla 5, and the critical minimum requirements: PHP 8.1 and MySQL 8 (or MariaDB 10.4). Learn how to prepare your site by ensuring PHP compatibility and updating extensions.
Key New Features: Get a "first look" at significant improvements such as Dark Mode enhancements that seamlessly integrate with your device settings, the powerful built-in Schema.org integration for better search engine visibility, and Smart Search improvements including indexing custom fields and displaying contact images in results.
Backward Compatibility: Explore the new backward compatibility plugin, enabled by default, which helps Joomla 4 extensions run in Joomla 5. Learn why turning it off can offer a "huge speed boost" if your extensions are fully compliant.
Important Changes: Understand the removal of the standard Google reCAPTCHA plugin and why it's a good thing.
Safe Testing: Watch a live demonstration of using the StageIt extension to create a safe testing copy of your site, allowing you to experiment with Joomla 5 without risking your live site.

This episode promises to demystify Joomla 5, showing it's not a "nothing burger" but a significant cleanup and improvement for speed and efficiency, making your sites "much lighter, much faster".

00:00:00 Introduction & Joomla 5 Context
00:07:33 Migration Strategies
00:19:05 Live Joomla 5 Update Demo
00:26:54 Breaking Changes & New Features
00:57:00 Troubleshooting & Developer Insights
01:21:40 Backend Enhancements
01:38:27 Community & Future
01:46:51 Closing

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