The May issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:

Editors Introduction

Introducing the JCM/ES, by Alice Grevet

Feature Stories

Interview with Victor Drover, Expert Behind Multilingual Joomla Magazine, by John Rampton
Interview with Mark Dexter About Joomla 3.1, by John Rampton

Events

Upcoming Joomla! Events, by Jacques Rentzke
You've Got a Friend..., by Dianne Henning

Project News

Leadership Highlights - May 2013, by Marijke Stuivenberg
New Home for the Vulnerable Extensions List, by Mandville

Designers

Beauty and the Beach, by Alice Grevet

Business Matters

Maximizing Your Blog’s ROI – JCM Whiteboard, by Luke Summerfield

Developers

Thinking Outside the Platform, by Chris Davenport
CiviCRM Interview with Paul Delbar, by Alice Grevet
Joomla! 3.0 Extension Development Series: Admin Configuration and Code Cleanup, by David Hurley |
Tools To Do LESS, by Peter Bui
Dead Links Walking, by Arlen Walker and Martin Raja...

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla3.1.1. This is not a security release. This release fixes some problems introduced in the 3.1.0 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 Site.

The update process is very simple, and complete instructions areavailable 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 3.1.1 (Full package) »

Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.1.x to 3.1.1 (Update package) »

Note: Please read the instructions below.

Instructions

• New installation and technical requirements
• FAQ on updating from 2.5.x (if desired).  Please read the entire FAQ to get all the pertinent information.
• Migration from Joomla! 1.5.x

Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online...

The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla! CMS 3.1.0 Stable. Joomla 3 is the latest major release of the Joomla CMS, with Joomla 3.1 the second minor release in this series. 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 Site.

Please note that going from Joomla 3.0 to 3.1 is a one-click upgrade with backward compatibility and is NOT a migration. The same is true is for any subsequent versions in the Joomla 3 series. If you're running a Joomla 3.0 site, please use the one-click upgrade to get the new features and the latest bugs fixes for 3.1.

Download

New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 3.1.0 (Full package) »

Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 3.0.x to 3.1.0 (Update package) »

Note: Please read the...

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.11. This is not a security release. This release fixes some problems introduced in the 2.5.10 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 Site.

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 2.5.11 (Full package) »

Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.11 (Update package) »

Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.

Instructions

• New installation and technical requirements
  
• Migration from Joomla! 1.5.x

Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox....

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 Site.

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

• New installation and technical requirements
  
• Migration from...
  
  
• Joomla 3.1 Beta5 Released
  

  The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla! CMS 3 Beta5. Community members are asked to download and install the package in order to provide quality assurance for Joomla 3.1. Joomla 3.1 is scheduled for release on April 24th, 2013.

  Joomla 3 is the latest major release of the Joomla CMS, with Joomla 3.1 the second short term support release in this series.  Please note that going from Joomla 3.0 to 3.1 is a one-click upgrade and is NOT a migration.  The same is true is for any subsequent versions in the Joomla 3 series.  That being said, please do not upgrade any of your production sites to the beta version as beta is ONLY intended for testing.

  What is this release for?

  This is a beta release and not for use on production sites.

  Extension developers are encouraged to work with this release in order to prepare extensions for the...
  
  

• Joomla 3.1 Beta4 Released
  

  The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla! CMS 3 Beta4. Community members are asked to download and install the package in order to provide quality assurance for Joomla 3.1. Joomla 3.1 is scheduled for release on April 24th, 2013.

  Joomla 3 is the latest major release of the Joomla CMS, with Joomla 3.1 the second short term support release in this series.  Please note that going from Joomla 3.0 to 3.1 is a one-click upgrade and is NOT a migration.  The same is true is for any subsequent versions in the Joomla 3 series.  That being said, please do not upgrade any of your production sites to the beta version as beta is ONLY intended for testing.

  What is this release for?

  This is a beta release and not for use on production sites.

  Extension developers are encouraged to work with this release in order to prepare extensions for the...
  
  

• J and Beyond 2013 Details Announced
  

  J and Beyond, an International Joomla! Conference, is back for a fourth year.

  From May 31st to June 2nd,  Joomla! developers and site builders from over 30 countries will gather in Noordwijkerhout, near Amsterdam.

  J and Beyond is one of two big international Joomla conferences every year, with the Joomla World Conference being the other.

  Why Come to J and Beyond?

  Come to J and Beyond for all these reasons and more:

  • Learn from others

  • Share your ideas

  • Plan for the future

  • Meet the people behind the avatar

  • AND most importantly - to have fun!

  Keynote Speakers Announced

  The J and Beyond team are excited to have such a great and varied lineup of Keynote speakers including Pierre Joye from php.net who has made over 6000 commits to php.net.

  It’s not just about the code - it’s about the relationships that are...