Joomla! 5.1.0 Beta2

👀 Release information

• 💁 38+ contributors
• 🧰 212+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

🚀 Download information

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🔥 Installation Packages

New Joomla! Installations	SHA-256 Checksums
ZIP Archive (.zip)	2daf2c5bad35cf04d5a7e2ed41199c9ff9bbe105c7b8fc6d8242a8d38c2aaf1d
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✒️ Upgrade Packages

Important

Don't update directly from a version lower than 4.4 it is important that you first update to 4.4 and then update to 5.x

Update from a previous version	SHA-256 Checksums
ZIP Archive (.zip)	35f67e6941b6785a373eae948e2fadd22c09a0c8695b1f66bafefecda33aa098
GNU Zip Archive (.tar.gz)	cc4d37cf93369b6545a0c3f503d84e6868fc9b772fc633422d56c799492d429f
Zstandard Archive (.tar.zst)	ef35fc6333e7097a0188f2beb3127ecc457968abd3178ffc1b013f7d5f5c01da

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💆 New Contributors

• @akfaisel made their first contribution in #42395
• @adamchaboryk made their first contribution in #42780
• @joomlaweby made their first contribution in #42845
• @AlexanderCkm made their first contribution in #42819

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.1] Typo plg_system_jooa11y.ini by @brianteeman in #42966
• [5.1] remove deprecated language strings from up-merge #42950 by @heelc29 in #42953
• Fix link hover colors and change color theme CSS files order by @RickR2H in #42794
• Shorten path to global CSS folder by @RickR2H in #42975
• [5.1] replace web-token/signature-pack with web-token/jwt-library by @heelc29 in #42954
• [5.1] Fix SQL error 1242 "Subquery returns more than 1 row" on update when having multiple update sites for the core by @richard67 in #42988
• [5.1] Aliasing Filesystem classes for installation, updating script.php by @Hackwar in #42978
• [5.1] Dark Mode final Version by @coolcat-creations in #42986
• [5.x] Template color scheme configuration by @Fedik in #42221
• [5.1] Fix version check in Joomla Update component by @richard67 in #42994
• [5.1] Update TUF client version by @SniperSister in #43004
• [5.1] - Fix JHTTP socket transport http version by @SniperSister in #43002
• [5.1] Fix Send Email button class name by @Quy in #42992
• [5.1] Fix fancy-select for Dark Mode by @LadySolveig in #43008
• [5.1] Dark Mode Web Installer List by @brianteeman in #43017
• [5.1] Dark mode settings block - to template settings by @Kostelano in #43010
• [5][com_installer] add toolbar button 1 click by @alikon in #42985
• [5.1] Convert mod_login to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42990
• [5.1] Replace deprecated Factory::getDbo() by $this->getDbo() by @joomdonation in #42977
• [5.1] Core loader custom element rework by @C-Lodder in #42903
• [5.1] Guided tours welcome tour by @obuisard in #41659
• [5] contact error when deleting alias by @alikon in #42968
• [5.1] Form validation: throw error instead of warning by @Hackwar in #42959
• [5.1] update plugin services provider by @heelc29 in #42905
• [5.x] Translation Update by @joomla-translation-bot in #42912
• [5.1] TUF Code Cleanup by @wilsonge in #42900
• [5.1] Upmerge 2024-03-14 by @LadySolveig in #43027
• [5.1] Update deleted files list in script.php for 5.1.0-beta2 by @richard67 in #42955
• [5.1]Installation Language by @brianteeman in #38573
• [5.1] DARK MODE installer drag and drop by @brianteeman in #43018
• [5.1] Revert implementation of AfterInitialiseRouterEvent by @Hackwar in #43009
• [5.1] Drone: Fix artifacts upload for 5.1-dev by @Hackwar in #43034
• [5.1] spinner support for color schemes by @dgrammatiko in #43023
• [5.1] Guided tours dialog box outline is invisible in dark mode by @obuisard in #43037
• [5.1] Trailing slash: Don't redirect for homepage by @Hackwar in #43063
• [5.1] Guided Tours Welcome Text Update Step 1 by @coolcat-creations in #43061
• [5.1] Database installation Fields by @brianteeman in #43054
• [5.1] Convert mod_post_installation_messages to service provider by @joomlaweby in #42987
• [5.1] Update TourTable.php to allow save on tours by @obuisard in #43031
• [5.1] Dialog: aria-label for Close button is not translated by @brianteeman in #43058
• [5.1] Tour primary button changes size on hover, adding annoying flicker by @obuisard in #43038
• [5] MFA fixed code by @alikon in #42804
• [5.1] Explicit return false when no form field was found by @laoneo in #43006
• [5.1] Typehint false for getItem by @laoneo in #42972
• [5.1] Update deleted files list in script.php for 5.1.0-beta2 (2) by @richard67 in #43045
• [5.1][com_users] fix batch-copy-move by @alikon in #43050
• [5.1] Trailing Slash: Don't remove slash when it's the only path char by @Hackwar in #43074
• [5.1] Missing checkbox/radio and select types constants in array by @obuisard in #43064
• [5.1] Let Table extend stdClass by @laoneo in #43021
• [5.1] Minor cleanup for component JS by @C-Lodder in #42778
• [5.1] SEF: Don't redirect for documents other than HTML by @Hackwar in #43083
• [5.1] Upmerge 2024-03-18 by @LadySolveig in #43086
• [5.1] Alert links system container [a11y] by @brianteeman in #42995
• [5.1] The item can be null in FieldsHelper by @laoneo in #43007
• [5.1] Updates the dependencies by @LadySolveig in #43090

Full Changelog: 5.1.0-beta1...5.1.0-beta2