The annual J and Beyond conference is a highlight on our calendar. It brings together some of best-known Joomla developers, integrators, and contributors. Also, we love meeting our friends and colleagues to share a coffee and a tasty treat. This past weekend the 2016 edition of J and Beyond took place Read more…
In case you have not yet heard, the popular Joomla extension developer NoNumber is no more: gone, kaput, over. But don’t worry, the moment NoNumber ceased to exist they rebranded as Regular Labs! That’s right, all of your favorite NoNumber add-ons for Joomla — such as Advanced Module Manager and Read more…
Effective immediately, Watchful has expanded its support to encompass updates for the Joomla extensions crafted by the JoomUnited team. This significant advancement further complements recent additions, such as AcyMailing and the extension suite by Cory Webb, within the updater. JoomUnited specializes in developing a comprehensive collection of user-friendly tools tailored Read more…
On 21 December 2015, the Joomla project announced a new security vulnerability affecting all current versions of Joomla 1.5 through 3.4.6. This vulnerability builds on a similar security issue patched one week ago and we recommend that all Joomla websites update immediately. Updating Joomla 3 sites We strongly advise you to update Read more…
UPDATE, 21-Dec-2015: Please review this updated security announcement. On 14 December 2015, the Joomla project announced a new security vulnerability affecting all current versions of Joomla 1.5 through 3.4.5. This vulnerability has been detected in the wild, has been fully documented publicly, and remains an active threat to the security and Read more…
Every time your Joomla website loads, the template kicks into gear to deliver the desired experience. Given this central role, Joomla template security is one of the key steps to preventing unauthorized access to your web server or the insertion of spam or graffiti on your site. The following tips Read more…
On 16 October 2015, the Joomla project announced that three security vulnerabilities had been identified in Joomla 3. Together, the vulnerabilities affect all versions of Joomla between v3.0 and v3.4.4 inclusively. On 22 October 2015, the Joomla project released Joomla 3.4.5 which patches these issues. Just 90 minutes after this release, third-party Read more…
Today is Watchful’s three year anniversary of enhancing Joomla website security with centralized updates, backups, and improved management. To celebrate, we are launching our new auditing tool that performs deep scans of your website and file system. The audit not only detects deviations from Joomla best-practices, but also hacked core files, Read more…
We are excited to finally announce the public release of our latest tool for Joomla — the website audit! We internally tested the audit tool for months, as well as privately releasing it to our beta testers 4 weeks ago. On Monday we silently released it to the public in Read more…
Most experts recommend protecting live websites with a Joomla security extension. Produced by one of the most influential Joomla developers, Admin Tools provides a suite of tools that help keep your website safe and running smoothly. Website security is a broad topic and sometimes complicated topic. Admin Tools makes site security much Read more…