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The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.1 and 1.7.5. They are both security releases.





Note that most users should update their sites to version 2.5.1. Version 1.7.5 is only intended for those users who for some reason are unable to update to version 2.5.1. Version 1.7.x will reach end of life on 24 February 2012.




Release Notes (Version 2.5.1)

Check the Joomla 2.5.1 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Statistics for the 2.5.1 release period (24 January 2012 to 2 February 2012):-

• Joomla 2.5.1 contains:
  • 2 security issues fixed
  • 30 tracker issues fixed

Release Notes (Version 1.7.5)

Check the Joomla 1.7.5 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Statistics for the 1.7.5 release:-

• Joomla 1.7.5 contains:
  • 3 security issues fixed

Drupal 7.11 and 6.23, maintenance releases which fix security vulnerabilities are now available for download.

Drupal 7.12 and 6.24 also fix other issues reported through the bug tracking system.





Upgrading your existing Drupal 7 and 6 sites is strongly recommended. There are no new features in these releases.


Changelog

Drupal 7.11 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 7.12 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 7.10 and 7.12 releases can be found by reading the 7.12 release notes.

Drupal 6.23 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 6.24 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 6.22 and 6.24 releases can be found by reading the 6.24 release notes.


Security vulnerabilities

Drupal 7.11 and 6.23 were released in response to the discovery of security vulnerabilities. Details can be found in the official security advisory:

• SA-CORE-2012-001

To fix the security problem, please upgrade Drupal.


What is included with each release?



The Drupal team made two versions of both Drupal 7 and 6 available, so you can choose to only include security fixes (Drupal 7.11 and 6.23 respectively) or security fixes and bugfixes (Drupal 7.12 and 6.24). You can choose your preferred version. The Drupal team is trying to make it easier and quicker to roll out security updates by making security-only releases available as well as ones with bugfixes included.

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.0. This is a security release. Version 2.5.0 is is the next update from version 1.7. (Note that version 1.7.x to 2.5.x were skipped)





Version 2.5.0 is the second release made within the new six-month release cycle that started with the delivery of Joomla 1.6 in January 2011. Version 2.5 is also a long-term-support (LTS) release that will be supported for at least 18 months.

The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! developement at the Developer Site.

Version 1.7 will reach end of life one month from today, on 24 February 2012. All users of version 1.7 should update to version 2.5.0 before that time. The update process is very simple, and complete instructions are available here. Note that there are now easier and better ways of updating than FTPing the files.


Release Notes

Check the Joomla 2.5.0 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Statistics for the 2.5.0 release period (14 November 2011 to 24 January 2012):-

• Joomla 2.5.0 contains:
  • 26 new features added
  • 4 security issues fixed
  • 356 tracker issues fixed

Joomla 2.5.0 uses version 11.4 of the Joomlal Platform.

Magento Commerce CE Version 1.6.2.0 is now available for download and upgrade.





Some of the key improvements in this release include:-

• Refactored indexing process
• Implemented localized PayPal settings for Japan

To see the full list of features and fixed issues please visit the release notes page. Diff files are available here.


Please Note: We do NOT recommend upgrading a production installation of Magento directly. Please backup database and all files before upgrading. Please make sure to check for compatibility of your plugins and themes before you upgrade.


Please report all issues with this release in the bug tracker.

WordPress 3.3.1 is now available for download or update within your WordPress dashboard.



This maintenance release fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affected version 3.3.

We recommend everyone to update their WordPress to this latest version ASAP!