Going from 3.9 to 4.0 is a migration, you would need to upgrade your J3.9 to J3.10, which will be available the day J4.0 is stable. J3.10 has a compatibility checker to help guide you through the migration to J4.0. For detail, please follow our tutorial How to Migrate Joomla 3 to Joomla 4.
Spotlight on Joomla4Workflows
✔️ Workflows are going to become a huge help to content creators using Joomla. Workflows will help you to run your site efficiently, making sure that the jobs that need to get done are done and by the right people.
✔️ Workflows consist of stages and transitions. With the new workflow plugins, an ecosystem should develop allowing many time consuming repetitive jobs to be accomplished with ease.
✔️ For medium and larger sites creating good workflows will be like having your own automated project manager keeping track of your processes and making sure everyone delivers in the order that makes sense and being unable to skip the checks and balances that make your site stand out.
✔️ Combined with the many improvements in the media manager, content writers will love the new ways they can use the workflows and the improved media manager.
Remember that the release candidate version should only be used on TEST sites. Do not use it for your live site.
JOOMLA 4 HIGHLIGHT FEATURES
Joomla4Accessibility
Whatever size your site is, accessibility is a must, and from the start, Joomla 4 delivers best in class accessibility. The layout, contrast and infrastructure all have accessibility built-in so all your visitors will benefit. We have aimed for W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 (with AA compliance)
Joomla4Design
A redesigned administration area speeds content creation. Improved media manager and editor updates give you the power to design and build amazing websites. Article templates help you and your colleagues keep to the page design
Joomla4Emails
Deliver customised emails that welcome and inform your website's audience effectively! With the new email template system, it's easier than ever to make the emails your site sends be on message and on brand. Now you can take your site to the next level when communicating with your customers.
Joomla4Search
Search is a boost to any site. It allows your visitors to hone in on the areas they are interested in, increasing engagement and improving your sites ranking. So when it comes to search look no further, Joomla 4 smart search has many improvements over previous Joomla search and is the best to date.
Joomla4SEO
Get to the top of any search engine fast with Joomla 4. It takes care of SEO, so you can focus on getting your great content noticed. SEO built into the architecture of the page means you get the correct page structure without any additional extensions.
Joomla4Security
Running a site with state of the art well-written code helps you stay ahead when it comes to security. With many architecture changes designed to maximize security and keep hackers out, you can be assured that moving to Joomla 4 is a wise choice. The benefits are countless when it comes to ensuring you and your clients data are as well protected as they can be.
Joomla4Speed
With Joomla 4 you benefit from the increased performance. Speed is one of the top factors in conversions whether your site is ecommerce or you need to grow your subscriptions. Joomla 4 gives your site the boost it needs.
Joomla 3.10 RC 2
Joomla 3.10 is the bridge between Joomla 4 and Joomla 3.x. Going from 3.9 to 4.0 is a migration. You would need to upgrade your J3.9 to J3.10, which will be available the day J4.0 is stable. Joomla 3.10 stable will primarily be a release containing backports of API changes from the Joomla 4 development branch to help ease the transition to the next major release for the community. Joomla 3.10 will be supported for 2 years after it has been finally released.
Once your website is updated to 3.10, the pre-update checker will allow you to check the compatibility with the Joomla 4.0 minimum requirements in terms of the current hosting environment and, more importantly, your installed extensions. This will help you migrate to Joomla 4.0 smoothly.
Joomla 4 is on the go with candidate release. We will update all our Joomla templates, Joomla extensions to Joomla 4 as soon as the stable release.
Follow up all of the news of Joomla 4:
→ How to Migrate Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 Step by Step Tutorial
→ [SmartAddons] Products Support Status & Joomla 4 Update Plan
→ Joomla Announcement - Joomla 4 Stable 17th August
