Description: Opinionated tech notes by Angus Fox, Multizone Limited
Joomla 4.3.1 is the latest release of the popular open-source content management system (CMS) that powers millions of websites around the world. With its advanced features and enhanced security, it is important to keep Joomla up-to-date to ensure the best user experience and prevent potential security vulnerabilities.
Here is a comprehensive guide on updating Joomla 4 to the latest version, covering everything from preparing for the update, methods of updating, common issues and troubleshooting, and verifying the update was successful.
TL:DR Joomla updates can get messy. To avoid problems you should back up your website to ensure that you can restore it in case of an issue. Then before you update you should check that your web service providers system meets the system requirements for the update, and that all extensions and templates you use are updated to the latest version, as older versions of these may not be compatible with the latest Joomla release. Once you have done that a Joomla update should be a painless experience!