joomla/joomla-cms 5.4.3-rc1

Joomla! 5.4.3 Release Candidate 1

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👀 Release information

• 💁 51+ contributors
• 🧰 57+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 👀 Full Changelog

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💆 New Contributors

• @henrikdalgaard made their first contribution in #46569
• @Shauryan0207 made their first contribution in #46608
• @sathwikre made their first contribution in #46765
• @krishnagandhicode made their first contribution in #46833

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.4] Comment Typo by @brianteeman in #46613
• [5.4] Warning in Tags link without Itemid by @Denitz in #46588
• [5.4] Skip anchor references in css versioning build script by @LadySolveig in #46609
• [5.4] Fix: mod_breadcrumbs duplicates Home link in multilanguage by @stefanoel in #46581
• [5.4] Hide help on admin menu by @brianteeman in #46620
• [5.4] Update framework HTTP package by @SniperSister in #46638
• [5.4] Accept user input in image class. by @chmst in #46619
• [5.4] Fix CLI installation exit code when PHP version requirement not met by @Razzo1987 in #46625
• [5.4] Add legacy label to mod_articles_archived by @drmenzelit in #46626
• [5.4] Fix 500 error in Smart Search with specific search query by @Denitz in #46586
• [5.4] Tightened regex searching for menu items to prevent duplicate edit link icons #46567 by @henrikdalgaard in #46569
• [5.4] Update type=UserGroupList in xml to align all lowercase type for usergrouplist by @TLWebdesign in #46650
• [5.4] Fix: Parent menu items missing when creating menu item via 'save to menu' by @hiteshm0 in #46621
• [5.4] Composer update paragonie/sodium_compat to v1.24.0 to fix composer audit warnings by @richard67 in #46659
• [5.4] NPM audit fix security vulnerabilities in development dependencies 2026-01-10 by @richard67 in #46662
• [5.4] Comment typo by @heelc29 in #46673
• [5.4] Remove 'layouts' folder and add presets by @brianteeman in #46677
• [5.4] Fix: Parent menu items missing when creating menu item via 'save to menu' v2 by @heelc29 in #46681
• [5.4] Fix OptionsRule validation to support groupedlist fields by @Shauryan0207 in #46608
• [5.4] fix case mod_articles manifest by @heelc29 in #46674
• [5.4] Revert Mailer improvements by @TLWebdesign in #46693
• [5.4] Fix metis-menu-error when clicking outside the dropdown by @chmst in #46669
• [5.4] Composer update algo26-matthias/idna-convert to v3.2.1 by @heelc29 in #46724
• [5.4] Archive not found error message by @brianteeman in #46726
• [5.4] - Prepend root url to schema images by @travisrisner in #46306
• [5.4] Extension variable in AssociationExtensionHelper is string by @laoneo in #46741
• [5.4] Clean cache for merged PR by @rdeutz in #46684
• [5.4][webservices] GET users/levels/id with non-existing ID by @alikon in #46742
• [5.4][PHP8.5] Using null as the key parameter for array_key_exists() is deprecated by @heelc29 in #46736
• [5.4] Outline selected rows in debug Profile timeline by @Denitz in #46623
• [5.4] mod_articles image by @brianteeman in #46598
• [5.4] Fix btn in alert messages by @bembelimen in #46752
• [5.4] com_templates zip archive by @brianteeman in #46716
• [5.4] NPM audit fix one low and one moderate severity security vulnerability by @richard67 in #46758
• [5.4] Allow PATCH /api/users/id without the need to specify 'groups' in the payload by @OctavianC in #46750
• [5.4] Add integration test for checking extensions updates by @alikon in #46754
• [5.4] Fix fonts URL by @dgrammatiko in #46757
• [5.4] Fix undefined array key "language" in sef plugin by @richard67 in #45959
• [5.4] Fix WebAssetRegistry to work with redefined administrator folder by @Fedik in #44980
• [5.4] Mysql installation Error Message by @brianteeman in #46794
• [5.4][cli] untranslated text by @alikon in #46753
• update PR-PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE by @max123kl in #46803
• [5.4] Allow PATCH /api/users/{super-user-id} by @OctavianC in #46768
• [5.4] Fix missing names quotes and wrong casing of column alias in libraries/src/Table/Nested.php by @richard67 in #45848
• [5.4]Joomla.form.field xml code style by @brianteeman in #46809
• [5.4] Exclude Symfony HTTP client test folders from release packages by @sathwikre in #46765
• [5.4] Composer update 3 development dependencies to fix audit warnings 2026-02-03 by @richard67 in #46821
• [5.4] NPM update indirect development dependencies to fix 19 security vulnerabilities by @richard67 in #46825
• [5.4] add unit tests for form rules by @heelc29 in #46723
• [5.4] Fix removing the installation folder on Windows by @HLeithner in #46584
• [5.4] Update deleted files and folders in script.php for the upcoming 5.4.3 release by @richard67 in #46830
• [5.4] Checkin with default value in task by @laoneo in #46694
• [5.4] Fix duplicate getLayoutData execution in mod_tags_popular by @sathwikre in #46827
• [5.4] Fix null user check in ActionLogPlugin to prevent PHP warnings by @Shauryan0207 in #46599
• [5.4] Check if page title element exists in table column script by @laoneo in #46776
• [5.4] Fix crash in Calendar field with invalid date format by @krishnagandhicode in #46833
• [5.4] Revert PR #46080 "[5.4] [webservices] Create a user access level via POST" by @richard67 in #46846

Full Changelog: 5.4.2...5.4.3-rc1

🧑‍💻 Test contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

@465645 (4), @aishwarya-kalshetti (1), @alikon (6), @angieradtke (1), @bembelimen (1), @brianteeman (14), @ceford (5), @chmst (2), @ChrisHoefliger (1), @ChristineWk (4), @coolcat-creations (1), @crimle (1), @dautrich (1), @Denitz (1), @drmenzelit (1), @exlemor (18), @Fedik (3), @gioacchino54 (2), @heelc29 (2), @krishnagandhicode (5), @mariantanase (1), @mckillo (1), @Megharaj170804 (1), @mothershedc (1), @muhme (10), @OctavianC (1), @ompatwa000-svg (1), @PixedBo (1), @PranavAgarkar07 (2), @Razzo1987 (2), @rbuelund (2), @richard67 (6), @rutuja123242 (1), @samuelagus (1), @sandewt (1), @tecpromotion (7), @ThomasFinnern (2), @TLWebdesign (1)