At RAXO, we believe that supporting our community means more than just chasing the latest trends. It means standing by the developers and site owners who rely on our tools every day, regardless of which Joomla version they use.

We know that many of you continue to maintain successful projects on Joomla 3. Whether it’s due to complex custom requirements or the sheer scale of a site, your work deserves to remain stable and functional. With this in mind, we’ve released a series of essential updates for our legacy lineup.

Respecting the Joomla 3.x Lifecycle

Joomla 3 reached its official end-of-life on August 17, 2023 but it still runs on a huge number of sites. The ecosystem remains active through Joomla! 3.10 eLTS (Extended Long Term Support) program and Joomla 3.10.999 project. These RAXO updates are specifically designed to align with this extended support, ensuring your sites stay operational and compatible with modern server environments.

A Reliable Bridge to the Future

Even if you plan to migrate to Joomla 5 or 6 eventually, keeping your current site healthy is the first step. These releases serve as a stable foundation for future upgrades. By resolving current bugs and ensuring PHP 8.x compatibility now, you ensure that when the time comes to move to a newer Joomla version, you are starting from a clean, error-free baseline.

Furthermore, we’ve noticed the renewed activity in the K2 community (thanks to recent forks and updates). To support this momentum, we’ve refreshed our K2-specific modules to make sure they perform flawlessly with the latest K2 Rolling Releases (currently K2 v2.24).

What’s New in These Releases:

These updates are designed to fix major bugs and improve stability in the latest Joomla 3 eLTS releases.

• Admin Panel Localization Fix:
  We’ve resolved a persistent issue where language constants stopped rendering correctly in the module settings due to changes in late Joomla 3.10 eLTS versions. We have edited all localisation files to restore fully functional and readable control panel.
• PHP 8.x Compatibility:
  Added strict integer checks for image sizes to prevent PHP Uncaught TypeErrors on modern PHP versions.
• Image Path Correction:
  Fixed a bug where thumbnails would fail to load if the original image folder path contained spaces.
• Encoding Improvements:
  Article titles and images attributes now correctly convert special characters to HTML entities for better markup integrity.

Secure Your Legacy Setup

If you are maintaining a Joomla 3 or K2-based website, these versions are highly recommended to ensure stability and professional performance.