Joomla! provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface that simplifies the management and publishing of large volumes of content including HTML, documents, and rich media. Joomla! is used by organisations of all sizes for Public Web sites, Intranets, and Extranets and is supported by a community of thousands of users.

The new Joomla Community Portal is now online. The Joomla Community Portal is a new web site for the Joomla community. There you will find a constant source of information about the activities powering the Joomla Project, learn about Joomla Events worldwide, and see if there is a Joomla User Group nearby. A new, monthly Joomla Community Magazine promises an interesting overview of project activities, community accomplishments, and learning material.

The Joomla Project has assembled a top-notch team of experts to form the new Joomla Security Strike Team. This new team will solely focus on investigating and resolving security issues. Instead of working in relative secrecy, the JSST will have a strong public-facing presence at the new Joomla Security Center.

The FTP Layer allows file operations (such as installing Extensions or updating the main configuration file) without having to make all the folders and files writable. This has been an issue on Linux and other Unix based platforms in respect of file permissions. This makes the site admin's life a lot easier and increases security of the site.

You can check the write status of relevent folders by going to ''Help->System Info" and then in the sub-menu to "Directory Permissions". With the FTP Layer enabled even if all directories are red, Joomla! will operate smoothly.

NOTE: the FTP layer is not required on a Windows host/server.