Joomla 3.10 came out the same day as Joomla 4.0 as "the bridge": it contains interfaces from Joomla 4 and checks before the move whether server and extensions are ready. For this review we installed Joomla 3.10.12 of 11 July 2023, the last version of this line, and photographed it.
| Released | 17 August 2021 (Joomla 3.10.0) |
|---|---|
| Last version | 3.10.12 of 11 July 2023 (13 versions) |
| Followed by | Joomla 4.0 on 17 August 2021 |
| Requirements | PHP from 5.3.10 |
| Templates | Protostar (default), Beez3; Isis in the backend, Hathor |
| Included in the installation | 184 extensions |
| End of support | End of Life: Joomla 3.x |
What was new in Joomla 3.10
According to the Joomla 3.10 announcement:
- Interfaces backported from Joomla 4, so extensions move more easily.
- A pre-update check: server requirements and extensions for Joomla 4.
- The way from 3.9 to Joomla 4 leads only through 3.10.
- Security updates until 17 August 2023.

The installation





The website







The backend















2021 and today
For comparison: the same views in a fresh Joomla 6.2.
All 13 versions of Joomla 3.10
According to the Joomla downloads:
- 3.10.017 Aug 2021
- 3.10.124 Aug 2021
- 3.10.214 Sep 2021
- 3.10.326 Oct 2021
- 3.10.47 Dec 2021
- 3.10.518 Jan 2022
- 3.10.615 Feb 2022
- 3.10.729 Mar 2022
- 3.10.830 Mar 2022
- 3.10.97 May 2022
- 3.10.1021 Jun 2022
- 3.10.1116 Aug 2022
- 3.10.1211 Jul 2023
Joomla 3 at a glance
| Version | First release | Last release | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joomla 3.0 | 27 Sep 2012 | 3.0.4 · 23 Apr 2013 | 5 |
| Joomla 3.1 | 23 Apr 2013 | 3.1.6 · 6 Nov 2013 | 7 |
| Joomla 3.2 | 6 Nov 2013 | 3.2.7 · 1 Oct 2014 | 8 |
| Joomla 3.3 | 30 Apr 2014 | 3.3.6 · 1 Oct 2014 | 7 |
| Joomla 3.4 | 24 Feb 2015 | 3.4.8 · 24 Dec 2015 | 9 |
| Joomla 3.5 | 21 Mar 2016 | 3.5.1 · 5 Apr 2016 | 2 |
| Joomla 3.6 | 12 Jul 2016 | 3.6.5 · 13 Dec 2016 | 6 |
| Joomla 3.7 | 25 Apr 2017 | 3.7.5 · 17 Aug 2017 | 6 |
| Joomla 3.8 | 18 Sep 2017 | 3.8.13 · 9 Oct 2018 | 14 |
| Joomla 3.9 | 30 Oct 2018 | 3.9.28 · 6 Jul 2021 | 29 |
| Joomla 3.10 | 17 Aug 2021 | 3.10.12 · 11 Jul 2023 | 13 |
Still running a website on Joomla 3?
It gets no security updates any more. We bring it to Joomla 6 – we name the effort after an inventory.
See Joomla update and migrationHow we did it: Joomla 3.10.12 in the original package from downloads.joomla.org, locally in Docker with PHP 7.4 and MySQL 5.7, reachable only on our own machine, files unchanged, with the "Learn Joomla" sample data. PHP error display is switched off so that notices about outdated functions do not cover the pictures. The red warning that our PHP is outdated only appears because we run the old version today – we closed it with its own button before taking the picture.
All versions of Joomla 3







