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Review: Joomla 4.1

updated 21 October 2026

Joomla 4.1 brought the task scheduler, child templates and an accessibility check right while writing. For this review we installed Joomla 4.1.5 of 21 June 2022, the last version of this line, and photographed it.

Series "Joomla history" · minor version · back to Review: Joomla 4.0 · next: Review: Joomla 4.2

Released15 February 2022 (Joomla 4.1.0)
Last version4.1.5 of 21 June 2022 (6 versions)
Followed byJoomla 4.2 on 16 August 2022
RequirementsPHP from 7.2.5
TemplatesCassiopeia (default); Atum in the backend
Included in the installation224 extensions
End of supportEnd of Life: Joomla 4.x

What was new in Joomla 4.1

According to the Joomla 4.1 announcement:

  • The Task Scheduler: plan recurring tasks – even without cron, then triggered by visitors.
  • Child templates: changes kept apart from the original, the template stays updatable.
  • Jooa11y checks content for accessibility and explains what to do.
  • Syntax highlighting and search and replace in the HTML view of TinyMCE.
  • Detailed inline help to switch on and off in the forms.
Joomla 4.1: The scheduled tasks – none yet in a fresh installation
The scheduled tasks – none yet in a fresh installation.
Joomla 4.1: Choosing a new task, such as
Choosing a new task, such as "Image Size Check".
Joomla 4.1: The templates – this is where you create a child template
The templates – this is where you create a child template.
Joomla 4.1: Editing an article –
Editing an article – "Accessibility Check" and "Toggle Inline Help" at the top.

The installation

Joomla 4.1 installer: step 1
Step 1: language and site name.
Joomla 4.1 installer: step 2
Step 2: the Super User login.
Joomla 4.1 installer: step 3
Step 3: the database.
Joomla 4.1 installer: step 4
Step 4: the ownership check – Joomla asks you to delete a file in the "installation" folder.
Joomla 4.1 installer: step 5
Step 5: done.

The website

Joomla 4.1: home page
The freshly installed website with the sample data.
Joomla 4.1: Welcome to your blog
The page "Welcome to your blog".
Joomla 4.1: Blog
The page "Blog".
Joomla 4.1: Category List
The page "Category List".
Joomla 4.1: Typography
The page "Typography".
Joomla 4.1: Love
The page "Love".
Joomla 4.1: Login
The page "Login".
Joomla 4.1: Home
The home page on a smartphone.

The backend

Joomla 4.1: The backend login
The backend login.
Joomla 4.1: The Home Dashboard
The Home Dashboard.
Joomla 4.1: The
The "Content" menu.
Joomla 4.1: The article list
The article list.
Joomla 4.1: The categories
The categories.
Joomla 4.1: The items of the main menu
The items of the main menu.
Joomla 4.1: The modules of the website
The modules of the website.
Joomla 4.1: The plugins
The plugins.
Joomla 4.1: 224 extensions in a fresh installation
224 extensions in a fresh installation.
Joomla 4.1: The template styles
The template styles.
Joomla 4.1: The global configuration
The global configuration.
Joomla 4.1: The user groups
The user groups.
Joomla 4.1: The Media Manager
The Media Manager.
Joomla 4.1: The System Dashboard
The System Dashboard.
Joomla 4.1: System information – with PHP 8.1 from our test environment
System information – with PHP 8.1 from our test environment.
Joomla 4.1: Joomla Update
Joomla Update.

2022 and today

For comparison: the same views in a fresh Joomla 6.2.

Joomla 4.1.
2022Joomla 4.1.
Joomla 6.2.
2026Joomla 6.2.
Editing an article in 4.1.
2022Editing an article in 4.1.
Editing an article in 6.2.
2026Editing an article in 6.2.

All 6 versions of Joomla 4.1

According to the Joomla downloads:

  1. 4.1.015 Feb 2022
  2. 4.1.129 Mar 2022
  3. 4.1.230 Mar 2022
  4. 4.1.37 May 2022
  5. 4.1.424 May 2022
  6. 4.1.521 Jun 2022

Joomla 4 at a glance

VersionFirst releaseLast releaseVersions
Joomla 4.017 Aug 20214.0.6 · 18 Jan 20227
Joomla 4.115 Feb 20224.1.5 · 21 Jun 20226
Joomla 4.216 Aug 20224.2.9 · 14 Mar 202310
Joomla 4.318 Apr 20234.3.4 · 22 Aug 20235
Joomla 4.417 Oct 20234.4.14 · 30 Sep 202515

Is your website still on Joomla 4?

Joomla 4 has had no updates since 14 October 2025. The way to Joomla 6 leads via 4.4 and 5.4 – we take care of it, including a check of your extensions.

See Joomla update and migration

How we did it: Joomla 4.1.5 in the original package from downloads.joomla.org, locally in Docker with PHP 8.1 and MySQL 8.0, reachable only on our own machine, files unchanged, with the blog 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.

Sources: Joomla 4.1 announcement, Joomla downloads and our own screenshots. As of 21 October 2026.

All versions of Joomla 4

All parts of the series "Joomla history"

  1. Part 1: Joomla 1.0 (2005)
  2. Part 2: Joomla 1.5 (2008)
  3. Part 3: Joomla 2.5 (2012)
  4. Part 4: Joomla 3.0 (2012)
  5. Part 5: Joomla 4.0 (2021)
  6. Part 6: Joomla 5.0 (2023)
  7. Part 7: Joomla 6.0 (2025)
Ufuk Avcu

Owner and developer of the Joomla Agency. Has been building and looking after Joomla websites since 2009.

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