Joomla! numbers

Let's retrace together the various versions that followed and their development over the years:

1.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 Released September 2005 January 2008 January 2011 July 2011 January 2012 September 2012 April 2013 October 2013 Official Support x x x x v v v – Ends July 2009 September 2012 August 2011 February 2012 June 2014 May 2013 December 2013 – Last stable 1.0.15 1.5.26 1.6.6 1.7.5 2.5.11 3.0.4 3.1.1 –

Where are we? The research conducted by JoomlaHost.it and published in joomla.it dates back to last November 2012 in which the Joomla! ® 1.5.26 still reigns supreme, leading with a percentage of 62%. Version 2.5.x follows closely with a growing 28% and version 1.7.5 with a decrease compared to the previous May 2012.

The latest survey carried out by JoomlaHost.it is recent and has highlighted interesting results which we analyze below.

We took around 30 thousand sites as a sample and detected noteworthy variations compared to the latest published statistics:

Joomla! Usage Statistics November 2012

Joomla! Usage Statistics May 2013

The graph shows the continuous increase in the use of Joomla! ® 2.5.x compared to the last survey and more precisely the percentages are: November 2012 28% – May 2013 47%, exceeding the Joomla! version by one percentage point. ® 1.5.26.

First percentage points also for the latest versions 3.0 and 3.1, a sign that users seem to be ready for the new developments of the CMS. We would like to underline that the latter two versions (3.0 and 3.1) are development versions and must not be used for production sites as they are versions with short-term support (STS "Short Term Support"). The version with long-term support (LTS "Long Term Support") will be the future 3.5 scheduled for next July 2014.

Versions 1.6 and 1.7 are decreasing and we remind you that they contain serious and well-known security flaws. Their use is strongly discouraged and it is essential to urgently update to version 2.5.x. Exploit the vulnerabilities of a Joomla! site. ® not updated is relatively simple, paradoxically the instructions are easily found online.

Official support for version 1.5.26 ended almost a year ago, it is therefore advisable for all users of the well-known version to design and plan the migration to version 2.5.x to finally arrive at the new stable release 3.5 next July 2014.

We confirm that JoomlaHost.it intends to have its users maintain version 1.5.26 by not carrying out any forced migration operations, allowing them to plan the migration to subsequent versions with complete peace of mind.

At the next research, estimated in about 3 months, we hope to see a decrease in the use of version 1.5.26 in favor of 2.5.x and a percentage increasingly closer to zero for versions 1.0, 1.6 and 1.7.