Does it make sense to upgrade your Joomla 3 to Joomla 4, while Joomla 5 already available ?
From out experts’ point of view, we would recommend to upgrade your Joomla from 3 to 5 in 2024. As Joomla 4 sooner or later win’t be updated, while Joomla 5 will work for you 3+ years and more.
Joomla 3 > Joomla 4 > Joomla 5
While Joomla 4 is good enough, there are a lot of reasons to migrate to Joomla 5. From speed to features and security adjustments Joomla 5 is for sure a better choice and also supports newest PHP and mySQL versions.
For example, Jomla 3 works till PHP version 8 and Joomla 4 can match PHP 8.2 However, with these latest versions some extensions and features can work not in a perfect way. At the same time, Joomla 5 matches PHP 8 versions and higher that means better performance, and more options in terms of integrations.
With overall core speed improvements, better search and file manager, image editor, use of modern technologies, PHPMailer 6, focus on security and much more that can help businesses improve the overall user and admin experience.
While smaller website will have some advantage with the migration as improved security and less issues, bigger sites with traffic 1000+ unique users a day and complex setups are the one that will benefit the most from upgrading to latest version of Joomla.
- Support for newer PHP versions
- Overhaul of Core Joomla
- Improved system speed
- Faster searches
- Prepared SQL statement
- PHP Mailer 6
- Image File Editor
- Bootstrap 4
- jQuery 3
- Clean Admin UI
Joomla is the core of IDL Web Inc.
For more than 2 decades, we have been working with Joomla and provided development and support across North America.
Joomla Design
From custom template design to building website with pixel perfection, we are experts at building attractive business websites.
Joomla Development
We provide custom coding services including component and plugin development, and also help to improve Joomla security and performance.
Joomla Support
Performing updates & upgrades, even the complex ones, we do it professionally and take care of any custom written PHP code.
Joomla SEO
Joomla is flexible but is not SEO friendly out of the box. We can improve your Joomla website for improved SEO visibility.
Upgrade to Joomla 4 and 5 made simple
At IDL, our team of Joomla Specialists do analyses any upgrades and prepare a strategic plan. This includes identifying any hard-coded PHP, any custom written code / components / plugins, upgrades available for existing components, compatibility issues with existing modules and components and finding any alternatives if required.
While not all websites are complex, but if a component is outdated and had not been maintained by its developer since ages, chances of it being compatible with Joomla 4 + PHP 8 are pretty low.
Overall, our team makes sure that both our team and our clients are prepared for any hiccups and proper planning helps to avoid any major hurdle down the upgrade path.
Why Choose Joomla 5 to Migrate From Joomla 3
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Frequently Asked Questions
Joomla 3 to 4 to 5 Migrating
No, in most part of the cases they won’t work in a right way. the reason for this is a significant difference between Joomla 3 and Joomla 4. The Db and the API work in a different mode that will create issues and dropbacks.
Yes, Joomla 5 is largely backward compatible with Joomla 4. But not with Joomla 3. A built-in plugin helps bridge differences between Joomla 4 and Joomla 5. Some extensions might require updates to ensure they work in a best possible way, while all the features, extensions and components need to be tested meticulously.
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