Joomla 4 was released in August 2021. Any site that we either built or redesigned after August 2021 was built in Joomla 4. If you have questions about the timeline of your website’s build and how it impacts your need for migration, please contact us.
If you have already approved Joomla 4 migration with our interGen team
We will continue to provide all necessary security support for your Joomla 3 site until we are able to complete the migration process. Your website will continue to work until we are able to complete the migration just as it does now.
If you have not yet approved Joomla 4 migration with our interGen team
Your current Joomla version (3.10) no longer receives support, which could lead to security risks or functionality issues as server updates occur. We’ll continue to host and support your site, but updates may be limited without Joomla 4. If your site stops functioning properly prior to migration approval and you require a rush on fixing your site, there will be additional costs.
Contact us to learn more about how to approve migration
Your Website Is Vulnerable
Joomla! updates are essential to make sure your website is safe, up to date with Joomla!’s new features, security fixes, improvements, and bug fixes. When a CMS (Content Management System) changes its structure, the old version is no longer supported. This creates potential problems with security as security patches are discontinued, and older versions of Joomla! are not maintained. After August 2023, security updates are no longer guaranteed, which may put websites at an increased risk of breaking and/or having other issues.
Your Website Might Break
We keep all your website software up to date as part of the hosting and subscription packages for our clients. After August 2023, when we run other critical updates to our servers (or to the extensions and components working behind the scenes on your site), websites not yet migrated to Joomla 4 might stop working and require custom development work not included in your subscription to accommodate older code.
Your Website Performance Might Suffer
Having the latest version of Joomla! and updated extensions and components is important for your site speed. In each newly released version, there are multiple code improvements that translate into better site performance - which also improves your placement in Search Engine results!
Now that Joomla 5 has been released, we are moving all migrations straight to Joomla 5. Both Joomla 4 & 5 provide a number of technical improvements, new features and significant performance upgrades. Below are the benefits that will most matter to our clients.
New Back End Control Panel
For our Gold subscription clients, the redesigned backend administrator control panel speeds up your content creation and content management. In addition, with new article templates, Joomla 4 & 5 can help you and your co-workers keep the page design in mind.
Easier Web Accessibility
Web Accessibility means making your website usable to all users regardless of their abilities. Joomla 4 & 5 offer a variety of new web accessibility features to remove any barriers so that people with disabilities can use your site including those with vision problems or people with physical disabilities, color blindness, and hearing impairment.
In some cases, businesses and organizations may be required by law to make web content accessible to people with disabilities. Learn more how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to web accessibility here.
Improved Site Speed & Security
Even if you don’t use any of the new features of Joomla 4 you will see an improvement in the speed of your website for visitors. The security upgrades in Joomla 4 & 5 are designed to maximize safety, keep hackers away, and provide even more protection for your & your user’s data.
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interGen Website Standard Performance Tools
Hosting with interGen gives you so much more than just server space for your website! In addition to all of the features that come with our managed hosting services, our Subscription Service provides our clients with key performance tools you won't find with the typical web hosting company.
With each new client, we do a performance analysis to make sure that your site is secure and fast - two metrics that matter to both your users and the search engines. We also make sure that you have access the analytics that provide you measurable data about when, where, and how users are finding your website.
Below you can find a list of all the standard performance tools that we include on all our clients websites. With each new client, we do a performance analysis to make sure that your site is secure and fast - two metrics that matter to both your users and the search engines. We also make sure that you have access to an analytics dashboard that provides you measurable data about when, where, and how users are finding your website.