The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Joomla 6.1 Alpha 3 for testing.

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Joomla 6.1 Alpha 3 is now available for testing, marking the final alpha release before the beta phase begins in February 2026. This release includes 25+ merged pull requests covering features like configurable media crop ratios, MFA controls for superusers, CLI commands for extension management, and various dependency updates. The stable release is scheduled for April 14, 2026. Extension developers are encouraged to test their extensions against this alpha version and report issues. Planned features for 6.1 include a graphical workflow editor, performance improvements for large sites, WCAG 2.2 AA compliance, and AI integration via MCP servers.

Wrapping up the Alpha phase

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