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EasyDiscuss for Joomla 5.4+ and 6+

Refactored EasyDiscuss component: the installer and component work with Joomla 5.3+, 5.4+ and Joomla 6+. Improvements and updates are released continuously.

  • Installer and component work on Joomla 5.3.x, 5.4.x and 6.0
  • Replaced old Joomla legacy calls
  • Core Joomla API Modernization
  • Fixed database-layers
  • Modules adapted, tested and working
  • Plugins refactored and working
  • Frontend views and -features corrected and functional
  • Component can easily be installed over older versions
  • Dashboard, Fields, Router, String-Handling revised and functional
  • Various DB-queries adapted/rewritten
  • Some major errors in the original component have been fixed.
  • Installed languages remain active

🌐Languages

English
English

included in the installer

Dutch
Dutch

100% translated

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Full Changelog

6.0.1 Stable

7.2.2026
  • Security fix

    Vulnerability fix for CVE-2026-21623, CVE-2026-21624, CVE-2026-21625

  • Bugfix

    Fixed old JMailHelper call when creating new category

6.0.0 Stable

2.2.2026
  • Feature

    Changed update-server/-logic, standard Joomla updater

  • Feature

    Refactored internal Module Manager, implemented additional functionality

  • Verbesserung

    Removed component version-check from Admin-Dashboard

  • Verbesserung

    Removed obsolete update sources

  • Verbesserung

    Unified versioning (plugins, modules, component)

1.2 stable

11.1.2026
  • Improvement

    Fixed some deprecation notices for PHP 8.4+

  • Bugfix

    Fixed critical vulnerability from the original component

  • Bugfix
    Fixed error with the title-/category-display

1.1 stable

18.12.2025
  • Bugfix
    Fixed further deprecation notices
  • Bugfix
    Fixed more reference errors and outdated use-statements

1.0 stable

14.12.2025
  • Improvement

    Outdated duplicate Foundry library removed from the installer

  • Improvement

    Tested under Joomla 5.4.x and 6.0.x without plugin for backward compatibility → Code improvements

  • Test

    Migration from Joomla 5.4.x to 6.0.x without deactivating ED-related functions → WORKS! 🥳

  • Bugfix

    3 reference errors in the installer and archive name for toolbar corrected

  • Bugfix

    Fixed further path- and reference errors in the content plugin

1.0 RC

12.12.2025
  • Feature

    Admin-views and -modules adapted

  • Feature
    Plugins refactored and working
  • Feature
    Modules adapted, tested and working
  • Feature
    Frontend views and -features corrected and functional
  • Update

    Full theme wireframe with all functional parts refactored

  • Improvement
    Various DB-queries adapted/rewritten
  • Test
    Component can easily be installed over older versions
  • Test

    Live and working on 3 websites 🥳

  • BugFix

    OAUTH section for Facebook, X and LinkedIn revised, numerous errors eliminated

0.1 Beta

10.12.2025
  • Update

    Component refactored to work on Joomla 5.4.x

  • Update
    Component refactored to work on Joomla 6.0.x
  • Update
    Installer refactored to work on Joomla 5.4.x and 6.0.x

To do

  • Implement own update server
  • Slight rebranding
  • List in Joomla Extensions directory
  • Remove obsolete custom ED db-layer