The new TYPO3 4.4 is here!

23 June 2010 § 0

Yesterday the TYPO3 community released a new version of the popular TYPO3 Enterprise CMS. Version 4.4 brings many novelties! Among other things we noticed first the revamped backend look&feel which also has been optimized for faster loading so users will be able to do their tasks faster and easier.

Another great improvement is the revised Rich Text Editor which now completely relies on ExtJS allowing a much smoother and faster functioning of the editor.

Of course there are many other improvements aimed mainly for developers: The Introduction Package (a fully configured and functioning site out of the box when installing TYPO3), easier installation with the revamped Install Tool, Skinning API, revised Task Center and HTML5 support both in frontend and backend, Caching Framework improvements.

Arxia will begin to use TYPO34.4 with any new upcoming project as we already tested TYPO3 4.4 by the time it was in Beta state and we are confident that it will bring a significant added value to any project. We are also performing on-demand upgrades for our clients who want to implement the new version of TYPO3 for a faster and smoother content management.

If you want to upgrade your installation and need help we are glad to offer it. Just contact us and we will see how can we accomodate your request.

Post written by: Bodor László (Arxia TYPO3 Team)

Support for TYPO3 4.0 is over

16 February 2010 § 0

The TYPO3 Association announced that support for TYPO3 version 4.0  has officially ended. This means that no security patches or other fixes will be issued from this time forward. Basically if you’re running TYPO3 4.0 you will have to take care to fix yourself security breaches or potential flaws.

We do recommend upgrading your TYPO3 installation to at least TYPO3 4.2 because support for 4.1 will also end soon. But sometimes these upgrades can cause some problems because of incompatible plugins or even settings that work on one version and didn’t work on other versions. Also upgrading plugins too is always a good idea because in fact these are most often targeted by hackers.

If you need assistance upgrading your TYPO3 installation and plugins you can always contact us and we’ll be happy to help.