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- Written by: Bjørn Ove Bremnes
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Joomla module versioning: learn what Joomla 6.1 adds, how to upgrade safely, developer notes, system checks and roadmap guidance for site owners.
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The Joomla Content Editor (JCE) is a powerful extension designed to simplify and enhance content creation within the Joomla content management system. Joomla’s default editor options can be limiting, especially for users who need more control over formatting, multimedia management, and layout design. JCE addresses this need by providing an intuitive, feature-rich editing environment that enhances productivity and consistency across a Joomla-powered site.
Read more: Mastering Joomla Content Editor (JCE) Setup & Features
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- Category: Tutorials - Basic Tutorials - Overrides
A Joomla template override lets you change the HTML and PHP used to present an article, Category Blog item, module, or reusable layout without editing the corresponding component or module source file. That separation prevents an ordinary core-extension update from directly replacing your customized copy. It does not, however, guarantee that the customization will remain compatible with every future update.
This tutorial explains the inheritance and override model before walking through current examples for Cassiopeia on Joomla 6.1 and Joomla 5.4. You will learn where current article, Category Blog, Latest Articles module, and reusable layout files belong; why old Joomla 3 paths are wrong for this work; how to create overrides through the administrator or manually; and how to review them after updates. The objective is not merely to make an override work today. It is to keep the customization small, testable, reversible, and practical to maintain.
Read more: How to Create a Joomla Template Override Without Breaking Updates
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Joomla cache settings can reduce repeated page-generation work, but choosing between Conservative Caching and Progressive Caching is not simply a matter of selecting the more aggressive option. The main difference concerns modules, not which component views are eligible for caching. Conservative Caching retains individual module controls. Progressive Caching stores the modules displayed on a guest page together and ignores an individual module’s No Caching selection.
Read more: Joomla Cache Explained: Conservative Caching vs Progressive Caching
