Upgrade to Joomla 5

Modernise your Joomla site with a staged, well-tested upgrade path

A safer path to Joomla 5.

We manage your Joomla 5 upgrade end-to-end: extension and template compatibility, PHP requirements, configuration updates and content validation. We test all key journeys in staging and only deploy to production once everything checks out.

Our Joomla 5 upgrade process

  • Pre-update checks

    Inventory extensions/templates, confirm support status, check PHP/DB versions and hosting constraints.

  • Environment & backups

    Create staging with parity, take backups/snapshots and define rollback.

  • Core & extensions

    Upgrade core; update/replace extensions; fix configuration and template compatibility.

  • Functional testing

    Forms, search, menus, modules and integrations verified in staging.

  • UAT & sign-off

    Stakeholder checks with a known-issues log and acceptance criteria.

  • Go-live & monitoring

    Planned release window, post-deploy checks and fast rollback path if required.

What we handle for Joomla 5

Extension strategy

Update or replace unsupported extensions; remove redundancy and tighten security posture.

Template compatibility

Fix breaking changes, CSS/JS conflicts and visual regressions.

Testing guardrails

Core user journeys, SEO/analytics, accessibility checks and performance validation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you upgrade older versions directly?

It depends on your starting point. We may stage an intermediate upgrade or migration. We’ll confirm this during the readiness audit.

Will our templates still work?

We remediate templates for Joomla 5 or recommend safe alternatives if support has ended.

Do you coordinate with hosting and IT?

Yes, we work with your vendors to align PHP/DB versions and deployment windows.

Some previous Joomla projects

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Office of the Public Advocate

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Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)

Discover how we partnered with the Department of Health and Human Services to create a learning and assessment tool for food safety that receives 6 million hits a year.

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GWMWater

GWMWater

Working with GWMWater subject-matter experts to understand key user-tasks that the digital presence needed to support

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