RSJoomla! Blog - tutorials, tips & updates about joomla 1.5

The Joomla! security team has recently announced the availability of a new Joomla! 1.6 version.

We too have released a new RSFirewall! revision which includes the new Joomla! 1.6.1 hashes along with some fixes regarding the detection of administrator users.

The RSFirewall! campaign received positive feedback from our subscribers, so we’ve decided to extended it one more month, to be able to purchase the component at half price in March as well.

All you need to do to get the discount code is to access your Facebook account and "Like" us on www.facebook.com/rsjoomla. The discount will be visible for our fans in the "Discounts" page located on the left side.

The new RSform!Pro revision brings improved functionality to its calendar, Submit and Continue buttons, Manage Submissions area and invisible CAPTCHA algorithm.

1. Calendar improvements

The RSForm!Pro calendar now includes year navigation for easy date selection and two new backend properties:

• “Default Value”: you can set a default date that will be displayed when the form is loaded.
  
  

The Joomla! security team has announced today the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.22. With this new security release, we’ve also launched a new RSFirewall! revision, that includes hash files for Joomla! 1.5.22.

We recommend to perform a new System Check and update both Joomla! and RSFirewall! to the latest versions.

How to update Joomla! to the latest version?
How to update RSFirewall! to a newer revision?

With the release of Joomla! 1.5.21, we’ve updated RSFirewall! with new security checks and added some fixes: hash files for Joomla! 1.5.21, site database check, a new .htaccess verification added in “System Check” and many more.

1. Added Database Check

Starting with RSFirewall! rev. 19, the “Database Check” tab has been added to verify the integrity of your site's database and fix erorrs if possible.

You can now perform 2 site checks: a security scan using the “System Check” to perform an in-depth Joomla! installation verification (more details about the “System Check”) and a database scan using the "Database Check" tab