Joomla 1.6 is still a few months away, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be preparing now. If you're life revolves around your Joomla site, you should definitely check out our "Setup A Live Joomla! 1.6 Site" article so that you can get in and play around with the new system while it's still evolving.
If you're merely interested to know what's in store for the new release, we've rounded up some great articles describing the new features below. Think we're missing something? Sound off in the comment area or send us an email. We'll keep this up-to-date as we find great new resources.
The New Joomla 1.6 Admin Template
While there are numerous changes throughout Joomla 1.6, the biggest changes in Joomla 1.6 revolve around the following topics:
- Nested Categories - No More Section/Category/Article forced hierarchy.
- Granular ACL System - Set specific access permissions based on a user's group to components, menu items, and much more.
- Tableless Core Components - Not talked about as widely, but still just as wonderful is the move to make most/all core components use tableless layouts (when tables shouldn't be used, that is). This is great for design, SEO, and general scalability going forward.
Below are some great articles which go into more depth on these, and other, topics. They're some great sites, so if you've never been, you check them out!
Release Notices / Overview
Joomla 1.6 Alpha2 Release Notice - Joomla.org, 2009/10/25
Joomla 1.6 Alpha2 Released - Joomlablogger.net, 2009/10/26
ACL Improvements
Joomla 1.6 ACL Explained - Brian Teeman, 2008/11/28 - Short, sweet primer of what the purpose is
Introducing the New Permissions in Joomla 1.6 - The Art of Joomla, 10/2008 - Long description of implementation
Nested Categories
A look at the Multi Level Category System in Joomla 1.6 Alpha - Joomla! Google Group Discussion, 2009/07/29
Miscellaneous
Joomla Usability Improvements - Alledia.com
First Look at the Joomla 1.6 Installer - JFoobar, 2008/11/08 (old post, but still relevant)
