Joomla 5 Full Package - Version 5.4.1

Added Mailpit email testing support to Codespaces.

Already selected elements in enhanced select lists are now marked with a checkmark.

Added MySQL to the test matrix with the appropriate minimum and maximum supported database versions.

Fixed deprecated PHP 8.5 code.

Resolved PHP 8.5 deprecation warnings.

Fixed additional code deprecated in PHP 8.5.

Fixed missing options in pagination.

Fixed saving content history when using PostgreSQL.

Removed the xml_parser_free() call deprecated in PHP 8.5.

Removed the curl_close() call deprecated in PHP 8.5.

Fixed InstallerScript using id instead of extension_id for the extensions table.

Fixed the deprecated use of null as an array offset in PHP 8.5.

Removed the use of deprecated setAccessible() methods on Reflection objects.

Fixed the use of null as an array offset in unit tests.

Updated joomla/http to version 3.1.3 to resolve the deprecated curl_close() call in PHP 8.5.

Updated joomla/test to version 3.0.4 to resolve the deprecated Reflection setAccessible() call in PHP 8.5.

Removed the imagedestroy() call deprecated in PHP 8.5.

Fixed the privacy request message displayed when email delivery is disabled.

Improved command-line error and help messages.

Fixed the administrator colour scheme display.

Fixed the log entry format.

Underlined links to improve accessibility.

Removed obsolete Joomla 4.4 GitHub Actions workflows and cleaned up contributing.md.

Updated the list of deleted files in script.php.

Fixed the scheduled update notification task.

Fixed a Joomla installation error on Windows.

Added a check to determine whether the state is initialised in the content CategoryModel.

Fixed the return types of the application getDocument and getLanguage methods.

Improved the pre-update check for Joomla 6.0.0 by correcting a confusing message and adding additional notices.

A 401 Unauthorized response is now handled without causing an uncaught critical server error 500.

Improved the PHP temporary folder message.

Fixed article ordering in the articles module.

Updated the mysql2 development dependency from version 2.3.3 to version 3.15.3.

Fixed automatic cache clearing for the articles module.

Replaced critical 404 and 406 errors with notices containing useful diagnostic information.

The captive page and captive.validate task are now available even when a password reset is required.

Updated NULL values in Smart Search links.

Fixed XML SHA checksum verification for update servers.

Fixed the untranslated JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR language string.

Fixed headers not being sent correctly by the Media component API controller.

The SessionGC task now removes associated metadata from the database.

Prevented modules from being rendered on error pages when the application is not completely initialised.

Fixed issues in the language package installer.

Fixed the Joomla version information.

Profile information is no longer requested when no user is linked to the profile.

Updated the repeatable-table.php layout.

Fixed comment block formatting to comply with the code style.

Updated indirect development dependencies to resolve security vulnerabilities reported by NPM Audit.

Prevented notices from being generated when processing broken images.

Smart Search filters no longer receive a unique title and alias when using Save as Copy.

Joomla 5.4.1 is a bug-fix release in the Joomla 5.4 series.

Joomla 5.4.1 was released on 25 November 2025 together with Joomla 6.0.1.

No separate Joomla core security fixes were announced for this release.

A significant part of this release improves compatibility with PHP 8.5.

A complete backup of the website files and database is recommended before updating.

The update should be tested on a copy of the production website before deployment.

When updating from a Joomla version earlier than 4.4, upgrade to Joomla 4.4 before updating to Joomla 5.