Today, the Joomla Production Leadership Team released Joomla version 1.7.1. This is the first patch upgrade of Joomla 1.7 and is recommended for all users. In addition to 3 security fixes, it also includes 96 tracker issues fixed in SVN.
Most of this release is about fixes, although there are some new features as well.
New features
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Multi-Language Status Module: Added a new administrative module called mod_multilangstatus. This module is designed to check your configuration of the multi-language feature and alert you of any problems in the site's configuration. See the Joomla community blog for more information.
- Added three new installation languages: Basque, Bulgarian and Scottish Gaelic.
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Issues Fixed
| Category | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | Template manager missing toolbar icons | 26609 |
| Administration | Detect a BOM in configuration.php | 26026 |
| Administration | Moving an existing single menuitem to another menu. using the drop down in 1.7.0 * | 26512 |
| Administration | Test for native ZIP in system information + some minor stuff | 26690 |
| Administration | Trash option available while viewing trashed items | 26644 |
| Administration | Menus caching issue | 26518 |
| Administration | Users can lock everyone out of the administrator* | 26356 |
| Administration | File and package installations are not updateable via the Joomla! Updater | 26818 |
| Administration | Add joomlacms and cli folders | 26793 |
| Administration | Menu Manager Menus issue with module assignment | 24654 |
| Authentication and Login | Users Manager Log In Form Required Field Indicator | 24310 |
| Browsers | global configuration broken in IE9 | 26448 |
| Code Style | Fix some mistyped and @package names in the CMS | 26396 |
| Code Style | Clean up admin and installation CSS | 26710 |
| Components | Modules manager showing error of undefined constant COM_MODULES_ERR_XML | 26542 |
| Components | [#26423] com contact - rendered extra string via var_dump() | 26814 |
| Components | com_content Form View $article object that does not exist in the _prepareDocument method on line 115 | 26701 |
| Components | com contact -- add finishing touches to sortname fields* | 26423 |
| Components | *Wrong param in display date in category listing | 26837 |
| Components | Front end article display duplication/omission when author linked to trashed contact or when two co | 26673 |
| Components | *Register to read more redirects to login page not registration | 26696 |
| Components | Submenu items in deeper menu-levels appear although they have no active parent item | 24275 |
| Components | banner manager- clients - empty trash icon | 26433 |
| Components | Warning in the search | 26452 |
| Components | Banners Manager - trash icon visible when no trashed banners | 26432 |
| Components | Client does not properly display in Extension Manager Update view | 26522 |
| Components | Search word is required for com_search view | 26695 |
| Components | Weblinks - several issues | 26574 |
| Database | Session storage overflow leads to | 26622 |
| Database | Category descriptions too short / no warning when truncated | 26686 |
| Database | Improper datatypes in database | 25307 |
| Installation | *Sample data button can be clicked twice | 26657 |
| Installation | Make the installation more suitable for smaller screens | 26534 |
| Installation | JUpdate target platform test | 25471 |
| Installation | Remove unused view file in com_installer | 26474 |
| Installation | PHP version check at installation says Joomla 1.6 | 26443 |
| Installation | xx-XX.lib_joomla.ini file not installed into /language/xx-XX folder | 26803 |
| Installation | Prepare 1.7.1 upgrade process | 26756 |
| Installation | Problem installing with another language than default | 26872 |
| Languages | Multi-language site setting new user language always to default | 26717 |
| Languages | Incorrect terminology in Language Switcher module | 26416 |
| Languages | untranslated string from *.xml | 26502 |
| Languages | mod_languages: cache does not work properly with menu associations | 26454 |
| Languages | Typo in new installation using the sample data | 26431 |
| Languages | Langaugefilter plugin - wrong default for menu_association | 26552 |
| Layouts | Login description containing markup displayed regardless of presence of content | 26753 |
| Media Manager | Flash uploader is broken | 26603 |
| Modules | Incorrect references to com_user | 26654 |
| Modules | Language switcher module wrong link with menu associations when no SEF | 26683 |
| Modules | Modules should be able to be saved with no position. | 26766 |
| Modules | wrong file name | 26510 |
| Modules | Loadposition does not load more then one module | 26446 |
| Modules | No translation in title column of module manager | 26470 |
| Modules | com_modules language has a typo. Patch attached | 26543 |
| Modules | Syndication RSS Feeds (module) not working in Joomla! 1.7.0 Stable | 26483 |
| Modules | No translation when adding extra quick icons | 26706 |
| Modules | *mod_multilangstatus missing case | 26852 |
| Platform | Sync more changes form platform 11.2 | 26781 |
| Platform | Sync JParameter changes from platform 11.2 | 26823 |
| Platform | Undefined index: CLIENT in updateradapterscollection.php | 26445 |
| Platform | Unused JDate code causing "Catchable fatal error" | 24532 |
| Platform | Sync more changes from platform 11.2 | 26533 |
| Platform | Sync more changes from platform 11.2 | 26691 |
| Platform | Catchable fatal error: Object of class DateTimeZone could not be converted to string | 26694 |
| Platform | Missing return in modeladmin.php | 26568 |
| Platform | Sync more changes from platform 11.2 | 26631 |
| Platform | [patch] fix for router notices * | 26501 |
| Platform | Favicon disappears | 26451 |
| Platform | Alternative Menu Items / JCategoryNode Showing Errors | 26459 |
| Platform | Sync more changes form platform 11.2 | 26824 |
| Platform | Fix some minor code style differences between trunk and 11.2 | 26822 |
| Platform | Improvements to batch processing | 26844 |
| Plugins | Loadmodule plugin ignores its style setting | 26827 |
| Plugins | Update TinyMCE to version 3.4.4 | 26594 |
| Sample Data | Beez 5 default values | 26498 |
| Sample Data | Fix typo in sample data (rev. #22070) | 26806 |
| Sample Data | Duplicate entry for session | 25706 |
| Sample Data | *Ordering column issue for _menu table in sample_data.sql | 26655 |
| Sample Data | Typo in sample data | 26682 |
| Sample Data | Increase at jml_redirect_links table fields old_url, new_url and referer up to 2000 symbols | 26789 |
| Sample Data | Updating README | 26867 |
| Search Engine Friendly | Update robots.txt due to the commit of 26793 | 26836 |
| Templates | Powered By 1.6 image | 26601 |
| Templates | CSS for system message should be the same in installation screen and the rest? | 26318 |
| Templates | wasted space by images / javascript source files | 25761 |
| Templates | Sample data module pages new styling and style corrections. | 26829 |
| Templates | Inconsistency in Admin Template options - Show Site Name | 26496 |
| Templates | Add stats toolbar icon | 26715 |
| User Interface | Untranslated Strings DELETE="Delete" Media Manager > Details View in iframe | 26490 |
| User Interface | Incorrectly labeled folder in the Media manager + Options tips | 26535 |
| User Interface | Incorrect english not en-GB | 26499 |
| User Interface | Incorrect english in template | 26497 |
| User Interface | Improve the headings in the installation | 26350 |
| User Interface | Improve english grammar | 26500 |
| User Interface | Modules position filter looks odd and behaves wrongly in modules view | 26792 |
