This presentation outlines the features and timelines associated with the Joomla CMS 3.4 release. Dates are subject to change. Other features welcomed! Dates have been changed! :) Stay tuned for an upcoming announcement.

1. Joomla 3.4
Features & Timeline
Release Leader: David Hurley

2. “Begin the transition.”

3. Joomla 3.4 Important Dates
May 28, 2014
All feature proposals must be submitted by this date
June 11, 2014
Final date for merging features
June 16, 2014
Beta period begins
July 21, 2014
Release candidate made available
July 30, 2014
Stable release made available

4. 1. De-couple weblinks from new installs
This release includes the first de-coupling of an extension
package. The weblinks component and all associated
modules and plugins will be removed from the default
installation.
Joomla 3.4 Major Features

5. 2. Integrate Composer
This release will allow for composer to be used to update
dependencies. Specific examples include updating any
included Joomla Framework classes and 3rd party libraries
like PHPMailer, etc...
Joomla 3.4 Major Features

6. 3. Continue Microdata Implementation
This release will improve the microdata added in 3.3 by adding
in additional flexibility to the newly added microdata library as
well as providing greater integration with core layouts.
Joomla 3.4 Major Features

7. 4. Front-end Module Editing
This release will include module editing from the front-end
based on the standard Joomla ACL settings.
Joomla 3.4 Major Features

8. Weblinks
A Step by Step Plan

9. Steps in De-Coupling Weblinks
1. Remove component, modules, plugins
This will affect only new installations of Joomla. All
existing installs will not have any extensions removed.

10. Steps in De-Coupling Weblinks
2. Create new weblinks installable package
This package will be a Joomla installable package which
contains the component, modules, and plugins.

11. Steps in De-Coupling Weblinks
3. Place weblinks code in special repository
A new Github project has been created to store all
Joomla supported extensions. Each package will have its
own repository.
http://github.com/joomla-projects/weblinks

12. Steps in De-Coupling Weblinks
4. Add weblinks to Joomla category on JED
A new category will be added to the Joomla Extension
Directory. This category will hold all category for Joomla
supported extensions.

13. Steps in De-Coupling Weblinks
5. Install weblinks through Joomla Installer
After a new Joomla installation, the user will be shown
the ‘install from web’ option with the Joomla supported
extensions displayed.

14. How to Help

15. Helping before June 11
Ensure all proposed features have
completed code. Any additional items to be
included should be in a completed state
before this date.
IMPORTANT
If a feature is not merged by June 11 it will
not be included in Joomla 3.4

16. Helping before July 30
Testing of all new features, bug fixes, and
new code is critical to a successful release.
Before a stable release on July 30 a series of
beta releases and release candidates will be
made available for testing.

17. “Begin the transition.”

18. Have Questions?
Twitter: @dbhurley
Email: david.hurley@joomla.org
Skype: davidbhurley