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Joomla 3.8.3 Release

Joomla 3.8.3 is now available. This is a bug fix release for the 3.x series of Joomla which includes over 60 bug fixes and improvements.

What's in Joomla 3.8.3?

Joomla 3.8.3 addresses several bugs, including:

Support for multiple download sources on update servers (AKA download mirrors) #18926

PHP 7.2 Compatibility fixes

Update TinyMCE 4.5.8 #18574

Multilingual Associations component: reduce the number of duplicate queries #18544

[com_fields] Multilanguage: fixing display of fields when the item concerned is set to ALL #18536

Eliminate crippling performance of content search plugin for large sites with custom fields #18915

Visit GitHub for the full list of bug fixes.

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If you find a bug in Joomla please report it on the Joomla! Issue Tracker.

Please see the documentation wiki for FAQs regarding the 3.8.3 release.

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