Difference between Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.6 (Stable)
Difference between Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.6 (Stable)
The major difference is:
1) User Level Access:
Joomla 1.5 version had limited options to set access level but there are more features in Joomla 1.6 version i.e.
- We can assign access levels for each created user.
- We can create our own user group and then assign a number of users into that group.
2) Less code :
The major difference is that Joomla 1.6 needs less code than 1.5 to perform same things and provide efficiency in code
3) Cleaner and simpler back-end :
Joomla 1.5 was that the back-end part was a bit too complex for a newbie. Introducing back-end to clients, they have been overwhelmed by all the menus, all different areas, parameters etc. In Joomla 1.6 this will be much cleaner and not as many different areas that may confu
| Sr. No | Parameters | Joomla 1.5 | Joomla 1.6 |
| 1 | Template assignment | It’s only done in Template Manager. | Can assign templates in menu items or via Template Styles. Manager except template Master pages. |
| 2 | Code Editor | Basic Form Box. No Special Formatting. | Code highlighting in HTML and CSS editing windows. |
| 3 | Template Style and Layout Overrides | Not Supported | Supported |
| 4 | Template Parameters | One set of parameters per template, can be configured in one way only. |
One set of parameters per template, supports multiple settings via template overrides |
| 5 | Template Thumbnails | Single, shows when you roll over template name | Small thumbnail in template master, click to load a large version |
| 6 | ?tp=1 support | On by default, requires editing code in a file to override | Turned off by default, can be enabled by switch in Template Options |
| 7 | Error page and component page support | No way to edit these in the back end of Joomla | No way to edit these in the back end of Joomla |
| 8 | templateDetails.xml | Must list each file in installation package individually | Supports listing files by folder |
| 9 | Language support | No language files for templates | Templates have their own language files if desired |
se the average client.
Below listed are some more differences:
Some Back-end Navigation Changes Overview
| Sr.no | Description | Joomla 1.5 | Joomla1.6 |
| 1 | The Site Menu :Is much more compact in terms of general information, configuration, and cache, and incorporates a new set of shortcuts previously used in Tools Menu. |  |
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| 2 | The Menus Menu :Suffered a small change because the menus components have been changed to integrate the Menu Trash in menu items view. |  |
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| 3 | The Content Menu :Has been also changed because of component improvements. The menu provides quick add articles and categories links. The content sections management has been removed in Joomla! 1.6 But categories now support tree structure with unlimited depth. |  |
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| 4 | The Components Menu :comes with a new set of shortcuts for messaging previously used in Tools Menu and a new Redirect Manager Component shortcut. |  |
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| 5 | Extensions |  |
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| 6 | The Help Menu :Provides more resources links than ever before: community links, documentation, translations and others. |  |
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One Comment on “Difference between Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.6 (Stable)”
Good article.