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Joomla 1.7.3 and Joomla 1.5.25 were released today, as a result of a zero-day security issue. Because of the security issue, it's recommended that you update your sites immediately.

Joomla 1.7.3 fixed 77 CMS bugs as well as the two security issues.

One of the big new features in Joomla 1.7.3 has to do with multi-language improvements, which are summarized in this blog post.

In the last week, Joomla's PLT, CLT, and OSM have posted information about their goals for 2012. Please go read these and comment on them, as their goals impact your business.

Proposed PLT 2012 Goals | Discussion

Proposed 2012 CLT Goals | Discussion

Community feedback requested on OSM's top 2012 goal ideas | Discussion

Google Doc describing the planning process

World Usability Day is coming up on November 10, 2011. There's likely to be an event near you, or you could participate in an online event.

If you're in New England, be sure to check out World Usability Day New England. There are great speakers attending, including Tom McCan, the director of retail usability research at Staples. For $30, you get a full day of great networking, interesting speakers, and new ideas you can apply to your own sites.

Hope to see you there!

Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 introduced some new features regarding search, which may be helpful to you when building websites.