Joomla 1.5.8 has been released

For those of you using Joomla as your CMS, they just released the latest version - 1.5.8. As always recommended you should upgrade your version to the latest. The reason being is mainly for the security issues they fix from previous versions or because they received new light about a potential issue. Also, as there are releases, there are always bugs so when you report a bug, they generally put it in their list of fixes for the next release. It's very easy to upgrade your current website with the latest release. When you go to the Joomla site, you want to click on the option for finding an update package. From there you can select what version you are currently in and save the zip or gz file. You then have to have access to your server. On some servers, they will allow you to upload a zip file and extract the package but in other cases they don't. So in that case, you have the unfortunate task of unzipping the file on your local computer and uploading it to the server. As a safety percaution, you should always do a back-up of the database. I have never had any issue but you never know. Once it's unzipped, you can tell your version by logging into the administrator panel and checking the top right corner. It will show you the version you are currently using. Go to www.joomla.org for the latest release download.