All notable changes to StageIt for Joomla 4 (version 4.x) and Joomla 3 (version 2.x).
These versions get updates through Joomla's updater once you enter your PHP Web Design membership email in Components > StageIt > Updates. New features are made in StageIt for Joomla 6.
StageIt for Joomla 4
v4.2.1 29th October 2026
- Security: Every StageIt action (build, push to live, remove, restore, delete a backup) now needs a valid form token, so a link or page on another site can't run it while you're logged in.
- Security: Deleting or restoring a backup now only works on StageIt's own backup folders.
- Security: Fixed two cross-site scripting holes: the switch link in the StageIt bar, and the tab name in StageIt's admin address.
- Security: New backup folders get a random name, a blank index page, and an access rule that also works on Apache 2.4.
- Security: The folder list on the Configuration page stays inside your site.
- Fixed: A user without access to StageIt now gets Joomla's normal "not authorised" message instead of an error page.
v4.2.0 29th October 2026
- Added: One-click updates with your PHP Web Design membership email (Components > StageIt > Updates).
- Changed: Updates now come from the new php-web-design.com update server. The old update server entry is removed.
- Removed: The unused License ID field and the sample license expiry line.
- Fixed: An old StageIt version number left behind by an earlier install is now updated, so site scanners such as mySites.guru show the version you really have.
- Security: Configuration is now saved only with a valid form token, and saved settings can no longer break out of the params file.
v4.1.6 23rd October 2025
- Fixed: Correct log_path handling when creating staging site (now uses /stageit/administrator/logs).
- Note: tmp_path already correctly targets /stageit/administrator/tmp.
v4.1.4 25th September 2023
- Fixed bug with building config on slow filesystems
v4.1.5 26th September 2023
- Auto Clear Cache
v4.1.3 18th September 2023
- Fixed a bug with strict MySql queries
- Fixed a bug with NULL values in tables
- Added new J!4 core folders to compatibilty list
v4.1.2 15th September 2023
- Improved error reporting
v4.1.1 15th May 2023
- Minor fixes
v4.1.0 21-03-2023
- Joomla 4.x compatbiility improved
- Plugin position changed slightly
v4.0.3 09-11-2022
- Additional Akeeba compatibility
v4.0.2.1 13-10-2021
- Added backwards compatibility for older versions of Joomla 3.x
v4.0.2 01-10-2021
- Improved speed for removing backups
v4.0.1 01-09-2021
- Minor bug fix with checking POST size
v4.0.0 19-08-2021
- Fully compatible with Joomla 4.0.0 stable
v2.1.12 04-09-2020
- Fixed issue with ACL
v2.1.11 04-01-2018
- Fixed bug with excluding directories from initial deployment
v2.1.10 12-12-2018
- Improved speed and memory usage
v2.1.8 04-12-2018
- Refined the Remove Staging function with better feedback and functionality
v2.1.8 04-12-2018
- Refined the Remove Staging function with better feedback and functionality
v2.1.7 29-11-2018
- Added RecursiveDirectoryIterator for faster, more reliable file search
v2.1.6 27-11-2018
- Added fix for where glob() function is not available
v2.1.5 28-05-2018
- Added error logging where database tables can not be read for various reasons
v2.1.4 28-05-2018
- Fixed a bug where part of Staging deployment was skipped
v2.1.3 22-05-2018
- Added user access permissions so you can define which user groups can use StageIt
v2.1.2 25-04-2018
- Added further feedback during deployment phase
v2.1.1 20-04-2018
- Fixed a minor bug
StageIt for Joomla 3
v2.2.1 29th October 2026
- Security: Every StageIt action (build, push to live, remove, restore, delete a backup) now needs a valid form token, so a link or page on another site can't run it while you're logged in.
- Security: Deleting or restoring a backup now only works on StageIt's own backup folders.
- Security: Fixed two cross-site scripting holes: the switch link in the StageIt bar, and the tab name in StageIt's admin address.
- Security: New backup folders get a random name, a blank index page, and an access rule that also works on Apache 2.4.
- Security: The folder list on the Configuration page stays inside your site.
- Fixed: Restoring a backup could take hours on a normal-sized site. It now maps the backup folder by folder, as StageIt 4 does.
v2.2.0 29th October 2026
- Added: One-click updates with your PHP Web Design membership email (Components > StageIt > Updates).
- Added: StageIt now has an update server, so Joomla can tell you when a new version is out.
- Fixed: An old StageIt version number left behind by an earlier install is now updated, so site scanners such as mySites.guru show the version you really have.
- Security: Saved settings can no longer break out of the params file.
v2.1.12 04-09-2020
- Fixed issue with ACL
v2.1.11 04-01-2018
- Fixed bug with excluding directories from initial deployment
v2.1.10 12-12-2018
- Improved speed and memory usage
v2.1.8 04-12-2018
- Refined the Remove Staging function with better feedback and functionality
v2.1.8 04-12-2018
- Refined the Remove Staging function with better feedback and functionality
v2.1.7 29-11-2018
- Added RecursiveDirectoryIterator for faster, more reliable file search
v2.1.6 27-11-2018
- Added fix for where glob() function is not available
v2.1.5 28-05-2018
- Added error logging where database tables can not be read for various reasons
v2.1.4 28-05-2018
- Fixed a bug where part of Staging deployment was skipped
v2.1.3 22-05-2018
- Added user access permissions so you can define which user groups can use StageIt
v2.1.2 25-04-2018
- Added further feedback during deployment phase
v2.1.1 20-04-2018
- Fixed a minor bug
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