Time flies, and the Joomla project is excited to announce the release of the latest Joomla 5.2.1. This minor version of Joomla 5.2 brings some great improvements, making it easier for everyone from developers to content creators to build and manage their websites.

We are pleased to announce the release of this module, which adds support for Joomla! 5 administrator dark mode. Dark mode is becoming increasingly popular, can be easily activated with a single click, and is recommended for use in low-light environments.

New features:

• Support for Dark mode in Joomla! 5 administrator panel;
• Added changelog to see details of changes in module releases.

Improved:

• Fixed fatal error when Backward Compatibility plugin disabled;
• Uninstall process for old layouts after migration from Joomla 3;
• Convert special characters to HTML entities in titles and images;
• Fix JCATEGORY and JAUTHOR language constants used in Default layout;
• Fix PHP 8.3 strftime() notice issue when the Date Range is specified;
• Default image file selection only from allowed image types.

Dark Mode Support in Joomla! 5 Admin Panel

The Joomla! 5 administrator backend is improving and more thoughtful. You can easily switch to a mode that is gentle on your eyes depending on the lighting of your environment using the Light / Dark Mode switcher in your User Menu. We have implemented support for two Light and Dark Modes in the module control panel. Take a look at how cool the admin panel looks in Dark mode!