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title: What's new in Joomla 4.3
description: Joomla 4.3 new features: Guided Tours, Media update, filtering menu items by component, dependent fields, improved support for PHP 8.2, Bootstrap 5.2 and more
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- [Video review](https://aleksius.com/en/joomla-cms/whats-new-in-joomla-4-3#video-review "Video review").
- [Joomla updating advantages and disadvantages](https://aleksius.com/en/joomla-cms/whats-new-in-joomla-4-3#joomla-updating-advantages-and-disadvantages "Joomla updating advantages and disadvantages").
Joomla is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) that allows users to create and manage websites. It was first released in 2005 and has since become one of the most popular CMS platforms available, with millions of websites running on it.
## Video review
- Guided Tours – 00:00:35.
- Media – 00:02:20.
- Smart Search – 00:03:04.
- Menu – 00:03:52.
- Fields – 00:04:15.
Better watch video with «1080p HD» quality. This and other video reviews and tutorials can be found on my [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@aleksejs-software-stories "YouTube channel").
Links from the video:
- [Previous video tutorials](https://aleksius.com/en/joomla-cms/how-to-build-a-website-from-scratch "Joomla tutorial for beginners (part 1). How to build a website from scratch").
- [Joomla specialist services (development and support)](https://aleksius.biz/en/ "Aleksius.biz").
One of the key features of Joomla is its flexibility and extensibility. Users can install and customize a wide range of third-party extensions, including templates, modules, plugins, and components, to add new functionalities and customize the look and feel of their websites.
Joomla also offers a user-friendly admin interface, making it easy for users with little or no technical knowledge to manage their websites. It has a large and active community of developers and users who contribute to its development, provide support, and create new extensions.
In the previous [free video tutorials](https://aleksius.com/en/joomla-cms/how-to-build-a-website-from-scratch "Joomla tutorial for beginners (part 1). How to build a website from scratch"), we created website on Joomla 4 from scratch. We used only free components. The result was a business website, which was uploaded to the hosting.
In this article, we will talk about the «biggest» changes in Joomla 4.3 compared to version 4.2. There are quite a few changes. Let's talk about only some of them.
In the video you will see Joomla 4.3.1 on local server with PHP 8.1.
The article uses information from the official site – «[Joomla 4.3.0 Stable - Featuring Guided Tours](https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5882-joomla-4-3-0-stable-featuring-guided-tours.html "Joomla 4.3.0 Stable - Featuring Guided Tours")».
 Joomla 4.3 ## Joomla updating advantages and disadvantages
Updating Joomla can have both advantages and disadvantages. Here are some of the most important ones.
**Advantages of updating Joomla:**
- Improved security. One of the most important reasons to update Joomla is to ensure that your website is secure. With each new release, Joomla includes security enhancements and bug fixes that protect your website from potential vulnerabilities.
- New features and functionalities. Updating Joomla can also give you access to new features and functionalities that can help you improve your website's performance and user experience.
- Improved compatibility. As technology evolves, Joomla updates can improve compatibility with newer versions of PHP, MySQL, and other web technologies. This can help your website run faster, smoother, and with fewer compatibility issues.
- Better performance. Updating Joomla can also improve your website's performance by fixing bugs and optimizing code. This can help your website load faster and provide a better user experience.
**Disadvantages of updating Joomla:**
- Compatibility issues. Updating Joomla can sometimes cause compatibility issues with existing extensions or plugins. This can lead to errors, broken functionalities, or even a completely broken website.
- Time and effort. Updating Joomla can be time-consuming and require effort to ensure that everything is working correctly. Depending on the complexity of your website, you may need to spend a significant amount of time testing and troubleshooting after the update.
- Risk of data loss. There is always a risk of data loss during the update process, especially if you do not back up your website before updating. This can result in lost content, files, or configurations.
- Finally, some updates to Joomla may require you to pay for new extensions or plugins, which can add to the cost of maintaining your website.
Overall, the advantages of updating Joomla usually outweigh the disadvantages, especially when it comes to security and improved performance. However, it is important to take the potential risks and costs into account and plan accordingly before updating.
As you can see, Joomla 4.3 has a lot of useful changes. Some of them, such as improved support for PHP 8.2, will affect everyone using new version of Joomla. And some will be useful only for a small percentage of webmasters and users. In the next article «[What's new in Joomla 5.0 and 4.4](https://aleksius.com/en/joomla-cms/whats-new-in-joomla-5-0-and-4-4 "What's new in Joomla 5.0 and 4.4")» we will talk about the new version of this content management system.
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