The recent release of Joomla 1.6 is enriched with many new features that every CMS user was looking for. These are the prominent features which are added to the new version of Joomla 1.6. According to the press releases in Joomla.org these features will bring Joomla to the top of the CMS competition.

This features include:

• Finer access controls for viewing and editing content with configurable user groups and viewing levels.
• A user-defined category structure, from simple one-level to complex multi-level categories.
• Installation improvements, allowing for multiple extension installations in one package, updatable with a single click.
• Expanded language support for easy production of multi-lingual sites
• Start and end publishing times for modules with more control over where they display.
• Fresh new templates and semantic markup to please the eye as well as the search engines
• More creative control through template styles
• Hundreds of additional features, streamlining workflow and productivity