Extensions
Kunena 7.0 brings native Joomla 6 support
Kunena 7.0, the stable release of the forum extension, was published on 25 January 2026 for Joomla! 5.4 and Joomla! 6.0. It runs natively on Joomla! 6.0 without compatibility plugins, while requiring PHP 8.2.0 or later.
The release updates Kunena’s integration with Joomla by replacing its plugin architecture with Joomla! 6.0 events and removing code considered obsolete by the CMS. The installation script has also been revised to support Joomla! 6.0 correctly.
Requirements and changes
- PHP 8.2.0 or later
- MariaDB 10.4 or MySQL 8.0.13 or later
- Bootstrap 5.x
- A new scheduled task automatically clears the forum trash.
- The “Who Is Online” widget now presents user types as links to filtered user lists.
- CAPTCHA processing has been reworked to meet the requirements of Joomla! 5.x and 6.0.
- Most obsolete code has been removed.
New capabilities
The Kunena system plugin now checks users during registration and login against the StopForumSpam database and blocks accounts considered suspicious. The Kunena configuration page has also been brought into line with Joomla’s standard settings interface.
Kunena 7.0.0 is available from the project’s download page and from the Kunena GitHub release listing. Translation files are open for community work through the project’s Crowdin page, allowing contributors to help update localisations.