YOOtheme Pro 5 is a major update to the popular drag-and-drop page builder for Joomla and WordPress, with beta versions appearing as early as late 2025 and stable versions released around January 2026. It is designed to work with modern content management systems (Joomla 5/6, WordPress 6) and PHP 8.5.
Key Features and Updates in YOOtheme Pro 5 (as of v5.0.x)
Key Features and Updates in YOOtheme Pro 5 (as of v5.0.x)
- Cookie Consent Manager: A new built-in tool for managing user privacy.
- Performance Enhancements: Includes lazy loading for videos and on-click video loading to improve page speed.
- Dynamic Content & Filtering: Introduces new capabilities like date filtering and improved bidirectional relationships for content.
- UIkit 3.24: Updated to the latest UIkit framework, featuring new options like "overflow fade".
- Refactored Sources: Updated YouTube source and removed deprecated Google Photos source.
- Workflow Changes: The interface has been refined, with some users noting changes to how the builder is accessed from the Joomla frontend.
- Joomla 5: YOOtheme Pro 5 is fully compatible with Joomla 5.
- Compatibility Warning: It is noted that YOOtheme Pro 5 may not support Joomla 4, requiring a minimum of Joomla 5.
- Requirements: Requires modern PHP versions (8.5 suggested).
