--- title: Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 | daily.dev description: Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing, marking the feature freeze milestone for the 6.2 release cycle. The build adds OAuth 2.0 support for SMTP email... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/joomla-6-2-beta-2-vb3etvxqv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 | daily.dev og:description: Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing, marking the feature freeze milestone for the 6.2 release cycle. The build adds OAuth 2.0 support for SMTP email... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/joomla-6-2-beta-2-vb3etvxqv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VB3eTVxQV.png og:image:alt: Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 **[Joomla](https://daily.dev/sources/joomla)** · 3 min read · 2 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing, marking the feature freeze milestone for the 6.2 release cycle. The build adds OAuth 2.0 support for SMTP email authentication, working with providers like Microsoft 365 and Google, as an alternative to password-based SMTP auth. No new features will be added from this point forward. The stable release is planned for on or about October 13, 2026, with RC1 due September 29, 2026. Extension developers are encouraged to test their extensions against this beta and report bugs, and the beta is explicitly not meant for production use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Joomla 6.2 support OAuth 2.0 authentication for sending email via SMTP? Yes, Joomla 6.2 adds OAuth 2.0 support for SMTP email sending as of Beta 2, providing a modern alternative to password-based SMTP authentication. The generic implementation works with OAuth-capable mail providers such as Microsoft 365 and Google, and this feature was included before the release entered feature freeze. _Track Joomla 6.2 feature updates like SMTP OAuth support as they roll toward stable on daily.dev._ ### When is Joomla 6.2 scheduled for stable release? Joomla 6.2 general availability is planned on or about October 13, 2026. Preceding milestones include Beta 2 on September 1, 2026, Beta 3 on September 15, 2026, and Release Candidate 1 (language freeze) on September 29, 2026, though dates may shift depending on volunteer availability. _Developers planning Joomla upgrades can follow release timelines like this on daily.dev._ ### Can I use Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 on a production website? No, Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 is explicitly for testing purposes only and is not suitable for production sites. Extension developers are encouraged to test their extensions against it and report bugs at issues.joomla.org before the stable release ships. _Extension developers vetting compatibility ahead of a CMS upgrade can follow Joomla testing news on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@rohanpandit** · 1 upvotes > Started my journey being Joomla Developer. Still love it! **@ouisys** · 0 upvotes > Still in Love with Joomla ! Even nearly twenty years later **@ouisys** · 0 upvotes > And will definetly have a look at the smtp authentification ... we used to have a custom plugin for this ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The next phase starts now\!](https://daily.dev/posts/the-next-phase-starts-now--ygbce0jse) · Joomla · 4 upvotes · 1 comments - [One step closer to Beta](https://daily.dev/posts/one-step-closer-to-beta-uqszpyh54) · Joomla · 5 upvotes · 1 comments - [Feature freeze, see what made it\!](https://daily.dev/posts/feature-freeze-see-what-made-it--a0fwvc1gt) · Joomla · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A first glimpse of whats to come\!](https://daily.dev/posts/a-first-glimpse-of-whats-to-come--wl0rnukkx) · Joomla · 4 upvotes · 6 comments - [Help make it stable\!](https://daily.dev/posts/help-make-it-stable--lidexkbwk) · Joomla · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#cms](https://daily.dev/tags/cms), [#oauth](https://daily.dev/tags/oauth) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/joomla-6-2-beta-2-vb3etvxqv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Joomla 6.2 Beta 2","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/joomla-6-2-beta-2-vb3etvxqv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/joomla-6-2-beta-2-vb3etvxqv"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T15:18:31.963Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T15:22:07.447Z","description":"Joomla 6.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing, marking the feature freeze milestone for the 6.2 release cycle. 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