Because the Guru 5 Beta 1 release went so smoothly, we’re already able to release Guru 5 RC1. This is a very stable beta and if we don’t receive too many bug reports from you (fingers crossed!), we’ll be able to release a stable version very soon.

What’s New In Guru 5 RC1?

Complete RTL Support!

Our designers worked like crazy to make all of the many Guru pages RTL-compatible. We’ve now added an option on admin to switch to RTL Mode. Give it a flick and all Guru pages will show in RTL.

Perfect English Language Strings!

We gave our editor the important task of making sure all the language strings are in perfect order. The result is a much more professional and consistent Guru.

New Menu On The Back-End

We’ve re-organized the menu on the left to make it clearer and more user-friendly.

More Stability

In this round we fixed bugs reported by our customers and also squished bugs or logical issues found by our team.

Ready To Try Guru 5 RC1?

Do give Guru 5 RC1 a try and tell us what you think. But remember that this is still a beta version so don’t use it on a production site. You can download Guru 5 RC1 on My Downloads page, simply download the Guru Pro package and unzip it.

Don’t Have Guru?

Guru is the most advanced Joomla LMS on the market, it allows you to start generating passive income from selling online courses. If you don’t have it yet, what are you waiting for? Buy it here.

See Guru 5 RC1 LIVE!

• Visit our learning center to see how Guru 5 RC1 looks!
• Visit our demo site to see the admin interface

Guru 5 Quiz with Media

I am happy to announce the release of our highly anticipated Guru 5 Beta 1. This version has all the exciting new features and the complete redesign I mentioned in my last blog post. It is the ultimate Joomla LMS!

The new Guru looks and works beautifully! It will take your learning center to a whole new level.

As we’ve been explaining the improvements coming to Guru 5, we’ve received lots and lots of messages from excited customers. They’ve told us that the extra features were exactly what they were hoping to see. It’s been hugely encouraging. I’m sure you’re going to love it!

How to download Guru 5 Beta 1:

1. On iJoomla.com navigate to My Downloads.
2. Click the green download button of your Guru product. If your license has expired, please renew it and receive a 20% discount.
3. Unzip the package and find the “Guru PRO 5.0.0 Beta 1 (Joomla3)” folder.

How to upgrade:

You don’t need to un-install anything! Just install the new version on top of the old version.

1. Make sure your Joomla version is up to date (current version is 3.6).
2. Upload the component (com_guru_pro_5.0.0_xxx.zip).
3. Upload the module (mod_guru_courses_3.0.4xxx.zip).

Do not install this beta version on a production site:

Guru 5 is still a beta version and should not be uploaded to a production site. We do not support beta versions, so please only use it on production sites.

Found a bug? Submit a bug report

We want to know about any bugs you find on Guru so we can fix them quickly and get to a stable version as soon as possible.

If you find a bug, please submit it here:

https://www.ijoomla.com/report-a-bug

Please follow our bug report template to help us understand the exact issue:

http://beta.jomsocial.com/guidelines

Ready to try Guru 5 Beta?

Get Guru 5 Beta here!

This is a sneak peek at what you can expect to see. The plan is to release Guru 5 in early April. When it comes out, I’ll talk you through the details.

Look And Feel

Categories And Courses

We’ve completely revamped the look and feel of course categories, lists of courses and course pages. They look so much better!

Great-Looking Quizzes!

We figured that quizzes shouldn’t be mean and scary, so we gave them a major makeover too. Check it out…

Beautiful Lessons

Lessons now open in an elegant window that’s easy to use. The list of lessons and the module are on the right, and students can move easily between lessons, make comments and see the lesson description.

Adding Media

Adding and editing media design always did need some love. They got it!

Better Usability

We put a lot of work into improving the usability of Guru 5. We really wanted to raise your conversion rate and bottom line by making Guru easier for users… and you should find that your life as admin has got a lot easier too!

On the front end, we’ve put a call to action button on cover photos and we allow newly registered members to continue the purchase process. Free courses have a more accurate message, lessons have descriptions and quizzes now allow for retakes right from My Quizzes page.

On the back end, you can now remove a student from a course, and we’ve added “save and new” button when creating lessons.

Categories Module

The Categories module now shows an icon of your choice for each category. It looks great.

Improved Teacher Interface

The teacher interface now looks and works much more smoothly. A new menu item even allows teachers to view, rate and comment on essay answers. Very useful!

New Shopping Cart Design

We’ve completely re-designed the shopping cart, here’s how it looks like:

When Will Guru 5 Be Released?

We aim to release Guru in April 2016. We still have to finish a few details so we don’t have an exact date yet, but it won’t be long now!

See Guru 5 In Action!

We’ve installed an alpha version of Guru 5 on our learning center. If you want to see how the front end looks, you can check it out now.