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An extension is a software package that extends your Joomla! installation in some way. The most common Joomla extensions are Templates, Components, Modules and Plugins.

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Field doesn't have a default value

I have just migrated from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 and have an issue in Ignite Gallery. When I try to upload a new image, I receive the following error message: Upload Error, Adjusting the uploader ...
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J4 default page from CiviCRM extension not working

It seems that it is not possible to set a menu item from the CiviCRM extension for Joomla as the default page in J4. Or rather when the website is visited there is no content, while the menu item is ...
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Joomla Logman Notify modify email message

A question about the joomla plugin Logman Notify. (https://www.joomlatools.com/extensions/logman/documentation/plugins/notify-plugin) The Notify plugin can send activity notifications to a selected ...
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Changing core parts of Joomla the structured way

I did change various internal parts of Joomla 4.x to provide newbie developers more details what happened during the processing of a request. For Example: Added details of argument into the debug ...
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Map records from the model to classes

In various tutorial, I see models, which provide data to the controller by means of arrays. While this might be OK, I wonder if mapping these records to a model item classes wouldn't be better: If ...
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What is the right name for the manifest of an extension

For my extension com_XX I created a manifest file name xx.xml and placed it in the root folder of the extension. Somewhere, I found an extension that used the name manifest.xml. Thus I renamed mine. ...
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Joomla Mastodon Extension

I would like to try the extension https://github.com/nikosdion/fediverse/. I have followed the instructions https://github.com/nikosdion/fediverse/blob/main/docs/usecase_single_author_blog.md for ...
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Checking the consistency of a component

As a Joomla newbie, it's quite hard to get started developing a component. At least, the Joomla 4 component isn't finished yet. Does a tool exist, which checks the consistency of a component? Reports ...
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How To Install And Set the path to FFMPEG in EasySocial Joomla Component

How can I install FFMPEG for EasySocial Joomla Component and then set the path to FFMPEG in EasySocial Settings Video Section? We are using Laragon Local Server. PHP: 7.4.33 OS: Windows 10
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Joomla file extension - how does it work?

In principle, libraries for Joomla are a useful feature. Unfortunately, in practice they have problems stemming from the way Joomla upgrades them. Some aspects of the problems are described at https://...
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500 Layout default not found. (Joomla 4)

I am trying to make a music component for Joomla 4 On the backend, my other forms work fine and the data is stored correctly in the database ( celebrity , album , etc...) In the music form, when I ...
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Joomla 4 : Categories::getInstance('productshop.products'); not working for my custom extension

extension title alias com_content Uncategorised uncategorised com_banners Sample Data-Banners sample-data-banners com_banners Sample Data-Newsfeeds sample-data-newsfeeds com_newsfeeds Sample Data-...
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New to Joomla and my site needs critical updates. HELP!

I'm new to Joomla and the site I'm taking over needs critical updates and has for some time. It needs 14 extension updates, and I'm getting this message: Your site is currently using PHP 7.2.2. This ...
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Joomla Taxibooking component - show price in two currencies

I'm using component "taxibooking" by Kanev and I need a solution for displaying price in two currencies. EURO is coming to our country and my shop will have to display prices in two ...
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Display google photos embed as a grid on joomla website (publicalbum.org)

I will upload a pretty large amount of photos on my website and I don't want to overload the server. I was thinking it might be a good idea to upload the images to google photos and embed them on the ...
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Use different module settings/parameters on different posts in Joomla!

TLDR: Is there an easy way to include the same instance of a module in different posts with different settings in Joomla!? What works: URL parameters. I can call the post with a URL to which I append ...
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Backend modal toolbar button that gets activated when list item selected

Creating a Toolbarbutton which needs a selected list item for dropdown: $childBar->standardButton('delete')->icon('icon-arrow-right')->text('delete')->task('delete')->listCheck(true); ...
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Automate IIT Newsletter Creation

I am looking for assistance in creating a newsletter. Tool that will create a newsletter 5-10 articles will generate in diff categories and sorts out based on category Eventually we need a user ...
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Free Joomla extension that can read and write in a MySQLi database, with sanitization

I am working on a website I volounteered to do for free (because it's for an organization I'm part of, and because it will make our lives easy). Our budget is "as low as possible", ideally 0,...
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How to create a (better) development environment for Joomla 4

I have been writing a custom joomla 4.x component. It's not working. But rather than getting people here to debug my code I want to know how to set up a proper development environment that will give ...
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Simple Image Gallery Cropped Images

I have a new website using the Simple Image Gallery extension. I have it working pretty well it seems. However when I crop an image in my image directory, the original is still displayed in the image ...
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Article Show and Link to Article

I use the extension "Article Show" in Joomla 3 https://www.olwebdesign.com/joomla-extensions/article-show-joomla-module.html I create a module "Last news" with the position "...
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Load table session return null in controller

In a controller of my component in Joomla! 4.1 i want to load the table session but it return null : $table = Table::getInstance('session', 'JTable'); $table->load($session->getId()); $table->...
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HTMLHelper call a custom class in a module

In the xml file for a module, I call a custom field class: <config> <fields name="params"> <fieldset name="basic" addfieldprefix="Myextension\Name\...
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Call to undefined method Joomla\CMS\Mail\MailTemplate::ClearAddresses()

In my extensions updated for Joomla! 4.0 i use the method ClearAddresses(). In Joomla! 3.x the Joomla\CMS\Mail\Mail extended phpmailer class now in Joomla! 4.x the Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper\...
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Language file not loaded into extension directory

In my extension a language file which aren't loaded from the directory : /components/com_exten/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_exten.controllers.ini. In the Joomla! debug there are no parse error on this ...
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Zentools compatible version

I want to use zentools. Currently im working with joomla 4.1.0 . So, I was wondering, Is there a version of zentools that is compatible with joomla 4.1.0 ??
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Is SweetAlert2 html parameter length limited in size?

I recently created a plugin for Joomla which uses the nice SweetAlert2 popup script and it generally works fine. However, surprisingly, when the size of the html message I use is too long, the box ...
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Multiple components on a single page

Is it possible to show multiple components on a single page in joomla? I have 2 menu items, each one shows a different component, i want to show them both on the same page, is it possible?
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No such file or directory while using Vina Dongky template

I am using a template called Vina Dongky for VirtueMart content and I'm getting some errors. Warning: require_once(/home/priskork/public_html/libraries/joomla/document/html/renderer/head.php): failed ...
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Non deprecated method in Joomla! 4 to load user by userid

I'm looking for an extension for Joomla! 4.0 to replace a deprecated method which was used to load an user by userid. The method used actually is: $user = Factory::getUser($userid); The issue is that ...
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joomla 3 extensions migration to joomla 4

I developed several extensions on Joomla 3 and I want to migrate my extensions (components, modules, plugins) to Joomla 4. I searched on the net and I didn't find any information about upgrading J3 ...
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Error not clear in query in component, how to track the query which fails

In my component i have an error showed in top of the page coming from a query which has failed : Syntax error near to '' at line 3 Is-there a way to track the place and the query which fails in this ...
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In controller in admin of my component, i want to load a model from com_plugins

In my controller of my component, i want to load the model : PluginModel from Joomla\Component\Plugins\Administrator\Model\PluginModel; In my controller the getModel method return just false, this is ...
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loadForm change behaviour from J!3.9 to J!4.0 and data not loaded with the form

In my component in a model backend, I'm loading a form but since moving the code to be used on J!4.0 the data associated to the form isn't loaded anymore. The loadForm is called: https://github.com/...
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How to display external SQL table using Joomla?

I am looking for good free extensions I could use to display SQL tables on my website. I have tried a couple but, they either don't work or ask for indexing which my tables don't have. https://joodb....
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Reading your site's content with PURGECSS Joomla Template

Is there a PurgeCSS guide to setting up with a Joomla! Template. WP has this guide. My problem is I can't get it to read all the pages in the site. What should I put in content: [],? Now - I want it ...
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Seeking an extension that displays "Who visited my profile"

Programming is my weakest point; I searched all possible topics, but haven't found what needed. Joomla 3.9.27 + Easy Profile Pro 2.9.1 I need to add the function to view the visitors of my profile. I ...
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Restrict access to your paid extension

Our company is wanting to deploy a pro and free version of our extension onto JED. Is there any way that I can prevent people with the free version from hacking to get the pro version? I would like to ...
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How to check an extension is namespaced?

I'm working on namespaced templates feature and I came to the point where I need to check if an extension is namespaced or not. One possibility would be to load the templateDetails.xml file and check ...
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Error “500 behavior::tabstate not found.” when trying to access SP Page Builder

I am currently using Joomla 4.0.0 Beta 6 with Helix Ultimate 2.0.0 Alpha 3 and PHP 7.2. My website runs on LiteSpeed Web Server, NOT Apache. When I go to The Joomla administrator panel > SP Page ...
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Uploading a .ZIP To Site

Using cPanel on Host Gator, I am trying to upload a .zip Extension. However, anytime I try to upload this I get the errors: JFolder::create: Could not create folder.Path: /home/packages Warning: ...
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Licencing of Custom Extensions

The answer to this is probably on the joomla site but I can't find it. The business model for my company is Software as a Service (SaaS). I am using joomla. If I write an extension for joomla am I ...
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Is Joomla a correct choice for a social medium with rankings of products?

I'm thinking about creating a certain website and I'm not sure if Joomla is a tool I could use and would be one of the best choices. I would like to create something like https://www.imdb.com/ , i.e. ...
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How to get access to image metadata from PHP?

I am in the proces of writing a Joomla extension that utilizes metadata embedded in image files in IPTC, EXIF and XMP chunks. In particular, I want to gain access to "Title", "Tags"...
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Using Tags in an Extension

So far I made the follow changes looking for add tags functionality to my extension: Register a Content type Add Observer methods to the extension table class class TagimagesTableTagimages extends ...
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Login via facebook/google?

Can someone recommend working extensions for login via facebook/google? I've tried some but they are either not working or not working very well. Firstly I tried Akeeba Social Login. After I install ...
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Cannot install/manage extensions due to 403: Access to the Joomla! installer is disabled

I'm trying to install extensions and plugins on my site, but when I hit the Extensions > Install/Manage buttons, I keep getting a message that says: 403: Access Forbidden, Access to the Joomla! ...
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DPDocker and Joomla

I'm new to Docker. I tested https://github.com/Digital-Peak/DPDocker. I was able to implement things quickly with the component https://github.com/Digital-Peak/DPAttachments. Now I'm in the process of ...
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Disable Update Sites Reverts Back to Enabled

Joomla 3.9.21 I have a number of extensions that are notifying me of updates in the Joomla dashboard, I want to temporarily disable these notifications. (I know this isn't best practice and it's ...
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