Questions tagged [joomla-3.x]
For question regarding Joomla 3.x of the Content Management System. This includes versions 3.0 up to 3.8.
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UPDATE query to add 1 to multiple columns
I have a website for my football team. I have some statistics and so on in there, for example how many games each player has played and so on.
What I would like, is for me to write in the names of ...
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After updating Joomla 3.9 - Class 'Joomla\CMS\Cache\Cache' not found
I have updated Joomla to 3.9 and now I see this error every time I try to load the website:
Error: Class 'Joomla\CMS\Cache\Cache' not found: Class 'Joomla\CMS\Cache\Cache' not found
Error reporting ...
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2answers
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Cannot Connect To MSSQL Server
I am using php 7 and trying to connect to mssql server. I have this code:
<?php
$serverName = "server"; //serverName\instanceName
$connectionInfo = array( "Database"=>"...
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1answer
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Backing Up Live Site Using Akeeba
Joomla 3.9.15
I have been using Akeeba to backup my sites and it's very good.
I've recently installed in on quite a busy site, users are regularly logging in and out of the front and back end, and ...
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3answers
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SMTP connect() failed, Cannot send mails
I have a vanilla Joomla installation. I installed RSForm plugin to send emails from Contact Us form.
However, when the user fills out the form get the message: SMTP connect() failed
I tried to ...
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Joomla BuildRule adds language code at the back of setPath
I'm having a problem with building the rule for a particular URL. Here's what I have in my system plugin:
//...
function onAfterInitialise() {
require_once '/path/to/myhelper.php';
$router = $...
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Trying to connect to an external ODBC data source
I have a need to connect to a data source on an old unix box via ODBC, but I don't seem to be getting far and I can't find any examples to help me.
I have started with https://docs.joomla.org/...
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Hide languages from the Language Switcher
I have a question about the Joomla language switcher module. I would like to hide the option to switch to English language on the website. I can't unpublish the English language because then it says ...
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1answer
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JRoute not working - always shows the current view
I have created a view for my custom component and it works OK however I've noticed that JRoute only works for the current view.
If I am, for example, on the view picture and I try to "JRoute ...
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Joomla Registration: Remove unneeded fields
First, I am aware of this question:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14799733/remove-name-field-from-joomla-registration-form
But the link in it's answer is dead, and the file path mentioned ...
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Creating a Library with multiple classes within a single file
I am trying to incorporate an external application as a library within Joomla which I have done before on a couple of occasions, however in this case there is a single .php file with about 20 classes ...
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Update Joomla Site With FTP From Admin Panel
I just set-up a VPS and installed Joomla. Now I need to update.
When I click on the update button, and I try to do it through FTP I get this error message
JFTP: :connect: Could not connect to ...
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1answer
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Virtuemart installation first page not working?
I'm trying to install Virtumart on my apache server.
I used this reference as my installation guide:
https://hostadvice.com/how-to/how-to-install-joomla-on-an-ubuntu-18-04-vps-or-dedicated-server/
...
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1answer
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Error Updating Component - does not update
I'm not sure if it's a good title for my question, because my component actually updates - at least that's what Joomla tells me.
So, the problem is that I developed a component and now I need to ...
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JSON.parse: unexpected non-whitespace character after JSON data
I want to use jQuery.ajax for sending new mark(about article) to database and changind number of marks on page.
But I receive bad AJAX response from server.
{"likes":"40","dislikes":"29"}{"success":...
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2answers
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Json encoding being escaped
I'm writing to the db (I'm automatically creating a module):
$module = new stdClass();
$module->title = $moduleTitle;
$module->note = "";
$module->content = "";
$module-&...
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2answers
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How to configure Eclipse Project for Joomla Component Development
I like to develop a fresh Joomla Component for Joomla 3.x in Eclipse and created therefore a simple PHP project.
The problem I have is now how to setup the correct "include path", so that the basic ...
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Virtuemart 3.4 - products on manufacturer page
Virtuemart 3.4.2, joomla 3.8
i try copy code from category template, but cant fix this errors:
at /my_template/html/com_virtuemart/manufacturer/details.php
NOW I HAVE Two ERRORS:
Call to a member ...
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Is it possible to change the parent of a menu item at certain widths?
I have a horizontal main menu in which the last item is a dropdown containing further items.
Is it possible, as the screen width is reduced, to move items from the horizontal menu into the dropdown?
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Search Tools not expanding for Advanced Module Manager
My joomla 3.6.4 site has been recently upgraded to Php7.1.33
I am seeing one issue in Advanced Module Manager. "Search Tools" are not expanding for it. It is expanding for Article Editors ...
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How do I add async attribute for scripts?
I would like to add async to script tags coming from here <jdoc:include type="head" />.
I have done some research and I found a few solutions, however those are for custom scripts.
I ...
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Creating a menu using php
I'm trying to create a menu item in joomla 3.x using php
I've been trying to get this code to work:
$menuItem = array(
'menutype' => 'client-pages',
'title' => "new Menu",
'...
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Redirect Working on Module Not Menu Item
Joomla 3.9.19
I have a login module and in the Login Redirection Page I have selected a menu item > single article. This redirect works fine.
I also have a menu item type > login form. In the ...
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Are there any alternatives to Fabrik for building a database application (ERM/CRM)?
I am building an internal database application for Joomla using Fabrik.
I'm interested to know if there are any alternatives to Fabrik for me to use. Maybe some of them have more options? In my case, ...
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2answers
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How to Submit detail page (edit.php) with random amount of data?
On my detail page edit.php I have a list of records. The user can select records by a checkbox and the number of selected records is not fixed, I mean it can be one record, but also one time 5 or 11 ...
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How to show k2 article previous date only and upcoming only
I am creating k2 articles as events. There will be:
Upcoming events
Old events.
I am not able to show old events for current date. How to filter both types of events (Upcoming/Old) with ...
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1answer
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Joomla installation on localhost using WAMP does not start
Joomla installation on localhost using WAMP does not start. No error is reported in the logs file. I'm using
WAMP 3.1.4 (64 Bit)
Apache 2.4.35 Port 80- PHP 7.2.10
MySQL 5.7.14 Port 3306
MariaDB 10.3.9 ...
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1answer
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How to cancel a mandatory (required) field in Virtuemart form submission process?
I want to free my future site's visitors from having to fill out the form before submitting their name, e-mail and a phone No. Basically, in most cases it won't be needed for them to also add more ...
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3answers
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Joomla 3: import rss feed
I could not find any plugin, which could help me with importing rss feed (like this: http://www.verzekeringsnieuws.nl/rss/algemeen.xml)
I found feedGator, but it didn't work in joomla 3...
maybe ...
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How to redirect all exceptions/error to a 404 page or back to home page
I'm currently using Joomla and we have a small security vulnerability in our URI. Currently, it displays the Exception/Error directly to the user like so:
You have an error in your SQL syntax; ...
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Adding a module from a component
I have a component that I want to use to add a module automatically.
This needs to be achieved in the administrator area.
My idea is to have a button in one of the component views. That component ...
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Controller Joomla - Output Class construct for color css style
thanks to you i'm learning a lot about php and Joomla Develop! Many thanks!
Now i'm trying to understand php class into joomla and construct output
i've created this class into my controller.php
...
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How to inject a custom message in joomla update without touching the core code
I created my own component in joomla and I want to show a custom warning when my users want to auto update the component. When they try to update it joomla could not find the zip file and return a ...
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SchuWeb Sitemap includes Noindex Pages
I am using Joomla v3.9.19 along with SchuWeb Sitemaps (v3.1.0).
Recently, I added some new pages (single article menu item) and added in menu entry the metadata noindex, nofollow, but SchuWeb Sitemaps ...
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Ordering subform data
Wondering if anybody has ever come up with a solution to this problem; my research tells me not. A bit convoluted explanation but hopefully you can understand...
I have a component which has both ...
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1answer
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How to retrieve all essential cookies used by Joomla?
I need to display all cookies that Joomla uses. I tried print_r(headers_list) and I got this
Array ( [0] => X-Powered-By: PHP/7.3.12 )
So I tried print_r($_COOKIE) and I got this:
Array ( [...
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category links don't work
On my site there are 2 types of categories:
the first has link mysite.com/id-category and in this case I cannot see the content of the page (the div with id "t3-mainbody" is missing in the generated ...
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How to add new layout in menu item?
I can see there's an option to choose a layout:
How can I add new custom layout with template override?
I have tried several way for eg. html/layouts/mylayout.php, html/com_content/category/...
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Joomla hide core tags in meta description
Joomla core tags appearing in meta description
I used joomla core tags to display modules inside an article but now it's messing with SEO. The tags are appearing in meta description instead of the ...
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1answer
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Issues with cookie bot on Joomla 3x and jQuery
I am trying to install a cookie library on a site. We are getting jQuery is not defined from the cookie library. Presumably because it is being loaded before the jQuery library. The jQuery library is ...
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1answer
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Linking JOOMLA! database to a flutter application
I created a Joomla website which has some forms to be filled. Is it possible to link this form to a database that a flutter mobile application I developed can retrieve data from?
For example, the ...
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How to add google recaptcha not working on joomla 3.7?
I have problem with google recaptcha on my joomla site. I am using gk contact form plugin and joomla 3.7.0 version. But recaptcha is not showing due to console errors.
https://www.google.com/...
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2answers
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Edit Contacts on Front End
Joomla 3.9.14
Is it possible to edit a list of contacts from the front end?
I need to display a list of contacts from a certain category, and allow administrators to edit their details.
Currently ...
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Difference between offset and offset_user
I've been struggling to get the correct date and time in a module.
I set global config to London (i.e. GMT which is currently 1 hour ahead of UTC)
I set the date in my component to
2020-05-10 12:50:...
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Registration Email Include Additional Contents
Joomla 3.9.18
I'd like to include some additional content in the default Joomla user registration email, for example am image and some footer details. I have seen this question but it involves ...
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1answer
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Adding Additional Fields to Admin Component
I'm using Joomla 3.9.1 and SP Simple Portfolio v1.6
I would like to add some additional fields to the SP Simple Portfolio component. Image of current fields (taken from Google);
How can I add ...
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cli file for sending email fails to sent email
I created a file in the cli folder name it sendemail.php with the following code inside:
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Cli
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc. ...
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Using a custom field with different names
I want to use a flexible field name for a field across different forms thru my extension.
My custom example field looks like this:
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
use Joomla\CMS\...
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configuration.php unwritable when permission is 0644 but writable when 0664
My Joomla is 3.9.4. When I tried to make some global configuration change in the backend, I got this error:
Could not write to the configuration file.
I looked at the file system, configuration....
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How to change logo's link URL?
I recently bought a new domain and transfered my old site's files to it. It's all nice, but the logo still points to the old site. How can I adjust it? Here's my new site home page and the logo is in ...
