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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How to properly verify whether there's a token or not - Joomla checkToken() function
I have a page with a form, this form redirects the user to another page, however the user can only access this page if the form has been subimitted, for that I check if there's any token.
I have the ...
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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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Js : onclick button not triggering
A set of buttons is no longer working and I can't work out why.
The site is using Joomla and SP Page Builder Pro.
There are 3 buttons that when clicked will change the price table. However these ...
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I can't get my module to register for updates
I have a module which I want to auto update (as per the JED requirements). I've set up the manifest file in the same way as my other modules (which work for auto update) but I can't get this module ...
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Is it possible to maintain meta keyword for each page?
I know that there is one place where we can actually maintain our keyword in Joomla Global Configuration-> Metadata Settings -> Site Meta Keywords, but is more like a place to dump all keyword of our ...
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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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How to set the <title> tag from component code?
How do I set the <head>'s <title> tag in MVC component's code? I know the page title (which would appear on top of the page) can be set in several ways but the <title> seems to be ...
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Custom JHtml method
I'm developing a custom library which will be used for custom JHtml methods:
use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Uri\Uri;
abstract class JHtmlKipengee
{
protected static $loaded = [];
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How can I create multiple users that can only edit and create articles/categories for their own permission group?
I have a website that has lots of companies on it. I want every company to have its own login where they can create categories and articles for themselves but only for themselves, they should not even ...
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Upload multiple versions(ex: 2.5 & 3.0) of the extension as single zip file in JED
I have an Joomla extension for both v-2.5 & v-3.0 in JED. After updating the v-3.0 extension locally, I uploaded it into JED. I see that there is written_
For multiple versions of the extension (...
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Language Override Include Site Details
I would like to create a language override for both site and administrator. The language constant I am changing is;
RSFP_REG_EMAIL_ACTIVATED_BY_ADMIN_ACTIVATION_BODY
The content of this is;
Hello ...
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Display the component view or layout into a module
I've built my own component com_mycomp and in the component there is form in a layout and the path to this layout is:
com_mycomp/site/layouts/subscription/form.php
so I want to show this layout (form)...
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Change text in error message
I did a modification of one component for a contact, where the name of the file being sent as attachment is compared to the names in the database. Only if the name matches it is allowed to send. If it ...
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JRoute does not show the URL it is supposed to
I have the following problem:
I set a URL with JRoute like this:
JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_gallery&view=gallery');
This gives me example.site/gallery, which is correct, however, if I ...
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Show article details from custom module
I am trying to develop a custom module where I have options to select 4 different Joomla articles.
In my module XML file, I have the following:
<field name="articleOne"
type="sql"
label="...
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Error “Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'value' of undefined” on submit form
I'm getting the following error when trying to submit a form using Joomla.submitbutton('book.submit')
The error I get is:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'value' of undefined
at Object....
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Joomla blank page after migration?
I have Joomla 3.3.1 version
After migrating the web site to another host (with IIS server) I had a problem with blank pages when I click on a menu
The home page is displayed well, the problem is just ...
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How to set HTTP header on Joomla's JSON response?
I am using Joomla\CMS\Response\JsonResponse to send a JSON response.
$data= new \stdClass()
$data->some_data = 1;
$resp = new JsonResponse($data);
echo $resp;
How to set a HTTP header for the ...
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Easy way to identify Joomla deprecated Functions
We started Joomla extensions development from Version 2.5. During those days, we went through many training materials and able to complete the extension. Later as many releases evolved, and whenever ...
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How to install Joomla on Digital Ocean (Debian 9)?
I am a new user to Digital Ocean and I need to install Joomla to develop a small newspaper portal.
I chose Debian 9, but I don’t know how to accomplish this task.
I’ve researched here in the ...
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Layout for a custom component leads to a 404 Error
I need to create a new page for my custom component, however I don't want (and I don't need) to create a new view for that.
I know that this can be achieved by creating layouts; the problem is that my ...
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Second set of fields does not show table results - BreezingForms - Mariadb
I have 2 set of fields: Set A (Field1, Field2), and Set B (Field3, Field4).
Field1 loads data from Mariadb tableA according to user selection and then loads the corresponding data from tableA to ...
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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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Default options on a multi-select form field using setFieldAttribute
We got a custom jform field as below
<field name="select_course"
type="courselist"
label="Select Course"
multiple="true">
</field>
Assume the ...
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FIX or REPLACE: User profile page does not redirect to the requested page after forced password reset
I work on a custom Joomla! 3.x module. After registration, users would access my module by clicking a link in an email. I force users to change password at first login, so when they click the link, ...
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Form only posts regular HTML inputs (not posting XML fields)
I have a form (with XML fields) and it posts only the hidden fields type and other regular HTML inputs. It doesn't post the XML form.
My form
<form action="<?php echo JUri::base().'getpost'; ?&...
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Why are all permissions allowed for every user group
For some reason I can't deny permissions to some actions. Everything has in green: Allowed (Super User). Even when the setting is set to denied.
For example here: in the public user group I set site ...
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SEF url and custom view
Was able to create a custom component and a custom view which I went ahead and attached a js library to.
Now to achieve my desired functionality I need to create a custom url(SEF) in my route.php file,...
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Create a User Area
I'm wondering how i can create a User Area for users to login and gain access to a user panel (where user can update their info and specfic/custom actions). Because the Joomla user login ...
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How to pass a JSON file from a Plugin to a Component?
My intended application is to provide a list of products in a simple Joomla list/table display with check boxes where the end user can click on one or more items, press the print button and the data ...
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Ajax Request returning the whole page not a specifc value
I am trying to make an AJAX Request to my function in my controller and it works, however, it returns me the whole page which i don't want. I have tried encoding it with json but no success i also ...
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Submit an XML form via AJAX using Joomla.submitbutton/form
I know there are a few questions regarding how to submit forms with AJAX but i could not figure out how to do it in my case.
Should it be something like this?
$("#adminForm" ).submit(function( ...
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Cannot extend my custom component's validation rules — does not validate
I'm following along with this tutorial https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Server-side_form_validation
My form
<form>
<fieldset name="form_name" addrulepath="components/com_mycomponent/models/...
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How to display urls of a custom component on breadcrumbs?
I need to display links of a custom component on breadcrumbs. How can i get it done?
Example my component (site part) has the following url:
site.com/gallery/animals/ where animals is the URL of ...
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How to conditionally filter the presentation of category when creating a new category/article?
I am looking for a solution for the following requirements:
Display only the category of first level when creating new category.
Display only the category of second level when creating article in ...
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Which one to use? grid.sort vs searchtools.sort
I have been looking at why column sort orders wouldn't change in the front list view of my component and found by changing
<?php echo HtmlHelper::_('searchtools.sort', 'JGRID_HEADING_ID',...
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Confusion between links menu types and categories
I'm facing an issue with Joomla 3.9.16.
I have created many categories, with sub-categories ; here is my organisation :
I created corresponding menus and sub-menus to be able to put some modules ...
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Is there a way to disable “silent” Joomla pages?
For example:
index.php?option=com_contact&view=categories&lang=en
Perhaps you have never used this contact component and there is no menu item created for it, yet for most Joomla websites ...
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Query with INTERVAL won't work
I have the following query:
$query->select('date')
->from('#__db_reports')
->where($db->quote('date < NOW() - INTERVAL 30 DAY'))
$db->setQuery($...
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Using a different id name for Joomla forms
I have a form in Joomla that uses XML:
<form action="index.php?option=com_content&view=contents" method="post" id="adminForm" name="adminForm">
<?php $this->form->...
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Joomla site overrides Array.from() causing Google Maps JavaScript API v3 to not work correctly
I'm working on a custom Joomla module that has an input field, where users can start typing the name of a city and the field offers a list of cities using the Google Places autocomplete API.
The ...
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Remove /index.php from joomla 3x, I enable rewrite it removes the /index.php but leads to error 404 please advise
Remove /index.php from joomla 3x, I enable rewrite it removes the /index.php but leads to error 404 please advise except for the home page. Please help fix this.. thanks in advance.
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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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create Custom Integration to Sp Page Builder editor
i have created a portfolio component and i want integrate it with sp page builder to create better items
when i checked the \administrator\components\com_sppagebuilder\helpers/integrations.php i see ...
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add Load Modulesbutton to text editor
i have created a portfolio component that use text editor , and i want add the Load Modules button unther the text editor , normaly it load the button automatickly on joomla articles ..
also is there ...
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Unwanted transform translate3d effect in menu
My (J3.9.16) website has a horizontally aligned mainmenu for larger screens.
It works fine on my iPad. If I tap on a parent item the child dropdown menu is displayed and if I tap the parent again, ...
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Display a form and post it to dabase
I want to insert a form in a default.php file and post it to the database.
How should it be done? By adding an XML form or creating a regular HTML form and posting it to the database through a ...
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Add New Column in Admin user manage table
How do I add an extra column in the admin user manage table? I want the registration form to have a unique member number for me to assign a new user with, I then also want the member number to be ...
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Friendly URL for a custom component
I'm trying to create a friendly URL for a custom component but i can't manage to find a solution.
I have tried JRoute but it hasn't worked out for me (probably i'm not doing it right). Does anybody ...
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Table '#__users' was not locked with LOCK TABLES
I don't know why but suddenly $table->store(true) returns this message.
I've passed an object of data and then get the instance of the Table class by $table = Table::getInstance(); It gives me the ...
