Questions tagged [joomla-4.x]
For questions regarding version 4.x of the Joomla! Content Management System.
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Invalid controller class from custom component ajax call to json method
I have an existing J3 component admin view which fires off a Javascript Ajax call to a Json controller and fetches back data which I then incorporate into that view. I'm trying to replicate how I've ...
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Joomla 4: Problem with the contact form, the text sent is missing
I'm creating a contact form with Privacy Check box (Joomla 4, template Cassiopeia).
I have done all the steps as in joomla 3.x (custom fields) and everything works. But...
When the e-mail arrives, all ...
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Creating a field plug-in, need the com_content form to be enctype multipart
I've been writing a field plug-in for adding files to articles in com_content. I've got the basics of the field plug-in working ok, extending the JFormFieldFile class
The issue I've hit is, for the ...
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How to create menu item in admin menu Joomla 4 in php+mysql in module, plugin?
How to create menu item in admin menu Joomla 4 in php? From plugin/module for Joomla4?
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How to populate Frontend Article Editor with existing Article content, Joomla 4?
We are building a new site founded on Joomla 4, and would like to only use core extension like the Article features built into Joomla 4, but we've run into a wall trying to implement editing an ...
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joomla4: test the category id
I have tried
if ($this->item->catid == 12){
return true;
}
OR with $article->catid
I put the mentioned code in a module https://joomhelper.com/dbpqnex
Another solution (maybe even more ...
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API - get menu items from specific menu
I can't guess how to get menu items from a specific menu via API.
I use:
https://github.com/alexandreelise/j4x-api-collection
https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/9617873/Szzj9yJy#6ac385da-724b-4b5b-...
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Transfer of the site, with change of the database (MySQL to MariaDB)
I built my website with Joomla4 and a MySQL8.0 database. Unfortunately, I need to transfer my site to a server using MariaDB10.4, which isn't compatible with MySQL8.0.
I'm not a programmer and ...
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Create a category from frontend in Joomla 4
The registered user gets the "Author" access rights. Through the menu, you can make the button "Create material" and the Author, having entered the site, can create this material. ...
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Joomla 4, Error: Class '...\Component\...\Administrator\Model\SimpleXMLElement' not found
Please tell me what the problem may be. I adapt the component for Joomla 4. I get this error, although everything should work.
Class '....\Component\....\Administrator\Model\SimpleXMLElement' not ...
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Call to undefined method Joomla\CMS\Application\SiteApplication::isSite() in Joomla 4
I updated to Joomla 4! and the site displays an error. Here is a snippet of the debug log.
2021-11-23T16:27:43+00:00 CRITICAL ::1 error Uncaught Throwable of type Error thrown with message &...
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What would keep custom fields from rendering in the frontend on Joomla 4
When using the shortcode (example {field34}) for a field in the Article editor text area the field content is not showing on the front end.
I entered the fields manually and also used the dropdown and ...
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Are custom fields updatable using joomla 4 api?
Simply put when using the API to update a custom field of an article, the new information is not successfully passed through. Furthermore, the original contents are deleted from the field.
The ...
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J4 API - There are two variables for Article Text, why do neither work on PATCH?
While working with the new Joomla 4 web services API. The Article text does not update. Additionally, as per the documentation, when creating an article via API the article text variable is ...
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Exception for .htacess
I'm using Joomla 4. In the configuration, URL-Rewrite is set to yes.
I think that's what caused this line:
Return 403 Forbidden header and show the content of the root home page
RewriteRule. * Index....
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Link not working after menuid being applied?
I'm writing a new extension in Joomla4. When I add an item to my menu and click on the link that is generated on the main menu, it keeps saying the page cannot be found, but if I change the number ...
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Calculate wins, losses and ties for each team in database
I have been struggling with this one for a couple days. I am trying to build a Joomla component that will display team standings based on record and then points for and points against. Currently I ...
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How to update colorpicker fields to Joomla 4.x
Older versions of Joomla were able to just use JHtml::_('behavior.colorpicker'); and then have inputs with the class minicolors minicolors-input to use a color picker.
That functionality no long ...
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Joomla don't see subgroups in the Articles tab (Joomla 4)
I set up three users. To make things easier, let's take the following names: X, Y, Z. Additionally, there are subgroups in the Registered group, let's call them X_group, Y_group and Z_group. User X ...
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Migrating from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 router alias problem
In my old router.php file at function COMPOENTParseRoute($segments), I get "404 Page not found". The error is caused by line 153 of /libraries/src/Router/Router.php.
If I create the new ...
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CLI function requires a Plugin with an access level of registered
I have a CLI function that runs daily and a key part of its processing uses a Plugin to create a connection with an external source to retrieve data and it works fine when the Access Level on the ...
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View only showing one row from sql result set
I am creating a component and trying to display a list within a model. The code I have shows the multiple arrays that should be on the list, but when I add echo inside the view table, I am only ...
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Joomla 4.0.3 - LDAP Login / Microsoft AD
Which settings and plugins are exactly needed to configure Joomla 4.0.3 with LDAP support?
The AD server is a Windows Server 2016 Standard.
I have activated the Joomla Plugin Authentication - LDAP ...
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Oauth2 in joomla template
**<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Site
* @subpackage Templates.bdcp
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2020 All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or ...
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Adding ajax call in a module for Joomla 4
I'm trying to add an ajax call to Article Latest module.
I added the code below to /modules/mod_articles_latest/src/Helper/ArticlesLatestHelper.php
public static function getAjax()
{
$data ...
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Getting somehow the Article ID in an Alternate Layout for Custom Fields
I am creating an Alternate Layout of /components/com_fields/layouts/field/render.php to change the layout of some given Custom Fields. And there I need the ID of the article in order to give a unique #...
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Is Joomla4 API/Web Service ready for production use?
I've read what little I can find about J4 Web Services, but cannot find a working example or get my code to work. The code below should work by all accounts, but I get forbidden on my local machine ...
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How to get user session info from external php script with Joomla-4.x?
How we can get the logged in user information and session information from external php script with Joomla-4.x?
The below code working with Joomla 3.x and doesn't working with Joomla-4.x
define( '...
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How does Joomla 4 decide a component is legacy?
What determines whether Joomla 4 treats something as a legacy component?
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Router for Joomla 4
I cannot find any documentation on router changes for Joomla 4. Can anyone advise? It appears that placing a router.php file in the base directory for the component still works - although not in ...
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Joomla 4 - router.php SEF-URLs broken since update
This current router.php creates in Joomla 4 this URL: localhost/component/ohanah/?id=688&Itemid=101
But it should create this: localhost/kurse/688-event-name where "event-name" is the ...
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How to get/call Joomla 4 custom fields into module
I tried below code
<?php
$article_id = 2;
$model = JModelLegacy::getInstance('Article', 'ContentModel');
$article = $model->getItem($article_id);
JLoader::register('FieldsHelper', ...
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'getErrorMsg' is deprecated in Joomla 4 and what would be the equivalent
In my custom Joomla component, I got the below code
$db = Joomla\CMS\Factory::getDbo();
//some code
if (!$row->bind($this->_formdata)) {
if($db->getErrorMsg()){
//do some code
}
...
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'JModuleHelper' is deprecated in Joomla 4 and what is its equivalent
I am using the below joomla code in my custom component.
$module = JModuleHelper::getModule('mod_mycustommodule');
$moduleParams = new Joomla\Registry\Registry($module->params);
It seems '...
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'JEventDispatcher' is deprecated in Joomla 4 and what is the replacement
I am using the below code in my current Joomla custom component
Joomla\CMS\Plugin\PluginHelper::importPlugin('captcha');
$dispatcher = JEventDispatcher::getInstance();
$res = $dispatcher->trigger('...
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Trying to write a custom form field that concatenates <input> and <select> values
I am a novice dabbler in Joomla PHP. I can build custom templates and simple frontend modules. I’m trying to write my first custom form field. I’ve gone over the documentation, reviewed several ...
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How to properly display editor instance in Joomla 4
I'm currently updating my component to work in Joomla 4, and I've run into an issue with editors. I previously used this:
$editor = JFactory::getEditor();
$editor->display('text', $this->item-&...
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Best Practice: Loading component Styles & Scripts in J4
What is the best practice for loading styles and scripts?
Option 1:
HTMLHelper::stylesheet(Uri::base().'media/com_mycomponent/css/mycomponent.css');
Option 2:
$wa = Factory::getApplication()->...
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Security concern in Joomla .php: is define('_JEXEC', 1) safe to use?
I came across this on joomla.stackechange which has me concerned:
"define('_JEXEC', 1) is a bad for security in the module. It allows people to use this file as an alternative entry point for ...
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Joomla extension update 3.x and 4.x
I have an update server for my extensions, which targets Joomla 3.8 and 3.9
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="3.[89]"/>
With the release of Joomla 3.10 and 4.0 coming ...
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Multiple Stripe Webhooks for checkout.session.completed from various Joomla components
Scenario
Site has OSMembership for subscriptions
Site has RSForms Pro for registering for in person / virtual courses
Site has J2Store for some miscellaneous products
In Stripe, I've set up two ...
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1answer
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Joomla 4 extension language files no longer go to 'site/languages/en-GB' when install via discovery
I'm developing a template and I find it both interesting and confusing to how Joomla 4 loads language files.
First there is the templateDetails.xml notation:
Cassiopeia uses
<languages folder="...
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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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Joomla4: Load a custom stylesheet (admin.css.php) in administration
I want my custom modules & custom template to fetch the parameter values (colors) from my custom template's backend. This way I can see what colors I'm picking when when I'm configuring my website....
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How to Fix PHP Deprecated : Factory::getDocument() is deprecated
How can I fix the following deprecation error generated by my php code?
Factory::getDocument() is deprecated
$app = Factory::getApplication();
$wa = $app->getDocument()->getWebAssetManager();
...
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addScriptDeclaration is not working
I am trying to add an inline Javascript in my Joomla 4 plugin using addScriptDeclaration().I edited the code like suggested but the plugin is not working .After enabling it , it is not doing anything ....
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Use HTMLHelper::_ by calling a namespaced class
In my component under Joomla! 4.0, I have the following call which returns:
error JHtml componentname not found.
HTMLHelper::_(
'componentname.link',
'index.php?option=com_component&view=...
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Joomla 4 website's backend not working after renaming htaccess.txt to .htaccess
I got a issue after renaming htaccess.txt to .htaccess in the public_html folder of my Joomla 4 website (https://www.freepetsitters.com). I renamed it in order to get rid of "index.php" in ...
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Joomla 4.0 Text sprintf
I know at some point sprintf was a method of the JText class, but it doesn't seem to work in Joomla 4.0. I tried the following, not working:
$str = Text::sprintf('...
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What is url for calling task in controller for Joomla 4?
This is my ajax query for calling a task in the controller (it works for Joomla 3 but doesn't work for Joomla 4):
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "index.php?option=com_scrib&...
