Questions tagged [joomla-4.x]
For questions regarding version 4.x of the Joomla! Content Management System.
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Why is my rewriterule not working in Joomla 4
I am using Joomla 4 I have a requirement to rewrite certain URL's to a specific article (article with ID 32). This worked OK with Joomla 3 but now I am getting unexplained error 404 using the same ...
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Duplicate custom fields "media" to make "image" plugin
I am using the custom fields for the articles. I have downloaded the "media" custom field plugin and renamed this to "image" (along with the relevant files) I have installed the ...
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Grant access to Joomla API from just one site
I finally got my Joomla 4/5 API component and plugin up and running. The API endpoints are called from an external website (Netlify) using the API tokens of a super user. - I experimented a bit with ...
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Joomla 4 Router parse function
I'm converting a custom component from Joomla 3, where the component was using the legacy router, to Joomla 4 router. I have the router service set up and working on Joomla 4.4.0. I first tried ...
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CSRF Token Mismatch Issue in Joomla 4 Custom Form Submission
I've implemented a custom form directly within my Joomla article template's code. The form is processed by a handler located in my template. Everything worked fine until I decided to add a CSRF token ...
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Does Jinput has a limit of max file size that supersedes PHP directives?
Here's one that is driving me crazy:
PHP memory_limit: 512M
PHP post_max_size: 256M
PHP upload_max_filesize: 128M
$app = Factory::getApplication();
dd($app->getInput()->files->get('jform'));
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VirtueMart PayPal Checkout Advanced Credit Card form is incomplete
Joomla 4.3.4
VM 4.2.2
VM PayPal Checkout 4.2.2
VM PayPal 4.2.2
We have been using the VM PayPal plugin for a while now and are in the process of changing to PayPal Checkout so that we get to use the ...
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How to conditionally display custom fields in template overrides
I am using the following code to pull in some custom fields into an override of com_content > category > blog_item.php:
$video = $this->item->jcfields[4]->value;
$media = $this->item-...
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Which line should PHP files in Joomla start with?
I know, that the first line in PHP Files is because of security reasons. I read it here: https://docs.joomla.org/Why_do_most_of_the_Joomla!_PHP_files_start_with_defined(%27_JEXEC%27)%3F
But in the ...
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Visual Hint on ordering by custom column in backend
When creating a backend list view there are options to sort items by clicking on the column title
Default Ordering Column
<th scope="col" style=".." class="text-center d-...
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How to handle duplicate items coming from an external JSON API and being imported as article content
I have adapted working code from Joomla 3 and the CLI to Joomla 4/5 and the API. The core functionality using the API system is working, but I am struggling to find a replacement for checking for ...
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File Upload from WebApp to Joomla API
I have successfully programmed a Joomla 4/5 API to generate an API web service. There is a kind of weird bug uploading files though, because it basically works on localhost - but on the live system I ...
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Field 'sid' doesn't have a default value
Only new to Joomla- I need to add a new link to this list of links. As you can see in the picture it's only a link with a description but when trying to save it appears with "Save failed with the ...
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Fix deprecated JRequest in Joomla 4
The following code use to work for generating variables for open graph data, but when I updated to Joomla 4 I now get an error because JRequest is deprecated.
$option = JRequest::getCmd('option');
$...
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Custom task on Task Scheduler
I am trying to create a custom Joomla 4 task scheduler by creating plugin, which runs the custom task code.
I created the test plugin name plg_abc_def, but I don’t know how to link it with the Task ...
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Load third parties libraries in his extensions with composer already used in others extensions
In my extension i load via composer the library ScssPhp\ScssPhp but in some sites there are others extensions installed which loads the same library ScssPhp\ScssPhp.
It's the ScssPhp\ScssPhp from my ...
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Try to make ACY Mailing newsletter archive view look more like a blog
I am using ACY to create and send newsletters - I am using their "menu newsletter archive view" ([https://www.beeswaxcandleshop.com/home/newsletters/archive/listing.html]) - The page looks ...
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Styling Joomla custom fields
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i have created some custom fields in Joomla and created an over-ride:
/components/com_fields/layouts/field/render.php to /templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/html/layouts/com_fields/field/MY_OVERRIDE.ph
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Custom Rule (checked) for ClientSide Validation
I have a Form that includes two radio inputs both based on this field structure:
<field name="privacy_policy"
type="radio"
layout="joomla.form.field.radio.switcher"...
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joomla 3.x to 4.x migration
I'm moving from 3.x to 4.x. I wrote a component in 3.x which works fine but in 4.x it throws
An error has occurred.
500 behavior::tabstate not found.
I think it is because bootstrap has been removed??...
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Joomla 4: plugin added field in com_content editing form won't save
I'm try to create a system plugin with Joomla 4. Its purpose is adding a new field (pippo) in the article editing form and save its value in the attribs column of the content table.
I used the "...
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500 error on both front- and back-end
A working site has spontaneously started giving nicely-formatted 500 errors on both / and /administrator.
I am running Joomla 4.2.8 with php 8.2 on Apache 2.4.56 with MariaDB Ver 15.1 Distrib 10.5.19. ...
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Joomla 4 - Cassiopeia index.php override
I have created a child template from the main cassiopeia template and I can see it there.
I then created an index.php in the root of the child template folder. Making changes to this file doesn't ...
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Updater XML script on server targetplatform for joomla 4.3/4.4/5.0
In my XML script of my extension for the Joomla! updater, i need to allow the updates when the extension is installed on : Joomla! 4.3.x, 4.4.x and 5.0.x.
I have set in my XML file the targetplatform ...
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Error when upgrading from 4.3.4 5o 4.4 Error message
website working great before being asked to update Joomla to 4.4. received this error message:
An error has occurred.
0 Return value of Joomla\CMS\Mail\MailerFactory::createMailer() must be an ...
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J4 -Custom Component - Router Unknown $pk in model
I've added Router Features today to my Custom Component - all works finde beside the fact that the $pk variable inside the model holds a curios value (202n) where 'n' is different for each element...
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Input JSON strips HTML
I have successfully developed a Joomla 4 API which receives JSON data containing HTML to update the database. - The HTML markup is stripped away when using this code:
$input = $this->input->json-...
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Override com_content views
I have created the following override files in my Joomla 4 template override folder:
/templates/chat/html/com_content/category/needinghomes.xml
/templates/chat/html/com_content/category/needinghomes....
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Joomla 4 Pre-Update Check Database Fail
I installed Joomla on my webhost (Siteground) using the one-click installer package. I'm currently on v4.3.2
Everything appears to be working as expected apart from the Joomla update option. It keeps ...
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remove data when uninstall plugin joomla
I created content plugin to extend category option. This plguin could add second image to category, it works well. But when I uninstall this plugin, the image is still in the database.
What I want is: ...
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How can I filter the Persian alphabet in PHP for Joomla 4?
Before anything, I must say this code works as well for the English language, but in Persian it never works.
I use this code on model/celebrities.php.
This code shows my frontend model:
class ...
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My script doesn't work on joomla 4
I used this simple php gallery from a folder on my Joomla 3 site.
Now I'm getting ready to do an update to Joomla 4 and I noticed that I have a problem with displaying images from the directory.
if I ...
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Standalone PHP script to get username in Joomla 4?
In Joomla 3 I used the following code. What do I need to change to use it with Joomla 4?
<?php
define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );
$rootFolder = explode(DS,dirname(__FILE__));
//current level ...
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How to use Joomla.listItemTask in Custom Component
Hi i need an example on how to implement a simple on / off toggler in a Joomla 4/5 Custom Component's list view.
I've tried the following code but i did not get any reaction in the model / idk how to ...
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Getting a Joomla 4 API component to work with language files
When programming a component for an API, the config contains the following language file definitions:
<api>
<files folder="api">
<folder>src</folder>
&...
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New Way to use Toolbar::getInstance('toolbar')
So there is this deprecated message that pops up when using:
$toolbar = Toolbar::getInstance('toolbar');
Message:
4.0 will be removed in 6.0 Use the ToolbarFactoryInterface instead
Example: Factory::...
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Joomla 4: How to add a main menu item to the article?
I've encountered a problem and I can't seem to solve it.
My articles are tied to subcategories.
In one menu item, I display a list of all articles. Let's call it [all-articles]. This is Blog layout.
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Route not working properly on J4?
I have a menu entry like so:
ID: 524
Type: Articles->Create Article
Link: index.php?option=com_content&view=form&layout=edit
In the "old days" I'do Route::_('index.php?option=...
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How to delete root user group?
I transferred all my users from J3! to J4! using JLex Transfer. In my J3! site I had incorrectly created usergroups as root groups. These groups are no longer necessary in my new site. All I have ...
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Short Url with FlexiContent Or Remove menu item alias from URL
I am using flexicontent for content management in Joomla 4.3.4.
And i created the Menu as
All content->Edited->News
As its URL with menu item alias
my-domain/all-content/edited/news/content-...
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Rewrite rule in htaccess in joomla 4?
In J3 i used specific rewrite rules in .htaccess that worked fine but doesn't seem to work in J4. Here's an example :
RewriteRule ^metier/([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)\.html$ /index.php?option=com_content&view=...
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OnContentPrepare not working in custom Joomla Plugin
I have made other plugins for Joomla 4 but I am still a novice. The past two days I have been searching for a solution, it's becoming quite frustrating. I have brought back my code in the php file to ...
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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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Upgrade Joomla CLi script to handle bulk import of items into articles
I am upgrading a client's CLi script that is used to automatically bulk import news items into Joomla articles. The code was originally programmed for Joomla 3 and now needs to support Joomla 4.
I ...
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PHP load class from namespace error
I have been using this doc to convert a client's CLi news import script from Joomla 3 to 4. The code has been stripped of all the JSON to article code for brevity.
I have gone over all of my code and ...
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PHP: Need to know how to trigger onContentAfterSave on existing article
I have what I thought would be a simple challenge: to automate publishing an article and trigger the onAfterContentSave event for saving the article. This code ultimately has to run within another ...
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add bootstrap menu instead of the default menu
I would like to make menu on mobile devices have the same behaviour as Bootstrap menu, right now the menu slides from right to left on mobile, i want to change this to toggle-open from top to bottom ...
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How can I set Cache TTL for my font files with htacces?
My site is very good I think in pagespeed
https://www.glansbeton.be
But I have a problem with my 2 fonts
https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-www-glansbeton-be/l7cuaewka9?form_factor=mobile
The ...
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Joomla 4 db prepared statement re-write
I am migrating a componenet from J3 > J4.
I am stuck with some db code (not my strongest).
Maybe there is a kind soul that could re-write this code so it works with J4 and i could onwords :-)
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Overwrite Site Model getListQuery
I have a System Plugin to filter Joomla 4 Category Blog Articles by Custom Fields. The Plugin basically overrides the core content ArticlesModel by loading it in the onAfterRoute Event like this:
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