After migrating any website from Joomla 3.x to Joomla 4.x, we encounter the aforementioned issue since Joomla 4.x no longer supports the query() method. Additionally, if a plugin is updated from a Joomla 3.x version to a Joomla 4.x version, this can also happen. In its place, we must use the execute() method. Examining the …
When using an attribute-based selection, we frequently get the jQuery error “Syntax error, unknown expression for href” because we failed to wrap unusual characters in quotation marks. It must be encapsulated in double quotation marks. The code contained in the if statement above will not run due to an error that looks like “Uncaught Error: …
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The database stores dates and times in the format 0000-00-00 00:00:00 by default for Joomla. Most of the time, we required a better method than the standard DateTime format to display on the front end. Although the date() method in the PHP core can be used to update the date and time, it is preferable …
All ajax calls should be validated, especially those that don’t require logging in. Using the token mechanism in Joomla, we can achieve that. In this instance, a token will be passed along with the ajax call, and the server will check to see if the token is genuine before allowing the ajax call to proceed. …
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We frequently need to truncate text blocks for our custom-built templates, modules, plugins, and components. To accomplish that, we can use JHTML Helper. By specifying a text length, this technique will truncate a text block rather than individual words. The first space that falls under the limit will be found, and the process will terminate …
The security check in the Joomla 4 version prevents you from setting a simple password and instead prompts you to do so. If you don’t want to create a secure password and want to work on localhost, you can do so now. Which makes it challenging for you to guess each time you log in …
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We often get this message, especially when we use Joomla 3.x version. It is because getInput() is a method that is compatible only with Joomla 4.x version. Below is a code that we use for Joomla 4.x version to get a variable value. The above code will work pretty fine for Joomla 4.x version to …
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Our custom-built packages hold module and plugin, which sometimes needs to update, especially if there is a new release. But often we see a message like “Another plugin is already using the named folder”, a screenshot is given below about this message. This happens because of not declaring method=”upgrade” tag in the XML of that …
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This error message often shows during uninstalling a package from Joomla. It is because of the id in the <file> tag. Every id in the package should be unique, let’s see an example below. Closely have a look at the above syntax, the zip file name and id of that file should be the same. …
Users can now receive notifications regarding extension updates thanks to a new feature called update server integration that is available from Joomla 2.5 and the newer versions. When we created a component, module, or plugin specifically for our purposes, this was quite beneficial. If we define an update server within those extensions, we will then …
How to integrate the Joomla update server with custom-built extensions? Read More »