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#11

Bugs! / Re: Smart Index Error

Last post by keep2000 - 27.01.2026 09:35:26

Hi,

I'm seeing the same error when running from CLI, and maybe this helps clarify what's happening.

Indexing works fine when started from the administrator backend, the issue only appears when running via CLI:

cli/joomla.php finder:index


The error is:

In CategoriesHelper.php line 214:
Call to a member function authorise() on null


The problem seems to be this line in
components/com_jdownloads/src/Helper/CategoriesHelper.php:

$user->authorise('core.admin') ? $is_admin = true : $is_admin = false;


In CLI mode, ConsoleApplication::getIdentity() returns NULL, so $user is not available as user object.
Because of this, the code fails in CLI, while it works correctly when executed from the browser, where a logged-in user/session exists.

So this looks like a CLI vs web application context issue, not an indexing logic problem.

Hope this helps 👍

#12

Bugs! / Re: Content Plugin Button Brok...

Last post by Arno - 26.01.2026 15:06:16

Hi,
I will check this in the next days.

#13

Bugs! / Re: Content Plugin Button Brok...

Last post by ghicar - 26.01.2026 11:19:20

As a workaround until we get to the bottom of this, I have added {file_id} to my downloads layout so that I can see the file id and then rather than using the editor Download button we can type in the code {jd_file file==nnn} manually.

#14

This and that... / JDownloader failing on frequen...

Last post by karina776 - 25.01.2026 20:00:44

Is anyone else seeing JDownloader break or reset links when downloading game scripts that use "auto farming"?

When files get updated often, my downloads either fail to resume, duplicate, or show checksum errors. I'm wondering if this is a JDownloader setting issue (like chunking, retries, or link checking) or just how it handles frequently changing files.

Any tips?

#15

Bugs! / Re: Content Plugin Button Brok...

Last post by ghicar - 25.01.2026 13:27:52

Hi Colin

So for me, the content plugin is fully working when used in a backend article edit. But in the front end article edit, it opens correctly and lists the first page of downloads that I can select from.  However if I go to the bottom of the modal and move to the next page, then that is when the view in the modal switches to a categories list. The same happens if I apply a filter.

Looking at the HTML src that is generated when the modal is first displayed after clicking the download button in the editor, I see the following for page 2 (and similar for other pages):

Code Select Expand

<li class="page-item">
<a aria-label="Go to page 2" href="/index.php/component/jdownloads/downloads/all?layout=modal&amp;tmpl=component&amp;Itemid=1632&amp;start=20" class="page-link">2</a>
</li>
It would be good to know what they look like from your test environment.   Itemid=1632 referred to in the href is the #__menu.id for the website home page.

#16

Suggestions - Feature Request / Re: Suggestions: 1. making reg...

Last post by ColinM - 25.01.2026 11:22:16

Peter,
The basis of a solution is to create another User Group that has permission for Downloading the relevant files.  However that does mean they need to login at least once. But those users do not need to logout.

The general link to the documentation is https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation
Please checkout article Controlled Access to Categories and Downloads. It is in the Access & User Group Sttings section.
A direct link to the article is:
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation?view=article&id=211&catid=32

Colin

#17

Bugs! / Re: Content Plugin Button Brok...

Last post by ColinM - 24.01.2026 12:58:41

Hi
This does seem strange.  I have not been able to reproduce. Also I use the Pro version of JCE.

There are two articles on the content plugin in the Modules & Plugin section of the Documentation.
Additional Aspects of Using the  the Content Plug
Introduction to jD Contentin Articles etc

Direct Links to these are given below
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation?view=article&id=119&catid=30
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation?view=article&id=269&catid=30

Colin

#18

General / Integrate non-download tools a...

Last post by harryscott - 24.01.2026 04:14:26

I'm currently using jDownloads on a Joomla site to manage downloadable files, and it's working great for that purpose 👍

Alongside jDownloads, I'm planning to add a custom interactive tool (not a downloadable file) that processes user input and displays calculated results directly on the page. The tool is independent of jDownloads, but it will live on the same site and potentially within the same menu structure.

Before I go too far, I wanted to ask the community:

Are there any known conflicts or caveats when running custom PHP tools alongside jDownloads?

Is there a recommended way to keep things clean and separated, especially regarding content plugins or system plugins?

Any best practices for ensuring jDownloads updates don't interfere with custom functionality?

I'm not trying to extend jDownloads itself—just making sure I'm following Joomla/jDownloads-friendly patterns.

#19

Bugs! / Re: Content Plugin Button Brok...

Last post by ghicar - 23.01.2026 20:14:30

Hi Colin

Thanks for taking a look at this.

• Yes I had "Enable Plugin locally" set to Yes.
• In the default layout I was using a custom layout, but have just switched to a standard supplied default template of "Files link only v3.9" and get the same issue.

This used to work fine but its been a while since I have tried from the front end to add a download link to an article from the editor download button that wasn't on the first page of the modal, so I don't know when it got broken.  I will have updated Joomla 5 and jD a few times in between.

The jD installer will not let me install earlier versions to try to zoom in on what's changed.

Is it working ok in your test environments, if yes it gives me some hope that some config change might fix it?

#20

Bugs! / Re: Content Plugin Button Brok...

Last post by ColinM - 23.01.2026 18:55:20

Hi,
Did you set 'Enabe Plugin Locally' to Yes? Also which layout did you choose in the Default Layout parameter?

Colin