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I just did a test update from Joomla 1.7.5 to joomla 2.5.1 of my site using the Joomla update function.

But for some reason the new Smart Search component is not showing up in the Joomla admin menu along with all the other componentens.

I know the component is there because I can access it using this URL:

/administrator/index.php?option=com_finder

But it is not showing up in the menu, does someone know what has gone wrong?

Go to the Extension Manager's Database view and click the Fix icon.

Yes I have done that, that was the first thing I did after updating since I got an error message that the database wasn´t update. And after that it says everything is fine but the Smart Search component is missing.

Go to the Extension Manager and on the Discover view, see if any extensions aren't installed. Install them if so.

All extensions are installed. The smart search component works, I use it on my site right now but it is just now showing up in the menu.

I have just updated from 2.5.1 to 2.5.2, and Smart Search is missing from the list of components. Plug-in is enabled, have fixed database, purged cache, used Discover, all to no avail. Any other suggestions about how to get finder/smart search to show up?

Thanks.

The site I'm working on has the same problem.

There's some relevant info at http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=691549, but nothing has worked yet for me.

same problem..seems like a bug in Joomla 2.5.2

Yes it is a bug, does someone know if it will be fixed in 2.5.3?

Nope..I upgraded to Joomla 2.5.3 and the bug is still apparent .

Hope someone from core Joomla team can do something about it

marrett wrote:Nope..I upgraded to Joomla 2.5.3 and the bug is still apparent .

Hope someone from core Joomla team can do something about it

I thought Joomla 2.5.3 would be a larger bug update but it is only a security update so it is natural that this bug isn´t fixed. Maybe Joomla 2.5.4 will be a larger bug update.

I'm having same problem. Smart Search in not in Admin menu. I can see it in Extensions > Components but there is no info other than the title; eg, version, date, author are missing. Just upgrade to 2.5.3 but that does not fix issue.

Hi
Try this... http://docs.joomla.org/Smart_Search_quickstart_guide
see the section Exposing Smart Search to site users.

wild0ne wrote:Hi
Try this... http://docs.joomla.org/Smart_Search_quickstart_guide
see the section Exposing Smart Search to site users.

That is not related to the problem we are having.

It is a bug, as simple as that, we are now waiting for Joomla 2.5.4.

2.5.4 doesn't solve the problem.

Have someone reported this problem so it will get fixed?

The same thing has happend to me now with the new com_joomlaupdate component after i updated to Joomla 2.5.4. It does not show up in the components menu.

But if I enter the link manually: /administrator/index.php?option=com_joomlaupdate

Then I can see the new component!

I have also updated to Joomla 2.5.3, but I have not used Smart Search before and was not able to find it under plug-ins to enable it. BUT what mbabker recommended to look for it under Extension Manager / Discover worked for me and I did find it there and installed it. Only problem now is while trying to Index my article pages under component, indexing completes but no content is found! Could that be part of the bug ? or am I missing something else ?

Just jumping in here, I am working on a Joomla 2.5.4 site and the Smart Search is missing also, I was able to manually enter the following URL to access the Smart Search system:

yoursite.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_finder

Remember that Smart Search was previously called "Finder" before it was integrated into the Joomla core...

natecovington wrote:Just jumping in here, I am working on a Joomla 2.5.4 site and the Smart Search is missing also, I was able to manually enter the following URL to access the Smart Search system:

yoursite.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_finder

Remember that Smart Search was previously called "Finder" before it was integrated into the Joomla core...

That has worked for me on a Joomla 2.5.8 . But does anyone knows a permanent solution that shows the component??

Yes, I have the same problem, and found a simple solution that allows you to see the smart search component in the menu. For some reason this menu item has not been created so just go to the menu table in the database, and duplicate or alter the "com_search" item menu. Just change:

title = "com_finder"
alias = "Finder"
link = "?option=com_finder"
component_id = "27" (you can find it in "extensions" table with the name of "extension_id")

gloomcoder wrote:Yes, I have the same problem, and found a simple solution that allows you to see the smart search component in the menu. For some reason this menu item has not been created so just go to the menu table in the database, and duplicate or alter the "com_search" item menu. Just change:

title = "com_finder"
alias = "Finder"
link = "?option=com_finder"
component_id = "27" (you can find it in "extensions" table with the name of "extension_id")

But then the old search component dissapears from the menu.

Could someone put togheter a command we can run in PHPMyAdmin to fix this?

Try the process for the SQL proceedure listed here. ( Of course replace "Joomla_Update" with "Finder" and the extenuation ID with "27")

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=624&t=725317

I have just tried this and it works!

It looks like we need to add a value into the "XX_Menu" data table (where XX represents the database table prefix).

The exact documentation can be found here http://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_Update_Mi ... Admin_Menu

I hope this works for everyone!

Hey,

I found this because I was searching for the solution to show another extension in the Components menu. This works for Joomla 3.x too.

The Fix database tool also resets the Joomla version index. So if you know there is a new Joomla version and Joomla update doesn't show it, use the Fix tool, close the admin, clear cache and try again.

I have found that if you get a good "update", some files may not be updated properly. So there is a way to force Joomla file updates. Before you do it, make sure you have a backup. Then you can download the full install of your Joomla version, copy it to the root of your Joomla folder, and use Akeeba to install the full version.

The trick is to STOP when Akeeba asks you for the database information. You only want to unzip the files for the full install. By default, it will overwrite anything in the Joomla core. This alternative works if you have a problem with any extension native to the Joomla version you have.

Best to you all.
Steve

I checked the SQL Database and discovered that the manifest_cache code was missing entirely.
I entered the following and saved the table. Problem fixed. Same solution for all the plugins also. manifest_cache missing. I got the codes from another installation of the same version using MAMP, but you can get from other site db tables if you have access to them.

Hope this helps.

Remember after fixing the database, go to the extensions manager and enable the SmartSearch

Hi I also got this anoying problem when updating from J 3.7 to latest J 3.8 versions the menu for Smart search and Search disappear.

How do I run a SQL command to make it visable ?

rgds

You would have to do it through your database management software. For example, you woud use PHP admin to view your databoase and then look for something like "query" in the menu.

I had the same problem and fixed it entering in the database
with sql command