Cannot change an articles category in the front-end.

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:10 pm

Hope someone can please help. Running Joomla 3.9.4 and using the default Protostar template.

A customer can select an existing article via the front-end once they have logged in. They have all admin rights up to Super user.

Once they select an article they want to edit, it opens up for them to amend. If they then select the tab labelled 'Category*', it is greyed out and they are unable to change the category the article can be assigned to.

Can anyone please shed some light on this and know of any way I can me this selectable?

Many thanks in advance for any help!

Webdongle · Post by **Webdongle** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:07 pm

Test with Protostar

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:47 pm

I'm using that template.

Webdongle · Post by **Webdongle** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:13 pm

Content >>> Articles >>> options >>> editing layout (tab) ... Show Publishing Options ?

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:01 am

Webdongle wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:13 pm
Content >>> Articles >>> options >>> editing layout (tab) ... Show Publishing Options ?

I tried that but with no luck.

logan_paul · Post by **logan_paul** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:33 am

Can't confirm, select Category on Frontend works.

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:10 am

logan_paul wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:33 am
Can't confirm, select Category on Frontend works.

Hmmm, I installed a fresh version of Joomla 3.9.5 and am using Protostar with no changes at all. Changing category is greyed out when I try and change it after logging into the front-end.

I have super-user permissions. I've set permissions to all of the options but still the same.

Post by **imanickam** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:06 pm

Yes, I do confirm that one cannot change the category in an existing article from the front-end, even when logged in with Super User privileges.

Whereas, if it is a new article creation and submission from the front-end, one could choose the category.

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:12 pm

imanickam wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:06 pm
Yes, I do confirm that one cannot change the category in an existing article from the front-end, even when logged in with Super User privileges.

Whereas, if it is a new article creation and submission from the front-end, one could choose the category.

That doesn't work for me either. I just created a new article in the front end, then went to it via the front-end bu the 'category*' drop-down is still greyed out.

Webdongle · Post by **Webdongle** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:59 pm

Just tested with tinymce and jce No Avail. Will test on staging ... if still No Avail will check the issues tracker

Addendum
https://issues.joomla.org/tracker/joomla-cms/24626

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:03 pm

Webdongle wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:59 pm
Just tested with tinymce and jce No Avail. Will test on staging ... if still No Avail will check the issues tracker

Great, thanks so much.

JAVesey · Post by **JAVesey** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:17 pm

I am happy to confirm this too

Webdongle · Post by **Webdongle** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:21 pm

Please confirm on https://issues.joomla.org/tracker/joomla-cms/24626

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:26 pm

Confirmed.

Webdongle · Post by **Webdongle** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:03 pm

Looks like a feature was incorrectly removed but nobody is going to put it right.

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:41 am

Webdongle wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:03 pm
Looks like a feature was incorrectly removed but nobody is going to put it right.

I really hope it is as my client relies on that small feature.

Post by **infograf768** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:26 am

Please read
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pu ... -484790701

Post by **infograf768** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:40 am

A patch has been proposed modifying this to allow Publishers to modify the category (still preventing authors to do so).
Test https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/24640

X-Bumble · Post by **X-Bumble** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:23 am

infograf768 wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:40 am
A patch has been proposed modifying this to allow Publishers to modify the category (still preventing authors to do so).
Test https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/24640

Ah great. How can I get notified of any advancement with this issue please?

Post by **infograf768** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:47 pm

Please test the patch. It is already RTC.

The file below replaces administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php

Here is a zip of the file:

article.php.zip

Then please mark your test OK at https://issues.joomla.org/tracker/joomla-cms/24640

micia03 · Post by **micia03** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:02 pm

I replaced the article.php file with the patch and the problem from the front-end was solved, but now I am experiencing issues with the back-end:

when accessing content->articles, I get the following

An error has occurred.

0 Call to a member function get() on null

Webdongle · Post by **Webdongle** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:45 pm

I never had that problem when I tested the patch
viewtopic.php?f=806&t=969442 please

yannews · Post by **yannews** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:59 am

Content >>> Articles >>> options >>> editing layout (tab) ...

Post by **infograf768** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:23 am

@yannews
Please do not necropost! Specially when this has been solved and merged for long and the path you post is a backend path, unrelated to all the above...

As it is your first post, we will not do anything about it.
Next time we will consider it as preparing some spam.

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