How to "turn on" or "turn off" the Error report in Joomla

For each error, the Joomla CMS displays a Joomla error detail page or "404 error page".

joomla 404 error page

But sometimes situations occur on the site that the Joomla developer did not foresee, and a lot of warnings and notifications appeared on your site.

How to "turn off" the Error report in Joomla

Please check: you can't fix real errors with this method - only to hide them. To hide all Errors, Warrings and Notices please:

  • 1. Go to Joomla Admin → System → Global Configuration. joomla global configuration
  • 2. Tab "System" and turn off "Debug System". joomla global configuration system debug
  • 3. Tab "Server" and set "Error Reporting" to "Default" or "None". joomla global configuration server error report

How to "turn on" the Error report in Joomla

To show all errors - you need to do the same as before, only vice versa.

  • 1. Go to Joomla Admin → System → Global Configuration. joomla global configuration
  • 2. Tab "System" and turn on "Debug System". joomla global configuration system debug
  • 3. Tab "Server" and set "Error Reporting" to "Maximum" or "Development"(Joomla 3). joomla global configuration server error report

How to "turn on" the Error report in Joomla, for developers

If your site doesn't work correctly, but you don't see any errors and you "turn on" error report in Joomla global settings:

  • 1. Check if you have error.php file on your template folder: {website}/templates/{your-template}/
  • 2. Copy error.php file from {website}/templates/system/ to your template folder: {website}/templates/{your-template}/
  • 3. Turn off Joomla cache. Go to Joomla Admin → System → Global Configuration → System, and turn off System Cache. joomla global configuration system cache
  • 4. Turn off all joomla cache and optimization plugins. Go to Joomla Admin → System → Manage → Plugins. In Joomla 3 you need go to Joomla Admin → Extensions → Plugins joomla system manage plugins
  • 5. Clear all cache.
    - In Joomla 3: System → Clear Cache and System → Clear Expired Cache.
    - In Joomla 4: System → Maintenance → Clear Cache.
  • 6. Turn off cache on your hosting and any optimization and speed up tools.
  • 7. In Browser for refresh cache, please press: Ctrl + F5. In Browser (chrome), please press F12, select tab "Network" and there select "Disable cache" checkbox, reload page.
  • 8. Reload your page.

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How to setup your 404 error page in Joomla 3 and Joomla 4

For each error in Joomla CMS, a "Joomla error detail page" or "404 error page" is displayed.

joomla 404 error page

When the "Show Errors" setting is turned off in "Joomla's Global Settings" → "Show Errors" and some error occurs or the user enters the wrong URL in the browser, the user will see a "404 error page".

More about: How to "turn on" or "turn off" the Error report in Joomla.

How to setup your Joomla 404 error page

1. With the help of FTP or cPanel or Joomla File mnager, go to {your-website}/templates/{your-template}/ and open file: error.php.

1.a If you don't have error.php file, Please go to {your-website}/templates/system/ or {your-website}/templates/cassiopeia/ and copy error.php file from there to your template folder.

2. In error.php file, at the file begin after row:

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

add code:

 if (($this->error->getCode()) == '404') {
  header('Location: your-wedsite-URL');
  exit;
 }

where: {your-wedsite-URL}, any correct URL on your website which you need for show users when 404 error happened.

3. If you "website developer" and know PHP, you may change {your-website}/templates/{your-template}/error.php file exactly as you need for any errors types or set this page any design.

4. For Website developers: If your website - will have real error, and you will need to debug it. Please go to {your-website}/templates/{your-template}/error.php and remove code from for 404 error page redirect which you added at steps before.

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How to install Joomla Module in Joomla 5?

Also read How to install Joomla Module in Joomla 3?

Installing modules in Joomla 5 follows a similar process to Joomla 4 and Joomla 3.

Log in to your Joomla administration panel.

Once logged in, navigate to the "System" menu and select "Install" → "Extension".

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On the extension installation page, you have 4 options to install the module:

  • a. Upload Package File: If you have downloaded the module as a package file (usually a ZIP file) from the developer's website or a trusted Joomla extension directory, you can click the "Browse" button and select the package file from your computer. Once selected, click the "Upload & Install" button to install the module.
  • b. Install from Directory: If you have manually uploaded the module files to your Joomla server, you can specify the directory path in the "Install from Directory" field. Make sure the module files are in the correct directory structure as required by Joomla. After entering the directory path, click the "Install" button.
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  • c. Install from URL: If the module is hosted on a remote server, you can enter the URL of the package file in the "Install from URL" field. Ensure that the URL points to a valid package file (ZIP file). Once entered, click the "Install" button.
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  • d. Install from Web: You will see the Install from Web tab to install an extension directly from the Joomla Extension Directory. You can select extensions to list by Category or you can search by partial name. Once you choose, click the "Install" button.
  • install joomla module joomla 5 web install joomla module joomla 5 web

Joomla will now process the installation and display a success message if the module is installed successfully. You may also see any additional instructions or configuration options specific to the module you installed.

To add new module or check all modules you have a few ways:

  • To get to modules page click "Content" → Site Modules. Or just click "Modules" on a Dashboard.
  • install-joomla module joomla 5 site modules install-joomla module joomla 5 site modules
  • To add new module click "+" or "New" button.
  • install joomla module joomla 5 add module install joomla module joomla 5 add module

Now you need to select a module type which you installed or want to show. We show some standard Joomla Module

install joomla module joomla 5 module type install joomla module joomla 5 module type

Check all settings, position your module on a page, publish it and connect to website pages. Make sure you setteled everything correctly or else it won't show your module.

  1. Configure
  2. Set Menu Position
  3. Publish
  4. Connect to website pages
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Joomla load module to articles - loadmodule, loadposition, loadmoduleid

Joomla has excellent tools for insert any Joomla Module to any Joomla article. Also any your module you may insert to another Joomla Module -> Custom joomla module. With that your may create incredible websites on joomla

Joomla Content plugin - Load Modules

The Joomla Content plugin - Load Modules the your start point for insert modules to joomla articles. First you need check: Load Modules plugin is ENABLED and PUBLISHED. For that please go to Joomla plugin manager: Admin -> System -> Manage -> Plugins

plugins - content load modules plugin

If you open Joomla Content plugin - Load Modules - there you will see small description, how you need use this plugin: Within content this plugin loads a Module by ID, Syntax: {loadmoduleid 1} or a Module by position, Syntax: or a Module by name, Syntax: {loadmodule mod_login}. Optionally can specify module style and for loadmodule a specific module by title, Syntax: {loadmodule mod_login,module title,style}.

plugin content load modules

Editors-xtd - button module

Use short codes from point before ({loadmoduleid 1} or or {loadmodule mod_login}) - you already may insert you modules to joomla articles. But Joomla has more elegant method: button module in your joomla articles editor:

article load module button

If you not see that button module in your joomla article editor, you need check: is button module plugin - Enabled ? For that you need go to Joomla plugin manager: Admin -> System -> Manage -> Plugins

plugins - editors-xtd - button module

Insert module to Joomla article module

Insert module - load module button

For Insert module to article you go to any joomla article. In MCE editor (default Joomla Editor), you press: CMS Content -> Module.

article load module button

And you see all your joomla modules. There you may select module for insert to article.

select module for insert to article

Module to joomla article, you may insert:

  • By module ID, {loadmoduleid 1}, where "1" is ModuleId - from Joomla Module manager
  • By module name, {loadmodule mod_login}, where "mod_login" is Module Name - from Joomla Module manager
  • By module position, {loadposition user1}, where "user1" is Module position - from your Joomla template. In Joomla Module manager you may see which modules located in which module positions

Insert modules - manual

You may insert modules to joomla articles without any load more button You may insert module manual - with help ShortCode.

joomla article - insert module manual
  • By module ID, You need use Short-Code {loadmoduleid 1}, where "1" is Module ID - from Joomla Module manager
  • By module name, You need use Short-Code {loadmodule mod_login,module_title}, where "mod_login" is Module Type Name - from Joomla Module manager, "module_title" - the title of module from all same "module types". "Module type" and "Module name" you esay may find at time module edit: joomla module name
  • By module position, You need use Short-Code {loadposition user1}, where "user1" is Module position - from your Joomla template. In Joomla Module manager you may see which modules located in which module positions. Please check: if on that page - this module position already exist - your module appear at website page 2 times.

Joomla module - custom module position

When you insert module: By module position, your module may appear at website page more 1 times. This happened because all module positions defined in Joomla template and already show on website.

But joomla permit to you set module to "custom module position". You may define new position. This custom module position user may type self. And give for it any name which he wish. With that you will know - your module to appear at website page 1 times, Because of this module position name - you special created for this module. Also - you will know - this module will show only in this article, because of this position not exist in your website template.

define new position for module

Joomla module styles

When you insert module with help "Load modules plugin", your may set styles and tytle in load module oplugin params.

Syntax:

  • {loadposition position,[style]}
  • {loadmodule mod_type,module_title,[style]}

As Example:

{loadmodule mod_login,Login to website,html5}
Where styles you may set as in every module "Style settings"

joomla-module-style

More useful links:

How to show joomla module in joomla modules positions.

How to display module positions in joomla templates.

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Management rights of users and access permissions in Joomla

Menu for management joomla users

For manager Joomla users, in CMS Joomla exists special menu. In this menu you may:

  • - Manage Joomla Users
  • - Manage Joomla Users Group
  • - Manage Joomla Access Group
  • - Manage Joomla Users fields

menu for management joomla users

Management joomla users

In Joomla User Management interface, you may:

  • - See All Joomla Users
  • - Enable/Disable some user
  • - Activate/Deactivate some user
  • - Create new user, edit or delete Joomla user

management joomla users

Edit joomla user

At time edit Joomla user, you may:

  • - Change any info about user
  • - Reassign user to any Joomla user group

edit joomla user

Management Joomla user groups

In joomla interface of management Joomla user groups, you may

  • - Create or delate any Joomla User Groups

Please take attention, By default:

  • - Joomla user groups "Public" and "Guest" - these groups for all unregistered users of your site.
  • - Joomla user groups "Registered","Author","Editor" and "Publisher" - these groups for users which have access to frontend of your site.
  • - Joomla user groups "Manager","Administrator" and "Super Users" - these groups for users which have access to backend of your site.

management joomla user groups

Management joomla access levels

The CMS joomla, at main, do not use Joomla user groups for give some rights to users. Joomla uses additional level "Joomla Access level".

management joomla access levels

Edit joomla access level

At time edit Joomla access level - you assign to it some Joomla User Group. You may assign as one Joomla User Group and many Joomla User Groups

edit joomla access level

Set access rights in Joomla menu item

After you understand to which Joomla User Group assigned your users, And after you know which Joomla Access Level connect to which Joomla User Group, you may configure: who have access to your Joomla Modules, who have access to your Joomla Plugins and who have access to your Joomla Menu.. There below you may see how possible set access rights in Joomla menu item. For modules, plugins and joomla articles - access rights you may set exactly.

set access rights in joomla menu item

If you need crteate Joomla membership, Please check OrdaSoft Joomla membership extension.

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