J3.x

J3.x:No admin menu item for component

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3.4.0

In Joomla 3.4 a component installed will not create a menu item

Errors reported

Installing a component in Joomla 3.4 will not create a backend menu item

Versions affected

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General Information

This pertains only to Joomla! version(s):- 3.4 and higher

What is the cause

Extensions without a explicit menu tag in the manifest file will not have a administrator menu item created

How to fix

Please ask the extension developer to add a menu item to the manifest file as documented at Manifest_files#Menu_links_and_submenus