Known upgrading issues and solutions
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This page lists upgrading issues you may encounter when upgrading to a current version of Joomla! from a previous one. Please use the links on this page to see more detail about the issue and the suggested fix.
| Articles | The Reported Issue | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cannot create new content 3.1.4 | Some users report that they receive the following error when attempting to create new content (of any type). | 3.1.4 |
| Cannot log in to Joomla frontend | A small number of users have reported not being able to log in to the frontend of Joomla! | 3.1.4,3.1.5 |
| CLI Applications Broken | Because of changes made to JTable, CLI and other stand alone applications that use JTable break in Joomla 3.1.3 and later. | 3.1.3,3.1.4,3.1.5 |
| Detailed instructions for updating from 3.1.2 to 3.1.4 | Joomla! 3.1.2 wasn't an officially released version and my install was upgraded accidentally during a pre release error. | 3.1.2 |
| Extensions Broken in 3.1.4 | Some extensions that worked in 3.1.1 give a 500 error in version 3.1.4. | 3.1.4 |
| Insert error in menu table of migrated data | If your site was migrated from Joomla! 1.5 to 2.5, you might experience problems when trying to update from your Joomla! 2.5.x to a 3.1.x version. | 3.1.x |
| Missing JBrowser class after upgrading | After update to Joomla 3.1.4 or later, some extensions that depend on the native autoloader, with a working code before, may stop working. | 3.1.4,3.1.5 |
| Problems for Sqlsrv | The main article and category list queries are broken for SqlSrv based sites. | 3.1.4,3.1.5 |
| Subcategories Not Showing | Why are subcategories not showing on drill downs?
In some category views subcategory information is not showing but they did prior to updating. This seems to be the case specifically when there is not a direct menu link to the category view displaying the subcategories. |
3.1.4 |
| Toolbar buttons missing after upgrade | Toolbar buttons are missing in the administrator views after a Joomla! upgrade. | 3.1.4,3.1.5 |