Problem assigning downloads to other categories? - [Fixed in 4.0.40]

[cesar38]

Hello,
This is a configuration error.
I had 3 categories (jdownloads) each with a dowload
I had no problem
I tried to put the 3 dowloads in one category, while unpublishing the other 2 categories, to see the frontend display.
I got this message
components\com_jdownloads\tmpl\categories\default.php on line 466
I've put the 3 categories back as before but the error persists
Thanks in advance
Joomla 5.0.2

[ColinM]

Hiolin
Could you please copy the complete message please.  From the location it lookks like an incompatible Access setting.

Colin

[cesar38]

Thanks for response.
The all message in the frontend

Warning: Undefined array key 3 in F:\xampp\htdocs\joomla501\components\com_jdownloads\tmpl\categories\default.php on line 466

Warning: Attempt to read property "access" on null in F:\xampp\htdocs\joomla501\components\com_jdownloads\tmpl\categories\default.php on line 466

When I put all downloads in one category, some options was "deleted" (from category or from downloads)

[ColinM]

Hi
 Puzzled by stament
'When I put all downloads in one category, some options was "deleted" (from category or from downloads) '

WQhat mechanism did you use to put the Downloads into a single category.
Did you just edit the Download and change its category?

Colin

[cesar38]

"Did you just edit the Download and change its category?" YES

I created a category in jdowloads, after I create a dowload in the category created
Please see the attached file. perhaps can help

[cesar38]

TO change the category, please see the attached file

[cesar38]

I deleted all downloads and all categories.
I create two categories. I have no problem in the frontend.
When I created the third category, the problem has reappeared
when I removed the 3rd category again, the problem disappeared again.

I tried with 4 catégories the problem disappeared again.
With 5 cat reappeared, with 6 cat disappeared

Perhaps the problem occurred when I created the 3rd category and didn't notice the error.

The sixth category is not on the home page (unwanted). It can be accessed via a link on the 2nd page. When this link is clicked, the following message appears
Warning: Undefined array key 6 in F:\xampp\htdocs\joomla501\components\com_jdownloads\tmpl\categories\default.php on line 466

Warning: Attempt to read property "access" on null in F:\xampp\htdocs\joomla501\components\com_jdownloads\tmpl\categories\default.php on line 466

Remember that I display categories in the home page with 2 columns

[cesar38]

In the home page settings, I had chosen "ALL" for category display. Despite this, there were only 5 categories per page and the 6th in another page.

But by changing "ALL" to "10", my 6 categories are displayed on the home page.

No more problems

My template is CASSIOPEIA

[ColinM]

Hi
Is the Problem Solved?

There are many articles in the documentation but written in English
If you have the front page of the documentation

https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation
Then at top right you can select Language and it will be translated by Google
and on any article. Suggest it may be useful to look at article
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation/options-configuration-v3-9/a-tutorial-on-the-frontend-options
and the other articles in that section

Best wishes
Colin

[Arno]

Hi Colin,
could you reproduce this problem?

[ColinM]

Arno,
Yes I did reproduce but only at the last stage as I did not understand the question properly!!
  In Options - Frontend - section 'Items per Page' in option
'Number of Categories to show per page *' one can type the text ALL.  If you do a save it sets the value to 0.  This then invokes the default of 5.
 Maybe the explanatory text could be modified to
'Allows you to specify, as a numerical value, the maximum number of top level Categories to display on each front-end page. See 'Show navigation for Subcategories' below for sub-categories.

Colin

[Arno]

Colin,

In Options - Frontend - section 'Items per Page' in option
'Number of Categories to show per page *' one can type the text ALL.  If you do a save it sets the value to 0.  This then invokes the default of 5.

When I test this on the demo website, ALL categories are displayed. The same with the downloads when I enter ALL there. But I haven't looked into the source code yet.

But you have not been able to reproduce the error messages described by the user?

[ColinM]

Arno
I have not reproduced the error.
 The ALL entry does not work - it effectively switches it to 5
I am using Joomla 4, not Joomla5, with jD 4.0.39 on XAMPP

Colin

[Arno]

Hi Colin,
strange. Maybe are on the demo website other settings.

But I could reproduce now the error message:

Warning: Undefined array key 3 in F:\xampp\htdocs\joomla501\components\com_jdownloads\tmpl\categories\default.php on line 466

Warning: Attempt to read property "access" on null in F:\xampp\htdocs\joomla501\components\com_jdownloads\tmpl\categories\default.php on line 466

This only appears when selecting a layout with multiple columns.
I have fixed the bug and it will be part of version 4.0.40.