More than super admins use the admin ui ;)

What you are seeing is a bug/rtegression

In 3.7 the links are to the frontend (ie without /administrator/ in the url

Cool - still a bug then ? )

Possible problem with JRoute? Looking at the class, there doesn't appear to be a function parameter allowing you to force the client.

What about removing that links?

@zero-24 any reason why?

balls to it...tried to fix but beyond my PHP knowledge :(

@C-Lodder Don't use JRoute::_ for the links. Just use the same code as in Joomla 3.7 and it should work OK https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/blob/staging/administrator/modules/mod_login/tmpl/default.php#L33

Missed that.

Anyway here's the PR: #15816

any reason why?

I could ask the same question ;P Why do you think we need it there?

Why do you think we need it there?

Simple.

If the user has forgotten their username/password, they then have to navigate to the frontend, baring in mind not all sites have a login form on the homepage of their site. I've seen many client sites that have a login form only on some deeply nested menu item

So removing it just make life harder.

Hmm. I have been a few years in the forums and i never saw the request "i 'm the site admin and i don't remember my username" the pw thing also just work for non super admins so not that better i think.

Could be a matter of one of the admins/publishers/managers etc taking time off for a while and coming back at a much later date. Could be an extremely forgetful individual. You just never know :)

This is the only argument for adding it?

I'll reverse it and ask what your arguments for removing it are :)

• there was never a request nor a need for that in the past
• it does not work for superadmins (and the most users are superadmins)
• i don't see the need for 2 extra links that are just confusing for newcomers
• if we go by your argument (long away from the webseite) the account should be deactivated and the site admin should be contacted anyway.
• if we go by your argument again we should also link the docs Artikels what is joomla and how to login to joomla
• if your site really need this just override and show it.
• please remember that the most sites just have one or two superadmins so this don't work anyway.

the account should be deactivated and the site admin should be contacted anyway.

should is correct, but it's not up to us to tell users how to manage their site or users.

I know of sites that have several standard admins and publishers, not just super admins.

At the end of the day, it's a small feature making it easier to reset a password or get a forgotten username. Not hurting anyone, nor is it a security issue.

nor is it a security issue.

i have not wrote that ;)

Yeah I know, just pointing it out though :)

#15816 got merged so I'm going to close this