The correct language file is not being loaded - looking at it now

@infograf768 could you take a look please as I dont really understand the plugin language files. Basically the language file for the plugin is not being loaded

1. No need to create the menu item. Only necessary to enable that system plugin and try to login.
2. Looks like $autoloadLanguage = true; is not working for this plugin. Using $this->loadLanguage(); works better but would still not translate the Notice depending where it is placed. Maybe should be done like actionlogs with a public function onAfterInitialise() method

I guess 4.0 has changed something somewhere.

It’s a known issue with system plugins and that onBeforeExecute event I have said just needs flat out reverted. There’s an issue still open that still hasn’t been addressed.

Duplicate of #17444

Wow, #17444 is an unresolved release blocker from August 2017 with last activity January this year. Seems that was forgotten somehow? Ping @wilsonge .

In the mean while it looks like this patch solves the issue (same code as in actionlogs as stated above.:

diff --git a/plugins/system/privacyconsent/privacyconsent.php b/plugins/system/privacyconsent/privacyconsent.php
index 82926e4..4fb949a 100644
--- a/plugins/system/privacyconsent/privacyconsent.php
+++ b/plugins/system/privacyconsent/privacyconsent.php
@@ -33,12 +33,4 @@
 {
 	/**
-	 * Load the language file on instantiation.
-	 *
-	 * @var    boolean
-	 * @since  3.9.0
-	 */
-	protected $autoloadLanguage = true;
-
-	/**
 	 * Application object.
 	 *
@@ -72,4 +64,17 @@
 
 	/**
+	 * Listener for the `onAfterInitialise` event
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   4.0
+	 */
+	public function onAfterInitialise()
+	{
+		// Load plugin language files.
+		$this->loadLanguage();
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Adds additional fields to the user editing form
 	 *

@waader
Can you test?

This looks like the fix I had to do in other plugins so it should be good to go BUT the root issue will need to be fixed as it will break lots of plugins

@infograf768: Yes, that works.

Set to "closed" on behalf of @SharkyKZ by The JTracker Application at issues.joomla.org/joomla-cms/26715

Please test PR #27155.