[#29379] - [4.0b1] Installer when using remote database: button [Install Joomla] hardly visible
- Duplicate Report
- 2 Jun 2020
- Medium
- Build: 4.0.0-beta1
- # 29379
Steps to reproduce the issue
- download Joomla_4.0.0-beta1-Beta-Full_Package.zip
- unzip the file
- upload the files into an empty folder of the webserver
- open the related URL in order to start the installation
- step 1: enter the necessary data then click the button [Setup Login Data]
- step 2: enter the necessary data then click the button [Setup Database Connection]
- step 3: enter the necessary data USING A REMOTE DATABASE then click the button [Install Joomla]
- step 4: you will encounter a
«Warning
You are trying to use a database host which is not on your local server...»
Notice
To confirm that you are the owner of this website please delete the file ... Then select [Install Joomla] to continue the installation»
Expected result
The button [Install Joomla] should be placed directly underneath this warning and this notice.
Actual result
In fact, the button [Install Joomla] is not immediatly visible. A summary of the first steps is displayed. In order to find the button [Install Joomla] the user needs to scroll down considerably far.
System information (as much as possible)
Additional comments
Professional users might find the button readily. But unexperienced users could be bewildered by not finding immediately the button that is ledaing to the next step.
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Yes it would. Although I do not see the necessity for displaying here the summary of the previous steps. Maybe, a [Back] button for each step would be appreciated in order to go back to a previous step and correct mistypings.
Similar to this? https://issues.joomla.org/tracker/joomla-cms/29325
This comment was created with the J!Tracker Application at issues.joomla.org/tracker/joomla-cms/29379.
Oh yes, very similar. Only the solution approach is different. I would not mind if you merge my report with the one mentionned above.
| Status | New | ⇒ | Closed |
| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2020-06-02 13:10:06 |
| Closed_By | ⇒ | joomla-cms-bot |
jwaisner
- | Status | Closed | ⇒ | Duplicate Report |
| Closed_By | joomla-cms-bot | ⇒ | jwaisner |
Set to "closed" on behalf of @jwaisner by The JTracker Application at issues.joomla.org/joomla-cms/29379
@crimle Would it be also a solution to extend the text in the blue message at the end by changing the
Then select "Install Joomla" to continue.to something like
Then use the "Install Joomla" button at the bottom of this form to continue.?