RTC PR-5.4-dev Pending

User tests: Successful: 0 Unsuccessful: 0

avatar AdarshSantoria
AdarshSantoria
24 Mar 2025

Summary of Changes

This PR improves the Joomla Administrator UI in the Fields list view (com_fields) by fixing how unassigned Field Groups are displayed.

Previously, if a field had no Field Group assigned, the "Field Group" column would appear blank in the admin table. This could confuse users or make it unclear whether the field was missing a group or had a configuration issue.

This fix updates the logic to:

  • Detect when a field's group_title is empty
  • Display JNONE ("None") instead of leaving the column blank
  • Improve clarity for administrators managing custom fields

Testing Instructions

  1. Go to the Joomla Administrator Panel.
  2. Navigate to Users → Fields.
  3. Create a new Field (or edit an existing one).
  4. Leave the Field Group field unassigned.
  5. Return to the Fields list.
  6. Observe the "Field Group" column:
    • Fields assigned to a group show the group name ✅
    • Fields without a group now show "None"

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

Field Field Group
field

Screenshot (16)

  • Blank column for ungrouped fields.
  • No clear indication that the field is intentionally ungrouped.

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

Field Field Group
field None

Screenshot (17)

  • Clear "None" label is shown for unassigned field groups.
  • Improved UX consistency and clarity for administrators.

Link to documentation

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  • Documentation link for docs.joomla.org:

  • No documentation changes for docs.joomla.org needed

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  • No documentation changes for manual.joomla.org needed

avatar AdarshSantoria AdarshSantoria - open - 24 Mar 2025
avatar AdarshSantoria AdarshSantoria - change - 24 Mar 2025
Status New Pending
avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - change - 24 Mar 2025
Category Administration com_fields
avatar fgsw fgsw - test_item - 24 Mar 2025 - Tested successfully
avatar fgsw
fgsw - comment - 24 Mar 2025

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 914af09

Content

Articles

content-field-articles

Category

content-field-category

Contact

Contact

content-field-contact

Category

content-field-contact-category

Mail

content-field-contact-mail

User

content-field-user


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avatar HLeithner HLeithner - change - 25 Mar 2025
Labels Added: PR-5.2-dev
avatar HLeithner HLeithner - alter_testresult - 25 Mar 2025 - fgsw: Tested successfully
avatar exlemor exlemor - test_item - 25 Mar 2025 - Tested successfully
avatar exlemor
exlemor - comment - 25 Mar 2025

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 3938210

I have tested this successfully... Thanks @AdarshSantoria.


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avatar QuyTon QuyTon - change - 25 Mar 2025
Status Pending Ready to Commit
avatar QuyTon
QuyTon - comment - 25 Mar 2025

RTC


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avatar bembelimen
bembelimen - comment - 25 Mar 2025

Not sure about this, as the field is caled "Fields" in the item, when no field group is assigned.

avatar richard67 richard67 - change - 26 Mar 2025
Labels Added: RTC RMDQ PR-5.3-dev
Removed: PR-5.2-dev
avatar richard67 richard67 - change - 26 Mar 2025
Title
[5.3] Show “None” when Field Group is unassigned in Fields list
[5.4] Show “None” when Field Group is unassigned in Fields list
avatar richard67 richard67 - edited - 26 Mar 2025
avatar richard67 richard67 - change - 26 Mar 2025
Labels Added: PR-5.4-dev
avatar richard67
richard67 - comment - 26 Mar 2025

As agreed today in the maintainers meeting, I've rebased this PR to 5.4-dev.

avatar richard67
richard67 - comment - 13 Apr 2025

Maybe to be done with another PR: The fields list has a filter option to filter by field group. This option should be extended by an option "- None -", similar as done with PR #45232 for the author filter in the articles view, and maybe it also needs to modify the database query in the list model, similar as done with PR #45264 for the same filter.

avatar AdarshSantoria AdarshSantoria - change - 13 Apr 2025
Labels Added: Updates Requested
Removed: RMDQ PR-5.3-dev
avatar richard67
richard67 - comment - 13 Apr 2025

@fgsw @exlemor With a quick retest from one of you I would leave this PR RTC and not require 2 new tests. The PR has been changed on my request so it uses "[ None ]" in the list view, see #45201 (comment) .

avatar chmst chmst - test_item - 13 Apr 2025 - Tested successfully
avatar chmst
chmst - comment - 13 Apr 2025

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 16f9b2c


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avatar chmst
chmst - comment - 13 Apr 2025

It can remain RTC.
grafik

avatar richard67 richard67 - alter_testresult - 13 Apr 2025 - @fgsw: Tested successfully
avatar richard67 richard67 - alter_testresult - 13 Apr 2025 - @exlemor: Tested successfully
avatar QuyTon QuyTon - change - 13 Apr 2025
Labels Removed: Updates Requested
avatar richard67 richard67 - close - 14 Apr 2025
avatar richard67 richard67 - merge - 14 Apr 2025
avatar richard67 richard67 - change - 14 Apr 2025
Status Ready to Commit Fixed in Code Base
Closed_Date 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025-04-14 17:47:29
Closed_By richard67
avatar richard67
richard67 - comment - 14 Apr 2025

Thanks all (author and testers).

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