[#45475] - [5.4] mod_articles cache is not automatically cleared
- Fixed in Code Base
- 31 Oct 2025
- Medium
- Build: 5.3-dev
- # 45475
- Diff
- Denitz:patch-20
User tests: Successful: Unsuccessful:
Summary of Changes
The cache of new mod_articles is not automatically cleared.
Testing Instructions
Enable Joomla caching, show "Articles" module, ensure that module is cached:
See /administrator/cache/mod_articles folder with cache files.
Make changes to articles/categories displayed in this module.
Load frontend with this module as a guest.
Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request
See cached module version after changes in articles.
/administrator/cache/mod_articles folder is not deleted on article changes.
Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request
See module output updated.
/administrator/cache/mod_articles folder is deleted on article changes.
Link to documentations
Please select:
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No documentation changes for docs.joomla.org needed
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No documentation changes for manual.joomla.org needed
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| Category | Administration com_categories | ⇒ | Administration com_categories com_content |
| Category | Administration com_categories com_content | ⇒ | Administration com_categories com_content com_fields |
| Category | Administration com_categories com_content com_fields | ⇒ | Administration com_categories com_content com_fields Front End |
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@exlemor The cache should be cleared automatically:
- Load the page with module, see all expected articles and see the cached data in /administrator/cache/mod_articles folder
- Unpublish article
- Reload frontend page - see the same module contents with unpublished article.
- Publish article back, apply patch
- Reload frontend to get the cache created
- Unpublish article
- Reload frontend, see the module is updated
Note that you should not be logged in frontend, otherwise caching is not applied.
I have tested this item 🔴 unsuccessfully on 45ec38b
I am sorry but even following your instructions (basically like mine) on a clean install and doing it 3 times to be sure, nothing changes each time.
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I've updated test instructions. Probably your module was not cached, or you was logged in and caching was not applied.
I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 45ec38b
I have tested this successfully - thanks @Denitz
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This pull request has been automatically rebased to 5.4-dev.
This pull request has been automatically rebased to 6.1-dev.
@HLeithner Sorry, but why did you rebase to 6.1?
It's a clear bug: the cache contents of new 'mod_articles' are not cleared on article changes.
Should be fixed in 5.4 and 6.0 as well. Please revise.
don't know why I labeled it as feature. I will change this. sorry.
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I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 45ec38b
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| Status | Pending | ⇒ | Ready to Commit |
RTC
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| Status | Ready to Commit | ⇒ | Fixed in Code Base |
| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2025-10-31 17:39:38 |
| Closed_By | ⇒ | richard67 |
Thanks @Denitz for this bug fix, and thanks @exlemor and @bembelimen for testing.
@Denitz - I apologize if I messed up something but when testing your PR, I see no difference before or after applying the PR.
Here is are steps I followed, please correct my stupidity if I did something wrong:
It shows:
Articles Module
About
About your home page
Joomla
Love
Millions
(I disable articles About your home page and Joomla and Love... check the front end, no change
clear cache in backend - the list shrinks to About, Millions as expected)
(testing the before condition)
I re-enable the 3 articles, then I apply your PR
( I re-disable articles About your home page and Joomla and Love, check the front end, no change
clear cache in backend - the list shrinks to About, Millions as expected)
so, both before and after PR same results, what did I mess up?