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avatar alikon
alikon
22 Feb 2026

Summary of Changes

allow extension update from cli

User state is session-based storage that only works in web context (administrator)

In CLI context setting user state fail

Testing Instructions

install this console plugin
plg_console_updatefromcli.zip
it will add a new cli command extension:update
have an extensions for which there is an update and the run

php cli/joomla.php extension:update --eid=the_extension_id

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

error

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

can update extensions from cli

Link to documentations

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  • No documentation changes for manual.joomla.org needed

avatar alikon alikon - open - 22 Feb 2026
avatar alikon alikon - change - 22 Feb 2026
Status New Pending
avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - change - 22 Feb 2026
Category Administration com_installer

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