What happened?

This is a repeat of closed issue #46332 from October 2025 which was not fixed.

Steps to reproduce this issue:

1. Create a custom field or use an existing field with the Options > Display Options > Automatic Display > set as 'Do not automatically display'. Assign it to a category and then add a value to that field in the latest article in that category.

2. Go to your site template and create a new mod_articles module override (it will appear under the 'html' folder).

3. In [modulename]_items.php - say before the 'ul' opening tag - add

<div><?php $customFields = FieldsHelper::getFields('com_content.article', $item, true);
$values = array_column($customFields, 'value', 'name');
echo $values['field-name']; ?></div>

replacing 'field-name' with your field's name.

NB. If the module's name isn't 'default' you will need to change 'default' to your module's name on lines 43 and 48 of [modulename].php

4. Save the file and then go back to Content > Site Modules and create a new site module of the type 'Articles'. Choose the category that your article is in and ensure that it will display the latest article (i.e. the one to which you added the field data).

5. In the module's 'Advanced' tab, select your new custom module from the 'Layout' option.

6. Select a position and menu item (ideally a test page) to display it on and then save the module. Go to that menu item and refresh the page. I believe you will get a blank white screen.

So...

7. Go back to [modulename]_items.php and add

use Joomla\Component\Fields\Administrator\Helper\FieldsHelper;

after

use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;

Save and refresh the website page.

Version

5.4

Expected result

After following the above steps, I believe you should now be able to see the page with the module displayed and showing field value.

Actual result

Blank white page.

System Information

Joomla! 5.4.1 Stable
PHP 8.3.30 on Linux
Database type mysql, 10.6.24-MariaDB-cll-lve-log

Additional Comments

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