Pull Request

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Summary of Changes

This PR improves the publish/unpublish workflow for Articles and Featured lists by adding AJAX support. Users can now toggle statuses instantly without a full page reload, while the existing non-JavaScript redirect behavior is fully preserved for backward compatibility.

• Added JSON response handling in publish() in ArticlesController.php without changing the default redirect flow for non-JSON requests.
• Implemented an AJAX-based status toggle in articles-status.es6.js that:
  - Intercepts clicks on the publish/unpublish icons
  - Sends requests asynchronously with CSRF protection
  - Updates the icon, tooltip, and row state immediately
  - Displays success or error feedback messages
  - Falls back to normal form submission if AJAX fails
• Integrated the status script into the Articles list view.
• Ensured Featured list behaves the same way:
  - Loaded the same script in the Featured list view
  - Extended JS logic to handle both articles.* and featured.* publish tasks
• Updated publish() in FeaturedController.php to avoid overriding redirects for JSON requests, ensuring proper AJAX handling.

Testing Instructions

1. Open Administrator --> Content --> Articles
2. Click the publish/unpublish icon on any row
3. Confirm the status updates immediately without a page reload
4. Check that success/error messages appear as expected
5. Repeat steps 1–4 in Administrator --> Content --> Featured Articles
6. Disable JavaScript (or simulate JS failure), trigger publish/unpublish, and confirm the normal submit/redirect flow still works
7. Verify that no PHP syntax errors exist in the modified files

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

1. Clicking publish/unpublish triggered a full page reload
2. No AJAX handling was available for status toggles in Articles or Featured lists

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

1. Publish/unpublish actions are handled via AJAX without page reload
2. UI updates instantly and shows feedback messages
3. Non-JavaScript workflow remains fully functional
4. Behavior is consistent across both Articles and Featured lists

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