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[#47468] - [6.1] Fix switching media type on field reload

RTC PR-6.1-dev Pending

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avatar HLeithner
HLeithner
25 Mar 2026

Pull Request resolves #47432 .

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Summary of Changes

Unset the types parameter for the form field, this allows joomla to use the default form the xml.

Testing Instructions

  • Open the create screen for a new custom field
  • Select type audio
  • wait for reload
  • Select type video
  • wait for reload
  • Save
  • open article
  • check media type

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

The type is Audio instead of Video

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

The type is Video as expected.

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avatar HLeithner HLeithner - open - 25 Mar 2026
avatar HLeithner HLeithner - change - 25 Mar 2026
Status New ⇒ Pending
avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - change - 25 Mar 2026
Category ⇒ Front End Plugins
avatar HLeithner HLeithner - change - 25 Mar 2026
Labels Added: PR-6.1-dev
d99faf9 25 Mar 2026 avatar HLeithner cs
avatar elh-ds
elh-ds - comment - 25 Mar 2026

Tested successfully

avatar BeginnerJoomlaCom
BeginnerJoomlaCom - comment - 25 Mar 2026

@elh-ds please login with your github-account at https://issues.joomla.org/ and mark your test as successfully so your test counts.

avatar elh-ds elh-ds - test_item - 25 Mar 2026 - Tested successfully
avatar elh-ds
elh-ds - comment - 25 Mar 2026

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on d99faf9

Switch of field type before saving works as expected.

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avatar tecpromotion tecpromotion - test_item - 25 Mar 2026 - Tested successfully
avatar tecpromotion
tecpromotion - comment - 25 Mar 2026

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on d99faf9

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avatar tecpromotion tecpromotion - change - 25 Mar 2026
Status Pending ⇒ Ready to Commit
avatar tecpromotion
tecpromotion - comment - 25 Mar 2026

RTC

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avatar tecpromotion tecpromotion - change - 26 Mar 2026
Labels Added: RTC
avatar tecpromotion tecpromotion - change - 26 Mar 2026
Status Ready to Commit ⇒ Fixed in Code Base
Closed_Date 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ⇒ 2026-03-26 10:11:00
Closed_By ⇒ tecpromotion
avatar tecpromotion tecpromotion - close - 26 Mar 2026
avatar tecpromotion tecpromotion - merge - 26 Mar 2026
avatar tecpromotion
tecpromotion - comment - 26 Mar 2026

Thanks @HLeithner

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