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avatar bascherz
bascherz
26 Apr 2026

What happened?

I am using a custom admin menu on one of my sites. It's all working fine, but there is an annoying VERY minor issue with the items when editing that menu. Instead of the actual menu item titles being shown, their respective language constants show when first clicked to edit the menu. Refreshing the page makes the language constant values appear as they should. See screenshots below.

Version

5.4

Expected result

The expected result is achieved by simply refreshing the page.

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Actual result

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System Information

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Additional Comments

This is not an urgent issue, but it's one I think should be fixed. It confused me at first because it was the first time I'd ever created a custom admin menu.

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avatar devesht-ML
devesht-ML - comment - 26 Apr 2026

Followed the reproduction steps:

  • Created a custom administrator menu
  • Added multiple items (Articles, Users, Categories)
  • Assigned the menu via administrator menu module
  • Ensured items are public and published

Result:
The custom administrator menu is correctly displayed in the sidebar.

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However, the issue (language constants shown instead of translated labels)
could not be reproduced.

Observation:
The issue appears to be timing-related (language loading order) and may not
trigger on fast/local environments. I think It may be intermittent and environment-dependent.

avatar bascherz
bascherz - comment - 26 Apr 2026

Okay, so...what can be done about it, if anything? Like I said, it's annoying, but certainly not urgent. The menu itself works properly. It's only selecting it to make changes that causes a double-take.

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 26 Apr 2026

@bascherz please test #47697

avatar bascherz
bascherz - comment - 26 Apr 2026

So, is that not fixed in J!5.4.5? Are you asking me to attempt to repeat the steps used in #47697? I can clone the site and give it a try if so.

@bascherz please test #47697

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