As you are not using the core Joomla editor (tinymce) we first need to rule out that this is because you aree using JCE. In your global configuration change the editor to TinyMCE and repeat the tests

Changed and tested. Same result:

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As you are not using the core Joomla editor (tinymce) we first need to rule out that this is because you aree using JCE. In your global configuration change the editor to TinyMCE and repeat the tests

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Changed and tested. Same result:

Fra: Brian Teeman @.>
Sendt: 26. august 2026 17:09
Til: joomla/joomla-cms @.>
Cc: fja-git @.>; Author @.>
Emne: Re: [joomla/joomla-cms] Front-end edit fails with error. Requires langauage selection even though single language site. (Issue #48315)

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As you are not using the core Joomla editor (tinymce) we first need to rule out that this is because you aree using JCE. In your global configuration change the editor to TinyMCE and repeat the tests

maybe should be noted that all sites have da-DK language installed, and set as default - both front and back-end.... Only jumppanen.dk has had multilanguage activatet

thanks for doing that.

I just switched my site to da-dk and coujldnt replicate the problem. Maybe someone else will have an idea

If you can replicate this, @fja-git, could you please open all the tabs in your article and see ith there is one of the fields marked as optional?

If you can replicate this, @fja-git, could you please open all the tabs in your article and see if there is one of the fields marked as requested?

Only Category is mandatory. Displays correct error and marking if missing. No other fields shown with error

Only Category is mandatory. Displays correct error and marking if missing. No other fields shown with error

Tested in back-end as well. Only Category triggers error - not other errors. Save works fine...

I have site 'test.kratvej28c.dk' recently created to test J6 upgrade. Problem present here as well. I can setup test account if this would help....

I have site 'test.kratvej28c.dk' recently created to test J6 upgrade. Problem present here as well. I can setup test account if this would help....

or supply a .zip archive version including db

Seems problem is somehow linked to previous updates.... I did reinstall of core files (from admin interface) - with no change.

I then created new 6.1 site, installed extensions i normally use - and then imported the database from problem-site. Now editing works as expected.
Luckily my sites are pretty simple, so recreating seems the solution - but some tool to cleanup / verify files and folders could be very usefull.

I'll close this case, and hope it does not happen again. Thx

....just to let you all know:

Created new site - tested / migrated db - all fine.
Then replaced all folders and files in original site with new - edit failed again

So 3 possible sources left: .haccess, configuration.php and db:

• renamed .htaccess - still edit fails
• pointed to new db - still edit fails ===> problem must be in configuration.php

Did side by side comparison - and the difference was:
old site: public $captcha = 'hashcash';
new site: public $captcha = '0';

changed to '0' (or '') - edit works!!!

SO: problem was selection of standard captcha - which seemingly creates a hidden field in editing - which blocks saving unless some attribute (not category - tested that!) is modified...

So - problem solved. Will submit info to HashCash team if I can find a way....

Glad to hear you were able to resove this