[#48468] - [5.4] Fix clearing the workflows context selector - redo of #48079 for 5.4
- Fixed in Code Base
- 17 Sep 2026
- Medium
- Build: 5.4-dev
- # 48468
- Diff
- richard67:5.4-dev-backport-pr-48079
User tests: Successful: Unsuccessful:
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Summary of Changes
This pr fixes a workflow issue where clicking the SearchTools clear button clears the required workflow context (extension) along with the other filters. As a result, the request is submitted with an empty extension value, causing the workflows page to fail with an extension not set exception.
It is the same as PR #48079 , which was made for 6.1-dev but should have been made for 5.4-dev, and a rebase from an upper branch is not easily possible.
As the differences in the modified files between 5.4-dev and 6.1-dev have no impact on the changes made by that PR, the successful human tests for that PR can still be considered as valid.
It just needs a quick regression test that there are no new JS errors when having a template override where the changes are not included.
Thanks to @adarshdubey03 for the original PR #48079 .
Testing Instructions
- Go to content > workflows.
- Apply a filter (eg unpublished)
- Clear the filter
Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request
An error with extension not found appears.
Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request
No error and clear works correctly.
Link to documentations
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Documentation link for guide.joomla.org:
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No documentation changes for guide.joomla.org needed
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Pull Request link for manual.joomla.org: To be done.
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No documentation changes for manual.joomla.org needed
| Status | New | ⇒ | Pending |
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I have tested this item ✅ successfully on f88d8d4
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I've added the successful human tests from PR #48079 to this PR here in the issue tracker as the PR here is the same as that other PR, just for the 5.4-dev branch, and there are no relevant differences between the branches.
In this way we can credit the testers in the release notes when this PR will be released.
| Status | Pending | ⇒ | Ready to Commit |
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✅ Final test before merge with JBT
- Enabled articles workflows and created a 2nd workflow
- Checked this PR contains the same modifications as the original #48079
- Seen exception 'Extension not set.' before PR
- Applied PR with Patch Tester and
npm run build:js- Filter Options > Clear has no exception and is working
- Filter options are working correct for one or multiple workflows, including Clear button
- No unusual PHP log entries
- Checked JS console log
- There are
uncaught exception: Object { message }JS errors with some filtering or clear filter actions, but the behaviour is the same as it was before the PR
- There are
| Status | Ready to Commit | ⇒ | Fixed in Code Base |
| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2026-09-17 05:03:01 |
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Thank you very much @adarshdubey03 and @richard67 for your contribution. Thank you @tecpromotion for review and testing.
I have tested this item ✅ successfully on f88d8d4
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