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Problem installing Hope template

Asked by Karen Walford 11 months ago Last activity 11 months ago

Hi, I have just subscribed to JoomShaper and downloaded my first template (Hope). I attempted to install it via the Extension Manager in Joomla and got an error message saying "Database not set in Joomla\CMS\Installer\Installer"

I'm using Joomla 6 but with the backward compatibility plugin turned on.
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"Behaviour - Backward Compatibility 6
behaviour / compat6
If you use extensions which are not using the current Joomla Coding standards then this plugin, when enabled, will provide backward compatibility to the previous major version, Joomla 5."

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Paul Frankowski Senior Staff
11 months ago · edited

My expert suggestion is this: if you’re starting a new project, install Joomla 5.4 — it will be supported throughout next year. Set up what you need, add your content (text+images+video), and after a few weeks consider upgrading from J5 to J6 once your template and all extensions are fully J6-ready. That’s what all my friends are doing too, and we’ve been using Joomla since version 1.0.0.

Less worries.

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Paul Frankowski Senior Staff
11 months ago · edited

Hi Karen,

read >> https://www.joomshaper.com/blog/10-joomla-templates-updated

Not all templates are J6 ready. You have to wait for updates. Right now you can use template(s) that have Joomla 6 tag in their description. Only those will work in J6 without error. For example

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Compare to WordPress where changes in core between versions are smaller, there is huge changes between J3, J4, J5 and J6, that's why "older" templates do not work. All Joomla wemasters have to live with that :/

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