Updating Advanced Module Manager adds User:...

Periodically when I update Advanced Module Manager, the extension Creative Slider offlajn.com/creative-slider.html will have its Homepage Condition modified so a User: Super User condition is added to the Page: Homepage condition that is normally there.

This has been happening sporadically for a year or two on multiple sites, but has been rare enough to cause me not to report it. However, since it happened again today, I thought you should know about it.

The first time it happened it took me a couple of hours to figure out why the homepage broke when updating extensions, and I narrowed it down to some combination of AMM and Creative Slider.

Since I know the cause and can quickly fix the issue, it isn't a high priority for me, but in case this comes up with other people I thought I'd make you aware of the issue.

I just now updated AMM on both a 4.4.4 and a 5.1.1 site, and the same issue came up. The update added a Super Admin condition just for this slider extension on the homepage. However, I've updated AMM on several other sites during the same work session, and this did not happen - everything went smoothly on these other sites.

I can't figure out any commonality, so I don't know how useful this report will be for troubleshooting or fixing anything, but I thought I'd let you know in case other users report somethings similar.

If I uninstall then reinstall AMM, will my settings, conditions, and customizations stick, or do I have to redo them from scratch?

Ok - I think we're getting someplace. I have been able to replicate the problem just by reinstalling AMM.

I created a user for you on a development site.



Here are the steps to reproduce the issue:
1. Load the homepage normally
2. Reinstall AMM
3. Refresh the homepage - you'll see that the content is gone, though the header and footer remain

To fix it...
1. Go to Conditions and search on "Creative"
2. Open the condition, note that a Super User condition has been added.
3. Delete that second part of the condition.
4. refresh the homepage

Hopefully this will let you figure out the problem. I can provide FTP access if you need it. Let me know generally what was causing the issue, if you can.

Note that I've randomly found this issue on other sites, but not all of them and not all the time. Some of these are/were Joomla 4 sites. The common denominator was Creative Slider.

Thanks.

Calvin

It may take me a day to set this up as I'm working with shared hosting and will need to set things up for you. Although this problem isn't an issue for me anymore as I know the cause and a fast solution, I'm happy to do this to help you troubleshoot as I'm sure it is a very strange extension interaction that shouldn't be happening.

I'm in California, USA, so the time zone difference may slow things down a bit for communication.

Calvin

I've set things up. I had to create an FTP account for you and install a localized copy of phpMyAdmin.



If you are able to figure out the issue, I'd love a short summary of what the problem was as it is puzzling to me, too.

Calvin

That explains it. The fact that it was impacting this particular extension on specific sites was just coincidental to how the condition was in Joomla 3.

Thanks for fixing it.

Calvin