JFACTORY-GETEDITOR-001

JFactory::getEditor()

Factory::getEditor()

Factory no longer vends the editor. Editor::getInstance() does.

JFactory::getEditor() → Editor::getInstance()

Dies at Joomla 3 → 4J3: Works nativelyJ4: Removed — fatalJ6: Removed — fatalBC plugin: no — already dead on J4Patch possible — review itJoomla API

What you will see

  • Call to undefined method Factory::getEditor

Symptoms people search

editor field blank / fatal in admin

Replace this code

Swap JFactory::getEditor() for Editor::getInstance().

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

$editor = JFactory::getEditor();
echo $editor->display('desc', $html, '100%', '300', '60', '20');

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

use Joomla\CMS\Editor\Editor;

$editor = Editor::getInstance($app->get('editor'));

How to fix it

  1. 1Replace getEditor() with Editor::getInstance().

Also known as

JFactory::getEditor()

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