JFORM-GETCONTROLGROUP-001

JForm::getControlGroup()

JForm::getControlGroup() / getControlGroups()

Control-group renderers were Bootstrap 2 era. Joomla 4 removed them.

JForm::getControlGroup() → renderField() / renderFieldset()

Dies at Joomla 3 → 4J3: Works nativelyJ4: Removed — fatalJ6: Removed — fatalBC plugin: no — already dead on J4Mechanical renameJoomla API

What you will see

  • Call to undefined method ...::getControlGroup
  • Call to undefined method ...::getControlGroups

Symptoms people search

edit form empty · getControlGroup

Replace this code

Swap JForm::getControlGroup() for renderField() / renderFieldset().

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

echo $this->form->getControlGroup('title');
echo $this->form->getControlGroups('details');

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

echo $this->form->renderField('title');
echo $this->form->renderFieldset('details');

How to fix it

  1. 1Replace getControlGroup with renderField.
  2. 2Replace getControlGroups with renderFieldset.

Also known as

getControlGroup · getControlGroups · renderField

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