JHTML-BOOTSTRAP-MODAL-001

JHtmlBootstrap::modal()

JHtmlBootstrap::modal()

The Bootstrap 2 modal helper was removed. Joomla 4+ uses renderModal and Bootstrap 5 markup.

JHtmlBootstrap::modal()HTMLHelper::_('bootstrap.renderModal')

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

What you will see

  • Call to undefined method Joomla\CMS\HTML\Helpers\Bootstrap::modal

Symptoms people search

admin modal missing · undefined method modal

Replace this code

Swap JHtmlBootstrap::modal() for HTMLHelper::_('bootstrap.renderModal').

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

echo JHtml::_('bootstrap.modal', 'myModal');

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

echo HTMLHelper::_('bootstrap.renderModal', 'myModal', $modalParams, $body);

How to fix it

  1. 1Replace bootstrap.modal helper usage with renderModal.
  2. 2Update the HTML to Bootstrap 5 (data-bs-*, btn-close).

Also known as

JHtmlBootstrap::modal()

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