SIMPLEPIE-001

SimplePie

SimplePie library in core

SimplePie was removed from Joomla 4. Use the CMS Feed package.

SimplePieJoomla\CMS\Feed\FeedFactory

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

  • Class "SimplePie" not found

Symptoms people search

RSS module 500

Replace this code

Swap SimplePie for Joomla\CMS\Feed\FeedFactory.

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

$feed = new SimplePie(); $feed->set_feed_url($url);

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

$feed = (new \Joomla\CMS\Feed\FeedFactory())->getFeed($url);

How to fix it

  1. 1Replace SimplePie with FeedFactory.

Also known as

SimplePie · JFeedReader

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