USERHELPER-REMEMBER-001

JUserHelper::getRememberCookieData()

JUserHelper remember-cookie helpers

Remember-cookie helpers were removed from UserHelper in Joomla 4.

JUserHelper::getRememberCookieData() → Cookie authentication plugin — do not call the helpers

Dies at Joomla 3 → 4J3: Works nativelyJ4: Removed — fatalJ6: Removed — fatalBC plugin: no — already dead on J4Architecture change — no auto-fixJoomla API

What you will see

  • Call to undefined method ...::getRememberCookieData
  • Call to undefined method ...::invalidateCookie

Symptoms people search

remember me fatal · invalidateCookie

Replace this code

Swap JUserHelper::getRememberCookieData() for Cookie authentication plugin — do not call the helpers.

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

JUserHelper::invalidateCookie($userId, $cookieName);

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

// Remember-me is the cookie auth plugin. Do not call removed UserHelper cookie methods.

How to fix it

  1. 1Delete those calls.
  2. 2Use the authentication cookie plugin / User API.

Also known as

getRememberCookieData · invalidateCookie · remember cookie

There is no 1:1 swap for this one. The architecture changed. If you cannot rewrite it, Infyways can.

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