JA Simpli featured articles blog layout not working after upgrade from Joomla! 3 to 4 or 5

• Stefan Helander


• 3 Nov 2024

Using the template JA Simpli with a menu item displaying featured articles in a blog layout. I had set up a 3 column layout but after upgrade to Joomla! 4 and 5 the featured articles was displayed full width stacked on eachother.

Solution:

• Rename the current menu item, espcially the alias field.
• Create a new menu item of the type Featured articles and set it up exactly as the old one. Use the old alias.

The blog layout now displays correctly and the old menu item can be deleted.