Latest post by Lefteris Kavadas on Tuesday, 09 September 2025 19:08 EEST
Hi Sergio,
Yes, custom URLs are fully supported in version 2.
If you have a file and database backup from before installing version 2.0 for the first time, you can safely install version 2.0.1 directly over 1.12.0.
If you don’t have such a backup — and since the downgrade attempt caused issues — I recommend following these steps for a clean upgrade:
Best Regards,
Lefteris
Hi Sergio,
If your backup also includes the database in the state it was before you first installed version 2, then yes — you can safely update to version 2.0.1, and the “Route 66 – Content” options (including the Article URL pattern and Category URL pattern) will still be there.
If your backup doesn’t include the database in that state, I recommend following the steps I mentioned in my previous message to ensure everything works smoothly after the upgrade.
Best Regards,
Lefteris
Hi Sergio,
I’m not sure what the exact issue is with your setup, but as I mentioned earlier, the complete upgrade process for your case would be:
Please try this process and let me know if the issue persists.
Best Regards,
Lefteris
Glad to hear everything is working now!
Please note that the URL patterns have been moved to the component options.
Thank you so much for the feedback you provided.
Best regards,
Lefteris
Hi Sergio,
To access the component options, please go to Components > Route 66 > Options in the Joomla backend. For detailed guidance, you can also refer to the Route 66 documentation.
If you encounter anything that isn’t covered in the documentation or need further assistance, feel free to reach out to us anytime.
Best regards,
Lefteris
Hello Sergio,
Thank you for your message. Please note that Route 66 v2 requires Joomla 5.3 or later and PHP 8.2 or later in order to work properly. Could you please double-check that your environment meets these requirements?
Also, to better understand the error, I recommend enabling Joomla Debug (System > Global Configuration > System > Debug System). Once enabled, try to access the Options page again and provide me with the full error details shown. This will help us identify the issue more precisely.
Best regards,
Lefteris
Hello Sergio,
Thank you for checking this and sending the debug output. The error comes from the CodeMirror editor plugin in Joomla, not from Route 66 itself. Let’s try a couple of things to resolve it:
Go to System > Plugins, find the Editor - CodeMirror plugin, open it and simply click Save so that its options are stored again.
If you have more than one backend language installed, try switching to another language and then access the Route 66 Options page again.
This should help bypass the error coming from the CodeMirror plugin.
Best regards,
Lefteris
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