Bugfix release. Fixes a legacy Joomla 3 form-validation call (behavior.formvalidation, removed in Joomla 5) in the VirtueMart login template override, which could cause a 500 - behavior::formvalidation not found error on pages where the login block is shown to guests — for example the cart, depending on your VirtueMart settings. The override now uses the Joomla 5-native behavior.formvalidator.

Found during the follow-up on the 2026-07-15 report — thank you again, Zoltán!

Also fixed: legacy behavior.modal calls (helper removed in Joomla 4/5 — fatal behavior::modal not found) in the VirtueMart login override and the mod_virtuemart_product slick-slider override. Bootstrap 5's data-bs-toggle="modal" markup handles modal opening natively.

Modernization to Joomla 5-native. Full refresh targeting Joomla 5.4.6 + VirtueMart 4.6.8. Every fix from the modernization pipeline is enumerated below so nothing gets lost when the template is next touched. Complete change log ships in CHANGELOG.md at the template root.

Joomla + VirtueMart stack

• Joomla core lifted to 5.4.6 native (no Joomla 3 residuals in the shipped code path).
• VirtueMart 4.6.8 build 11258 (May 2026 upstream) — matches every other modernized ET template.
• StageIt + MCP for Joomla pre-installed in the quickstart bundle.
• Post-install messages hidden by default so a fresh install ships clean.

Bootstrap 2 → Bootstrap 5 (bridge CSS)

• New css/bs2-bs5-bridge.css translates every BS2 .row-fluid / .span1..12 / .offset* / .pull-left|right / .hidden-phone / .visible-phone / .btn-inverse / .btn-default class to its BS5 equivalent — 33 BS2→BS5 class conversions in index.php now render through this bridge without breaking donor markup.
• Standalone .spanN widths converted from BS2's fixed 940-grid pixels to percentages so they scale correctly inside a 1170–1200px BS5 container.
• List-style reset added for ul.row-fluid, .menu-nav, #social-links, etc. (BS5 dropped the implicit list reset BS2 provided).
• Testimonials + manufacturers / Owl slider containers preserved — those integrations depend on the BS2 grid math.

PHP 8 + security

• 175 XSS-hardening wraps applied via new phEsc(), phHexColor(), phCssDim() helpers around every $this->params->get(…) echo.
• mod_login override — added $type variable fallback (Phase 3e), fixes the Undefined variable $type warning on Joomla 5 login modules.
• Deprecated jQuery.browser IE-detect shim block removed.
• Font Awesome 6.5.2 loaded via CDN with the official V4 back-compat shim so legacy <i class="fa fa-twitter"> markup still resolves to brand icons.

Legacy front-end code paths cleaned up

• IE conditional blocks + selectivizr / modernizr / html5shiv polyfill loaders removed.
• Legacy addStyleSheet calls stripped (Phase 5d).
• jQuery plugin loaders removed where the plugin is no longer used — Superfish, Supersubs, jQuery.backstretch.
• Legacy class="switch" checkbox markup swept out of templateDetails.xml in favour of Joomla-native switcher fields.

Social icon set

• Modern 13-network set brought to parity: Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord all added.
• Dead networks retired: Google+, StumbleUpon, Digg, Blogger, MySpace.

Header layout

• Bridge-CSS restoration of the original 2-row header: main menu on the top row (position-1 module in .responsive-menu), mega-menu with sub-categories below the logo.
• Fixed-header stack lifted to z-index 100000+ so component overlays (VirtueMart lightbox, category-tile hover, hot-offer decoration) can't accidentally out-layer the mega-menu dropdown.
• Dropdown overflow-escape — replaces .global-container { overflow: hidden } with overflow: visible on the escape path, and moves horizontal-scroll prevention to body where it doesn't clip mega-menu descendants.
• #st-navigation overflow changed to visible — was hiding dropdown items 3+ at the header height boundary.
• Logo container auto-expands to fit the customer's uploaded logo image (won't clip at desktop-scale topheight).
• Companion inline JS syncs .body-innerwrapper padding-top to actual rendered header height so a tall logo image doesn't overlap content beneath.
• Site-Name Position X / Y sliders now work as visual offsets (were being ignored on image-logo mode).
• Logo Width now drives the space between the logo and menu — set the value low and the menu tucks up against the logo.

Mega-menu

• CS-PATCH: nested-menu — MubleStore-family mega-menus ship with module-based dropdowns; this patch also renders Joomla-native parent_id child menu items as <ul> dropdowns through the same foreach loop, so customers who prefer standard nested menu structure get dropdowns automatically.
• Hover-gap eliminated — dropdowns now sit flush against the parent menu-item's bottom edge (no 70-pixel dead zone that used to time out the sfHover state before the user could reach the dropdown).
• Menu-item hard-hide selectors extended so first-hover reveal is instant.

Mobile hamburger + accordion menu (Phase 5m Expression pattern)

• Hamburger button injected into #top-handler, toggles body.mobile-menu-open class.
• Full-width off-canvas drawer with dim overlay behind so the site behind stays visible-but-shaded.
• Circular chip indicator with Font Awesome fa-plus / fa-minus icons on parent items (replaces plain text glyphs); chip darkens on the expanded state.
• Progressive-disclosure accordion — tap parent to expand children; single-branch-open (opening one branch closes any open sibling).
• Tap-to-toggle — the same parent tap opens then closes on the second tap (parent anchors don't navigate on mobile; leaf children carry the URLs).
• Mobile drawer background driven by the template style's Color 4 (theme-shaded tint) with #212529 slate fallback — reads as an intentional shaded version of the customer's chosen theme rather than a fixed slate.
• Mobile drawer decoupled from the desktop mega-menu — the hamburger renders the position-1 main menu rather than duplicating the desktop mega-menu's utility items.
• Long menu labels wrap cleanly on mobile without descender clipping.
• Mobile content gets 15px left/right padding matching the hamburger's edge offset.
• mubleStore title vertically centered next to the hamburger on mobile (no longer drops below the header overlapping the slideshow).

Legacy off-canvas machinery

• Original .open-off-canvas hamburger + #offcanvas panel + .menucanvas output hidden on mobile — Phase 5m is now the canonical mobile hamburger.
• Classic .responsive-menu (position-1 module output) stays visible on desktop (that's the second utility menu row) but hidden on mobile when the mobile drawer is showing.

Bootstrap 5 modal migration

• data-toggle="modal" → data-bs-toggle="modal" on all login / register triggers.
• Login modal renders as a proper centered popup (was rendering full-width inline pre-refresh).

Admin labels + template style tabs

• Every fieldset tab renamed to drop the redundant "Settings" suffix: Site Name and Slogan, Theme, Fonts, EU Cookie Law Window, Drop Down Menus, Template Header and Footer Custom Code, Colors, Built-in Slideshow, Slick Products Slider, OWL Products Slider, Testimonials Slider, Manufacturers Slider, Product Images, Side Pop Up Box.
• Section headers inside the Theme tab cleaned up: Basic, Top Pop Up Panel, Cart Module, Header Area, Slideshow Area, Advanced Fonts.
• Field labels renamed: Top Handler Height → Header Height; Top Handler Width → Logo Width.
• Template Version display in the Description tab now matches the actual shipped version — no more stale 28.06.2024 5.1.1/4.2.12 string.

Not in this cycle (deferred to a later release)

• Owl Carousel 1.x + Slick + camera.js → Swiper 11 migration. Swiper 11 CDN is preloaded so a future release can migrate the testimonials, VirtueMart product carousels, manufacturer logo strip, and K2 slider incrementally without adding a new loader.
• Dedicated "Changelog" fieldset tab in the template style editor.
• Mobile menu hierarchy styling — the chip indicator + tinted drawer background are settled; per-level styling (left accent bar, section-heading feel on parent items) is planned for the next cycle.

• Update - Template updated to Joomla 5.3.0
• Update - Template updated to Virtuemart 4.4.4
• Minor Bugs fixed

• Update - Template updated to Joomla 5
• Compatible with Virtuemart pre-release Version 4.2.12
• Minor Bugs fixed

• Update - Template updated to Joomla 5
• Compatible with Virtuemart pre-release Version 4.2.6
• Please Note: VirtueMart 4.2.4,is not compatible with the Joomla 5, 
  therefore no Joomla 5 Quickstart until VirtueMart Version 4.2.6 is publicly released. 

• Fixed - Template updated to be compatible with Joomla 4.2