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I tried updating my site from 2.3.1 to 2.4 and it was a disaster. I got a fatal error during the update process, so I restored all files & the database back to 2.3.1 and tried the update again.

This time I got no errors, so I then proceeded to update the MSM. I had just purchased an additional site, so I needed to update anyway.

Now when I log into the CP there is a notice that reads “developer_logs” and it seems as though some category functionality is no longer working.

On 2 of my sites, when I click to view entries by a category, no entries are returned.

Any help is appreciated.

I was able to get rid of the developer_logs notice by updating an add-on so that issue is resolved.

But I still have the category issue.

Hello mediapimp,

Glad to see that one problem has been resolved.

Can you show me the template code for the categories page in question?

Cheers,

Sure.

This is the code that displays the category menu:

<div class="one notopmargin">
     <h4 class="margin30">Sort By</h4>
     <ul id="filter">
         <li><a href="http://{path=%27our-work%27}" title="All">All</a></li>
     {exp:channel:categories channel="work" style="linear" show_empty="no"}
     <li><a href="http://{path=%27our-work%27}" title="{category_name}">{category_name}</a></li>
         {/exp:channel:categories}
     </ul>
    </div>

And this displays the entries:

<div id="portfolio">
 {exp:channel:entries
     channel="work"
     dynamic="yes"
     status="open|home"
     disable="category_fields|member_data|pagination"
        }
 <div class="{switch='item|item last'} item-wrapper">
         <a href="http://{url_title_path=%27our-work/detail%27}" title="{title}">{work-preview}</a>
     {if work-new=="y"}<a href="http://{url_title_path=%27our-work/detail%27}" title="{title}"><div class="ribbon-new"></div></a>{/if}
         <h3>{title}</h3>
<p>     {work-teaser}<br />
     <a href="http://{url_title_path=%27our-work/detail%27}" title="Read More About {title}" class="light-button">Read More</a><br />
     </div><br />
 {/exp:channel:entries}<br />
    </div>

There are 4 total categories but only one of them shows entries when selected. The other 3 show no entries.

Also, I have show_empty=“no” but the category gets displayed even though no entries get are shown. So it seems the category thinks there are entries there.

I think I may have found the issue.

It seems EE 2.4 with the latest MSM does not like it when categories from different sites share the same name.

I’m having to change category names so that no 2 sites have the same category name.

This is a huge problem and really needs to be addressed asap.

Other people seem to have the same problem. See the following post: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/214483/

And actually after more testing, it’s not just across sites. It’s within a single site as well.

You can’t have 2 categories named the same thing in 2 different category groups within the same site.

Hello mediapimp,

You are correct. If a category has the same Category URL Title, then it will not work.

Did that change get you sorted out?

Cheers,

So you are telling me that is how it’s supposed to work?

I had no problems with this until the update.

Hi,

You are correct, it’s not supposed to be this way. I was not aware that this is a bug! (Thanks to Dan for informing me) You should be able to have the same url title as long as they are in separate groups.

Check this bug for the fix.

My apologies, should have had this resolved a few posts ago.

Cheers,

Thanks for pointing me to the bug report.

The quick fix did the trick.

Thanks.

Hi mediapimp,

Awesome. Again, sorry it took a few times around to get the resolution.

If you need anything else, please just let us know by opening a new thread.

Cheers,