Hi,

what version of Chameleon are you using? I uploaded a new version to the web site yesterday (2.46) which has some fixes for Joomla 3.4. Can you please try that version and see if it makes any difference?

Hi, I have just tried this out on a stock Joomla 3.4.0 installation, and the menu disabling function works fine.

Could I suggest that you check the following?

1 - is that Chameleon rule definitely being executed? You can test this by turning on Chameleon's debug mode (in the Options panel from the Rule Chain or Config page). Then examine the output on the front page of your site and see what rules are being executed and what the results are. Perhaps you may see that the rule chain is being quit before it gets to that rule.

2 - do you have the system cache plugin turned on, or an alternative cache component? If you are switching things according to GeoIP address you either need a very clever cache (i.e. not the built-in one) or to have caching disabled.

3 - is it possible that your template is different from the one used in the previous version of Joomla, and the template is getting its menu items direct from the database instead of through the proper channels? If so, nothing Chameleon does to the Menu object is going to make any difference.

Hope those might set you in the right direction,
Stephen

Hi Patrick,

Point 1: ok, Chameleon is obviously operating and thinks it is disabling the menu items.

Point 2: good

Point 3: I was wondering if the template that you used in previous versions of Joomla is the same template you are using now? Have you installed any upgrades to it?

The thing is, some templates used the standard JMenu object in Joomla, which is good as it allows Chameleon to alter the contents of that menu before it gets displayed. Some templates on the other hand make a direct database query to get the menu items to display, and this does not allow Chameleon to alter that list of items before the template displays it. So that's why it matters.
Could you please send me a copy of your template? I'll send you my e-mail address.

Thanks,
Stephen