Button in CF8 V50 lose name id and type when set to link

si simelas 12 Nov, 2025

Hi Max,

as in the title:

When a button in CF8 v50 is set to link , it does not take in account the button name, the id and the type.

In previous versions of CF8 that worked ok.

Herebelow the HTML elements copy

Button set to button :

<button class="nui button colored blue iconed" name="pay_ccard" id="pay_ccard" type="button"> <svg class="fasvg icon credit-card" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><path d="M64 32C28.7 32 0 60.7 0 96v32H576V96c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64H64zM576 224H0V416c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H512c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V224zM112 352h64c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16H112c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16zm112 16c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16H368c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16H240c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16z"></path></svg>Πληρωμή   Κάρτα </button>

Button set to link:

<a class="nui button colored blue iconed" href="/index.php/?option=com_chronoforms8&chronoform=cash-desk&chronopage=save_cart_to_sales&payment_mode=ccard&sales_channel=1"><svg class="fasvg icon credit-card" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><path d="M64 32C28.7 32 0 60.7 0 96v32H576V96c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64H64zM576 224H0V416c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H512c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V224zM112 352h64c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16H112c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16zm112 16c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16H368c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16H240c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16z"></path></svg>Πληρωμή   Κάρτα </a>

Could you fix that?

Cheers

Max_admin 16 Nov, 2025

Answer

Hi simelas

That's correct for the ID, but for other attributes you can just use the HTML Attributes behavior

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si simelas 16 Nov, 2025

Yes indeed, but would be easier to have also id to avoid rewriting some forms.

cheers

Max_admin 16 Nov, 2025

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I have fixed that in the next update! :)

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si simelas 16 Nov, 2025

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Thank you !

si simelas 25 Dec, 2025

Hi Max,

CF8 V51 still has the issue reported previously: "Button in CF8 V50 lose name id and type when set to link".

Cheers

Happy end of the year celebrations!

si simelas 27 Jan, 2026

a simple modification to overcome the warning due to the lost of button id when button is set to link ( CFV8.0.50 and CFV8.0.51)

Warning: Undefined array key "id" in .../administrator/components/com_chronoforms8/pages/chronoforms/views/field_button/output.php

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}else if($element["btype"] == "link"){$icon = !empty($field["icon"]) ? Chrono::ShowIcon($field["icon"]) : "";$url = isset($element["url"]) ? CF8::parse($element["url"]) : "";

/* *********************************************************** */$field["id"]=$field["name"]; // auto_field_id /* ********************************************************** */

$params = [];if(!empty($element['url_parameters'])){$lines = CF8::multiline($element['url_parameters']);foreach($lines as $line){$params[$line->name] = CF8::parse($line->value);}}echo '<a class="nui button '.$field["class"].'" id="'.$field["id"].'" '.$field["code"].' href="'.Chrono::r(Chrono::addUrlParam($url, $params)).'">'.$icon.$field["label"].'</a>';

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