If you can't change the author of a Joomla article, this might be the fix for you.
Changing this Joomla configuration setting helps overcome the "but is not used because the request credentials mode does not match. Consider taking a look at crossorigin attribute" error message reported in browsers.
00:00 - Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:20 - Identifying the Problem: Unable to Change Article Author
00:34 - Attempting to Select a New Author
01:05 - Investigating the Error with Chrome Developer Tools
01:25 - Discovering the Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Issue
01:41 - Solution: Enabling CORS in Joomla Global Configuration
02:03 - Testing the Solution
02:20 - Conclusion and Final Tips
Summary
Introduction and Sponsorship: Tim Davis introduces the video, sponsored by CyberSalt's Joomla training cohort and mysites.guru.
Identifying the Problem: The video addresses the issue where users are unable to change the author of a Joomla article.
Attempting to Change the Author: Tim demonstrates trying to change the article's author from Shabazz to James Snyder, but nothing happens when he clicks on James's name.
Investigating with Developer Tools: Tim uses Chrome developer tools (F12) to identify errors occurring in the background.
Error Details: He notices errors related to Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
Researching the Error: Tim finds an article discussing the CORS policy and realizes a potential fix.
Navigating to Global Configuration: Tim goes to Joomla's Global Configuration to apply the fix.
Enabling CORS: In the Server tab, Tim finds the "Enable CORS" option and turns it on.
Testing the Fix: Tim goes back to the article, attempts to change the author again, and this time it works.
Conclusion: Tim advises logging out and back in if the change doesn't take effect immediately, concludes the video, and encourages viewers to subscribe.
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