Question

I created a new menu item: my_RegistrationForm_menu_item (type = Registration Form).

But when I click my_RegistrationForm_menu_item, it goes to “User Profile” page instead of the “Registration Form” page.

Also, if I append: index.php/component/users/?view=registration

OR index.php?option=com_users&view=registration

to my browser URL, it re-directs me to index.php/.../profile

NOTE: if I click the Create An Account button in the default LOGIN module, it will correctly take me to the “Registration Form” page.

Why does the Registration Form menu item go to the user’s “User Profile” page ?

Answer 1

If you have selected type = Registration, then there is no reason why it should be redirecting to the User Profile page, unless you have touched any related core Joomla files.

As an alternative, you can select type = External and use the following link:

index.php?option=com_users&view=registration

Update:

You can also do the following:

1. Create a new menu (not menu item) called “hidden“
2. Create a new menu item for the “hidden” menu called “register“, set the type to “external” and add the link that I provided above.
3. Create a new menu item for your main menu, set the type to “Menu Item Alias” and called it “Register“. Then in the Required Setting section, select the hidden menu item you created before.

If this still dosn’t work then there is something wrong with your Joomla site and the com_users code has been tampered with most likely