I am using Joomla 5.4.7 and the current JCE Pro release.

I created the following minimal Template Item:

<a href="${URL:file}">Download document</a>

When inserting the Template Item, the Values dialog displays only a standard text field named “URL”. The File Browser picker button is not displayed.

Expected behavior: according to the JCE documentation and the JCE Pro 2.9.82 download-template example, ${URL:file} should create a text field with an integrated File Browser picker.

In an earlier JCE release, the picker button was displayed, but opening it produced a permissions/access error. After updating, the access error disappeared because the picker button is no longer rendered.

I have already:

• confirmed that JCE Pro is installed;
• enabled and configured the File Browser;
• checked the active editor profile;
• confirmed that the System — JCE plugin is enabled;
• reinstalled JCE Pro;
• cleared Joomla and browser caches;
• tested with a minimal Template Item;
• confirmed that other JCE file-browser functions are available.

Could you confirm whether this is a regression in the current release?

I installed the beta version provided by support and also tested it with a completely new Template Item containing only:

<a href="${URL:file}">Select file</a>

The URL field is still displayed only as a regular text input, without the File Browser button.

I also cleared the Joomla cache and the browser cache, then reopened the editor, but the result remained the same.

The ${URL:media} variable continues to display the selector button correctly. Therefore, the issue seems to remain specifically with ${URL:file}.

This also confirms that the problem is not caused by the HTML structure of my custom Template Item or by variables with the same names being used in different Template Items.

I am attaching a screenshot showing that the URL field is rendered without the File Browser button.

My environment is:

• Joomla: 5.4.7
• JCE Pro: beta version provided by support
• Browser: [insert browser and version]
• Operating system: Windows

Hi,

The fix worked! The File Browser picker in the Template Manager custom Template Item is now opening correctly, without the error I was seeing before.

Thanks for the quick turnaround. Much appreciated.

Best regards,
Rodrigo