chore(version): pre-release bump to 02.63.08-dev [skip ci]

.mokogitea/workflows/auto-bump.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Release
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Release
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/auto-bump.yml
 # VERSION: 09.02.00
 # BRIEF: Auto patch-bump version on every push to dev (skips merge commits)
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ jobs:
     if: >-
       !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') &&
       !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip bump]') &&
-      !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Merge pull request')
+      !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Merge pull request') &&
+      !startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-')
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Setup MokoCLI tools
+      - name: Setup mokocli tools
         run: |
           if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
             sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "MOKO_CLI=/opt/mokocli/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           else
             git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
-              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli.git" \
+              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/MokoCLI.git" \
               /tmp/mokocli
             cd /tmp/mokocli && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
             echo "MOKO_CLI=/tmp/mokocli/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml

@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Release
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Release
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/auto-release.yml.template
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
 # VERSION: 05.01.00
-# BRIEF: Universal build & release � detects platform from MokoGitea repo metadata (API)
+# BRIEF: Universal build & release � detects platform from manifest.xml
 #
 # +=======================================================================+
 # |              UNIVERSAL BUILD & RELEASE PIPELINE                        |
 # +=======================================================================+
 # |                                                                        |
-# |  Reads MokoGitea repo metadata (joomla|dolibarr|generic) to branch logic. |
+# |  Reads manifest.xml (joomla|dolibarr|generic) to branch logic.       |
 # |                                                                        |
 # |  Platform-specific:                                                    |
 # |    joomla:   XML manifest, type-prefixed packages                      |
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 1
           submodules: recursive
 
-      - name: Setup MokoCLI tools
+      - name: Setup mokocli tools
         env:
           MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
               sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer > /dev/null 2>&1
             fi
             rm -rf /tmp/mokocli
-            CLONE_URL=https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/mokocli.git
+            CLONE_URL=https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/MokoCLI.git
             git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet $CLONE_URL /tmp/mokocli
             cd /tmp/mokocli
             composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
@@ -104,11 +104,39 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Rename branch to rc
         run: |
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/branch_rename.php \
+          API_BASE="${MOKOGITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-            --from "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || 'dev' }}" --to rc \
+          AUTH="Authorization: token ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}"
-            --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" \
+          FROM="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || 'dev' }}"
-            --api-base "${MOKOGITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}" \
+          PR="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
-            --pr "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+
+          # Resolve the source branch HEAD commit.
+          SRC_JSON=$(curl -sf -H "$AUTH" "${API_BASE}/branches/${FROM}") \
+            || { echo "::error::Source branch ${FROM} not found"; exit 1; }
+          SRC_SHA=$(printf '%s' "$SRC_JSON" | python3 -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['commit']['id'])" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          [ -n "$SRC_SHA" ] || { echo "::error::Could not resolve HEAD of ${FROM}"; exit 1; }
+
+          # Point rc at the source commit. If rc already exists (a protected branch that
+          # cannot be deleted), force-update its ref in place instead of delete+recreate:
+          # deleting a protected branch fails, which then makes the recreate return HTTP 409.
+          if curl -sf -o /dev/null -H "$AUTH" "${API_BASE}/branches/rc"; then
+            echo "rc exists - force-updating to ${FROM} (${SRC_SHA})"
+            curl -sf -X PATCH -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${API_BASE}/git/refs/heads/rc" -d "{\"sha\":\"${SRC_SHA}\",\"force\":true}" \
+              || { echo "::error::Failed to force-update rc (CI token needs force-push on the protected rc branch)"; exit 1; }
+          else
+            echo "Creating rc from ${FROM}"
+            curl -sf -X POST -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${API_BASE}/branches" -d "{\"new_branch_name\":\"rc\",\"old_branch_name\":\"${FROM}\"}" \
+              || { echo "::error::Failed to create rc from ${FROM}"; exit 1; }
+          fi
+
+          # Repoint the PR at rc, then delete the old source branch (non-fatal).
+          if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
+            curl -s -X PATCH -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${API_BASE}/pulls/${PR}" -d '{"head":"rc"}' >/dev/null || true
+          fi
+          curl -s -X DELETE -H "$AUTH" "${API_BASE}/branches/${FROM}" >/dev/null || true
+          echo "Renamed ${FROM} -> rc"
 
       - name: Checkout rc and configure git
         run: |
@@ -203,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "No conflict markers found"
 
-      - name: Setup MokoCLI tools
+      - name: Setup mokocli tools
         env:
           MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
@@ -218,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
               sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer > /dev/null 2>&1
             fi
             rm -rf /tmp/mokocli
-            CLONE_URL=https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/mokocli.git
+            CLONE_URL=https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/MokoCLI.git
             git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet $CLONE_URL /tmp/mokocli
             cd /tmp/mokocli
             composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
@@ -354,7 +382,7 @@ jobs:
           content = open('CHANGELOG.md').read()
           old = '## [Unreleased]'
           new = f'## [Unreleased]\n\n## [{version}] --- {date}'
-          content = content.replace(old, new, 1)
+          content = content if ('## [' + version + ']') in content else content.replace(old, new, 1)
           open('CHANGELOG.md', 'w').write(content)
           " "$VERSION" "$DATE"
             git add CHANGELOG.md

.mokogitea/workflows/branch-cleanup.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Universal
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Universal
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/branch-cleanup.yml
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
 # BRIEF: Delete feature branches after PR merge

.mokogitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml

@@ -1,65 +1,106 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Release
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Cascade
-# BRIEF: Reset dev to main after each release (cascade). Moved out of auto-release Step 11.
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
-#
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml
-# +========================================================================+
+# VERSION: 02.00.00
-# |                        CASCADE MAIN -> DEV                              |
+# BRIEF: Cascade main -> dev via PR; auto-merge only if conflict-free, else notify
-# +========================================================================+
-# |  dev mirrors main and is reset on every release.                       |
-# |  delete+recreate cannot run against a protected branch, so this        |
-# |  force-pushes main -> dev. The automation identity is force-push       |
-# |  allowlisted on dev via branch-protection.yml.                         |
-# |  Runs AFTER the release workflow completes, so dev picks up the        |
-# |  fully version-bumped + changelog-promoted main (not the pre-bump      |
-# |  state). Force-push (not merge) => no version-file conflicts.          |
-# +========================================================================+
 
 name: "Cascade Main -> Dev"
 
 on:
-  workflow_run:
+  push:
-    workflows: ["Universal: Build & Release"]
+    branches:
-    types: [completed]
+      - main
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-concurrency:
-  group: cascade-dev-${{ github.repository }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+env:
+  MOKOGITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  # ntfy destination is configured via repo or org variables (org vars are inherited).
+  NTFY_URL: ${{ vars.NTFY_URL || 'https://ntfy.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  NTFY_TOPIC: ${{ vars.CASCADE_NTFY_TOPIC || vars.NTFY_TOPIC || 'gitea-releases' }}
 
 jobs:
   cascade:
-    name: Reset dev to main
+    name: Cascade main -> dev
-    if: >-
-      !startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-') &&
-      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-       github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Force dev to main
+      - name: Open main -> dev PR (auto-merge if clean, else notify)
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
-          SERVER: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
+          set -uo pipefail
-          git init -q sync && cd sync
+          API="${MOKOGITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}"
-          git config user.email "mokogitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          AUTH="Authorization: token ${TOKEN}"
-          git config user.name  "mokogitea-actions[bot]"
+          jqnum() { python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('$1',''))" 2>/dev/null; }
-          git remote add origin "https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@${SERVER#https://}/${REPO}.git"
-          git fetch -q --depth=1 origin main
 
-          if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin dev >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          # 0. dev must exist
-            # dev exists -> force it to match main (dev is a mirror of main)
+          if ! curl -sf -H "$AUTH" "${API}/branches/dev" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            git push --force origin FETCH_HEAD:refs/heads/dev
+            echo "No dev branch - nothing to cascade."; exit 0
-            echo "dev reset to main" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          fi
-          else
+
-            # dev missing (e.g. renamed to rc mid-cycle) -> recreate from main
+          # 1. is main ahead of dev?
-            git push origin FETCH_HEAD:refs/heads/dev
+          AHEAD=$(curl -sf -H "$AUTH" "${API}/compare/dev...main" \
-            echo "dev created from main" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('total_commits',0))" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+          if [ "${AHEAD:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "dev already up to date with main."; exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "main is ${AHEAD} commit(s) ahead of dev."
+
+          # 2. reuse an open main->dev PR, else create one
+          PR=$(curl -sf -H "$AUTH" "${API}/pulls?state=open&base=dev" \
+            | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(next((str(p['number']) for p in d if p.get('head',{}).get('ref')=='main'), ''))" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          if [ -z "$PR" ]; then
+            RESP=$(curl -s -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "${API}/pulls" \
+              -d '{"head":"main","base":"dev","title":"chore(sync): cascade main -> dev","body":"Automated cascade of main into dev. Auto-merges only if conflict-free; otherwise left open for manual resolution."}')
+            PR=$(printf '%s' "$RESP" | jqnum number)
+            if [ -z "$PR" ]; then
+              echo "::warning::Could not open cascade PR: $RESP"; exit 0
+            fi
+            echo "Opened cascade PR #${PR}"
+          else
+            echo "Reusing open cascade PR #${PR}"
+          fi
+
+          # 3. wait for MokoGitea to compute mergeability (conflict detection)
+          MERGEABLE=""
+          for _ in 1 2 3 4 5 6; do
+            MERGEABLE=$(curl -sf -H "$AUTH" "${API}/pulls/${PR}" | jqnum mergeable)
+            case "$MERGEABLE" in True|False) break ;; esac
+            sleep 3
+          done
+          echo "mergeable=${MERGEABLE}"
+
+          notify() {
+            curl -sS \
+              -H "Title: ${REPO}: dev cascade needs manual merge" \
+              -H "Tags: warning,twisted_rightwards_arrows" \
+              -H "Priority: high" \
+              -H "Click: ${MOKOGITEA_URL}/${REPO}/pulls/${PR}" \
+              -d "main -> dev cascade PR #${PR} $1 It was NOT auto-merged; resolve it manually." \
+              "${NTFY_URL}/${NTFY_TOPIC}" || true
+          }
+
+          # 4. auto-merge only if conflict-free; otherwise notify
+          if [ "$MERGEABLE" = "True" ]; then
+            CODE=$(curl -s -o /tmp/merge.json -w "%{http_code}" -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -X POST "${API}/pulls/${PR}/merge" -d '{"Do":"merge","merge_when_checks_succeed":true}')
+            if [ "$CODE" -ge 200 ] && [ "$CODE" -lt 300 ]; then
+              echo "Cascade PR #${PR} merged (or scheduled to merge when checks pass)."
+            else
+              echo "::warning::Auto-merge returned HTTP ${CODE}: $(cat /tmp/merge.json)"
+              notify "could not be auto-merged (HTTP ${CODE})."
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "::warning::Cascade PR #${PR} has conflicts (mergeable=${MERGEABLE}); sending notification."
+            notify "has conflicts and cannot be merged automatically."
           fi

.mokogitea/workflows/ci-generic.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.CI
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.CI
 # REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/ci-generic.yml
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: lint
+    # Independent job (no `needs: lint`): the Gitea Actions scheduler does not
-    # Run only when lint succeeded; always() forces evaluation so a skipped
+    # offer the dependent 2nd job of a needs-chain to runners, so it stalls in
-    # lint (e.g. template repos) skips this job cleanly instead of hanging.
+    # "waiting" and is reaped by ABANDONED_JOB_TIMEOUT. Guard template repos
-    if: ${{ always() && needs.lint.result == 'success' }}
+    # directly (same condition lint uses) instead of gating on lint's result.
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-') }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout

.mokogitea/workflows/ci-issue-reporter.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Universal
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Universal
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/ci-issue-reporter.yml
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
 # BRIEF: Reusable workflow — creates/updates a MokoGitea issue when a CI gate fails.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           MOKOGITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           MOKOGITEA_URL="${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}"
-          git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse "${MOKOGITEA_URL}/MokoConsulting/mokocli.git" /tmp/mokocli
+          git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse "${MOKOGITEA_URL}/MokoConsulting/MokoCLI.git" /tmp/mokocli
           cd /tmp/mokocli && git sparse-checkout set cli/ci_issue_reporter.sh
 
       - name: Report CI failure

.mokogitea/workflows/cleanup.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Maintenance
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Maintenance
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/MokoStandards
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/cleanup.yml
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
 # BRIEF: Scheduled cleanup — delete merged branches and old workflow runs

.mokogitea/workflows/gitleaks.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Security
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Security
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/MokoStandards-API
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/gitleaks.yml.template
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/gitleaks.yml
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
 # BRIEF: Secret scanning — detect leaked credentials, API keys, and tokens
 #

.mokogitea/workflows/issue-branch.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
 # INGROUP: mokocli.Automation
-# VERSION: 02.64.00
+# VERSION: 02.63.08
 # BRIEF: Auto-create feature branch when an issue is opened
 
 name: "Universal: Issue Branch"

.mokogitea/workflows/notify.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Notifications
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Notifications
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/MokoStandards
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/notify.yml
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
 # BRIEF: Push notifications via ntfy on release success or workflow failure
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ jobs:
           WORKFLOW="${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}"
           URL="${{ github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}"
 
-          curl -sS \
+          curl -sS --retry 3 --retry-connrefused --retry-delay 2 --max-time 20 \
             -H "Title: ${REPO} released" \
             -H "Tags: white_check_mark,package" \
             -H "Priority: default" \
             -H "Click: ${URL}" \
             -d "${WORKFLOW} completed successfully." \
-            "${NTFY_URL}/${NTFY_TOPIC}"
+            "${NTFY_URL}/${NTFY_TOPIC}" || echo "::warning::ntfy notification could not be delivered (non-fatal)"
 
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure'
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ jobs:
           WORKFLOW="${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}"
           URL="${{ github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}"
 
-          curl -sS \
+          curl -sS --retry 3 --retry-connrefused --retry-delay 2 --max-time 20 \
             -H "Title: ${REPO} workflow failed" \
             -H "Tags: x,warning" \
             -H "Priority: high" \
             -H "Click: ${URL}" \
             -d "${WORKFLOW} failed. Check the run for details." \
-            "${NTFY_URL}/${NTFY_TOPIC}"
+            "${NTFY_URL}/${NTFY_TOPIC}" || echo "::warning::ntfy notification could not be delivered (non-fatal)"

.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.CI
+# INGROUP: mokocli.CI
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/pr-check.yml.template
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
 # VERSION: 09.23.00
 # BRIEF: PR gate — branch policy + code validation before merge
 
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ jobs:
               fi
               ;;
             fix/*|bugfix/*)
-              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ]; then
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "main" ]; then
                 ALLOWED=false
-                REASON="Fix branches must target 'dev', not '${BASE}'"
+                REASON="Fix branches must target 'dev' or 'main', not '${BASE}'"
               fi
               ;;
             patch/*)
-              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "rc" ]; then
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "rc" ] && [ "$BASE" != "main" ]; then
                 ALLOWED=false
-                REASON="Patch branches must target 'dev' or 'rc', not '${BASE}'"
+                REASON="Patch branches must target 'dev', 'rc', or 'main', not '${BASE}'"
               fi
               ;;
             hotfix/*)
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "### Allowed merge paths:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`feature/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            echo "- \`fix/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`fix/*\` → \`dev\` or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`patch/*\` → \`dev\`, \`rc\`, or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`hotfix/*\` → \`dev\` or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`dev\` → \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`rc/*\` → \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
@@ -96,6 +97,80 @@ jobs:
           echo "Branch policy: OK (${HEAD} → ${BASE})"
           echo "## Branch Policy: Passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
+  # ── Docs Update Gate (main PRs) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+  require-docs:
+    name: Require Docs Update
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Enforce only on PRs merging into main: README.md + CHANGELOG.md must both be updated.
+    if: ${{ github.base_ref == 'main' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Require README.md and CHANGELOG.md in the PR diff
+        run: |
+          BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
+          HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+          CHANGED="$(git diff --name-only "$BASE" "$HEAD" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+          if [ -z "$CHANGED" ]; then
+            git fetch -q origin "${{ github.base_ref }}" 2>/dev/null || true
+            CHANGED="$(git diff --name-only "origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+          fi
+          echo "Changed files in PR:"
+          echo "$CHANGED"
+          MISSING=""
+          echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qxE 'README\.md' || MISSING="README.md"
+          echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qxE 'CHANGELOG\.md' || MISSING="${MISSING:+$MISSING, }CHANGELOG.md"
+          if [ -n "$MISSING" ]; then
+            echo "::error::PRs into main must update: ${MISSING}"
+            {
+              echo "## Docs Update Required"
+              echo ""
+              echo "PRs merging into \`main\` must update both **README.md** and **CHANGELOG.md**."
+              echo ""
+              echo "Not updated in this PR: **${MISSING}**"
+            } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Docs update present (README.md + CHANGELOG.md)"
+          echo "## Docs Update: Passed" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+
+  # ── Wiki Update Reminder (main PRs, non-blocking) ───────────────────────
+  wiki-reminder:
+    name: Wiki Update Reminder
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.base_ref == 'main' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Remind to update the wiki
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+          SERVER: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        run: |
+          set -uo pipefail
+          {
+            echo "## Wiki Update Reminder"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Docs are **wiki-first** at MokoConsulting. If this change affects behavior, usage, configuration, or standards, update the repo wiki:"
+            echo ""
+            echo "- ${SERVER}/${REPO}/wiki"
+            echo ""
+            echo "_Non-blocking reminder._"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          # Post a single PR comment (idempotent via hidden marker); best-effort, never fails.
+          API="${SERVER}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/issues/${PR}/comments"
+          if [ -n "${TOKEN:-}" ] && [ -n "${PR:-}" ]; then
+            existing="$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" "$API" 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'wiki-reminder' || true)"
+            if [ "${existing:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then
+              curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "$API" \
+                -d '{"body":"<!-- wiki-reminder -->\n\n**Wiki reminder:** docs are wiki-first -- if this PR changes behavior, usage, config, or standards, please update the repo wiki before/after merge. _(non-blocking)_"}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+            fi
+          fi
+          echo "Wiki reminder emitted (non-blocking)."
+
   # ── Secret Scanning ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
   gitleaks:
     name: Secret Scan
@@ -135,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for merge conflict markers
         run: |
-          CONFLICTS=$(grep -rn '<<<<<<< \|>>>>>>> \|^=======$' --include='*.php' --include='*.xml' --include='*.css' --include='*.js' --include='*.json' --include='*.md' --include='*.yml' --include='*.yaml' --include='*.ini' --include='*.txt' . 2>/dev/null | grep -v '.git/' || true)
+          CONFLICTS=$(grep -rn '<<<<<<< \|>>>>>>> \|^=======$' --exclude-dir='.git' --exclude-dir='.mokogitea' --include='*.php' --include='*.xml' --include='*.css' --include='*.js' --include='*.json' --include='*.md' --include='*.yml' --include='*.yaml' --include='*.ini' --include='*.txt' . 2>/dev/null | grep -v '.git/' || true)
           if [ -n "$CONFLICTS" ]; then
             echo "::error::Merge conflict markers found in source files"
             echo "## Conflict Markers Found" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
@@ -183,8 +258,9 @@ jobs:
           while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
             # Skip vendor, node_modules, and index.html stub files
             case "$file" in ./vendor/*|./node_modules/*) continue ;; esac
-            # Check first 10 lines for JEXEC or JPATH guard
+            # Scan the whole file for the JEXEC/JPATH guard: it is placed after
-            if ! head -20 "$file" | grep -qE "defined\s*\(\s*['\"](_JEXEC|JPATH_BASE|\\\\JPATH_PLATFORM)['\"]"; then
+            # the SPDX/file-header docblock, which commonly runs past 20 lines.
+            if ! grep -qE "defined\s*\(\s*['\"](_JEXEC|JPATH_BASE|\\\\JPATH_PLATFORM)['\"]" "$file"; then
               echo "::error file=${file}::Missing JEXEC guard: ${file}"
               ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
             fi
@@ -275,7 +351,7 @@ jobs:
             joomla)
               MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
               if [ -z "$MANIFEST" ]; then
-                echo "::warning::No Joomla manifest found (WaaS site)"
+                echo "::warning::No Joomla manifest found (MokoSuite site)"
                 exit 0
               fi
               echo "Manifest: ${MANIFEST}"

.mokogitea/workflows/pr-metadata-check.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
-# DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Validation
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Validation
 # REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
 # PATH: /templates/workflows/joomla/pr-metadata-check.yml.template
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  MOKOGITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
   GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
   GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
 
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ jobs:
   validate-metadata:
     name: "Validate Joomla Metadata"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Skip on template repos (Template-*) — they have no real extension manifest to validate.
-    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-') }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup MokoCLI tools
+      - name: Setup mokocli tools
         env:
           MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
@@ -57,14 +55,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate metadata against Joomla manifest
         env:
-          MOKOGITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/joomla_metadata_validate.php \
             --path . \
-            --token "${MOKOGITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            --token "${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
             --org "${GITEA_ORG}" \
             --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
-            --api-base "${MOKOGITEA_URL}/api/v1" \
+            --api-base "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1" \
             --ci
 
           if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then

.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Release
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Release
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/pre-release.yml.template
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
-# VERSION: 05.02.00
+# VERSION: 05.02.01
 # BRIEF: Auto pre-release on push to dev/alpha/beta/rc branches
 
 name: "Universal: Pre-Release"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git submodule foreach --quiet 'git checkout main && git pull --quiet origin main' 2>/dev/null || true
 
-      - name: Setup MokoCLI tools
+      - name: Setup mokocli tools
         env:
           MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
               sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer > /dev/null 2>&1
             fi
             rm -rf /tmp/mokocli
-            CLONE_URL=https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/mokocli.git
+            CLONE_URL=https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/MokoCLI.git
             git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet $CLONE_URL /tmp/mokocli
             cd /tmp/mokocli && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
             echo MOKO_CLI=/tmp/mokocli/cli >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -162,7 +162,13 @@ jobs:
           git add -A
           git diff --cached --quiet || {
             git commit -m "chore(version): pre-release bump to ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
-            git push origin HEAD 2>&1
+            # Push the bump commit, but do NOT fail the release if the target branch
+            # is protected and the release identity is not on the push allowlist.
+            # The build proceeds from the in-tree bumped version regardless; if the
+            # push is rejected, the next run simply re-bumps from the same base.
+            if ! git push origin HEAD 2>&1; then
+              echo "::warning::Version-bump commit could not be pushed (protected branch?). Building from in-tree version ${VERSION} anyway."
+            fi
           }
 
           # Auto-detect element via manifest_element.php
@@ -274,4 +280,4 @@ jobs:
           echo "| Version | \`${VERSION}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| Channel | ${STABILITY} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| Package | \`${ZIP_NAME}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| SHA-256 | \`${SHA256:-n/a}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| SHA-256 | \`${SHA256:-n/a}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.mokogitea/workflows/rc-revert.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Universal
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Universal
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/rc-revert.yml
 # VERSION: 09.23.00
 # BRIEF: Rename rc/ branch back to dev/ when PR is closed without merge
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: >-
       github.event.pull_request.merged == false &&
-      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'rc/')
+      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'rc/') &&
+      !startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-')
 
     steps:
       - name: Rename branch

.mokogitea/workflows/repo-health.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.Validation
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Validation
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/mokocli
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/joomla/repo_health.yml.template
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/repo-health.yml
 # VERSION: 09.23.00
 # BRIEF: Enforces repository guardrails by validating scripts governance, tooling availability, and core repository health artifacts.
 # ============================================================================

.mokogitea/workflows/sync-on-merge.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Sync Workflows to Repos
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - '.mokogitea/workflows/**'
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-') }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout mokocli
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: MokoConsulting/MokoCLI
+          token: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        uses: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/.mokogitea/raw/branch/main/actions/setup-php@v1
+        with:
+          php-version: '8.1'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: composer install --no-dev --no-interaction
+
+      - name: Sync workflows to generic repos
+        run: php automation/bulk_sync.php --platform generic --org MokoConsulting --workflows-only --auto-merge --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}"
+        env:
+          MOKOGITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}

.mokogitea/workflows/version-set.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow.Template
-# INGROUP: MokoCLI.CI
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.CI
 # REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Joomla
 # PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/version-set.yml
 # VERSION: 01.00.00
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   set-version:
     name: Set Version to ${{ inputs.version }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-') }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Validate version format

.mokogitea/workflows/workflow-sync-trigger.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: MokoGitea.Workflow
+# INGROUP: mokocli.Universal
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/workflow-sync-trigger.yml
+# VERSION: 01.01.00
+# BRIEF: Trigger workflow sync to live repos when a PR is merged to main
+
+name: "Universal: Workflow Sync Trigger"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    name: Sync workflows to live repos
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: >-
+      startsWith(github.event.repository.name, 'Template-') &&
+      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      (github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
+      !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip sync]')))
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Determine platform from repo name
+        id: platform
+        run: |
+          REPO="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
+          case "$REPO" in
+            Template-Joomla)   PLATFORM="joomla" ;;
+            Template-Dolibarr) PLATFORM="dolibarr" ;;
+            Template-Go)       PLATFORM="go" ;;
+            Template-MCP)      PLATFORM="mcp" ;;
+            Template-Generic)  PLATFORM="" ;;
+            *)                 PLATFORM="" ;;
+          esac
+          echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Platform: ${PLATFORM:-all}"
+
+      - name: Clone mokocli
+        env:
+          MOKOGITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          MOKOGITEA_URL="${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}"
+          git clone --depth 1 "${MOKOGITEA_URL}/MokoConsulting/MokoCLI.git" /tmp/mokocli
+
+      - name: Install PHP
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+            apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-json php-curl > /dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp/mokocli
+          composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: Run workflow sync
+        env:
+          MOKOGITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          ARGS="--token ${MOKOGITEA_TOKEN}"
+          ARGS="${ARGS} --org ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}"
+          ARGS="${ARGS} --phase repos"
+
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
+          if [ -n "$PLATFORM" ]; then
+            ARGS="${ARGS} --platform-filter ${PLATFORM}"
+          fi
+
+          php /tmp/mokocli/cli/workflow_sync.php ${ARGS}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,12 +1,57 @@
 # Changelog
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [02.64.00] --- 2026-07-14
-
-## [02.63.00] --- 2026-07-13
-
 ## [02.62.00] --- 2026-07-13
 
 ## [02.61.00] --- 2026-07-13
 
 ## [02.60.00] --- 2026-07-12
+
+
+## [02.59.00] --- 2026-07-12
+
+### Fixed
+- Pre-update backup now fires for **every** extension update/uninstall, not just the first one in a 10-minute window. A coarse 600-second session throttle (armed after any pre-action backup — even after updating MokoSuiteBackup itself or a core Joomla update) was disabling the client-side interceptor **and** the server-side fallback for *all* extensions for 10 minutes, so distinct updates silently went un-backed-up (looked like "only the backup extension triggers it"). Replaced with **one backup per Update action**: a single batch/click still backs up once (deduped per-request), the client re-fire is skipped via a **one-shot** action-keyed flag (consumed once), and the core-update path uses its own dedicated key so it no longer suppresses extension backups.
+- Pre-update backup on the **Joomla Update** page is now **seamless** (Akeeba-style): after the full-screen backup runs, the plugin auto-ticks Joomla's "I have taken a backup" checkbox and clicks Install, so the update continues automatically instead of stopping for a second manual click.
+- Pre-update full-screen backup now actually fires on the **Joomla Update** page. The "Install the update" button posts to `option=com_joomlaupdate&layout=update` (Joomla's confirm/updating page) — carrying **only `layout=update`**, no `view`/`task` — so the previous match on `view=update`/`update.install` never triggered. The plugin now intercepts `layout=update` (as well as `view=update` and the legacy `update.install`) and returns the browser there flagged `is_backed_up=1`.
+
+### Added
+- **Snapshot transfer + master→slave injection (#237):** download a content snapshot as a portable **`.msbsnap`** file (zip of `manifest.json` + `snapshot.json` + a sha256 integrity check); **import** one on another site via a new Import button on the Snapshots page (materialises a local snapshot record you can then restore); and a **direct injection API** — `POST /api/index.php/v1/mokosuitebackup/snapshot/inject` — so a **master** site can push a snapshot straight into a **slave**'s Web Services API. Two conflict modes ship now: **overwrite** (replace matching items by ID — master wins) and **create** (skip existing, add only new), selectable per inject call or defaulted in **Options → Snapshot Transfer**. A receiving site must opt in via the new *Allow Snapshot Injection* setting. A third **duplicate** mode inserts everything as brand-new records with **remapped IDs** (articles, categories, modules — plus their tags, custom-field values and featured flags) using Joomla's Table API so assets/UCM/nested-sets stay valid; each item is inserted defensively (a bad item is skipped and logged, never fatal).
+- Full-screen backup now also fronts **extension updates and uninstalls** (Extensions → Update / Manage), not just core Joomla updates. Because `com_installer`'s `update.update` / `manage.remove` are POST actions (CSRF token + a checked `cid[]` list) that a server-side redirect can't cleanly resume, this is done client-side: the toolbar Update/Uninstall click is intercepted, the selection is captured, the full-screen backup runs, and on return the original selection is restored and the real POST form is re-submitted. Gated by `backup_before_update` / `backup_before_uninstall`, super-user only, and deduped to one backup per Update action.
+- Manual **"Backup Now"** completion now offers a **View backup record** button (links straight to the record that was just created). It appears only for manual backups — the pre-update / pre-uninstall flow hands control back to Joomla instead.
+- **Full-screen backup screen** (`view=runbackup`) for both pre-update and manual backups, modelled on Akeeba's Backup-on-Update — replaces the earlier popup-modal approach. Clicking Joomla's **Install the update** now redirects (server-side, Akeeba-style) to a dedicated full-page backup screen that runs the stepped backup with a real progress bar and then **automatically continues the update** via a validated `returnurl` (flagged `is_backed_up=1` so the backup isn't repeated). Crucially, **no backup runs synchronously inside the update request** — which is what white-screened large sites. The dashboard **Backup Now** now opens the same full-screen screen instead of an inline modal. (#196)
+- Retention now prunes **remote** copies too: when a backup is pruned by age/count, its archive is deleted from every enabled remote destination (SFTP / FTP / S3 / Google Drive), not just the local copy. Each uploader gained an idempotent `delete()` method (already-absent file = success), and removal is best-effort — a failing destination is logged but never blocks local pruning. The shared standalone `restore.php` is intentionally left in place (every backup overwrites it, so newer backups still depend on it). (#229)
+
+### Changed
+- Consolidated backup plumbing into shared helpers (#230):
+  - New `RemoteUploaderFactory` replaces the `createUploaderFromParams()` copy that was duplicated in `BackupEngine` and `SteppedBackupEngine`.
+  - `RetentionManager` is now the single retention authority — it takes the global `max_age_days`/`max_backups` fallback and gained `pruneOrphans()`; the system plugin's hourly cleanup delegates to it and its duplicate `deleteBackupRecord()` logic is removed.
+  - The backend controller, Web Services API controller, and legacy `cli/mokosuitebackup.php` now run backups through the shared `BackupRunner` (gaining the normalized complete/warning/fail status) instead of instantiating `BackupEngine` directly.
+
+### Fixed
+- Package installer is now **honest about success**: the postflight no longer prints "installed successfully" / next-steps when the install actually failed or only partially completed. Joomla logs a failed child extension but still runs the package postflight, so the postflight now (a) verifies every bundled child declared in the manifest actually registered in `#__extensions` (matched by element + type, and folder/group for plugins) and (b) verifies the component's schema tables — derived dynamically from the installed `install.mysql.sql` — actually exist. If anything is missing it enqueues an error listing what's missing and stops before the success message. Fail-open: any manifest/DB/IO glitch is treated as "nothing missing" so a transient error never turns a good install into a false failure. Unconditional housekeeping (e.g. download-key restore) still runs regardless.
+- Pre-update full-screen backup screen now actually triggers on **Joomla 6** (and 4/5). The redirect matched only the legacy `update.install` task, which Joomla 4/5/6 don't use — they server-side-redirect to the **updating page `view=update`**, which then extracts the downloaded package from JavaScript. The plugin now intercepts the `view=update` page **load** (the last point before any files change) and returns the browser there flagged `is_backed_up=1` so the extraction proceeds after the backup. (`update.finalise` is intentionally not intercepted — by then the files are already extracted.)
+- Pre-update/uninstall backup no longer **white-screens** the update on large sites. The synchronous backup that runs inside the extension update/uninstall request now raises `max_execution_time`/`memory_limit` (and `ignore_user_abort`) like the web-cron path, so it can't exhaust the request's default limits mid-backup. (Core Joomla updates additionally get a full-screen backup screen — see below.)
+- Archive names for **CLI/console-triggered backups** no longer come out as `joomla.invalid_…`. The `[HOST]` placeholder took `$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']` verbatim, but Joomla's console fills that with the reserved sentinel host `joomla.invalid`; the resolver now treats that (like empty/`localhost`) as unusable and falls back to the configured `live_site` host, then the system hostname. (Set the site's *live_site* to get the exact domain in CLI-built names.)
+- Standalone restore script generation no longer aborts backups with `str_replace() expects at least 3 arguments, 2 given`. `MokoRestore::generateStandaloneScript()` had a `str_replace()` call (the "Backup Archive" pre-check rewrite) that was missing its `$php` subject argument, so **every** standalone-mode backup fatally errored while "Generating standalone restore.php…" — the archive still finalized and uploaded, but no `restore.php` was ever produced (the true root cause behind #226). (#226)
+- Remote upload: the standalone restore script upload is no longer silent — its result is now checked and logged, and a failed restore-script upload marks the backup as `warning` (previously the result was discarded, so a missing restore script on the remote went unreported while the archive still showed success). (#226)
+
+## [02.58.00] --- 2026-07-06
+
+### Added
+- SFTP destinations: **upload an SSH private key file** in the Add/Edit Destination modal instead of pasting it (reads the file into the key field client-side; pasting still works).
+
+### Changed
+- Add/Edit Destination modal: wrap the content in a Bootstrap `.container-fluid` and give it a 1rem padding frame via the WAM stylesheet (Bootstrap's `.modal-content` has no padding of its own).
+
+### Fixed
+- Pre-update backup now shows an admin notification on **every** outcome (success / warning / failure) — previously a *successful* pre-update backup fired nothing, so it looked like the notification wasn't working. (#192)
+
+### Changed
+- Component admin CSS now loads via the Joomla **Web Asset Manager** (`media/com_mokosuitebackup/` + `joomla.asset.json`) instead of an inline `<style>` block.
+- "Keep local copy" is configured **per remote destination** (in the Add/Edit Destination modal); the redundant profile-level field and its "Remote" tab are removed.
+- Add/Edit Destination modal: cleaned up the cramped padding/margins.
+
+### Fixed
+- Admin menu / duplicate-component fallout: (a) the orphaned `com_component-mokosuitebackup` is now removed in **preflight** too, so its "Backup" menu no longer collides on install ("The alias backup is already being used"); (b) `ensureSubmenuItems()` **recreates the top-level "Backup" menu** if it was deleted, instead of giving up — so Backup no longer disappears from the admin menu (and the cPanel module / MokoSuiteClient can find it again); (c) the component menu label now uses the short constant `COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_SHORT`. (#213 fallout)
+- Installer no longer aborts on MySQL 8 with "This command is not supported in the prepared statement protocol yet" (error 1295). The legacy remote-column purge migration (`02.56.01.sql`) used `PREPARE`/`EXECUTE`/`DEALLOCATE`, which Joomla's installer rejects; the drop now runs in the package installer script via an INFORMATION_SCHEMA-gated plain `ALTER` (portable across MariaDB and MySQL 8). (#213 update path)

SECURITY.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DEFGROUP: Template-Joomla
 INGROUP: Template-Joomla.Documentation
 REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Joomla
 PATH: /SECURITY.md
-VERSION: 02.64.00
+VERSION: 02.63.08
 BRIEF: Security vulnerability reporting and handling policy
 -->
 

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		display label there.
 	-->
 	<name>MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/sql/updates/mysql/02.63.00.sql

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* 02.63.00 — no schema changes */

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/sql/updates/mysql/02.63.07.sql

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* 02.63.07 — no schema changes */

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/sql/updates/mysql/02.63.08.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* 02.63.08 — no schema changes */

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/sql/updates/mysql/02.63.09.sql

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* 02.63.09 — no schema changes */

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/sql/updates/mysql/02.63.10.sql

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-/* 02.63.10 — no schema changes */

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/sql/updates/mysql/02.63.11.sql

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* 02.63.11 — no schema changes */

source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/sql/updates/mysql/02.64.00.sql

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-/* 02.64.00 — no schema changes */

source/packages/mod_mokosuitebackup_cpanel/mod_mokosuitebackup_cpanel.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  -->
 <extension type="module" client="administrator" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Module - MokoSuiteBackup - cPanel</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-23</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/plg_actionlog_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  -->
 <extension type="plugin" group="actionlog" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Action Log - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-04</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/plg_console_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  -->
 <extension type="plugin" group="console" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Console - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-04</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/plg_content_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  -->
 <extension type="plugin" group="content" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Content - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-04</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/plg_quickicon_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <extension type="plugin" group="quickicon" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Quick Icon - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  -->
 <extension type="plugin" group="system" method="upgrade">
 	<name>System - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/plg_task_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  -->
 <extension type="plugin" group="task" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Task - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/packages/plg_webservices_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  -->
 <extension type="plugin" group="webservices" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Web Services - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>

source/pkg_mokosuitebackup.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <extension type="package" method="upgrade">
 	<name>Package - MokoSuiteBackup</name>
 	<packagename>mokosuitebackup</packagename>
-	<version>02.64.00</version>
+	<version>02.63.08</version>
 	<creationDate>2026-06-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Moko Consulting</author>
 	<authorEmail>hello@mokoconsulting.tech</authorEmail>