Use the QCLF Status Tab to Check Installation Health
The Status tab is the best first stop when QC Live Forum behavior does not match the expected plan, a paid feature is missing, or you need to confirm update and entitlement health.
It combines entitlement, required-task integrity, installation identity, feature access, and Joomla package-update information without requiring you to infer health from frontend buttons.
Current Entitlement
- Status — the readable entitlement/validation state.
- Base tier — underlying Basic/Pro/Max product access, including Max via All Access.
- Effective tier — the tier QCLF can use now after preview, expiration, grace, and task-health rules.
- Verification — Basic, Authorized Domain, Authorized Domain + All Access, 30-Day Max Preview, or Legacy License Key compatibility.
- Domain and Access until, plus Preview ends when a preview is active.
- Last checked and Next automatic check, plus any current entitlement message.
Entitlement Task Integrity
Status renders the Entitlement Revalidation integrity card and a Joomla Scheduler notice. Paid/preview access requires one healthy, published canonical entitlement task running at least every 60 minutes.
If task integrity is broken, QCLF deliberately forces Effective tier Basic until repaired. The built-in task repair action is restricted to a Super User.
Installation Identity
The Installation card shows the QCLF product code, installed version, detected domain, and installation UUID. These values help distinguish a package/version problem from account or entitlement state.
Tier Feature Snapshot
| Status item | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Live Broadcast | Included when Pro+; otherwise Status indicates Pro. |
| Watch Party | Included when Max/All Access; otherwise Status indicates Max. |
| Email format | Plain Text + tokens on Basic; HTML + tokens when the Effective tier allows HTML email. |
| Custom Email Templates | Included at Max/All Access. |
| Custom CSS | Included at Max/All Access. |
| Scheduled Tasks | Included; task health is an operational requirement rather than a paid add-on. |
Extension Update
The Extension Update card shows the installed version, available version if detected, whether the Joomla update site is found/enabled, and the last update check. Check for Updates refreshes that snapshot.
QCLF updates as a package so the component and Scheduled Task plugin stay aligned. An update-site warning is different from an entitlement warning.
A Practical Health Check
- Confirm the installed version is the expected release.
- Confirm the detected Domain and Verification method are correct.
- Check Base versus Effective tier and any access/preview end date.
- Resolve Entitlement Revalidation integrity warnings before diagnosing paid-feature UI.
- Check the Tier Feature Snapshot against the action you expect.
- Check Joomla package-update state if the site may be behind the current release.
Community Discussion
Want to compare forum workflows, share practical QCLF tips, or discuss how other Joomla site owners use this feature? Visit the QC Live Forum Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific entitlement problems, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.