diff --git a/helper.php b/helper.php
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 60e9312..f8600ec
--- a/helper.php
+++ b/helper.php
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@
 
 defined('_JEXEC') or die ('Restricted access');
 
-use Joomla\CMS\Helper\ModuleHelper;
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 
-if (version_compare(JVERSION, '4.0.0', '>=')) {
+if (version_compare(JVERSION, '5.0.0', '<')) {
+if (version_compare(JVERSION, '4.0.0', '>='))
+{
     require_once JPATH_LIBRARIES . '/classmap.php';
 } else {
     require_once(JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_content/helpers/route.php');
 }
+}
 
 // loads module function file
 jimport('joomla.event.dispatcher');
@@ -34,9 +37,9 @@ class modDisplayNewsHelper
     var string $version = "DisplayNews by BK 3.0.3";
     var string $target = "";
     static array $shown_list = array();
-    var JApplicationSite $app;
+    var Joomla\CMS\Application\SiteApplication $app;
     var string $currcontentid;
-	var JRegistry $params;
+    var Joomla\Registry\Registry $params;
 
     function readmore_out($row, $aroute, $aparams): string
     {
@@ -977,8 +980,6 @@ function dn_hovertext($text1, $text2): string
     function truncate($text, $length = 100, $ending = '...', $exact = true, $considerHtml = false): array
     {
 
-        require_once(JPATH_LIBRARIES . '/phputf8/utf8.php');
-
         if (utf8_strlen($ending) > $length) {
             $ending = utf8_substr($ending, 0, $length);
         }
@@ -1255,8 +1256,8 @@ function init_params($params, $module_id): bool
 
         $this->set_article_id = array_filter(array_merge((array)($this->params->get('set_article_id')),
             (array)($this->params->get('set_article_archived_id')),
-            explode(",", $this->params->get('set_article_id_extra')),
-            explode(",", $this->params->get('set_article_archived_id_extra'))));
+            explode(",", $this->params->get('set_article_id_extra') ?? ''),
+            explode(",", $this->params->get('set_article_archived_id_extra') ?? '')));
 
         // $set_author_id                  =  $this->params->get( 'set_author_id');
         // $set_author_name                =  $this->params->get( 'set_author_name');
@@ -1542,7 +1543,7 @@ function init_params($params, $module_id): bool
 
         if ($this->view == "article") {
             $temp = $this->app->input->getString('id');
-            $temp = explode(':', $temp);
+            $temp = explode(':', $temp ?? '');
             $this->currcontentid = $temp[0];
         }
 
@@ -2178,7 +2179,7 @@ function mod_title_out($row): string
     function main(&$params, $module_id): string
     {
 
-        $this->app = JFactory::getApplication();
+      $this->app = Factory::getApplication();
 
         if ($this->init_params($params, $module_id) === false) {
             return "";
diff --git a/mod_dn.xml b/mod_dn.xml
index 233c5ea..d4e4f2f 100644
--- a/mod_dn.xml
+++ b/mod_dn.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 <extension type="module" client="site" method="upgrade">
     <name>DisplayNews</name>
     <author>BK</author>
-    <creationDate>2022-Nov-27</creationDate>
-    <copyright>(C) 2006 - 2022 BK. All rights reserved.</copyright>
+    <creationDate>2023-Nov-03</creationDate>
+    <copyright>(C) 2006 - 2023 BK. All rights reserved.</copyright>
     <license>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU/GPL</license>
     <authorEmail>bkomraz1@gmail.com</authorEmail>
     <authorUrl>http://joomla.rjews.net</authorUrl>
-    <version>3.0.3</version>
+    <version>4.0.0</version>
     <description>DISPLAY_NEWS_BY_BK_MODULE</description>
     <updateservers>
         <server type="extension"