I have several clients with large quantities of Articles using JOOMLA! native Article Core.

Does K2 have the ability to import native JOOMLA sections/categories/articles (or possibly an addon) or do they have to all be individually cut/pasted into K2?

 

Thanks

David

Hi David!
Yes, you can import all joomla sections/categories/articles as well as users with a click of a button (while leaving Joomla Content intact to be deleted later or even use joomla format at same time) but only do it once so it will not duplicate. The new structure will be sections as the parent and categories will be the sub-category and your articles will then become items ie. like parent/sub/item. Very simple.
Then links can be built to the new categories in many ways.

yes, but i need to know how to import sections and categories to k2

This is done automatically, when you click import "once"
try it on a small site, then look at your k2 categories and compare them to Joomla Sections and Categories

If I use the import function like this, will my site still look like it did?

 

I want to use K2, but I'm new and a little nervous. I don't want to lose the layout I have now and start over. Will my modules still function the way they do now?

After the import of joomla to k2 you no changes will be made to your site except the following

a k2 category will be created for each joomla section

a k2 sub-category will be created for each joomla category

joomla articles will be created as k2 items and assigned to the approporiate k2 category

joomla users will be added as k2 users

your site should not change

do not click the import button more than once or you will get duplicates of everything

try xampp on localhost and give it a test if your nervous

or better yet.....backup first....! try akeeba backup

Thanks...that's pretty much what I was hoping to hear. And I am in the process of setting up a localhost, so a test of K2 will be it's first use just so I feel extra comfortable.  :)

It will be a while before I'm able to set up my localhost and test K2, so I wonder if I could get an answer to one more question...if I use a module that allows me to select either a Joomla Section or a Joomla Category for article display, will I be able to select a 2nd or 3rd level K2 sub-category to use in that module? In other words, will the 2nd or 3rd level K2 sub-category show up in the module as a Joomla category? William White said:

After the import of joomla to k2 you no changes will be made to your site except the following

a k2 category will be created for each joomla section

a k2 sub-category will be created for each joomla category

joomla articles will be created as k2 items and assigned to the approporiate k2 category...

 

Ok , i did import all at once to K2 , I have my categories and sub categories , all my articles are items now , it all seens perfect , but now i change items in K2 but it doesnt change in the final layout,  it is like the native article core is still activated, How can activate K2 to make changes in the final layout?

@curevo

Just create a "new" menu item and use the k2 type, point it to a k2 category and give it a try

 

 

Sorry im soo new at this , I did not get that one, i created a new menu or a new K2 category  and how i use the K2 type? William White said:

@curevo

Just create a "new" menu item and use the k2 type, point it to a k2 category and give it a try

 

 

One more question. I'm having a bit of a problem setting up my localhost. But I'm anxious to try K2, so I'm wondering...

If I import all my content (articles, sections, categories, etc.) into K2 and have any sort of problems, can I just disable K2 and go back to my original layout without K2? (With my old Joomla articles, categories, etc. still intact?)

 

You wont have to disable k2, they will just be there

Importing will not create any menu links or change you existing ones

Is there a way to import selected joomla articles instead of all of them?

You can probably do this by using Arthurs csv import tool (search here for csv and you will find it)

First, export your articles with phpmyadmin to a csv file, then use the import tool to move them to k2 modernmagic said:

Is there a way to import selected joomla articles instead of all of them?

Hi.

 

William's method is very good, as an alternative you could also try this:

On a clean local install of K2 and MAKE SURE YOU USE A BACKUP DATABASE COPY!

 

1. Delete all the Joomla articles/sections you are not interested in (make sure they are trashed completely and not just disabled)

2.Use the "Import Joomla" K2 functionality

3. Go to MyPHP and export all the k2 related tables

4. Reload the original joomla database with all your Joomla articles

5. Import the K2 tables via MyPHP

 

Keep in mind that this should preferably be done BEFORE you do any work on any K2 functionality.

 

--Olivier