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2.0.0 (last update on Jun 13, 2009)
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1 February 2008
It works by installing com_export_content on any sites you wish to move data between. It will then compile selected section(s), categories, content items and or static items into a component that may be installed via the site installer on any other site where com_export_content is set-up.
You will then have the option of transferring the imported data into the destination site database by the following methods:
+ Single or multiple section(s) and all the categories and content contained in them.
+Single or multiple categories and all the content contained in them.
+Single or multiple content items.
+Single or multiple archived items.
+Single or multiple static items.
You are also able to edit any imported content before transferring it into the destination site. This may be necessary if a section has the same name as one on the destination site or if you simply want to make any changes.
Now also able to move content from Mambo 4.5+ or 4.6+ over to any version of Joomla.
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Please read: http://www.bestdownloadsites.com/joomla/support-forum?func=view&catid=1&id=1311
bysoamjena on November 2, 2009
WHOA!
I cant say, how great is this extension. It saves like months of work.
I have successfully transferred 22,000 articles from one Joomla 1.0 site to my new Joomla 1.5 . So,that proves, this has got potential and it doesnt die..
GREAT WORK MATE!!
I cant say, how great is this extension. It saves like months of work.
I have successfully transferred 22,000 articles from one Joomla 1.0 site to my new Joomla 1.5 . So,that proves, this has got potential and it doesnt die..
GREAT WORK MATE!!
bywebuser on September 25, 2009
I didn't know about this component before today so I was thinking about manually copying a whole site across article by article. I can't imagine how much time this component saved me, brilliant. By the way I also noticed that it didn't bring across the Alias for the files it just gave every one the same one. That's an easy fix compared to bringing across all articles so I am still very happy. Well done.
bycool_bananas on September 21, 2009
After one week of testing this component and corresponding with support i decided to start all over again and just copy and pasted all my content items. Took a good hour but clearly its what i should have done at first. You dont know untill you try tho..
Shame tho the component sounded really good. I waited about 10 hours with it which is usually longer then i would use i component that is just not working.
I ve tested it on a few dummy site on localhost and always had problems..
I appreciated the quick support response and much as i disappreciated the fact the developer just trying to blame elsewhere on every post and not once component.
If your time is limited i would suggest just to copy and paste and save your self from headache.
If you would like to know what went wrong here´s the link to the support forum
http://www.bestdownloadsites.com/joomla/support-forum?func=view&catid=1&id=1675
Shame tho the component sounded really good. I waited about 10 hours with it which is usually longer then i would use i component that is just not working.
I ve tested it on a few dummy site on localhost and always had problems..
I appreciated the quick support response and much as i disappreciated the fact the developer just trying to blame elsewhere on every post and not once component.
If your time is limited i would suggest just to copy and paste and save your self from headache.
If you would like to know what went wrong here´s the link to the support forum
http://www.bestdownloadsites.com/joomla/support-forum?func=view&catid=1&id=1675
Owner's reply
The component has been downloaded and used successfully 1,000's of times without the issue of aliases ever being raised once.
And try as I may I could not reproduce it.
You then posted back saying it was working which would indicate that it was an error on your end.
You then said you were getting a blank page under the category manager which is not controlled by export content.
I give you my opinion on what the problem may be.
As you did not bother to answer I really don't know what you expect me to do??
byGroverB on September 14, 2009
Seems like a really clever idea but the lack of support for east Asian languages limits its use for me. For now I'll skip the rating. Oops, can't skip it so I'll aim right down the middle.
bydagnome on August 29, 2009
I would gladly give this a 10 star rating, as I sincerely believe it might solve the problems I am having with migrating content from Joom 1.0 to Joom 1.5... BUT
After playing with it a bit on my Joom 1.0 site, it seems to time out rather quickly, without my actually be4ing able to download the compiled data!
VERY frustrating - I hope the developers might consider using AJAX on this, to prevent server timeouts... those of us who are on shared hosting are likely to encounter this problem.
BUT - A BRILLIANT IDEA!!!!!
After playing with it a bit on my Joom 1.0 site, it seems to time out rather quickly, without my actually be4ing able to download the compiled data!
VERY frustrating - I hope the developers might consider using AJAX on this, to prevent server timeouts... those of us who are on shared hosting are likely to encounter this problem.
BUT - A BRILLIANT IDEA!!!!!
Owner's reply
Sorry to hear you had problems with the component dagnome.
If you post on the support forums I will be happy to walk you through how you can get around any problems you are having.
For those with similar issues, there a several work around on the export content support forums for sites with a large amounts of data or if they have all their data in the one section.
The easiest method being to break your data into smaller chunks by created a dummy section and then using the copy feature to move category(s)into it.
Then simply compile the new smaller section.
Note: After installing the data on the destinations site Export Content will allow you to set your new site structure up anyway you see fit.
bymvitos on August 15, 2009
What can I say. The product worked like a charm. A little figuring out though on how it works. But nonetheless a huge time saver!
bymakatron on June 30, 2009
i tried this thing to copy between 1.5 sites and first the instructions arent clearn enough and second so many steps in no coherent order
Suggest for the next release:
1-just give the option to move by either sections or categories, forget the rest
2-make it way easier after download the backup just put a big button on top of everything to upload the file, and thats it
3-option to "clone" a site just to move from place to place under the same version, that would be ace
Suggest for the next release:
1-just give the option to move by either sections or categories, forget the rest
2-make it way easier after download the backup just put a big button on top of everything to upload the file, and thats it
3-option to "clone" a site just to move from place to place under the same version, that would be ace
byGStone on June 2, 2009
Most important: It actually does what it says it will do, quickly and elegantly. You have to love things that just work, right out of the box.
I have a live j1.0 site that I'm trying to move to a new server and migrate to j1.5 at the same time, but the live content gets updated frequently and I can't afford a lot of downtime.
Export Content has made it possible for me to build out the dev site first and then move newer content right before the switch, without having to hassle with database issues.
This may be the single most valuable utility I've used in the last five years.
I have a live j1.0 site that I'm trying to move to a new server and migrate to j1.5 at the same time, but the live content gets updated frequently and I can't afford a lot of downtime.
Export Content has made it possible for me to build out the dev site first and then move newer content right before the switch, without having to hassle with database issues.
This may be the single most valuable utility I've used in the last five years.
byIMspintheweb on April 12, 2009
Nice job Stephen!
Makes a 1.5 migration so much less convoluted if you only have to move content
I migrated a a pretty populated membership site using the migrator last week but opted to copy just the content on one of my own websites after a friend recommended your component.
Talk about a time saver!
Makes a 1.5 migration so much less convoluted if you only have to move content
I migrated a a pretty populated membership site using the migrator last week but opted to copy just the content on one of my own websites after a friend recommended your component.
Talk about a time saver!
Took 5 minutes to export hundreds of static items from Joomla 1.0 to 1.5. My only request is you write a component this easy to export/import users!!
Thank you! THANK YOU!
Thank you! THANK YOU!
bycorrado444 on October 29, 2008
I love this extension. I can;t wait to try it between Joomla 1.0 and Joomla 1.5 but I have used it several times in Joomla 1.0.x and it was a real life saver.
If I can make a suggestion, it would be great if it could be set to move also any html style modules so that any content in there may be moved at the same time.
But I understand that it may be a lot more complicated than it sounds.
Top rating!
If I can make a suggestion, it would be great if it could be set to move also any html style modules so that any content in there may be moved at the same time.
But I understand that it may be a lot more complicated than it sounds.
Top rating!
byhelloneo on September 6, 2008
I used this component to move content from J 1.5.6 to another J 1.5.6 site.
Worked flawlessly, within 5 minutes I was able to move the content. Too good. Keep up the good work.
Worked flawlessly, within 5 minutes I was able to move the content. Too good. Keep up the good work.
bymgj4 on August 1, 2008
This works pretty well and is fairly intuitive. I exported all the content from a small joomla 1.0 site by section. Then imported the content into joomla 1.5 on another site. The menus did not export or import, however, just the content/articles. Overall, pretty helpful!
bykhellhound on June 19, 2008
This has made my life SO much easier. It installs and runs in an easy to use, straightforward manner.
Now, the one problem is, I have a content database with more than 30,000 items. Most of you out there probably don't have something QUITE that large, so this extension will work just fine for you.
For the larger sites - you'll need to export your content piece by piece (I had to export by category to get small enough chunks to extract).
Then to insert them in the new site, I've been having to insert by content item, not by section or category (long story, and my fault on that one) - Even so, if I try to insert ALL the content items from a category (say more than 1000 items each), it tends to time out before getting them inserted, so I've been inserting 100 rows at a time (which is painful).
Aside from that, it's a wonderful and VERY easy to use tool...
...Maybe I shouldn't have such a large site...?
Now, the one problem is, I have a content database with more than 30,000 items. Most of you out there probably don't have something QUITE that large, so this extension will work just fine for you.
For the larger sites - you'll need to export your content piece by piece (I had to export by category to get small enough chunks to extract).
Then to insert them in the new site, I've been having to insert by content item, not by section or category (long story, and my fault on that one) - Even so, if I try to insert ALL the content items from a category (say more than 1000 items each), it tends to time out before getting them inserted, so I've been inserting 100 rows at a time (which is painful).
Aside from that, it's a wonderful and VERY easy to use tool...
...Maybe I shouldn't have such a large site...?
byneocreo on June 13, 2008
Really easy to use. Clear instructions (once you installed the instructions are in the component itselffor you to RTFM).
Renamed a section in my old site, exported it, installed it as a component in my new Joomla 1.5 site, used the export tool to transfer the content into Joomla and hey presto! Then it was just a question of moving the content inside to my new site structure.
Only thing that bothered me was an error message when I uninstalled the content I exported.
Now all I need is for it to be as easy to move my users over with VirtueMart installed.
Renamed a section in my old site, exported it, installed it as a component in my new Joomla 1.5 site, used the export tool to transfer the content into Joomla and hey presto! Then it was just a question of moving the content inside to my new site structure.
Only thing that bothered me was an error message when I uninstalled the content I exported.
Now all I need is for it to be as easy to move my users over with VirtueMart installed.
bynoneck on June 9, 2008
I was trying to do this manual and by chance I searched the Joomla Extensions site, to my amazement there was a component to transfer content from 1.0.x to 1.5.x!! If you read the instructions provided, you should have no problems. Instead of using the images export function though, I manually copied the images over, but the end result was the same. Thank you very much for this component, when I get some extra money, I'll definately donate.
byAmgeek on May 26, 2008
Great time saver. I have used it on a few small sites over the past few months as I start working with Joomla 1.5. Ran into a few bumps (with the J1.5 version mostly) but they were probably due to my not reading the instructions (if there were any J). Found the “installing in legacy mode” confusing though I understand they have their reasons. Will be better if they figure out how to make it truly 1.5 native.
Owner's reply
There are instructions on how to use each page under the left menu:
Support Menu->This Page Help.
Which gives step by step details on how to use each page that you are on.
bynigelbb on May 11, 2008
I encountered almost exactly the same problems as grwright.
I wanted to copy some articles from our old site to a new joomla 1.5 test site. I was very disappointed. Basically the content of the articles didn't get imported correctly. The images saved was the whole of /images & the list of images consisted of one image instead of all those present in the articles.
I spent a whole afternoon trying various permutations thinking that I was doing something wrong when clearly it wasn't.
I really did wish this would work. While I am happy to manually unload/reload database tables (this is what I had planned on doing before finding this component) a simple menu-driven tool for inexperienced users would be nice.
I suspect the problems that I had are due to some PHP/MySQL version mismatch with this component but as their are no System Requirements or any documentation as such it's difficult to know.
I wanted to copy some articles from our old site to a new joomla 1.5 test site. I was very disappointed. Basically the content of the articles didn't get imported correctly. The images saved was the whole of /images & the list of images consisted of one image instead of all those present in the articles.
I spent a whole afternoon trying various permutations thinking that I was doing something wrong when clearly it wasn't.
I really did wish this would work. While I am happy to manually unload/reload database tables (this is what I had planned on doing before finding this component) a simple menu-driven tool for inexperienced users would be nice.
I suspect the problems that I had are due to some PHP/MySQL version mismatch with this component but as their are no System Requirements or any documentation as such it's difficult to know.
Owner's reply
I'm sorry to hear you had problems.
But as you did not post on the support forum I was unable to help or to try to find the error that may be causing the issue.
bybrian on April 28, 2008
This extension is the best thing I have seen for joomla and mambo for a very long time.
for me this is the "killer app"
for me this is the "killer app"
bygrwright on February 21, 2008
I needed to copy a bunch of articles from one site to another so I gave this a try. I was very disappointed. The interface is awkward and not intuitive at all. It didn't copy the information about images correctly so I had to go into each article and correct everything. Not to mention, it doesn't copy the articles along with the content. You have to do that separately in an extra step and then it just blindly copies *all* the images. Once I got all that fixed, I noticed that some of the characters in every single article were incorrect (things like quotes, apostrophes, etc) so I had to correct all of those as well. In the end, I spent as much time as I would have if I had done them all by cut and paste.
Great concept but not ready for prime time.
Great concept but not ready for prime time.
Owner's reply
The interface is virtually identical to the standard section, category and content managers of Joomla????
I thought articles were content????
All images required for the articles are listed below the download???
Do date Export content has been downloaded thousands of times and the above issues have not been reported so I would suggest the problem is with site not the component.
If you would like help please post on the support forums.
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