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Sergey Tolkachyov
Sergey Tolkachyov

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CFI Plugin v.2.0.0 Released - Export/Import Joomla Articles to/from CSV

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This plugin allows you to export Joomla articles to a CSV file. You can then edit the data in a spreadsheet editor (e.g., Excel or Open Office Calc) and upload the file back. In some cases, this is more convenient and faster. The plugin allows exporting tag IDs, working with custom article fields in Joomla, as well as usually non-editable article properties like hits, modification date, etc.

Initial versions of the CFI plugin were created by developer AlekVolsk for Joomline. He created versions 1.0.0-1.0.16 for Joomla 3. Subsequently, in 2026, the plugin was transferred to WebTolk for further development.

v.2.0.0. What's New?

  1. Refactoring. The plugin has been completely rewritten from scratch.
  2. New Import/Export Interface. Export and import now open in a modal window. Functionality to select article properties, tags, and custom fields for export right before the export itself has been added.
  3. Article Filtering During Export. You can filter the articles you need using standard search parameters in the admin panel, and then export only those: only featured ones, only published ones, only articles from 2 categories, only articles with a specific tag, etc.
  4. Import/Export All Article Data. Previously, the plugin could only export some article data. Now, during export and import, you can change all article data found in the article editing form, even non-editable ones like hits or modification date. This way, you can quickly update all meta-descriptions or just the field data.
  5. Import Custom Fields Only. The articleid field remains mandatory for import. Thus, you can import only custom field data without changing the article data itself.
  6. Joomla 6. The plugin has been rewritten with the current structure for Joomla 4+ and successfully tested on Joomla 6.
  7. For Developers: Pre-processing by Plugins. You can process data with your own plugins of the cfi group on-the-fly, directly before importing or exporting data. Events: onExportPrepareData($event) and onImportPrepareArticleData($event).

System Requirements: Joomla 4.3+, PHP 8.1+.

To update from older versions, release 1.0.16 is available, which adds a new update server.

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