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How to Access

Select Components > J2XML from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.

Description

J2XML is an easy to use import/export solution for your Joomla!® powered website.

Toolbar

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

• Import. To import articles from XML file. Select the file using browse... button and click on this button.
• Parameters. Click this button to open the Global Configuration window. This window allows you to set default parameters for this type of item. See Global Configuration.
• Help. Opens this Help Screen.

Export and Send

To export articles or to send articles to others web site you have to use the extra buttons on the Article Manager toolbar, Article Trash toolbar, Section Manager and Category Manager.

To view extra button you have to enable System - J2XML plugin. Before to use the function Send you have to insert website data from the Website Manager.

Global Configuration

Click the Parameters button to open the J2XML Global Configuration window as shown below. These parameters are the default values for Import/export functions.

• Save. Press Save to save your settings.
• Cancel. Press Cancel to cancel your changes.
• Export Images (No/Yes). Whether or not to export images with base64 encode.
• Export Users (No/Yes). Whether or not to export the sections and categories related to articles.
• Compress (No/Yes). Whether or not to compress output.
• Import Articles (Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). What to do if articles already exist.
• Import Images (No/Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). Whether or not to import images and what to do if them already exist.
• Import Categories (No/Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). Whether or not to import sections and categories and what to do if them already exist.
• Import Users (No/Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). Whether or not to import users and what to do if them already exist.
• Access Level (Keep the original access level/Public/Registered/Special). Whether or not to keep the original access level and what to do if article does not exists.
• State (Keep the original state/Published/Unpublished). Whether or not to keep the original state (publication state, date to start and date to finish publishing the article, hits) and what to do if article does not exists.
• Keep author (No/Yes). Whether or not to keepthe userwhocreatedoreditedthe article, the dateandtime thearticle waslast modifiedandtherevision number. Default values are the user who imports the articles and current date and time.
• Keep category (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original category and section. Default is uncategorised.
• Keep attribs (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original attribs. Default is null.
• Keep metadata (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original metadata. Default is null.
• Keep frontpage (No/Yes). Whether the articles on the front page will be shown on the front page after the import.
• Keep rating (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original article rating. Default is 0.

How to Access

Select Components > J2XML > Website Manager from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.

Description

The Website Manager is where you can existing Websites and create new ones.

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Column Headers

Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.

• #. An indexing number automatically assigned by Joomla! for ease of reference.
• Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. After one or more boxes are checked, click a toolbar button to take an action on the selected item or items. Many toolbar actions, such as Publish and Unpublish, can work with multiple items. Others, such as Edit, only work on one item at a time. If multiple items are checked and you press Edit, the first item will be opened for editing.
• Title. The name of the Website. You can click on the name to open the Website for editing.
• Remote URL. The full web address of xmlrpc service on remote server (http:///xmlrpc/index.php).
• Username. The user name to use when connecting to the xmlrpc service on the remote server.
• Enabled. Whether the item has been enabled or not. You can change the Enabled state by clicking on the icon in this column.
• ID. The ID number. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla!. It is used to identify the item internally, for example in internal links. You can not change this number.
• Display #. The number of items to display on one page. If there are more items than this number, you can use the page navigation buttons (Start, Prev, Next, End, and page numbers) to navigate between pages. Note that if you have a large number of items, it may be helpful to use the Filter options, located above the column headings, to limit which items display.

Toolbar

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

• Enable. To enable one or more items, select them and click on this button.
• Disable. To disable one or more items, select them and click on this button.
• Delete. To delete one or more items, select them and click this button. The selected items will be deleted.
• Edit. Select one item and click on this button to open it in edit mode. If you have more than one item selected, the first item will be opened. You can also open an item for editing by clicking on its Title.
• New. Click on this button to create a new item. You will enter the New page for this item.
• Help. Opens this Help Screen.

List Filters

You can filter the list of items by typing part of the title or the ID number. You can also select an Enabled State.The selections may be combined. Only items matching both selections will display in the list.

Filter by Partial Title

You can filter the list of items by typing part of the title or the ID number. You can also select a combination of Category and Published State.

• Filter. In the upper left corner just above the column headings is a Filter field and two buttons, as shown below:

  
  

  If you have a large number of items on the list, you can use this filter to find the desired item(s) quickly. Enter either part of the title or an ID number and press 'Go' to display the matching items. You can enter in whole words or part of a word. For example, "ooml" will match all titles with the word "Joomla!" in them.

Filter by Enabled State

In the upper right area, above the column headings, there are two drop-down list boxes as shown below:

• Select State. Use the drop-down list box to select the enabled state: Enabled or Disabled.

How to Access

Select Components > J2XML > Website Manager from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.

Description

The Website Manager is where you can existing Websites and create new ones.

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Details

• Title. The name of the Website. You can click on the name to open the Website for editing.
• Enabled. Whether the item has been enabled or not. You can change the Enabled state by clicking on the icon in this column.
• Remote URL. The full web address of the joomla installation on the remote site (http://<website>/<joomla_root>/). It is very important the slash "/" at the end of the remote url.
• Version. The Joomla! version installed on the remote site.
•  Username. The user name to use when connecting to the xmlrpc service on the remote server.
• Password. The password to use when connecting to the xmlrpc service on the remote server.

Toolbar

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

• Save. Save it and return to the main screen of the Manager.
• Apply. Save it, but stay in the same screen. If you have been working on a screen for a long time and don't want to risk losing your work, pressing Apply saves your work and lets you continue working. If, for example, you lost your Internet connection, your work will be saved up this point.
• Cancel. Go back to the main screen of the Manager, without saving the modifications you made. 
• Help. Opens this Help Screen.

How to Access

Select Components > J2XML Importer from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.

Description

J2XML Importer is an easy to use import solution for your Joomla!® powered website.

Toolbar

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

• Import. To import articles from XML file. Select the file using browse... button and click on this button.
• Options. Click this button to open the Global Configuration window. This window allows you to set default parameters for this type of item. See Global Configuration.
• Help. Opens this Help Screen.

Global Configuration

Click the Parameters button to open the J2XML Importer Options window as shown below. These parameters are the default values for Import function.

• Save & Close. Saves changes and then closes the Options window.
• Save. Saves changes and keeps the Options window open.
• Cancel. Closes the Options window without applying changes.
• Import Articles (Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). What to do if articles already exist.
• Import Images (No/Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). Whether or not to import images and what to do if them already exist.
• Import Categories (No/Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). Whether or not to import sections and categories and what to do if them already exist.
• Import Users (No/Yes, if not exists/Yes, overwrite if exists). Whether or not to import users and what to do if them already exist.
• Access Level (Keep the original access level/Public/Registered/Special). Whether or not to keep the original access level and what to do if article does not exists.
• State (Keep the original state/Published/Unpublished). Whether or not to keep the original state (publication state, date to start and date to finish publishing the article, hits) and what to do if article does not exists.
• Keep author (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep the user who created or edited the article, the date and time the article was last modified and the revision number. Default values are the user who imports the articles and current date and time.
• Keep category (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original category and section. Default is uncategorised.
• Keep attribs (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original attribs. Default is null.
• Keep metadata (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original metadata. Default is null.
• Keep frontpage (No/Yes). Whether the articles on the front page will be shown on the front page after the import.
• Keep rating (No/Yes). Whether or not to keep original article rating. Default is 0.