Here you will find all the available fields that can be used in the Joomla Categories import and export routines. Please see the relevant tutorials on how to use these fields in a specific scenario.
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Available Fields for Joomla Categories
| Title | Description | Type | Example |
| access | Set the access level for the custom field Possible options1:Public |
numeric | 2 |
| alias | Unique name of the category |
text | shoes-men |
| asset_id | Id of the assest table category is stored |
numeric | 283 |
| associations | Associations for a category |
text | nl-NL#dutch-category|el-GR#greek-category|de-DE#german-category |
| category_layout | Set the alternative layout for the category. |
text | * |
| category_path | The path of the category |
text | user/user-location |
| checked_out | The ID of the user who has the categories item checked out. |
numeric | 642 |
| checked_out_time | The time the categories has been checked out. |
text | 2017-05-17 09:58:38 |
| combine | This is a special field to allow you to combine fields into a single field. |
text | |
| created_time | The created date and time of category |
text | 2017-05-17 09:58:38 |
| created_user_id | The id of the user who created the category |
numeric | 12 |
| custom | This is a special field that allows you to set a custom value to be used during export. |
text | main |
| description | Description of the category |
text | This category is for Men Shoes |
| extension | Extension for which category belong to. |
text | com_content |
| hits | Number of hits the category has got |
numeric | 5 |
| id | Id of the category from Joomla categories table |
numeric | 2 |
| image | Set the image for the category |
text | |
| language | Set the language of the category |
text | * |
| level | Set the level of the category |
numeric | 2 |
| lft | Specifies the left position in the nested set. |
numeric | 45 |
| meta_author | The author of the category. |
text | Shakespeare |
| meta_robots | Set the robots instructions. |
text | noindex, follow |
| metadata | Set the meta data for the category |
text | |
| metadesc | Set the meta description for the category |
text | |
| metakey | Set the meta keywords for the category. |
text | csv,import,export,joomla |
| modified_time | The modified date and time of category |
text | 2017-05-17 09:58:38 |
| modified_user_id | The id of the user who modified the category |
numeric | 12 |
| note | Set the category note |
text | This category is for men shoes |
| params | Parameters of the category |
text | |
| parent_id | Parent id value of the category |
numeric | 1 |
| path | Set the path of the category |
text | shoes/men-shoes |
| published | If the Joomla category is published or not Possible optionsY/1:Published |
numeric | Y |
| rgt | Specifies the right position in the nested set. |
numeric | 46 |
| skip | This is a special field that allows you to skip a field during import. |
numeric | |
| title | Title of the category |
text | Shoes |
| version | Version number of the category. |
numeric | 1 |