RO CSVI

RO CSVI supports import and export of Joomla core custom fields. In this document we explain about how to import Advanced Custom Fields for Joomla.

There are around 28 custom fields which are supported by Advanced custom fields. Each of these custom fields are explained in this document.

Things to remember before starting Joomla Advanced Custom Fields import for an article.

1. Import of Joomla custom fields for an article is done using a Joomla Content import template.

2. Once you have the custom fields created, Update your available fields.

3. You should have enabled the Joomla! Custom Fields extension for RO CSVI plugin from Extensions -> Plugins.

4. All settings for a custom field should be done in the System - Advanced Custom Fields plugin from Extensions -> Plugins.

Here is the list of Advanced custom fields

• ACF - Bing map
• ACF - Country
• ACF - Currency
• ACF - Daily motion
• ACF - Download button
• ACF - Email
• ACF - Facebook
• ACF - Facebook video
• ACF - File Upload
• ACF - Google map
• ACF - Gravatar
• ACF - HTML5 Audio
• ACF - HTML5 Video
• ACF - IFrame
• ACF - Module loader
• ACF - OpenStreetMap
• ACF - PHP
• ACF - PayPal
• ACF - Progress Bar
• ACF - QR Code
• ACF - SoundCloud
• ACF - Telephone
• ACF - Timepicker
• ACF - True/False
• ACF - Twitter
• ACF - URL
• ACF - Vimeo
• ACF- WhatsApp Click to Chat
• ACF - Youtube

ACF - Bing map

First step is to Set API Key for Bing map. From Joomla plugin manager select Type as Fields and look for Fields - ACF Bing map. Set Bing Maps API Key and save. You can also do this setting using System - Advanced Custom fields plugin.

Click on the settings icon

Now that Bing map settings are done, Create an ACF Bing map custom field from Joomla Fields page for Joomla Content.

Run the import with below sample content

alias;catid;bing-map
sample-article;2;"17.465367,78.500378"

ACF - Country

Create an Advanced Custom Field of type Country using Advanced Custom Fields

Run import with below content. Do remember that you need to use the character code of the country to be imported. Here IN is for India.

alias;catid;country
sample-article;2;IN

Check the other country list supported by Advanced custom fields

 AF - Afghanistan
 AX - Aland Islands
 AL - Albania
 DZ - Algeria
 AS - American Samoa
 AD - Andorra
 AO - Angola
 AI - Anguilla
 AQ - Antarctica
 AG - Antigua and Barbuda
 AR - Argentina
 AM - Armenia
 AW - Aruba
 AU - Australia
 AT - Austria
 AZ - Azerbaijan
 BS - Bahamas
 BH - Bahrain
 BD - Bangladesh
 BB - Barbados
 BY - Belarus
 BE - Belgium
 BZ - Belize
 BJ - Benin
 BM - Bermuda
 BT - Bhutan
 BO - Bolivia
 BA - Bosnia and Herzegovina
 BW - Botswana
 BV - Bouvet Island
 BR - Brazil
 IO - British Indian Ocean Territory
 BN - Brunei Darussalam
 BG - Bulgaria
 BF - Burkina Faso
 BI - Burundi
 KH - Cambodia
 CM - Cameroon
 CA - Canada
 CV - Cape Verde
 KY - Cayman Islands
 CF - Central African Republic
 TD - Chad
 CL - Chile
 CN - China
 CX - Christmas Island
 CC - Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 CO - Colombia
 KM - Comoros
 CG - Congo
 CD - Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
 CK - Cook Islands
 CR - Costa Rica
 CI - Cote d'Ivoire
 HR - Croatia
 CU - Cuba
 CUR - Curaçao
 CY - Cyprus
 CZ - Czech Republic
 DK - Denmark
 DJ - Djibouti
 DM - Dominica
 DO - Dominican Republic
 EC - Ecuador
 EG - Egypt
 SV - El Salvador
 GQ - Equatorial Guinea
 ER - Eritrea
 EE - Estonia
 ET - Ethiopia
 FK - Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
 FO - Faroe Islands
 FJ - Fiji
 FI - Finland
 FR - France
 GF - French Guiana
 PF - French Polynesia
 TF - French Southern Territories
 GA - Gabon
 GM - Gambia
 GE - Georgia
 DE - Germany
 GH - Ghana
 GI - Gibraltar
 GR - Greece
 GL - Greenland
 GD - Grenada
 GP - Guadeloupe
 GU - Guam
 GT - Guatemala
 GG - Guernsey
 GN - Guinea
 GW - Guinea-Bissau
 GY - Guyana
 HT - Haiti
 HM - Heard Island and McDonald Islands
 VA - Holy See (Vatican City State)
 HN - Honduras
 HK - Hong Kong
 HU - Hungary
 IS - Iceland
 IN - India
 ID - Indonesia
 IR - Iran, Islamic Republic of
 IQ - Iraq
 IE - Ireland
 IM - Isle of Man
 IL - Israel
 IT - Italy
 JM - Jamaica
 JP - Japan
 JE - Jersey
 JO - Jordan
 KZ - Kazakhstan
 KE - Kenya
 KI - Kiribati
 KP - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
 KR - Korea, Republic of
 KW - Kuwait
 KG - Kyrgyzstan
 LA - Lao People's Democratic Republic
 LV - Latvia
 LB - Lebanon
 LS - Lesotho
 LR - Liberia
 LY - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
 LI - Liechtenstein
 LT - Lithuania
 LU - Luxembourg
 MO - Macao
 MK - Macedonia
 MG - Madagascar
 MW - Malawi
 MY - Malaysia
 MV - Maldives
 ML - Mali
 MT - Malta
 MH - Marshall Islands
 MQ - Martinique
 MR - Mauritania
 MU - Mauritius
 YT - Mayotte
 MX - Mexico
 FM - Micronesia, Federated States of
 MD - Moldova, Republic of
 MC - Monaco
 MN - Mongolia
 ME - Montenegro
 MS - Montserrat
 MA - Morocco
 MZ - Mozambique
 MM - Myanmar
 NA - Namibia
 NR - Nauru
 NP - Nepal
 NL - Netherlands
 AN - Netherlands Antilles
 NC - New Caledonia
 NZ - New Zealand
 NI - Nicaragua
 NE - Niger
 NG - Nigeria
 NU - Niue
 NF - Norfolk Island
 NM - North Macedonia
 MP - Northern Mariana Islands
 NO - Norway
 OM - Oman
 PK - Pakistan
 PW - Palau
 PS - Palestinian Territory
 PA - Panama
 PG - Papua New Guinea
 PY - Paraguay
 PE - Peru
 PH - Philippines
 PN - Pitcairn
 PL - Poland
 PT - Portugal
 PR - Puerto Rico
 QA - Qatar
 RE - Reunion
 RO - Romania
 RU - Russian Federation
 RW - Rwanda
 SH - Saint Helena
 KN - Saint Kitts and Nevis
 LC - Saint Lucia
 PM - Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 VC - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 WS - Samoa
 SM - San Marino
 ST - Sao Tome and Principe
 SA - Saudi Arabia
 SN - Senegal
 RS - Serbia
 SC - Seychelles
 SL - Sierra Leone
 SG - Singapore
 SK - Slovakia
 SI - Slovenia
 SB - Solomon Islands
 SO - Somalia
 ZA - South Africa
 GS - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
 ES - Spain
 LK - Sri Lanka
 SD - Sudan
 SS - South Sudan
 SR - Suriname
 SJ - Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 SZ - Swaziland
 SE - Sweden
 CH - Switzerland
 SY - Syrian Arab Republic
 TW - Taiwan
 TJ - Tajikistan
 TZ - Tanzania, United Republic of
 TH - Thailand
 TL - Timor-Leste
 TG - Togo
 TK - Tokelau
 TO - Tonga
 TT - Trinidad and Tobago
 TN - Tunisia
 TR - Turkey
 TM - Turkmenistan
 TC - Turks and Caicos Islands
 TV - Tuvalu
 UG - Uganda
 UA - Ukraine
 AE - United Arab Emirates
 GB - United Kingdom
 US - United States
 UM - United States Minor Outlying Islands
 UY - Uruguay
 UZ - Uzbekistan
 VU - Vanuatu
 VE - Venezuela
 VN - Vietnam
 VG - Virgin Islands, British
 VI - Virgin Islands, U.S.
 WF - Wallis and Futuna
 EH - Western Sahara
 YE - Yemen
 ZM - Zambia
 ZW - Zimbabwe

ACF-Currency

Create a custom field of type Currency using Advanced Custom Fields

Import using the below sample content. Use the three letter code for the currency. Here INR is for Indian currency.

alias;catid;country
first-article;2;INR

The list of other currency codes supported by Advanced Custom fields

 AFN - AFN (Afghan Afghani)
 ALL - ALL (Albanian Lek)
 DZD - DZD (Algerian Dinar)
 AOA - AOA (Angolan Kwanza)
 ARS - ARS (Argentine Peso)
 AMD - AMD (Armenian Dram)
 AWG - AWG (Aruban Florin)
 AUD - AUD (Australian Dollar)
 AZN - AZN (Azerbaijani Manat)
 BSD - BSD (Bahamian Dollar)
 BHD - BHD (Bahraini Dinar)
 BDT - BDT (Bangladeshi Taka)
 BBD - BBD (Barbadian Dollar)
 BYN - BYN (Belarusian Ruble)
 BYR - BYR (Belarusian Ruble (pre-2016))
 BZD - BZD (Belize Dollar)
 BMD - BMD (Bermudan Dollar)
 BTN - BTN (Bhutanese Ngultrum)
 BTC - BTC (Bitcoin)
 BOB - BOB (Bolivian Boliviano)
 BAM - BAM (Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark)
 BWP - BWP (Botswanan Pula)
 BRL - BRL (Brazilian Real)
 GBP - GBP (British Pound Sterling)
 BND - BND (Brunei Dollar)
 BGN - BGN (Bulgarian Lev)
 BIF - BIF (Burundian Franc)
 XOF - XOF (CFA Franc BCEAO)
 XAF - XAF (CFA Franc BEAC)
 XPF - XPF (CFP Franc)
 KHR - KHR (Cambodian Riel)
 CAD - CAD (Canadian Dollar)
 CVE - CVE (Cape Verdean Escudo)
 KYD - KYD (Cayman Islands Dollar)
 CLP - CLP (Chilean Peso)
 CLF - CLF (Chilean Unit of Account (UF))
 CNY - CNY (Chinese Yuan)
 COP - COP (Colombian Peso)
 KMF - KMF (Comorian Franc)
 CDF - CDF (Congolese Franc)
 CRC - CRC (Costa Rican Colón)
 HRK - HRK (Croatian Kuna)
 CUC - CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso)
 CUP - CUP (Cuban Peso)
 CZK - CZK (Czech Republic Koruna)
 DKK - DKK (Danish Krone)
 DJF - DJF (Djiboutian Franc)
 DOP - DOP (Dominican Peso)
 XCD - XCD (East Caribbean Dollar)
 EGP - EGP (Egyptian Pound)
 ERN - ERN (Eritrean Nakfa)
 EEK - EEK (Estonian Kroon)
 ETB - ETB (Ethiopian Birr)
 EUR - EUR (Euro)
 FKP - FKP (Falkland Islands Pound)
 FJD - FJD (Fijian Dollar)
 GMD - GMD (Gambian Dalasi)
 GEL - GEL (Georgian Lari)
 GHS - GHS (Ghanaian Cedi)
 GIP - GIP (Gibraltar Pound)
 XAU - XAU (Gold Ounce)
 GTQ - GTQ (Guatemalan Quetzal)
 GGP - GGP (Guernsey Pound)
 GNF - GNF (Guinean Franc)
 GYD - GYD (Guyanaese Dollar)
 HTG - HTG (Haitian Gourde)
 HNL - HNL (Honduran Lempira)
 HKD - HKD (Hong Kong Dollar)
 HUF - HUF (Hungarian Forint)
 ISK - ISK (Icelandic Króna)
 INR - INR (Indian Rupee)
 IDR - IDR (Indonesian Rupiah)
 IRR - IRR (Iranian Rial)
 IQD - IQD (Iraqi Dinar)
 ILS - ILS (Israeli New Sheqel)
 JMD - JMD (Jamaican Dollar)
 JPY - JPY (Japanese Yen)
 JEP - JEP (Jersey Pound)
 JOD - JOD (Jordanian Dinar)
 KZT - KZT (Kazakhstani Tenge)
 KES - KES (Kenyan Shilling)
 KWD - KWD (Kuwaiti Dinar)
 KGS - KGS (Kyrgystani Som)
 LAK - LAK (Laotian Kip)
 LVL - LVL (Latvian Lats)
 LBP - LBP (Lebanese Pound)
 LSL - LSL (Lesotho Loti)
 LRD - LRD (Liberian Dollar)
 LYD - LYD (Libyan Dinar)
 LTL - LTL (Lithuanian Litas)
 MOP - MOP (Macanese Pataca)
 MKD - MKD (Macedonian Denar)
 MGA - MGA (Malagasy Ariary)
 MWK - MWK (Malawian Kwacha)
 MYR - MYR (Malaysian Ringgit)
 MVR - MVR (Maldivian Rufiyaa)
 MTL - MTL (Maltese Lira)
 IMP - IMP (Manx pound)
 MRO - MRO (Mauritanian Ouguiya)
 MUR - MUR (Mauritian Rupee)
 MXN - MXN (Mexican Peso)
 MDL - MDL (Moldovan Leu)
 MNT - MNT (Mongolian Tugrik)
 MAD - MAD (Moroccan Dirham)
 MZN - MZN (Mozambican Metical)
 MMK - MMK (Myanma Kyat)
 NAD - NAD (Namibian Dollar)
 NPR - NPR (Nepalese Rupee)
 ANG - ANG (Netherlands Antillean Guilder)
 TWD - TWD (New Taiwan Dollar)
 NZD - NZD (New Zealand Dollar)
 NIO - NIO (Nicaraguan Córdoba)
 NGN - NGN (Nigerian Naira)
 KPW - KPW (North Korean Won)
 NOK - NOK (Norwegian Krone)
 OMR - OMR (Omani Rial)
 PKR - PKR (Pakistani Rupee)
 XPD - XPD (Palladium Ounce)
 PAB - PAB (Panamanian Balboa)
 PGK - PGK (Papua New Guinean Kina)
 PYG - PYG (Paraguayan Guarani)
 PEN - PEN (Peruvian Nuevo Sol)
 PHP - PHP (Philippine Peso)
 XPT - XPT (Platinum Ounce)
 PLN - PLN (Polish Zloty)
 QAR - QAR (Qatari Rial)
 RON - RON (Romanian Leu)
 RUB - RUB (Russian Ruble)
 RWF - RWF (Rwandan Franc)
 SHP - SHP (Saint Helena Pound)
 SVC - SVC (Salvadoran Colón)
 WST - WST (Samoan Tala)
 SAR - SAR (Saudi Riyal)
 RSD - RSD (Serbian Dinar)
 SCR - SCR (Seychellois Rupee)
 SLL - SLL (Sierra Leonean Leone)
 XAG - XAG (Silver Ounce)
 SGD - SGD (Singapore Dollar)
 SBD - SBD (Solomon Islands Dollar)
 SOS - SOS (Somali Shilling)
 ZAR - ZAR (South African Rand)
 KRW - KRW (South Korean Won)
 XDR - XDR (Special Drawing Rights)
 LKR - LKR (Sri Lankan Rupee)
 SDG - SDG (Sudanese Pound)
 SRD - SRD (Surinamese Dollar)
 SZL - SZL (Swazi Lilangeni)
 SEK - SEK (Swedish Krona)
 CHF - CHF (Swiss Franc)
 SYP - SYP (Syrian Pound)
 STD - STD (São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra)
 TJS - TJS (Tajikistani Somoni)
 TZS - TZS (Tanzanian Shilling)
 THB - THB (Thai Baht)
 TOP - TOP (Tongan Pa?anga)
 TTD - TTD (Trinidad and Tobago Dollar)
 TND - TND (Tunisian Dinar)
 TRY - TRY (Turkish Lira)
 TMT - TMT (Turkmenistani Manat)
 UGX - UGX (Ugandan Shilling)
 UAH - UAH (Ukrainian Hryvnia)
 AED - AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham)
 USD - USD (United States Dollar)
 UYU - UYU (Uruguayan Peso)
 UZS - UZS (Uzbekistan Som)
 VUV - VUV (Vanuatu Vatu)
 VEF - VEF (Venezuelan Bolívar Fuerte)
 VND - VND (Vietnamese Dong)
 YER - YER (Yemeni Rial)
 ZMW - ZMW (Zambian Kwacha)
 ZMK - ZMK (Zambian Kwacha (pre-2013))
 ZWL - ZWL (Zimbabwean Dollar)

ACF - Daily motion

Create a custom field of type Daily motion using Advanced Custom Fields

Run import with below content. The Daily motion custom field supports the import of a video URL for an article.

alias;catid;daily-motion
sample-article;2;https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x75iqs7

ACF - Download button

Create a custom field of type Download using Advanced Custom Fields. Set the Directory path from where the imported file has to be downloaded. In this case Directoy is set to images/stories/virtuemart/product/

Run the import with below sample content. Where the file test.jpg resides in the directory images/stories/virtuemart/product/

alias;catid;download
sample-article;2;test.jpg

ACF - Email

Create a custom field of type Email using Advanced Custom Fields

alias;catid;email
sample-article;2;This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ACF - Facebook

Create a custom field of type Facebook using Advanced Custom Fields

Set the Facebook page URL in import content

alias;catid;facebook
sample-article;2;https://www.facebook.com/test.user

ACF - Facebook video

Create a custom field of type Facebook Video using Advanced Custom Fields. This custom field takes URL of videos from Facebook.

Sample import content to load video from Facebook URL

alias;catid;facebook-video
sample-article;2;https://www.facebook.com/146044558739138/videos/1101368200062805

ACF - File Upload

Create a custom field of type File upload using Advanced Custom Fields. Upload the image to folder /media/acfupload folder or to the folder set in Upload folder setting and then use the image name in import file.

Sample import content to upload file 9739.jpg.

alias;catid;file-upload
sample-article;2;9739.jpg

ACF - Google map

1. Generate API Key from https://console.cloud.google.com/google/maps-apis/overview
2. Set a Google map API in Plugin Fields - ACF Google Map plugin from Extensions -> Plugins

3. Create a custom field with name Google map using Advanced Custom Fields

Set the cordinates in the import file for the custom field

alias;catid;google-map
sample-article;2;"17.465367,78.500378"

ACF - Gravatar

Create a custom field of type Gravatar using Advanced Custom Fields

In the import file set the email id from where the gravatar has to be loaded

alias;catid;gravatar
sample-article;2;This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ACF - HTML5 Audio

1. Create a custom field of type HTML5 Audio using Advanced Custom Fields

2. Upload the audio to needed path. Here it is uploaded to media/acfupload/ folder

In the import file set the name of the audio mp3 file with path.

alias;catid;html-audio
sample-article;2;media/acfupload/audio.mp3

ACF - HTML5 Video

1. Create a custom field of type HTML5 Video using Advanced Custom Fields

2. Upload the audio to needed path. Here it is uploaded to media/acfupload/ folder

In the import file set the name of the video mp4 file with path.

alias;catid;html-video
sample-article;2;media/acfupload/video.mp4

ACF - IFrame

Create a custom field of the type IFrame using Advanced Custom Fields

In the IFrame field set the URL to be loaded in an IFrame. Here in the sample content google.com url is used to load in iframe.

alias;catid;iframe
sample-article;2;http://www.google.com

ACF - Module loader

Create a custom field of type Module loader using Advanced Custom Fields. This field is for loading a specific module on frontend based on the id imported.

In the import file set the module id for Module loader custom field. Here the id 17 is used.

alias;catid;module-loader
sample-article;2;17

ACF - OpenStreetMap

Create a custom field of type OpenStreetMap using Advanced Custom Fields

The value of this custom field in import is its coordinates. Check the sample content with field name and value combined with #

alias;catid;open-street-map
sample-article;2;"coordinates#17.465367,78.500378"

ACF - PHP

Create a custom field of type PHP using Advanced Custom Fields

In import file write the PHP code to be executed. Make sure the double quotes are escaped when writing the code.

Check the below sample import content with simple PHP script to print a sample text.

alias;catid;php
sample-article;2;"echo 'print my name';"

ACF - PayPal

Create a custom field of type PayPal using Advanced Custom Fields. This custom field takes two required values, PayPal email address and currency. This needs to be set when the custom field is created.

This field takes two values in import. Item name and price of the item, the field and values are combined with # and separated with | with each other.

alias;catid;paypal
sample-article;2;item_name#Nike Shoe|price#10

ACF - Progress Bar

Create a custom field of type Progress Bar using Advanced Custom Fields

In the import content set the percentage to be shown in progress bar. In the sample import content below the progress bar is set to show 80%.

alias;catid;progress-bar
sample-article;2;80

ACF - QR Code

Create a custom field of type QR Code using Advanced Custom Fields

Use the sample content below for import. The import value of the field is text but after import the text will be converted into QR Code for scanning.

alias;catid;qr-code
sample-article;2;testcode

ACF - SoundCloud

Create a custom field of type Soundcloud using Advanced Custom Fields

This custom field takes two values in import, SoundCloud Id and the playlist mode. The field and values are combined with # and separated by |.

alias;catid;soundcloud
sample-article;2;id#341546259|playlist#1

ACF - Telephone

Create a custom field of the type telephone using Advanced Custom Fields

Enter the telephone number in the import file for the custom field

alias;catid;telephone
sample-article;2;+11-234-34

ACF - Timepicker

Create a custom dield of type Time picker using Advanced Custom Fields

In the import file set value of time in the field. Check the sample import content below

alias;catid;time-picker
sample-article;2;15:25

ACF - True/False

In the import file set value 1 or 0 for the field. 1 represents true value and 0 represents 0 value.

See the sample of the import content with true value set for custom field.

alias;catid;true-or-false
sample-article;2;1

ACF - Twitter

Create a custom field of type Twitter using Advanced Custom Fields

In the import content enter the Twitter handle for the custom field value. Check the sample import content below.

alias;catid;twitter
sample-article;2;@testuser

ACF - URL

Create a custom field of type URL using Advanced Custom Fields

In the import content, url needs three values separated by |. The field and the values are joined by #.

text - The text to be linked with URL

url - The url to be linked to the text.

target - If the link should be opened in same tab or new tab or as popup. The supported values are

• same_tab - To open the link on same page
• new_tab - To open the link in new page
• popup - To open page in popup window.

Sample of import content to open link in same page.

alias;catid;url
sample-article;2;text#Google|url#www.google.com|target#same_tab

ACF - Vimeo

Create a custom field of type Vimeo using Advanced Custom Fields

In the import use the vimeo URL for Vimeo custom field. Sample content to import

alias;catid;vimeo
sample-article;2;"https://vimeo.com/240657577"

ACF - WhatsApp Click to Chat

Create a custom field of type WhatsApp Click to Chat using Advanced Custom Fields

In the sample import content use the phone number to be linked with whatsap chat.

alias;catid;whatsap-chat
sample-article;2;9493417611

ACF - Youtube

Create a custom field of type Youtube using Advanced Custom Fields. Use the field name in the import fields.

alias;catid;youtube
sample-article;2;"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpmzPi606zo"