RO CSVI

RO CSVI Supports import of all Joomla core custom fields starting with 7.15.0 version. This document explains on how to import Joomla custom field with Joomla article. 

Joomla supports variety of custom field types. Here we are explaining each of the core custom fields Joomla supports and how we can run import of these custom fields for an Joomla article. The same procedure can be followed for Joomla Categories and Joomla Contact imports.

Things to remember before starting Joomla custom field import for an article.

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

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

3. You should have installed Joomlacustomfields RO CSVI Extension and enabled it from Joomla Plugin manager. 

Here is the list of Joomla core custom fields

1. Text custom field
2. Calendar custom field
3. Checkbox custom field
4. Color custom field
5. Editor custom field
6. Integer custom field
7. List custom field
8. Image list custom field
9. Media custom field
10. Radio custom field
11. Textarea custom field
12. URL custom field
13. Repeatable custom field
14. User custom field
15. Usergroup list custom field

1. Text Custom Field

 Create a custom field where type is text

Example content to use text custom field, always use name of the custom field as available field

alias;catid;text-field
first-article;2;My text custom field value

 The result for a custom field can be checked on Fields tab for an article.

 2. Calendar custom field

Create Joomla custom field of type calendar

Example content for calendar custom field

alias;catid;calendar-field
first-article;2;2020-03-09

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

3. Checkbox custom field

Create Joomla custom field of type checkbox like below. Add Red, Blue and Green as text and values set to red, blue and green

Example content for checkbox custom field. Here multiple values are separated by |

alias;catid;checkboxes-field
first-article;2;red|blue

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

4. Colour custom field

Create Joomla custom field of colour custom fields type.

Example content for colour custom field.

alias;catid;color-field
first-article;2;000000

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

5. Editor custom field

Create Joomla custom field of editor custom field type.

Example content for editor custom field.

alias;catid;editor-field
first-article;2;Checking my editor custom field value

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

6. Integer custom field

Create Joomla custom field of editor custom field type.

Example content for integer custom field.

alias;catid;integer-field
first-article;2;45

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

7. List type custom field

Create Joomla custom field of list type.

Example content for list custom field.

alias;catid;list-field
first-article;2;red

For multiple values, make sure that Multiple field is set to Yes in the List field configuration. Import the contents like below for multiple values.

alias;catid;list-field
first-article;2;red|green

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

9. Image list custom field

Create Joomla custom field of image list custom field type.

Example content for image list custom field.

alias;catid;image-list
first-article;2;osmbanner2.png

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

10. Media custom field

Create Joomla custom field of media custom field type.

Example content for media custom field.

alias;catid;media-field
first-article;2;osmbanner2.png

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

11. Radio custom field

Create Joomla custom field of radio custom field type.

Example content for radio custom field.

alias;catid;radio-field
first-article;2;red

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

12. Textarea custom field

Create Joomla custom field of textarea custom field type.

Example content for textarea custom field.

alias;catid;textarea-field
first-article;2;Checking my textarea field custom field value

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

13. URL custom field

Create Joomla custom field of url custom field type.

Example content for URL custom field.

alias;catid;url-field
first-article;2;www.google.com

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

13. Repeatable custom field

Create Joomla custom field of repeatable custom field type.

Example fields of the form

Example content for Repeatable custom field is explained below.

Multiple field values are seperated by ~

Each form field is seperated by |

Each value of form field has the name of the field and value seperated by #

"alias";"catid";"repeatable-field"
"first-article";"2";"Name#name1|Age#34|Description#My first description~Name#name2|Age#23|Description#My second description"

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

14. User custom field

Create Joomla custom field of user custom field type.

Example content for user custom field.

alias;catid;user-field
first-article;2;215

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.

15. Usergroup list custom field

Create Joomla custom field of usergroup custom field type.

Example content for usergroup list custom field.

alias;catid;usergroup-list-field
first-article;2;8

Check the result of custom field on Fields tab of an article.