Extensions
CFI 2.0.0 brings full Joomla article CSV import and export
WebTolk has released CFI 2.0.0, a Joomla plugin for exporting articles to CSV and importing edited data back into the site. The release adds broader article-property and custom-field support, administrator-side filtering, and compatibility…
CFI is intended for bulk editing workflows in which article data is exported to a spreadsheet application such as Excel or OpenOffice Calc before being returned to Joomla. The new version was completely rewritten and introduces a modal interface for both operations.
Expanded import and export controls
- Export settings can be selected immediately before the operation, including article properties, tags and custom fields.
- Exports can use the standard administrator search parameters, allowing results to be limited to selected, published or category-specific articles, or to articles with a particular tag.
- The plugin can now import and export all article data available in the article editing form, including properties such as view counts and modification dates.
- An import can contain only custom-field data. In that case,
articleidis the only required field, allowing fields to be updated without changing the rest of the article.
For developers, CFI adds preprocessing through plugins in the cfi group. Data can be handled immediately before import or export with the onExportPrepareData($event) and onImportPrepareArticleData($event) events.
CFI 2.0.0 requires Joomla 4.3+ and PHP 8.1+. It uses the current Joomla 4+ structure and has been successfully tested on Joomla 6.
The first CFI versions were created by AlekVolsk for Joomline, covering versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.16 for Joomla 3. In 2026, the plugin was transferred to WebTolk for further development. Release 1.0.16 was also issued for older versions and adds a new update server.
The extension page is available at WebTolk, while the current source code is hosted on GitHub.