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Import HTML pages as Joomla articles in seconds!
Written by Barnaby Dixon
Have you built a Joomla site - and now want to import content to it, but don't want to spend hours and hours on each page?
You can create Joomla articles almost instantly from any HTML file using HTML 2 Articles.
It's Fast
Each article takes an average of 20 seconds to process - including import of your images, W3C validation, conversion to UTF-8 encoding (if needed, for optimal integration) and more.
You can even queue hundreds of HTML files at a time for processing, and just leave it running. Each file is automatically processed and integrated with your Joomla install.
What is included?
- Near instant import of HTML files to your Joomla! installation
- Powerful HTML clean up & tag stripping options
- Inbuilt W3C Validation engine
- HTML tidying, repair and validation on the fly
- Automatic import and integration of your images and documents
- Support for all charsets and encoding types
- Automatic conversion to UTF-8 encoding for optimal Joomla integration
- Full documentation
- Automated process logging
- Queue 100s of HTML files at a time for processing
- Automatically create your article title, alias, keywords and description
- Select your full article parameters such as category, author, access level and so forth
- Maintain your links with Update Links (BETA - Joomla 1.6+ only)
- Certified for
Rated the #1 import system for Joomla
HTML 2 Articles is used on hundreds of Joomla systems, and we have received some fantastic praise, such as:
"the speed at which articles import is unbelieveable"
"A real timesaver"
"the most useful extension I have ever used"
"the crown jewel of joomla extensions"
"HTML 2 Articles was worth every penny and has saved me hours."
"Crazy Crazy Awesome Component Well Done"
"make the investment in HTML 2 Articles; I give this TWO thumbs up!"
Buy now and experience HTML 2 Articles yourself!
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Your comments
Hi I am not Getting exact import option.i have using joomla 3.0.but our main problem is our existing php website to add to joomla 3.0 cms.any one well known pls can you guide me.step by step guide in a clear way.
Thanks & Regards,
Mohan Kumar A
Hi Mohan,
Thank you for your question. Please email us using the Contact Us form for detailed support. Thank you,
Barnaby Dixon
PHP Web Design
Hello,
If my articles have the same alias,it will be a problem?
Hi there Kat,
Thank you for your question. If your articles have the same alias, they'll be treated just as Joomla would treat them, so they'll have a number added. So if you have three pages called 'page.html' they'll become page, page-1, page-2 in the Article Manager alias.
All the best - Barnaby Dixon
Hi i would like to migrate the articles in my joomla 1.5 site to my new one joomla 2.5 site.
I haven't umderstand if this extensions works in the administrator system of my joomla 1.5 site or if it is neccessery to have html files.
Hi there Vaso,
I recommend using NetSukii, which you can download at http://www.php-web-design.com/Joomla-Components/netsukii-the-ultimate-content-spider-for-joomla.html.
You can then remotely scan your old Joomla website, and import all pages very quickly and efficiently using the inbuilt spider and import tool.
All the best,
Barnaby Dixon
Hi.
I understand the product is meant for migrating from existing joomla site/website to another joomla site. But I am currently building my site in local host. Is there any product for uploading html files (articles) to local host in developing joomla 3.0 site?? This will save lot of time in copying and pasting the content.
Thanks
Hi there,
Thank you for your question. HTML 2 Articles is perfect for importing HTML files, and it will work just fine on a localhost.
You just have to select HTML files for import (you can select many at once) and then each file will be imported and converted to an article in about 20 seconds, and where possible, will also import images, related documents and so forth to your Joomla 3.0 install.
All the best, Barnaby Dixon
Any plans for Joomla 3.0 NATIVE version?
Hi there Joseph,
We updated HTML 2 Articles a few months ago, and Joomla 3.0 is now natively supported.
All the best,
Barnaby Dixon
thank you very much
Thank you very much
Hi. Bought the product this morning and tried to install via the Joomla 2.5
extension manager. After the zip file uploads, i get the following error
message "Warning: Failed to move file!". Would be most grateful for some
guidance!
Hi there,
Thanks for buying! The error you got is almost always to do with file permissions - the server isn't letting you install the component where it needs to go.
There are two things I'd suggest. Firstly just check that your /administrator/components/ folder has the correct permissions (should be 0755). Secondly, if it still doesn't work, check that the $tmp_path in your configuration.php file points to the correct tmp directory (and that the directory exists and has 0755 permissions).
If that doesn't work please set me up with temporary admin access and I'll see if I can work out the problem.
Thanks & all the best
Barnaby Dixon
PHP Web Design
Ok, fixed the problem. It was a permissions issue. Needed to set permissions for the tmp and various other folders to 777.
Hi,
Is there any documentation on exactly how this works. I am curious if the html file to be imported requires work before importing. What I am wondering is can the extension pull content from specific divs with ids, name the article based on the H1 etc.. If I saved a web page from a live site as a static html page does the file require things like the navigation etc.. to be stripped out?
Cheers
Hi there James,
Yes - full documentation is included with the product.
Most HTML files won't need any work before importing. You can simply select the DIV container that holds the content you want to import, and all unwanted content will be stripped away. For example, if your page content is in a div called you'd just set 'content' as the DIV id you want to keep, and then you can add all new menus and so forth in the Joomla menu manager as usual, keeping just the content to be saved as Joomla articles.
The article is named based on the original page's title tag.
All the best
Barnaby Dixon
Hi, I already bought Html2Articles for versions 1.5 and 2.5 pretty awesome component. Long been waiting for this component, finally I found this.
I would like to know how to purchase the Html2Articles for version 3.x.
Thank you.
Hi Nad,
Thank you for your feedback! The upgrade to HTML 2 Articles for Joomla 3.0 is free - I will email you the downloads link separately.
All the best, Barnaby Dixon
I am totally confused. I need to transfer data from my old Joomla site 1.5, which does not have a copy on the hard drive to a new site in Joomla 2.5. I followed the wizard but there is not reference to the old site only to my comp, what should I do?
Hi Pavel,
HTML 2 Articles takes existing HTML pages and allows you to upload them into Joomla, where they are converted into Joomla articles.
If you do not have the HTML pages already stored on your computer, you will need to save them using an HTML content grabber.
Alternatively, you may find that NetSukii is a better option, since it automatically spiders and imports remote pages.
All the best,
Barnaby Dixon
PHP Web Design
Hello,
Maybe (I have the impression) my question is partly answered. I have to transfer 1000+ Mambo (version 4x 2005) articles into Joomla 2.5 and I am seriously considering buying this product. Is it working for this Mambo nightmare? Thanks for your time and best regards.
Hi there Lunarts,
It's going to be tough to get a static HTML version of each page that you want to import in this case. I'd recommend you use NetSukii, which is a content spider.
All the best,
Barnaby Dixon
PHP Web Design
Thanks for this incredible product. i think it is realy gooc and it helps our company realy much. is it ok that i translate this to danish i will send the giles to you if it's ok with you
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Thanks for this incredible product. i think it is realy good and it helps our company realy much. is it ok that i translate this to danish i will send the files to you if it's ok with you
Hello,
the software is really great. I have just one issue saving the settings. For some reason even if I save many times (for example I want to change the categories), it takes up to 20 minutes to the changes to take effect. I cleared site cache, browser cache, with no luck. Could you please help me to find a solution?
Thank you,
Matteo
Hi there Matteo,
Thank you for your feedback. You need to actually disable your cache while you work with HTML 2 Articles - this is to ensure the settings save correctly, so you can see the new pages as they are created, and for the inbuilt security checks to function correctly. You can do this through Global Configuration > System > Cache settings.
All the best - Barnaby
I want to export in 1.5 and then import into 2.5 site? Is that possible?
Thanks
Hi Rusty,
Yes this is possible. You would need to save all your Joomla 1.5 pages - you can use an HTML content grabber for this - and then upload all the files in your Joomla 2.5 environment.
All the best - Barnaby
Is Dutch language supported?
We currently have English and German versions of the component. In terms of importing content,all languages,character sets and accents are supported and are converted to UTF-8 where necessary for optimal Joomla integration.
All the best
Barnaby Dixon
All my articles are on a CD with a master HTML file for each, and the images in a directory: so bendigo2000.html and a directory bendigo2000_files with the images in it. If I click on the .html file all opens in a browser and works. What URL do I use to upload the images - looks like it should be: file:///H:/bendigo2000_files but log says it can't find that. Have tried a few other obvious ones with no avail. Any ideas?
David
Hi David,
If the file:// lookup isn't woking, I would suggest that you use the option 'Just update references' and then upload the images manually via FTP.
All the best - Barnaby
I have bought all your 4 products but i need documentation to help with installation. Thanks
Robert
Hi there Robert,
Thank you for your purchases. Installation instructions are as below:
Download the product version that relates to the version of Joomla you are using.
If the downloaded zip file ends with UNZIP_FIRST.zip, please unzip the contents prior to upload.
In your Joomla administrator panel, go to Extensions>Install...
Locate the zip file packages, and install them all one by one.
If you need additional information, please email me and I can walk you through the full process.
All the best,
Barnaby
Hi,
I need to migrate a collection of articles from a mambo site to Joomla 2.5. My main concern is for articles with images, especially multiple images. Do you think your product would meet my needs?
Hi Carlos,
Yes absolutely; the component finds all your old images and imports them to your new Joomla installation.
All the best - Barnaby
I have no clue how to download this product now that the "Return to Merchant" paypal button just gave me a timed out page. Wish this site had a forum and a backend where you could access your download. Hope to hear for you soon bro, I am excited about using this product.
Thanks,
Shawn
Hi there - my apologies - unfortunately PayPal doesn't always correctly redirect you to the downloads page after purchase. I have emailed you with download instructions. All the best, Barnaby
will this product import a blogspot blog?
Hi there,
Sure - you'll need to just save the pages as HTML to your local computer, and upload them to Joomla using HTML 2 Articles.
All the best - Barnaby
tnx
Hi there,
I have a bilingual site managed through Macromedia Contribute which is in two languages. Both languages are on the same page in columns but I would like to create articles in the two languages - 1 column goes to article in language A and other column goes to article in language B. Is this possible? The site is at cnag.org.uk
Hi there,
I'm not sure exactly how you have your site set up - but in theory this should be possible with HTML 2 Articles. The component creates new articles from HTML pages, which can then be used in any way you like within your Joomla site.
All the best
Barnaby
Dear Barnaby,
I was wondering if technically it is possible to use your software to import contents from other websites to my website,
at first I should convert webpages to my local html folder, witha program such as offline explorer and then use your soft to convert them to joomla contents.
so 2 questions:
1-can this software be used online, or only work offline?
2-can I use a demo version before purchasing it to see if it support my purpose?
Hi there,
Yes what you suggest is techically possible. The component was designed to take existing HTML pages that were created as a static website and upload them, but HTML files from any source will import correctly.
To your other questions: 1) The software runs on your Joomla administration area. The HTML files need to be stored on your local computer to upload correctly.
2) There is not a demo version available but I do offer a full 100% satisfaction guarantee, so if the component doesn't work for you, or you decide it's not good for you I will send you a full refund - and I also offer full support for 6 months after purchase as needed.
All the best,
Barnaby
hello babak,
did the software work for you generating new content articles?
Mike
Hi Barnaby,
Please know that we had made the payment and received the email of confirmation with download link. But the link does not work.
I do not believe that we got a login credential email as well. Please resend us the download link.
Please know that I have tried using contact me section to reach you for the same and never got any reply.
The payment was made by [email protected]
Thanks
Hi there,
Thank you for your email. I have responded two times via email - I will send you another email now, but if you don't receive it within 30 minutes please call me for assistance on +44 0207 617 7152.
Thank you and all the best,
Barnaby
Hello,
Does this extension allow you to choose multiple import folders to category/sections - if not is it possible to request this functionality?
Hi there Chris,
Yes the extension allows you to select a specific category as the article destination when you upload HTML files; you can change the selected section & category as often as you like.
All the best - Barnaby
Will this work with K2?
Yes absolutely - firstly you need to import to Joomla, and then click the "Import Joomla Content" button in K2.
hi, I've just installed this, I am straight away getting HTTP Error: 500, (it's a fresh install of Joomla, no other articles yet.
thanks
Kate
Hi there Kate,
Thank you for your download. The HTTP 500 error is related to a server setting - please ensure the permissions for the files in /administrator/components/com_html2articles/ are '644', and your /administrator/components/ directory is '755'.
Thanks and all the best,
Barnaby
Just had to come back and say how fantastic this product is, as soon as I got my server permissions sorted it worked like a dream. Thanks so much Barnaby you're a wiz.
great extension i am going to use this one of these days......good work ....keep it up
I used this product to transfer some 1000 pages from a HTML website, and it saved me many many hours. Barnaby was very supportive and came up with a new version that included all features from my wishlist. So my rating of this product and its creator is just one word: perfect.
I have a website with about 3000 pages (using PHP to include the same header/foother on every page).
Is it possible to import the whole website into Joomla without changing the URLs?
Then the relative links should still work and all links from other pages don't have to change. This is very important for us.
What does the extension needs? Can I give the URL to the old domain and then it imports all pages? I don't want to upload 3000 files...
Hi there,
Yes, you will need to upload each web page into Joomla. A Joomla article is substantially different from a static HTML page - each url will look something like index.php?option=com_content&catid=1&ItemId=15. You can use SEO components to translate that, for example, to 'mypage.html' using each article's alias as the root for the page name. Using this system I have succesfully migrated sites with 1000s of pages, but it is important to note that certain page names do not translate well into Joomla aliases, for example, all spaces are removed, and all letters are translated to lower case.
I suggest that you use 403 redirects to ensure you capture all your original site's page rank, and use a search and replace function after upload to change all your relative links to correct Joomla links, which you can then beautify using an SEO component. HTML 2 Articles gives you a list of all original URLs and new Joomla URLs in the log for just this purpose.
All the best,
Barnaby Dixon