I have several clients with large quantities of Articles using JOOMLA! native Article Core.

Does K2 have the ability to import native JOOMLA sections/categories/articles (or possibly an addon) or do they have to all be individually cut/pasted into K2?

 

Thanks

David

Hi David!
Yes, you can import all joomla sections/categories/articles as well as users with a click of a button (while leaving Joomla Content intact to be deleted later or even use joomla format at same time) but only do it once so it will not duplicate. The new structure will be sections as the parent and categories will be the sub-category and your articles will then become items ie. like parent/sub/item. Very simple.
Then links can be built to the new categories in many ways.

yes, but i need to know how to import sections and categories to k2

This is done automatically, when you click import "once"
try it on a small site, then look at your k2 categories and compare them to Joomla Sections and Categories

If I use the import function like this, will my site still look like it did?

 

I want to use K2, but I'm new and a little nervous. I don't want to lose the layout I have now and start over. Will my modules still function the way they do now?

After the import of joomla to k2 you no changes will be made to your site except the following

a k2 category will be created for each joomla section

a k2 sub-category will be created for each joomla category

joomla articles will be created as k2 items and assigned to the approporiate k2 category

joomla users will be added as k2 users

your site should not change

do not click the import button more than once or you will get duplicates of everything

try xampp on localhost and give it a test if your nervous

or better yet.....backup first....! try akeeba backup

Thanks...that's pretty much what I was hoping to hear. And I am in the process of setting up a localhost, so a test of K2 will be it's first use just so I feel extra comfortable.  :)

It will be a while before I'm able to set up my localhost and test K2, so I wonder if I could get an answer to one more question...if I use a module that allows me to select either a Joomla Section or a Joomla Category for article display, will I be able to select a 2nd or 3rd level K2 sub-category to use in that module? In other words, will the 2nd or 3rd level K2 sub-category show up in the module as a Joomla category? William White said:

After the import of joomla to k2 you no changes will be made to your site except the following

a k2 category will be created for each joomla section

a k2 sub-category will be created for each joomla category

joomla articles will be created as k2 items and assigned to the approporiate k2 category...

 

Ok , i did import all at once to K2 , I have my categories and sub categories , all my articles are items now , it all seens perfect , but now i change items in K2 but it doesnt change in the final layout,  it is like the native article core is still activated, How can activate K2 to make changes in the final layout?

@curevo

Just create a "new" menu item and use the k2 type, point it to a k2 category and give it a try