K2 to Content Migration

K2 is a popular extension of Joomla. It always tops the list of most loved apps on versions J1.5, 2.5 and 3.

However, they still don't have a roadmap for Joomla 4 which is why you have to go back to Joomla Content, the default built-in extension on Joomla.

This tool makes it possible for you to migrate K2 articles to Joomla Content. Thereby, you can upgrade your website to Joomla 4.

Buy Now ( $19 ) Demo

* To move large number of articles (>7000) , please use Pro version:  Buy Now ( $25 )

It is designed for ease of use. Note because K2 is not available on Joomla 4, so you only use this tool for Joomla 3.

Imported data includes:

  • All K2 Articles + Intro Image
  • All K2 Categories
  • All K2 tags
  • All K2 Extra Fields
  • Attachments (Required plugin installation: File Attachments)

After installing this tool, go to Components > K2 to Content to get started.

K2 to Content UI

Here, the tool will tell you what it will do. Include the number of articles and the number of categories to be imported. Click the "Import Now" button to launch.

Wait for the tool to notify you that the import is finished.

K2 to Content UI

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  • This commment is unpublished.
    David
    David · 11 months ago
    Release K2 to Content Migration v1.3.7
    ^ Integrate File Attachments to migrate K2 Attachments.
    # Fixed Field issues
    # Fixed Tag issues
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    Zellie
    Zellie · 1 days ago
    I am trying to migrate my K2 items (numbering 3074) and categories (numbering 77). This component tells me that 2753 items and 58 categories will be migrated (and this is indeed what happens). I do need them all migrated... do you know what the issue could be please?
    • This commment is unpublished.
      David
      David · 1 days ago
      @Zellie Could you send me your site access to email: contact@joomhelper.com? I will help you soon.
      Maybe "3074" is the latest ID instead of the total article.
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    MIdea
    MIdea · 19 days ago
    Hi,
    is it possible to move large site content (+85.000 K2 articles)
    Thank you in advance
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    Vasyl Pavlus
    Vasyl Pavlus · 29 days ago
    Hi.
    How K2

    Extra fields and

    Extra field groups will be represented in com_content after migration? Will they be

    represented as

    Fields and

    Field Groups accordingly? And also will all extra fields data be migrated as well?
    • This commment is unpublished.
      David
      David · 29 days ago
      @Vasyl Pavlus Yes, the fields and their values ​​will be migrated. However, if the field is not supported in com_content, it will default to "text" as the field type.
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    Joanne R.
    Joanne R. · 1 months ago
    Does it also preserve item dates (creation date) when moving from k2 to articles?
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    Andrea S.
    Andrea S. · 1 months ago
    Imported successfully categories, articles and attachments. Only a problem : all attachements are duplicated inside each article.https://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/1954/2869292174.jpg
    Any suggestion ?
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    Alberto
    Alberto · 2 months ago
    Hello, I migrated k2 content to joomla articles and upgraded to joomla 4 and everything was fine on my test site, but the migrated articles are giving a 404 error once I published the website. Any hint?

    Here is the working page on the test site:
    https://testsite.formalms.org/forma-plugins/375-2factor-authentication-plugin.html

    Here the production site:
    https://formalms.org/forma-plugins/375-2factor-authentication-plugin.html
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      Alberto
      Alberto · 2 months ago
      @David Hello, it seems the migration created some kind of association between the articles and the old template but I can't find any way to remove it, no layouts or anything from the old template seem to be referred either in the menu item or article settings.
      How can I fix it?
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      Alberto
      Alberto · 2 months ago
      @David Sent thankyou!
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      David
      David · 2 months ago
      @Alberto Hello,
      Could you send your site access to email contact@joomhelper.com? I will check it soon.
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    Angus Chen
    Angus Chen · 3 months ago
    I currently have 40,000 items on Joomla 3 .

    Can this tool help me smoothly transfer them to Joomla 4?

    And can the article URLs be transferred as well? (sef)
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      David
      David · 3 months ago
      @Angus Chen Please use Pro version to migrate large number of articles. If you have any problem during the migration, please contact me. I will help you as soon as possible.
      This extension only migrates articles from K2 to Joomla Content, the URL may not be the same, it depends on your site configuration.
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    Tanja van Rotterdam
    Tanja van Rotterdam · 3 months ago
    If i use this component and convert the K2 articles to Joomla articles, will the K2 article remain (can i still use them on my site?) of are the deleted?
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    Gustavo Morales
    Gustavo Morales · 6 months ago
    Hi. Great job. It works for me in seconds, but it doesn't move the images out of K2. Do images need to be moved to another folder? Need help with this. Thank you.
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      David
      David · 6 months ago
      @Gustavo Morales Hi!
      Maybe I'm not understanding what you mean. Do you mean that the intro images of the featured items are not moved to the new folder? By default, all intro images will be imported to folder images/k2.
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      Gustavo Morales
      Gustavo Morales · 6 months ago
      @David Got it. Thanks. Anything else I can do with importing the images? It only imports the images directly embedded in the posts, but not the featured k2 image.
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      David
      David · 6 months ago
      @Gustavo Morales Hi!
      The images in the article will still be stored in the k2 media folder. I recommend you keep this folder.
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    Paul
    Paul · 7 months ago
    Does this extension support migration of User Groups/Users and their related settings?

    Thanks in advance.
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    Russell English
    Russell English · 7 months ago
    I have migrated the K2 content over to Joomla content with no problems, but the K2 Extra Fields aren't being migrated over and any K2 Items which had extra field values set aren't being migrated as Joomla Custom fields. Have I done something wrong please?
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    yaniv rozenman
    yaniv rozenman · 8 months ago
    Hi,
    I've just installed the component to migrate K2 to articles on a very large site, and I have some problems:

    I have 5000+ tags, and only 1400 were moved to Joomla tags.
    What is the best practice for migrating the K2 items and saving the same IDs that I was using in the K2 items and categories if I already have articles and categories with the same IDs? Do I need to delete them before and check the box to "use the same K2 ID"?
    The custom field type "select" doesn't seem to migrate correctly to Joomla fields. It adds the field but not with the correct type, and it fails to move the corresponding data to it.

    Please let me know if you have any suggestions or solutions to these issues.
    Thank you,
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    Chao Yu-Ming
    Chao Yu-Ming · 9 months ago
    Thank you for the extension. I'm able to convert a portion of my k2 items and categories.

    The log file shows a few messages like this:
    - Item: 台北凱撒大飯店 Caesar Park Hotel Taipei:Duplicate entry '1-1163-53' for key 'uc_ItemnameTagid'

    - Item: Mega 50餐飲及宴會．望月樓:Duplicate entry '1-1164-53' for key 'uc_ItemnameTagid'

    - Item: 湄公河南洋美食:Duplicate entry '1-1168-53' for key 'uc_ItemnameTagid'

    - Item: 鄉園本港海鮮餐廳:Duplicate entry '1-1169-53' for key 'uc_ItemnameTagid'

    - Item: Mega 50餐飲及宴會．望月樓:Duplicate entry '1-1172-53' for key 'uc_ItemnameTagid'

    - Item: 台北凱達大飯店 Caesar Metro Taipei:Duplicate entry '1-1173-53' for key 'uc_ItemnameTagid'

    - Item: Mega 50餐飲及宴會．望月樓:Duplicate entry '1-1176-53' for key 'uc_ItemnameTagid'

    What would you suggest me to do to get this duplicate entry issue fixed?

    Thank you.
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    Sean Kalinich
    Sean Kalinich · 9 months ago
    This is not importing all identified articles. It says 4175 identified, but only imports about 1290, then just gets stuck.
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      David
      David · 9 months ago
      @Sean Kalinich In some cases, the process is stopped due to the Timeout parameter set on the server.

      Could you send me your site access to my email? (contact@joomhelper.com). Please help me back up your website first.
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    Ivo
    Ivo · 10 months ago
    Hi David,

    The plugin works great, is there a way to hide the extra fields for soms categories?
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    Charles Brockman
    Charles Brockman · 10 months ago
    K2 to Content Migration Version 1.3.7, Joomla 3.10.12, PHP Version 8.1.27
    When run, after just a second or two *K2 to Content Migration* shows:
    It is estimated that **82** articles and **8** categories will be imported into Joomla Content.
    I set *Process K2 Intro Image* to *Both*
    Upon **Import Now**, I see: success: 25, failure: 0
    --- LOG FILE ---

    There is no further indications on the K2 to Content Migration Administration page even if I let it 'run' for 30 minutes.
    Number of K2 Items: 82, Number of K2 categories: 9
    Number of original articles: 15, Number of original categories: 1
    Number of articles after attempted migration: 65, Number of categories after attempted migration: 17
    I ran the extension twice. Apparently the converted articles and categories were duplicated. The log file only has this content: --- LOG FILE ---
    There was no success message or any indication that the process was finished. It dies silently. Can this extension be repaired?
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      Sean Kalinich
      Sean Kalinich · 9 months ago
      @David There should be a log file that is available to see what the error is.
      If there is a log file, where is its located?
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      David
      David · 10 months ago
      @Charles Brockman Could you send me your site access to my email contact@joomhelper.com ? When finished, it will have a notification.I think there was an error that stopped this migration process.
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    Ronald Wegert
    Ronald Wegert · 11 months ago
    in your new version u describe fixed tags issue. How can i migrated now a working j4 site this tags?
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    Boskizzi
    Boskizzi · 11 months ago
    Hi David, I have one doubt that concerns the urls of k2 articles. I do not use any third party components. Would they remain the same?
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      David
      David · 11 months ago
      @Boskizzi I'm not sure about this because it depends on the URL structure of each element. If the structure is the same, the link will be preserved.
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    Gerald Neale
    Gerald Neale · 11 months ago
    I currently have about 179 existing joomla articles, and some of the k2 items that will be migrated have the same ID.

    Based on that, what would you recommend for the "Keep k2 ID" option?
    Thanks!
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