EBW EasyExit2Native pkg_ebw_easyexit2native

Replacement for the Joomla Tool EasyBlog

EasyBlog by Stackideas is not compatible with Joomla 5 and Joomla 6.

In November 2014, Stackideas released the Joomla tool EasyBlog. At the time, it was a very popular tool for running a blog system on Joomla. It was purchased and used by many users.

However, for some reason, Stackideas has not continued developing the tool.

The last version listed in the Joomla Update Directory (JED) is 6.0.9 from September 28, 2022. The Stackideas website offers version 6.018, but this version is only compatible up to Joomla 4.

There are no versions available for the current Joomla 5 and 6 versions. Therefore, operators of Joomla websites using EasyBlog cannot upgrade to a current Joomla version.

Since some of our customers also use EasyBlog and urgently require an update option to the current Joomla version 6.x, we have decided to offer a solution.

Our solution is called EBW EasyExit2Native:

The software package we developed, EBW EasyExit2Native, can migrate all data from the EasyBlog tool to Joomla and generate a corresponding blog layout there.

Here is an overview of our component's features:

• Dashboard with Consistency Check: A corresponding check is performed every time the dashboard is accessed.
• Data Source: Here you specify whether EasyBlog is installed locally or whether the data should be imported from another server.
• Author Migration: Migrate EasyBlog user profiles (avatar, biography, website) to the corresponding Joomla contacts.
• Category Migration: Displays a list of all EasyBlog categories with their respective subcategories. With automatic migration, parent categories are created first so that subcategories can be correctly assigned.
• Article Migration: Displays a list of all EasyBlog articles that can be migrated selectively or automatically.
• Menu Migration: Contains a list of EasyBlog menu items that can be automatically created in the Joomla menu area after category and article migration.
• Migration Files: Transfers all media files from EasyBlog to the Joomla image area and updates the mapping to the previously migrated articles.
• Link Migration: Displays a list of EasyBlog entries with links that can then be manually or automatically mapped to the migrated articles.
• Module Migration: A selection list of modules used in EasyBlog. EasyBlog modules for which there is a Joomla equivalent can be migrated automatically.
• Shortcode Replacement: Shortcodes such as {module module name} or embed modules directly into articles. During module migration, existing shortcodes are taken into account and can be mapped.
• URL Redirect: For search engine optimization (SEO), it is crucial that the old URLs are redirected correctly, otherwise you will lose your ranking in the search results. This task is handled by the URL redirects function, which creates the corresponding entries in Joomla under Redirects.
• Remove EasyBlog: After the migration is complete, this function can be used to remove all remaining EasyBlog components.