Integration
Connect Joomla to Blog Automation
Articles appear in Joomla 4 or 5 as articles - with category, intro and full-text image, tags, meta description and page title.
What you need for Joomla
- Joomla 4 or 5 on HTTPS.
- A user in the Super Users group (only Super Users get an API token).
- At least one article category.
Step by step: connect Joomla
- In Joomla, enable the plugins "API Authentication - Web Services Joomla Token" and "User - Joomla API Token" under System → Plugins.
- Open Users → Manage → your Super User account, tab Joomla API Token: let it generate a token, save and copy it.
- In Blog Automation: Websites & blogs → Connect website → Joomla. Paste address and token, then click Check connection.
- Choose the default category, status and language, then click Save blog.
Where do I find what in Joomla?
| Field in Blog Automation | Where to find it in Joomla |
|---|---|
| Address of the Joomla website | The site’s home address including https://, without /administrator. |
| Joomla API token | User profile → "Joomla API Token" tab. Only appears after the profile has been saved. |
What is transferred to Joomla?
Title → title, slug → alias (a taken alias gets a suffix), article text → article text, cover image → intro and full-text image (folder images/blog-automation), tags → tags (missing ones are created), meta description → meta description, SEO title → browser page title, category → Joomla category of the same name, otherwise the default category.
Tips for Joomla
- If an article’s category has exactly the same name as a Joomla category, it goes there instead of the default category.
Good to know about Joomla
- The token must belong to a Super User - that is a Joomla rule.
- Joomla 4 has not yet been tested against a real installation (Joomla 5 has).
More in the official Joomla documentation (external link).
Frequently asked questions about Joomla
"Joomla rejects the API token"
Check the token in the user profile and that both plugins are enabled. A new token only becomes valid after saving.
"No Joomla API was found at this address"
Enter the address without /administrator and check that the plugin "Web Services - Content" is enabled.
"There is no article category in Joomla"
Create a category under Content → Categories and check again.
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