Before I potentially embark upon recreating a wheel, does anyone know of
a Joomla component that will iterate through rows in database table
merging the data into designated fields in a template (template in a
"general" HTML sense - not a Joomla template) then export the result
into Joomla articles?
The database information may be updated by a custom component within the
Joomla admin or perhaps though a external non-Joomla application ( the
database/content management is separate and not within the scope of
what I am asking above).
An example application for this would be a series of bio or profile
pages which should have the same structure and layout:
name,photo,description, contact information, links, etc.
I am envisioning an admin component which contains a "export database to
articles" button that will take the database data, merge it with the
template, create the articles, then save the article id's. Any
subsequent exports will save updated data to the same article id so as
not to create duplicates.
I am leaning towards this method instead of creating a custom end
user-facing component because that would involve writing additional
plugins to integrate with the search and other components.
If there is a better way to implement what I am asking? Suggestions are
welcome.
~Rolan
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