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  • Quick and easy way to remove the sample data?

    Posted 14 years 8 months ago
    • Hi,

      I installed a website using a rocket launcher. I now have a better understanding on how the website is working. However I do not need all that sample data anymore and completly remove it.

      So far I believe I have to do it manually. Selecting all the articles, categories, modules is a 25 minutes pain.

      Is there a way or a script or plugin that can erase the entire content of my website so I start from scratch WITHOUT to have to reinstall everything?

      Thank you for your help.
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  • Re: Quick and easy way to remove the sample data?

    Posted 14 years 8 months ago
    • hello,

      No, the easiest way is to unpublish modules, articles etc...
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    Re: Quick and easy way to remove the sample data?

    Posted 14 years 4 months ago
    • From a Joomla.org post.

      If you load Joomla to your site with all the sample data and want to remove it. These are the sequence of steps to remove most of the sample data.

      Article Manager - Trash All
      Trash Manager - Delete All
      Category Manager - Delete All
      Section Manager - Delete All
      Menu Manager - Delete those not wanted. I keep the Main and Top ( Joomla requires one )
      Menu Trash Manager - Delete All
      The next are Optional if you don't want them:
      Banner Manager - Delete all Banners, Clients and Categories
      News Feed Manager - Delete all feeds and categories
      Poll Manager - Delete all
      Web Link Manager - Delete all links and categories
      Module Manager - Delete Admin Welcome and turn off ones you don't want running. Example: banners etc.
      Template Manager
      At this point, you have a bare bones Joomla without the sample data but with the core modules intact. ( less the optional ones you may have uninstalled.)

      Now, if you want to duplicate this bare bones site to other sites without having to go through all the above steps:
      1. Export the database (from the above site) and save it. It's used to provide the new site's DB.
      2. Load Joomla to a new site, but don't go through the install procedures.
      3. Create an empty mysql database on the new site.
      4. Import the database created in step 1 into the new DB created in step 3..
      5. Copy the configuration.php file from the original site to the new site and make changes to reflect the new site's info. e.g. host name, password, site name etc.
      6. Rename the installation directory to something else or delete it.
      That's it. You should be able to access the new "cloned" site with the same admin name and password.
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