Changelog

All notable changes to NXP Easy Creator will be documented here.

[1.0.1] - 2026-02-16

Added

Article CSV Export

• Export selected articles from com_content article list as NXP-compatible CSV
• Streaming CSV output with chunked database queries (100 articles per batch)
• Exports: title, alias, category, introtext, fulltext, tags, state, featured, access, language, publish dates, meta, images, and custom fields
• UTF-8 BOM for Excel compatibility
• Formula injection prevention (prefixes =, +, -, @ cells)
• Configurable max export size (1–5000 articles, default 500)
• Configurable custom field export toggle
• Companion system plugin (plg_system_nxpeasycreator) adds "NXP Export" button to the Joomla article list toolbar

Fixed

• CSV import now accepts custom field names (not just numeric IDs), enabling round-trip export/import
• Added full_image_alt to CSV import column mapping for parity with export schema

Security

• Per-article ACL enforcement on export (core.edit / core.edit.own per article, fail-closed)
• batch.export permission check on export endpoint
• CSRF validation (strict POST), rate limiting, audit logging on export
• Safe error messages in non-debug mode with redirect-on-error UX

1.0.0 - 2025-01-09

Initial public release of NXP Easy Creator for Joomla 5+.

Batch Article Creation

• Single-screen batch article creator in Joomla administrator
• Vue.js 3 admin interface built as single IIFE bundle
• Batch add rows with Title, Category, Tags, Publish, Featured, Access, Language
• Full-text and intro-text editing per article
• Create missing categories, tags, and menu items inline
• Respect ACL, Workflows, Multilingual, and Joomla CSRF
• Per-row validation and error reporting
• Progress indicators during batch creation

AI Content Assistant

• Generate article drafts from natural language prompts
• Configurable AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic)
• Per-user and per-site rate limiting
• AI-generated content clearly marked for review
• Never auto-publishes - all AI output is draft

Content Structures

10 pre-built site section templates:

• Tagged Blog - Articles in multiple sections via tags
• Product Catalog - Product categories and listings
• News Portal - News sections (Politics, Business, Tech)
• Knowledge Base - Help center or FAQ structure
• Portfolio - Project showcase with gallery layout
• Service Business - Services, About Us, Team pages
• Event Calendar - Events organized by type
• Restaurant Menu - Food menu with sections and dietary tags
• Real Estate - Property listings with status tags
• Course/Learning - Educational content with modules

Features:

• One-click creation of categories, articles, tags, and menu items
• Dry-run preview before creation
• Fully editable results using Joomla core APIs

Import/Export

• CSV import with field mapping
• Import preview with validation warnings
• Template export for reusable batch configurations

Presets

• Save and reuse article configurations
• Component-stored preset data

Additional Features

• Custom Fields assignment during batch creation
• Intro/Full images with alt text, captions, credits
• Article metadata (meta description, keywords, robots)
• Workflow state selection (if workflows enabled)
• Author assignment
• Category-level ACL respect
• Client-side validation and duplicate detection
• Keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation
• LocalStorage autosave for draft batches
• Session-based undo/history

Security

• CSRF token validation on all operations
• ACL checks at component, content, and category levels
• Input validation and output escaping
• Rate limiting on batch operations
• Audit logging for all creation operations
• Max batch size limits to prevent DoS