Replacing Lefteris Multiple Node/Media Picker while maintaining the picked nodes?
I have a couple of old Umbraco 3 sites that use Lefteris Multiple Node Picker and Lefteris Multiple Media Picker quite a lot. These third party add-on are not supported by Umbraco 4 unless certain conditions are met. I've been adviced to take a look at Tree Multi Picker as an Umbraco 4 compatible substitute.
If I substitute Lefteris Multiple Node Picker and Lefteris Multiple Media Picker Tree Multi Picker, will the picked nodes be maintained? My experience is that the data is lost if you switch datatype?
I don't remember if the nodes are actually mantained (I made the switch quite some time ago...). I would say that, if you change the Data Type definition of your existing datatypes to use the Tree Multiple Picker and select the compatibility with Lefteris data datatypes, you should be fine.
What I can assure is that you don't have to change your macros.
Marco
BTW, Tree Multiple Picker is also listed in our.umbraco.org packages section: if you like it, use the thumbs up :)
Yep, the data is maintained (tried this last week).
Just swap the rendercontrol for the tree multi picker after you upgrade and your data should be intact. Be sure to pick lefteris compatability instead of ultimate picker, and you may need to change the database field type.
This was such a relief to me when I tested it - good luck!
Replacing Lefteris Multiple Node/Media Picker while maintaining the picked nodes?
I have a couple of old Umbraco 3 sites that use Lefteris Multiple Node Picker and Lefteris Multiple Media Picker quite a lot. These third party add-on are not supported by Umbraco 4 unless certain conditions are met. I've been adviced to take a look at Tree Multi Picker as an Umbraco 4 compatible substitute.
If I substitute Lefteris Multiple Node Picker and Lefteris Multiple Media Picker Tree Multi Picker, will the picked nodes be maintained? My experience is that the data is lost if you switch datatype?
Thanks in advance!
/Thomas Kahn
I don't remember if the nodes are actually mantained (I made the switch quite some time ago...). I would say that, if you change the Data Type definition of your existing datatypes to use the Tree Multiple Picker and select the compatibility with Lefteris data datatypes, you should be fine.
What I can assure is that you don't have to change your macros.
Marco
BTW, Tree Multiple Picker is also listed in our.umbraco.org packages section: if you like it, use the thumbs up :)
Yep, the data is maintained (tried this last week).
Just swap the rendercontrol for the tree multi picker after you upgrade and your data should be intact. Be sure to pick lefteris compatability instead of ultimate picker, and you may need to change the database field type.
This was such a relief to me when I tested it - good luck!
Dan
Thanks guys!
Now the odds for a successful update are much better!
/Thomas K
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