Hi, this has probably been asked before but I cant find the question, but currenly I am on Umbraco 4.10.11 and we are looking to upgrade to 6.xxxx.
is there any real advantage to the upgrade? will the users notice any speed diffidence or Layout?.
I do have a few templates and custom macros which will need testing, but is there any reason why these would not work straight away?
In terms of the user experience for the content editors there are not necessarily any changes they will notice since version 6 is primarily about changing the Umbraco API's.
So unless you're having the editors creating content using some custom forms I don't think there will be any noticeable changes for them in their everyday. But if you're using the API to let editors create content you might find the benchmark stuff mentioned here interesting http://ubenchmarks.com/
If you want to provide the editors with a better experience and if you wish to allow them to update the website using tablets, smart phones etc. then I think you should consider upgrading/migrating to Umbraco 7 instead - But be aware that there are API changes, and that datatypes are now based on AngularJs, which means some of the popular datatypes from v4 and 6 are not compatible with v7 anymore. It might be necessary to convert data to another format etc. depending on how your current solution is structured and setup.
I hope this helps a bit - If you have any further questions then please let us know.
But perhaps it could be an option to migrate from 4.11 to 7 rather than doing the upgrade process.
So you setup a clean installation of v7 and then migrate content, functionality etc. from 4.11 - But be aware that API's have changed (Changed in v6) and the XML cache has changed as well and also be aware that some of the packages being used on your current solution may not be compatible with version 7. There is probably more to be aware of but these are some of the important things to be aware of.
If you should choose the upgrade path make sure to read the documentation carefully.
So before trying to do anything make sure to read all of this information carefully and prepare a gameplan. Always remember to make a backup of files and the database as well.
Thanks, unfortunately I we have lots of customization so I am not sure which option would be the easiest/ cheapest time wise to implement I am going to have to investigate.We have a lot of plugins / custom controls/ user forms /and thousands of media items. I am thinking the upgrade will be a separate project by its self. Maybe this is a chance to redesign the whole site! :)...
You're welcome - There is indeed a lot to think about and take into account before progressing doing an upgrade. And upgrading between major versions can be really hard since many things change under the hood etc.
Upgrading 4.10.11 to 6 then beyond
Hi, this has probably been asked before but I cant find the question, but currenly I am on Umbraco 4.10.11 and we are looking to upgrade to 6.xxxx. is there any real advantage to the upgrade? will the users notice any speed diffidence or Layout?.
I do have a few templates and custom macros which will need testing, but is there any reason why these would not work straight away?
Hi Chris
In terms of the user experience for the content editors there are not necessarily any changes they will notice since version 6 is primarily about changing the Umbraco API's.
So unless you're having the editors creating content using some custom forms I don't think there will be any noticeable changes for them in their everyday. But if you're using the API to let editors create content you might find the benchmark stuff mentioned here interesting http://ubenchmarks.com/
If you want to provide the editors with a better experience and if you wish to allow them to update the website using tablets, smart phones etc. then I think you should consider upgrading/migrating to Umbraco 7 instead - But be aware that there are API changes, and that datatypes are now based on AngularJs, which means some of the popular datatypes from v4 and 6 are not compatible with v7 anymore. It might be necessary to convert data to another format etc. depending on how your current solution is structured and setup.
I hope this helps a bit - If you have any further questions then please let us know.
Cheers, Jan
Thank you, this does help a lot, we may end up at 7 eventually but at the moment we have just trained a whole lot of content editors to use 4.11.
If in the future we did go to V7, would I have to do incremental upgrades from 4 to 6 then onto 7?
Hi Chris
I would say so, yes :)
But perhaps it could be an option to migrate from 4.11 to 7 rather than doing the upgrade process.
So you setup a clean installation of v7 and then migrate content, functionality etc. from 4.11 - But be aware that API's have changed (Changed in v6) and the XML cache has changed as well and also be aware that some of the packages being used on your current solution may not be compatible with version 7. There is probably more to be aware of but these are some of the important things to be aware of.
If you should choose the upgrade path make sure to read the documentation carefully.
Here is information on the general process: http://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Installation/Upgrading/general Here is informatioon on version specific upgrages: http://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Installation/Upgrading/version-specific Here is version 7 specific information: http://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Installation/Upgrading/v7-upgrade
So before trying to do anything make sure to read all of this information carefully and prepare a gameplan. Always remember to make a backup of files and the database as well.
Hope this will come in handy one day.
Cheers, Jan
Thanks, unfortunately I we have lots of customization so I am not sure which option would be the easiest/ cheapest time wise to implement I am going to have to investigate.We have a lot of plugins / custom controls/ user forms /and thousands of media items. I am thinking the upgrade will be a separate project by its self. Maybe this is a chance to redesign the whole site! :)...
Thanks Chris.
Hi Chris
You're welcome - There is indeed a lot to think about and take into account before progressing doing an upgrade. And upgrading between major versions can be really hard since many things change under the hood etc.
/Jan
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