We have a client who has an existing site in Umbraco 4.0.3 and they have quite a bit of content on their site in a structure that works very well.
Since the version is (quite) out-dated we would like to move all the site's content to Umbraco 7.2.5. And then make a new design for them and implement that using all the new features of the 7.2.5
The question is - what is the best way to move all the content - including the media from 403 to 725? Is there a nice and easy way to do this?
I've taken sites from 4.0.4.2 to 7.2.4 and its a long road!
You must closely follow the upgrade guides on this site to get things working properly. Here's some things you'll need to consider....
4.0.x uses an XML schema for the Umbraco.config that changes from 4.5 onwards. If you have any code which requires the old schema you'll need to set the compatibility switch in the umbracoSettings.config. I would recommend you change your code to work with the new schema though.This tool can help you convert XSLT http://blackpoint.dk/umbraco-workbench/tools/convert-xml-schema-to-45-.aspx?p=2 ;
Check package extension compatibility and dump as many of your third party package extensions as you can manage. Compatibility, as you work your way up, can quickly fall off the map!
Once you're in Umbraco 7.x territory, you'll notice many built in dataypes have changed, dont exist any more and require conversion.
Move to MVC over masterpages/web forms as quickly as you can, we still have a mix of MVC and XSLT (macros) due to the XSLT codebase being so large.
Moving from 4.0.3 to 7.2.5
Hi all,
We have a client who has an existing site in Umbraco 4.0.3 and they have quite a bit of content on their site in a structure that works very well.
Since the version is (quite) out-dated we would like to move all the site's content to Umbraco 7.2.5. And then make a new design for them and implement that using all the new features of the 7.2.5
The question is - what is the best way to move all the content - including the media from 403 to 725? Is there a nice and easy way to do this?
Kind regards,
Sonni T.
Hi Sonni T,
You can refer below links to upgrade Umbraco.
https://our.umbraco.org/wiki/install-and-setup/upgrading-an-umbraco-installation
https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/installation/upgrading/general
Hope it will help you.
Regards,
Urvish Mandaliya
Hi Sonni
The short answer is no, i'm afraid.
I've taken sites from 4.0.4.2 to 7.2.4 and its a long road!
You must closely follow the upgrade guides on this site to get things working properly. Here's some things you'll need to consider....
4.0.x uses an XML schema for the Umbraco.config that changes from 4.5 onwards. If you have any code which requires the old schema you'll need to set the compatibility switch in the umbracoSettings.config. I would recommend you change your code to work with the new schema though.This tool can help you convert XSLT http://blackpoint.dk/umbraco-workbench/tools/convert-xml-schema-to-45-.aspx?p=2 ;
Go up in steps so 4.0.3 -> 4.7.2 -> 4.11.x -> 6.2.5 -> 7.2.5, review this page https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Installation/Upgrading/version-specific
Check package extension compatibility and dump as many of your third party package extensions as you can manage. Compatibility, as you work your way up, can quickly fall off the map!
Once you're in Umbraco 7.x territory, you'll notice many built in dataypes have changed, dont exist any more and require conversion.
Move to MVC over masterpages/web forms as quickly as you can, we still have a mix of MVC and XSLT (macros) due to the XSLT codebase being so large.
I hope this helps
Martin
Hi Urvish and Martin,
Thank you for your input - i forgot about the change in the xml scheme - but I will look into it.
Thanx!
Sonni T.
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