We have an umbraco 4.6 portal that we would like to upgrate in to the latest umbraco version (7.4). Our portal is installed over an azure platform.
The idea is to create a new portal (whit the same structure but with adaptative desing). We will chage all the code (xslt, web forms) to new mvc paradigm.
What is the best way to do that?
1) To Make a console program that conects with the old portal in order to read the contents, and create new content on new portal through web services (we will probably make some changes to document types) ???
2) To upgrate the old portal to umbraco 7.4 and then to make new templates (no document types changes)??
If we use UaaS, can we use web services to create new contens?
I suppose the big question is how big a change do you imagine the existing content nodes will undergo:-
Is it a strict requirement that existing Urls will still work after the upgrade OR do you think you need to / prefer to take this opportunity to restructure the Content Tree into something better. Would you like to restructure the media section, is it a mess too ?
Do the existing DocTypes use inheritance to share duplicate properties? Is there duplicate properties? (SEO Title, Internal Redirect, for example) Do you see a need to change how you are currently handle duplicate properties
I feel if there is little change required to the existing inheritance of the DocTypes and the Content tree is staying in the same structure, then Upgrade from 4.6 to 7.4. This will keep the existing Urls.
Otherwise yes take this opportunity to write an import/export and then free yourself to design and structure this new 7.4 the best you can.
Something else that might matter: Does this website have Members, do these members register themselves, will you need to switch existing members from the old 4.6 website to new 7.4 website when you go live with the new website. If yes, this would suggests a import/export routine is require to move members. If your moving members, then other data (Content, media) might be needed also.
Best strategy to migrate umbraco portal?
Hi,
We have an umbraco 4.6 portal that we would like to upgrate in to the latest umbraco version (7.4). Our portal is installed over an azure platform.
The idea is to create a new portal (whit the same structure but with adaptative desing). We will chage all the code (xslt, web forms) to new mvc paradigm.
What is the best way to do that?
1) To Make a console program that conects with the old portal in order to read the contents, and create new content on new portal through web services (we will probably make some changes to document types) ???
2) To upgrate the old portal to umbraco 7.4 and then to make new templates (no document types changes)??
If we use UaaS, can we use web services to create new contens?
Thank´s
I suppose the big question is how big a change do you imagine the existing content nodes will undergo:-
Is it a strict requirement that existing Urls will still work after the upgrade OR do you think you need to / prefer to take this opportunity to restructure the Content Tree into something better. Would you like to restructure the media section, is it a mess too ?
Do the existing DocTypes use inheritance to share duplicate properties? Is there duplicate properties? (SEO Title, Internal Redirect, for example) Do you see a need to change how you are currently handle duplicate properties
I feel if there is little change required to the existing inheritance of the DocTypes and the Content tree is staying in the same structure, then Upgrade from 4.6 to 7.4. This will keep the existing Urls.
Otherwise yes take this opportunity to write an import/export and then free yourself to design and structure this new 7.4 the best you can.
Something else that might matter: Does this website have Members, do these members register themselves, will you need to switch existing members from the old 4.6 website to new 7.4 website when you go live with the new website. If yes, this would suggests a import/export routine is require to move members. If your moving members, then other data (Content, media) might be needed also.
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