Hey, I was wondering what the best way to update my site from v4.6.3 to the latest.
I just tried jumping from 4 to 6 and there are tons of errors. Do I need to do incremental updates? like 4 to 5 to 6? If so where can I find those to download?
Thanks
You can go from 4 to 6, but you will need the dbase converter, which i think you now have to request from tagdiv support. They will answer on monday.
Hello,
The best thing to do when updating your theme from version 4 is to delete your old theme and simply install the new one. Please make sure you do a back-up before. Then you need to run the update script as suggested here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/
Make sure you update the plugins as well. Some parts of your website will need to be recreated as elements became deprecated in visual composer so it will require a bit of work on your side.
Sorry for the inconvenience but this is the case when updating from newspaper 4. The new version of our theme was built from scratch so it will be like switching to a new theme (sort of, as we tried to keep compatibility between the 2 as much as possible)
Best of luck on your project!
Hello Bogdan,
I am still using version 4 on my website http://www.thetrentonline.com. I made some modifications on the theme, as you can see.
I really want to upgrade to Newspaper 6 but I am concerned about 3 things.
1. If I upgrade to version 6, so I lose formatting, personalisation, customisation that I have done on the website? I have a strong feeling that the answer is yes.
2. If the answer to 1 above is yes, does the Tagdiv team offer this service? To find a trustworthy and competent developer can be a hassle.
3. Then, I am concerned about the constant upgrades of Newspaper 6. Every time I have to upgrade the them to .2 .3. .4 versions, do I have to go through the process of re-customisating the theme to suit my brand?
Thanks for your kind support.
Hello,
1) Unfortunately if you have custom modifications made to the code/theme files, this will be lost in the process. Other settings that were not hard-coded are kept in the database so they will not be lost.
2) We cannot offer any freelance services at the moment nor can we recommend any good developers. We usually recommend freelancers from envato: (studio.envato.com)
3) You can use a child theme if you plan on making custom modifications. That will save you the customization for a few updates. Unfortunately if the file you modify will be changed in an update, you will have to remake your customization. We recommend keeping track of your modifications and backing them up in a separate file so if you need to remake them , you can simply copy the code over.
Thank you!
Thank you.
Thanks got it all updated!
