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Migrate J3.10 to J4.x to J5.x

Important Read First

Migration

Migrate J3.10 to J4.4.13

This migration does not work under WSL, must execute on a live site
Check whether it's a file permission issue: WSL Settings

  1. Uninstall Akeeba Backup 8.4.1.1
  2. Install Akeeba Magic Eraser - ignore all error messages
  3. Install Phoca Download 4.0.9 over 3.2.3
  4. Disable Plugin “System - Kunena Forum”
  5. Disable Plugin “System - Bethico”
  6. Disable Plugin “System - Bethico System Plugin”
  7. Disable Plugin “Quick Icon - Kunena Forum”
  8. Go To “Components - Joomla Update” and do the Live Update
  9. Install Akeeba Backup 10.0.3
  10. Akeeba Backup configuration, then take a backup

Migrate J4.4.13 to J5.1.3

This migration works under WSL

  1. Start the update from Joomla's back-end
  2. Make sure file permissions are enabled in WSL Settings, otherwise it is not possible to install extensions
  3. Update Plugin “System - Bethico”
  4. Enable “Track Session Metadata” in Global Configuration → System → System

Bethicoleague Component

  1. copy the following folders from “ipl” to “ipl4”
    • components/com_bethico
    • administrator/components/com_bethico
    • media/bethico
    • media/com_bethico

Bethicoleague Template

Abandon the bethicoleague template and integrate into cassiopeia, which will give us a much easier way to maintain the template.

  1. create a child template for cassiopeia named cassiopeia_bethicoleague
  2. move Webmaster settings to new module
  3. move “Login” from “Member Menu” to “Main Menu”
  4. install plg_system_bethicofa first, then discover
  5. Menu Items: go to each Menu Item → Link Type and set Link Icon Class and Display Menu Item Title
  6. move login disabled to module
  7. updated plugin plg_system_bethicoFA
  8. strings in install package wrong for mod_bethico_switcher

Kunena Forum

Phoca Download

Others