Auto Update 5.x Templates Kept
Updating without wiping templates?
Version: 5.0.28
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digiguy
Experienced Usergroup: Customer Joined: Aug 04, 2007 Total Topics: 16 Total Posts: 60 |
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Is there a way of auto updating without wiping out or over writing existing custom templates? |
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Paul
developer  Usergroup: Administrator Joined: Dec 20, 2001 Location: Diamond Springs, California Total Topics: 65 Total Posts: 7614 |
#2
From what version? Upgrading from 4.1.0 or higher doesn't wipe templates. |
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babrees
Expert  Usergroup: Customer Joined: Aug 19, 2005 Location: England Total Topics: 392 Total Posts: 1287 |
#3
When autoupgrading you get a check box to tick if you do not want upgrading to auto upgrade your custom templates. |
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Paul
developer Usergroup: Administrator Joined: Dec 20, 2001 Location: Diamond Springs, California Total Topics: 65 Total Posts: 7614 |
#4
All uncustomized templates will be replaced with the new versions either way. Without checking the box, customized templates will have changes inserted at appropriate points automatically and instructions given to you for what it can't do automatically. With the box checked, customized templates will just present a change list without applying any of it. |
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tradenet
Forum Regular Usergroup: Customer Joined: Oct 14, 2004 Total Topics: 45 Total Posts: 111 |
#5
I am not getting this check box. Where do you find it? |
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Paul
developer Usergroup: Administrator Joined: Dec 20, 2001 Location: Diamond Springs, California Total Topics: 65 Total Posts: 7614 |
#6
It was removed a year ago for being excessively confusing and leading people to make a choice they didn't intend. The $skipcustomtemplates tweak now does the same thing: http://scripts.webmastersite.net/w...l/other/tweaksphp-359.html . Odds are you don't want to use it. It creates more work for you than not using it. Customized templates are not overwritten during upgrades (from any 5.0 or later version), just lines of them which haven't changed from the old default are automatically modified to the new default to save you the trouble of doing that yourself. Edited by Paul on 06/02/10 - 4:40 AM |
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