3.1.3.8: Tips

This upgrade tip applies to the inexperienced user.

Before you upgrade restore your CMS back to it's core state.
This will help to rule out any possible issues related to none core blocks, modules and themes later.


1. BACK UP , BACK UP, and then BACK UP
   
2. Go to Admin.php
   
3. Activate maintenance mode
   
4. Theme
   System/
   Where it says, "The default theme for my site": |default|
   (change it to the core theme, titled, default. If you have removed this you will need to reinstall it. Before you upgrade.)
   
   
5. Modules
   General/Modules/
   Deactivate (Uncheck) all non-core modules. You do not have to uninstall them, just deactivate them.
   Where it says, "Set as Home", choose the core, News module (if you had a non-core module as your homepage).
   
   
6. Blocks
   General/Blocks
   Deactivate (uncheck) all non-core blocks or blocks you have modified from the original core state.
   
   
After you have upgraded make sure you check with the developers of any non-core themes, modules and blocks to make sure they are compliant with 9.2.1. version before you activate them. As stated in the install documentation.