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      • Introduction
      • Preparations
      • Upgrading Plone 4 within 4.x.x series dot minor releases
      • Upgrade add-on products
      • Troubleshooting
      • Version-specific migration procedures and tips
      • Upgrading Non-Buildout-based Plone Instances
      • General advice on updating from a non-buildout to buildout-based installation
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Plone Upgrade Guide¶

Description

Instructions and tips for upgrading to a newer Plone version.

This guide particularly focuses on Unix-like environments, though the stack discussion may be useful to everyone.

  • Introduction
    • What does it mean to upgrade Plone?
    • A note about version numbering and terminology
  • Preparations
    • Gather information
    • Back up your Plone site
    • Setup a test environment to rehearse the upgrade
  • Upgrading Plone 4 within 4.x.x series dot minor releases
  • Upgrade add-on products
  • Troubleshooting
    • Check the log files
    • Test without customizations
    • Test without products
    • Test with a fresh Plone instance
    • Make the problem reproducible
    • Ask for help on a mailing list
    • Report a bug
  • Version-specific migration procedures and tips
    • General advice for upgrading pre-2.5 releases to the latest release
    • Upgrading from Plone 1.0 to 2.0
    • Upgrading from Plone 2.0 to 2.1
    • Upgrading from Plone 2.1 to 2.5
    • Upgrading Plone 2.5 to 3.0
    • Upgrading from 3.x to 3.2
    • Upgrading from 3.2 to 3.3.x
    • Upgrading Plone 3.x to 4.0
    • Upgrading from 4.0 to 4.1
    • Upgrading Plone 4.1 to 4.2
    • Upgrading Plone 4.2 to 4.3
  • Upgrading Non-Buildout-based Plone Instances
    • Before you start upgrading anything, make sure you have a backup.
  • General advice on updating from a non-buildout to buildout-based installation
    • A word on warnings
  • Documentation
  • Managing, Administration of Plone
  • Plone Upgrade Guide
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