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Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
Hi,
Recently, I have upgrade a Joomla 3 site to Joomla 4 version. Before upgrade I kept all backup (content & database).
Everything ok after accomplish the upgradation to Joomla 4.
But how I can get back old content in new site? Or how I can merge previous database in with database?
After updating my site now blank.
Is now re-develop my site with old content (extensions, template) one by one?
Please, can anybody help me ASAP?
Recently, I have upgrade a Joomla 3 site to Joomla 4 version. Before upgrade I kept all backup (content & database).
Everything ok after accomplish the upgradation to Joomla 4.
But how I can get back old content in new site? Or how I can merge previous database in with database?
After updating my site now blank.
Is now re-develop my site with old content (extensions, template) one by one?
Please, can anybody help me ASAP?
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Re: Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
Looks like you have installed a new site instead of doing an upgrade.
https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_3.x_to_4 ... _Migration
https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_3.x_to_4 ... _Migration
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Re: Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
Use your backup to recover and update correctly. You can use wamp on you pc to do it then use Akeeba to create a backup file.
http://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/
https://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/updating-joomla.html
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Re: Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
There is no proper guideline. Just say make site live after updating at the end of documentation.Per Yngve Berg wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:53 pm Looks like you have installed a new site instead of doing an upgrade.
https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_3.x_to_4 ... _Migration
But how I get back removed extensions, settings, content? How merge backup data with this site?
No video tutorial, no details.
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Re: Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
The Content will not disapear with an Upgrade.
Did you run Components->Joomla Update to update the site?
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Re: Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
You need to restore your site from whatever backup you have done. E.g. Akeeba Backup, restore with Akeeba Kickstart. https://www.akeeba.com/documentation/ak ... start.html
You need to reinstall any extensions you uninstalled. If you removed extensions, then likely the content had been removed (no way around that). Perhaps uninstalling was a drastic option, where disabling the extension would likely have been sufficient, and after the migration to J4, you could enable the extension, or most likely would have to upgrade it to a J4 version.
You need to reinstall any extensions you uninstalled. If you removed extensions, then likely the content had been removed (no way around that). Perhaps uninstalling was a drastic option, where disabling the extension would likely have been sufficient, and after the migration to J4, you could enable the extension, or most likely would have to upgrade it to a J4 version.
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Re: Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
Thank you.AMurray wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:38 am You need to restore your site from whatever backup you have done. E.g. Akeeba Backup, restore with Akeeba Kickstart. https://www.akeeba.com/documentation/ak ... start.html
You need to reinstall any extensions you uninstalled. If you removed extensions, then likely the content had been removed (no way around that). Perhaps uninstalling was a drastic option, where disabling the extension would likely have been sufficient, and after the migration to J4, you could enable the extension, or most likely would have to upgrade it to a J4 version.
Yes, it should be disabled, no uninstall. But I have done this rubbish work by following Joomla documentation https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_3.x_to_4 ... _Migration .
There is no warning about drawback of uninstallation existing extension or content loss. I knew it, but I forgot at that time.
Nowhere they mention to disable extensions beside uninstallation.
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Re: Joomla 4: How to get back my old content on new site after upgrade to Joomla 4?
If you followed step 2 of the tutorial you would not loose content because you would have had it backed up.codepedant wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:54 am ...
There is no warning about drawback of uninstallation existing extension or content loss. ...
Take a backup of your live 3.10.x site.
http://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/
https://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/updating-joomla.html
"When I'm right no one remembers but when I'm wrong no one forgets".
https://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/updating-joomla.html
"When I'm right no one remembers but when I'm wrong no one forgets".