[support] How to Fix a Messed Up Site

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 - On Mon, 5/4/09, Bob Morse <bob at morsemedia.net> wrote:

From: Bob Morse <bob at morsemedia.net>
Subject: Re: [support] How to Fix a Messed Up Site
To: support at drupal.org
Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 2:59 AM

I agree with Bill. We just inherited a 5.x site that was poorly organized. The
client couldn't update some content areas. We could have fixed it. But in
the long term it was better to start over with a D6 site, port the content over,
organize it in a more logical way and train the client on content management.
This took longer, but in the long run will pay off for the client in many ways.

Bill Fitzgerald wrote:
> It sounds like you are in a 6 of one, half dozen of another situation.
> 
> Attempting to clean up the existing site might feel like the shorter path,
and from a short term perspective it might be. But, in the process of cleaning
up the site, there is a fairly good chance that some cruft will be missed -- and
today's overlooked cruft is the fringe case bug three months from now.
> 
> My advice: start from scratch. It might take longer over the next 1-2
weeks, but it will give you both peace of mind and a known, reliable, documented
foundation as you move forward.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bill
> 
> Fred Jones wrote:
>> They are selling products and there is no order data--the store part
>> has never been live. Cleaning out both ecommerce modules is
>> potentially feasible. There is a "guide" to this on the
Ubercart site,
>> but the lead there (who wrote it) recommends against it. :)
>> 
>>  
>>> In terms of the overall upgrade to 6 - is this a stock theme and
are there
>>> upgrade paths to 6 for the modules in use. Sites that are done
wrong in 5
>>> can be a problem to move to 6. I have ran into that trying to move
my first
>>> attempt at Drupal from 5 to 6.
>>>     
>> 
>> Yes, I had the same thought. The theme is custom and the site has a
>> bunch of modules--not all of which I think are even used.
>> 
>>  
>>> Fred, I know you know this but I will say backup everything before
trying
>>> this.
>>>     
>> 
>> Several copies of the site already exist. :)
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
>> 
>> 
>>   
> 
> 


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