Some excellent advice here, particularly regarding:
1. Get the latest 5-x versions of the modules before moving to 6; 2. Experimenting with disabling vs leaving contrib modules live (and my preference is leaving contrib enabled);
I would add that you should probably move to a core theme as well, and make sure that your block visibility settings are adjusted correctly -- particularly if you are using a customized theme that will also need to be upgraded.
Cheers,
Bill
Greg Knaddison wrote:
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Shai Gluskin shai@content2zero.com wrote:
Were all of your modules updated to their most recent versions before you attempted the upgrade? Did you follow all the best practices like turning all contrib modules off before upgrading?
I definitely agree about latest versions prior to ugprading - good call there.
And I know that it's documented (often) as a best practice to disable all the contribs but I find that my upgrades work better if I leave modules enabled.
Upgrades with dozens of contribs are a very personal experience, though, so people should try out both ways (on test site of course...).
Regards, Greg