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iamtimbo
@iamtimbo
8 years ago
301 posts
Due to a lack of time, I am still on a very old build of Site Builder (Construction Kit era), and although I know I need to upgrade, I am worried about my menus.

I have *a lot* of menus and sub menus, by necessity, and I'm wondering whether these will import well, and how much tidying up will be required afterwards.

Is there anything I can do to smooth the transition? Even getting a virtual copy of all the current menu items and links in case it all goes less well than planned?

All tips appreciated - you can see the existing menu structure at ourtownstory.co.uk if it helps to see the volume of menu items!
updated by @iamtimbo: 12/22/16 11:55:59AM
michael
@michael
8 years ago
7,714 posts
Its real hard to say what will happen without doing it, then fixing the results. Probably after the import you will need to fiddle with things.

The worst thing to do is to change it, see things are not quite right and immediately revert because then you'll have an extra step (which involves database manipulation) next time you want to try, so set aside a few hours just in case. do it, and work through any issues after the transition.

If it all does fail and its not going to work, you can turn off the new sitebuilder module and turn back on the old ones and you will be back to where you are now.
iamtimbo
@iamtimbo
8 years ago
301 posts
Ok - I'll give it a bash at some stage soon. If I remember correctly, it should import all the menus and sub menus, shouldn't it, even if they need reformatting...?
brian
@brian
8 years ago
10,148 posts
iamtimbo:
Ok - I'll give it a bash at some stage soon. If I remember correctly, it should import all the menus and sub menus, shouldn't it, even if they need reformatting...?

Yes - it should import those for you.


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michael
@michael
8 years ago
7,714 posts
The data will all get there, the output of that data might need a bit of tweaking. So pick some time with some downtime and get on these forums if you run into snags. someone is usually around to help.
iamtimbo
@iamtimbo
8 years ago
301 posts
Fab. I don't know when I'll bite the bullet on this one, but I will....