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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Note: Upgrades are one way--You cannot downgrade once you run the upgrade
Upgrading from Elgg 1.7 to 1.8.
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-1. Backup your Elgg database, code, and data directory.
+1. Back up your Elgg database, code, and data directory.
2. Download the latest version of Elgg from http://elgg.org/.
@@ -30,19 +30,30 @@ Upgrading from Elgg 1.7 to 1.8.
* simplecache
* views
-4. Upload and overwrite your existing Elgg files with the Elgg 1.8 files.
+4. Delete the following core plugins from the Elgg mod directory. These
+ plugins are deprecated and no longer supported by Elgg's core developers.
+ If you modified these plugins, you will need to upgrade the plugin to work
+ in Elgg 1.8.
+ * captcha
+ * crontrigger
+ * default_widgets
+ * friends
+ * riverdashboard
+ * twitter_service
+
+5. Upload and overwrite your existing Elgg files with the Elgg 1.8 files.
-5. Copy htaccess_dist to .htaccess, replacing your existing version. Any
+6. Copy htaccess_dist to .htaccess, replacing your existing version. Any
modifications to the original .htaccess should be moved to the new
.htaccess file.
-6. Visit http://your-elgg-site/upgrade.php
+7. Visit http://your-elgg-site/upgrade.php
Upgrading to the latest release
-----------------------------------------
-1. Backup your Elgg database, code, and data directory.
+1. Back up your Elgg database, code, and data directory.
2. Download the latest version of Elgg from http://elgg.org/.