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Wiki Update COMPLETE
For the past month or so, some of you might have noticed this banner at the top of the wiki when you log in1):
It indicated that a new update of the wiki engine is available. I had been waiting for the stable release to be available instead of the release candidate (rc) and it looks like it is now. I finished testing this update on a local copy of our website to make sure that it didn't break anything (it did). The old version we were using was from 2020-07-29 (2 years ago!) so there was some incompatibilities with extensions we were using. Luckily I found alternatives and completed the update. Let me know if you notice anything unusual.
Issues
I found some issues that needed to be fixed before I could proceed with the wiki update.
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| The BlogTNG options used to post a news item on the front page are missing. The plugin page and github page haven't been updated in years, indicating that it's no longer being maintained. | Remove BlogTNG and replace with the following plugins instead: * Blog * Include * Old version of Pagequery (see Issue description) There will be slight changes in functionality. |
| Some template changes were reverted. | Re-implement the changes listed here, which need to be sequenced with permission reset. |
Plan
| Steps | Status |
|---|---|
| Backup the current site | ✔ |
| Install the new plugins and convert the News Feed away from BlogTNG | ✔ |
| Uninstall BlogTNG | ✔ |
| Update the Wiki | ✔ |
| Reset the permissions | ✔ |
| Re-implement the template changes | ✔ |
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Note that this notice only shows for logged in users, so the general public doesn't see it