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How to migrate a site from Plone 3.0 to 3.2.1

by T. Kim Nguyen — last modified Jul 29, 2009 01:07 PM

steps, to do, check list

export old site
copy .zexp to new zope import folder
on new zope, rename old site
import .zexp
portal_migration
portal_catalog -> advanced -> clear and rebuild
portal_properties -> site_properties, add localTimeOnlyFormat string property with value %I:%M %p
portal_skins -> custom, import rewritePurgeUrls.zexp and change the folder name to match the site name
if using new skin: portal_skins -> custom, rename login_form to login_form.old; import ploneCustom.css.zexp to shrink the gold frame at top
portal_quickinstaller, reinstall products if there are new versions
test the site look!