Upgrading to JReviews 2.7

Upgrading to JReviews 2.6 from JReviews 2.5

• Backup your site before doing the upgrade. You can use tools like Akeeba Backup for this purpose.
• If you made any code customizations in JReviews 2.5, those customized files can't be used with JReviews 2.6. If you placed the customized files in the /templates/jreviews_overrides folder, disable the overrides in JReviews Configuration before doing the upgrade. If you still want to use your old customizations in JReviews 2.6, you have two options:
  • compare the code of your customized files with the code in new JReviews 2.6 files and update your custom files with the code changes that JReviews 2.6 brings.
  • redo your customizations in new JReviews 2.6 files
• To do the JReviews upgrade, click on Remote Install & Update link in JReviews administration, check the Updates checkbox and upgrade S2Framework and JReviews.
• Go back to the JReviews remote installer and install the Ratings Migrator add-on. Reload the page, go to the Ratings Migrator add-on and click the Start button. The add-on will update JReviews database tables for compatibility with JReviews 2.6.

Upgrading to JReviews 2.6 from JReviews 2.4 and older

• Create a development site first to test the upgrade. You can use website cloning tools like Akeeba Backup for this purpose.
• Uninstall GeoMaps and PaidListings add-ons via Remote Install & Update page in JReviews administration..
• If you created the jreviews_overrides folder for customizations, disable the overrides in JReviews Configuration.
• Uninstall the S2Framework and JReviews components. Uninstalling JReviews modules and plugins is not necessary as these will be automatically upgraded when you re-install JReviews. Also uninstalling modules will result in the lose of all your existing menu associations which is something you want to avoid.
• Download the latest JReviews 2.6 package from the client area, your upgrades need to be valid or you need to order a new upgrades package.
• Install the new S2Framework and JReviews and CLEAR the browser cache.
• If you purchased any JReviews add-ons, install them from the remote installer in JReviews administration and CLEAR the browser cache.
• Go to the JReviews remote installer and install the Ratings Migrator add-on. Reload the page, go to the Ratings Migrator add-on and click the Start button. The add-on will update JReviews database tables for compatibility with JReviews 2.6.

Extra step if you are upgrading from JReviews 2.3 or older

• Go to the JReviews remote installer and install the Image Migrator add-on and then follow the instructions. You need to setup the storage settings for photos in JReviews Media Settings before you run the migrator.