Closed (fixed)
Project:
Migrate Upgrade
Version:
8.x-1.x-dev
Component:
User interface
Priority:
Normal
Category:
Task
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Unassigned
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Created:
22 Sep 2015 at 14:19 UTC
Updated:
29 Oct 2015 at 21:14 UTC
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Comment #2
quietone commentedAttached is a screenshot of the current overview page.
My attempt to share my thoughts on this:
Comment #3
quietone commentedAh, here it is. Linking to this is better, Upgrading from Drupal 6 or 7 to Drupal 8
Comment #4
quietone commentedDecided to make a patch so I see the changes in action. Then I noticed that #3 suggests, at least to me, that a module will be upgraded. So I tweaked that as well.
This still needs work as anyone reading this will see I am not a wordsmith.
Comment #5
yoroy commentedI think it would be good to have a line that explains the basic concept of importing an existing site into a seperate, new clean install. Your intro already does this but maybe:
Upgrade a site to version 8 by importing it into this new installation. See the upgrading handbook for more detailed information.Do we want to point out that you should start from a new clean d8 install?
Upgrade into a clean and empty new install of Drupal 8. You will probably lose any existing configuration once you import your site into it.And that you probably don't want to import from production?
This upgrade can take a long time. It’s better to import a local copy of your site instead of directly importing from your live site.I would like to get rid of the 'contact your hosting provider' bit, that should be part of the handbook, so that we only have to point to one next place to go for more information.
Comment #7
mikeryanOK, I've incorporated both your comments, and made a few tweaks of my own (including sneaking in a couple other documentation-related changes), and committed. I'll leave this open - I'm sure we will continue to refine the messaging here, particularly once less-technical people are exposed to it. Who was it that said "No plan survives contact with the customer"?
Thanks!
Comment #8
snehi commented