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Kannst Du Dich nicht entscheiden, ob Du migrieren solltest, oder nicht? Letztendlich läuft doch alles. Warum jetzt etwas daran rütteln? Irgendwoher hast Du auf jeden Fall von der Notwendigkeit einer Migration zu einer neueren Version gehört und bist so hier gelandet. Du bist her an der richtigen Adresse. Hier die Gründe, warum Du den Sprung jetzt wagen sollest!

Warum sollte ich Migrieren?

Eine Joomla! Migration is eine gute Gelegenheit:

• Die Website-Ziele und deren Zweck zu überdenken
• Mit „tollen“ neuen Ideen aufzuräumen, die nie umgesetzt wurden

alle externen Komponenten aufzulisten und die zu deinstallieren, die man nicht braucht

• neue Funktionalitäten auf der Website zu implementieren
• um das Design und die Menüführung zu überarbeiten
• die Barrierefreiheit für Besuchern mit Wahrnehmungsbehinderungen zu verbessern
• die Seite „mobilfreundlich“ zu machen, so das diese auch mit Smartphones und Tablets gut navigiert werden kann
• die Suchmaschinenoptimierung zu verbessern
• die Funktionalität einiger Dritt-Hersteller Komponenten durch die neuen Kernfunktionen zu ersetzen
• die Sicherheit seines Systems zu erhöhen, weil man überall die neueste Software einsetzt

Neue Funktionen und Verbesserung der Bedienerfreundlichkeit Typically new life cycles of Joomla include new features and usability enhancements. These sometimes can eliminate the need of a third-party extension and enable the increased use of Joomla core components. Read more about features Joomla 3 features.

Technology Changes

Significant changes have taken place! Major releases of Joomla have restructured the data and require a “migration” as opposed to an update or upgrade. Technology changes have also been made within the versions of PHP and MySQL running on your hosts server. These changes force all content management system (CMS) technology to change with it.

Security

When a CMS changes its structure, a migration is required. The old version is no longer supported. This creates potential problems with security as security patches are discontinued and older versions of Joomla are not maintained.

Many hosts don’t want older software scripts (Joomla is a script - all third-party extensions are scripts) running on their servers because security is compromised as software ages. They have to update their servers to remain secure. More and more older versions of Joomla cease functioning because of server upgrades on the part of the host.

Migration is like moving to a new house or a remodel

You can think of migration like moving from one home to a new home. You filter through your belongings and furniture and pack the important pieces to take with you. You discard lingering trash or eliminate items you no longer need. Once you get into your new home, you may find you need to acquire some new pieces of furniture or fixtures to make your new home operate smoothly.

Same with migration. You are deciding what to take with you and what to get rid of on your site. What stays? What goes?

When you move to a new house, you may have the skills and expertise to move the entire household yourself or you may need to get some help moving (not everyone can move a piano). You may only need your own two hands and a few boxes. Alternatively, you may need a moving service with a gigantic truck and a lot of helpers. Same is true with migrating from one life cycle of Joomla to another.

Take the Self Assessment to determine if you can/should perform the migration yourself or if maybe you should get some help. If you have the skills to migrate the site yourself, continue to the Planning phase of the migration.

Self Assessment

Migration Planning