Goal
- Learn what has changed in 4.5 and prepare for the migration.
- Understand Magnolia 4.5 and the migration process.
- Know where to find documentation and where to ask for help.
Prerequisities
Before you migrate to 4.5:
- Learn the new templating mechanism:
- Do the exercises in the My first template tutorial
- Download and print the Template Migration Reference.
- Learn the new node API. It replaces the old Content API.
- Learn the new STK API. Many features that used to be STK-only are now available in basic templating too.
- Participate in migration training. You will learn what is new and understand the migration process.
- Clean up your Magnolia project. Follow best practices such as:
- Extend STK, don't copy.
- Follow the Magnolia way to handle module lifecycle.
- Move any Freemarker scripts that are currently enabled and served from the repository back into your project.
Next step
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